Daily Current Affairs

In News  The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has launched the Broadcast Seva (BS) Portal. Broadcast Seva Portal About: It is a 360 degree digital solution that will facilitate stakeholders in seeking permissions, applying for registration, tracking applications, calculating fees and executing payments.  This simple and user-friendly web portal provides a broadcaster with an end-to-end […]

In  News Recently, Journalist Rana Ayyub was stopped in Mumbai based on a look out circular (LOC) issued by the ED, which is investigating her in a case of alleged money laundering. What is Look Out Circular (LOC)? An LOC is issued to make sure that an individual who is absconding or wanted by law […]

In News  Recently, Bihar Vidyapeeth was finally cleared of encroachments on the orders of the Patna High Court, putting an end to litigations stretching over five decades. About Bihar Vidyapeeth It was established during the freedom struggle as National University by Mahatma Gandhi, Moulana Mazharaul Haque, Dr Rajendra Prasad and the other similar leading luminaries […]

In News The Supreme Court has suo motu opened a review of the process by which courts award the death penalty. India’s justice system Death penalty or capital punishment is the highest degree of punishment that can be awarded to an individual under any penal law in force in any part of the world. Capital […]

In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India and his Nepali counterpart launched multiple projects to boost connectivity between the two countries. Key Highlights  Focus Areas: Developmental cooperation,  Power cooperation for projects and transmission infrastructure. Connectivity:  First broad gauge Passenger Rail link: A 35-km cross-border railway line is launched. Linking Jaynagar in Bihar to Kurtha […]

In News Sri Lanka’s President declared an Emergency as thousands of people came out on the streets to protest the crippling power cuts and shortages of essential commodities caused by the country’s economic meltdown. What triggered the crisis? Sri Lanka’s economic crisis can be traced to two key developments in the immediate past. The Easter […]

In News  Recently, the Indian President for the first time visited Turkmenistan, where he signed four agreements, including in financial intelligence and disaster management and agreed to expand bilateral trade and energy cooperation to further strengthen the multifaceted partnership. Major Highlights  The following MoUs and Agreements were signed in the presence of the two Presidents: […]

In News Facial Recognition System (FRS) will be implemented in a phased manner. About Facial recognition System is part of the Digi Yatra initiative of the government for providing passengers seamless and hassle-free experience at airports. The first phase is planned at Kolkata, Varanasi, Pune, Vijayawada, Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad Airports by March 2023.  Preliminary […]

In News  The 56th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) approved the Summary for PolicyMakers (SPM) of the Working Group III contribution to the Sixth Assessment Cycle (AR6 WGIII) titled ‘Mitigation of Climate Change’. Major Highlights of the report  Updated global assessment: It  provides an updated global assessment of climate change mitigation  […]