Daily Current Affairs

In News India and the United States held the 13th Ministerial-level meeting of India – United States Trade Policy Forum (TPF) in Washington, DC. The meeting has resulted in a smoother, friendlier, and trusted environment for businesses to expand their trade and investment between the two countries About India US Trade Policy Forum (TPF) TPF […]

In News Researchers from the Center for Astrophysics (CfA) have generated a 3D magnetic map of the cavity called Local Bubble. About Local Bubble The Local Bubble is a 1,000-light-year-wide cavity or a superbubble.  Other superbubbles also exist in the Milky Way Space is full of these superbubbles that trigger the formation of new stars […]

Context Recently, the Union government has informed the Supreme Court that significant progress has been made in the computerisation of land ownership records, as cadastral maps of 35% of over six lakh villages have so far been geotagged. About Cadastral Maps: They are a digital form of land records that show all boundaries of different […]

In News Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Ganga river cruise from Varanasi. About Ganga Vilas It will travel around 3,200 km in 51 days to reach Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh, sailing across 27 river systems in India and Bangladesh. The 51 days cruise is planned with visits to 50 tourist spots including […]

In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India has paid tributes to Rajmata Jijau on her Jayanti. Jijabai Bhonsle (12 January 1598 – 17 June 1674) About: She was referred to as Rajmata, Rashtramata, Jijabai or Jijau. Jijabai was born to Mahalasabai Jadhav and Lakhuji Jadhav of Deulgaon, near Sindkhed, in present-day Maharashtra.  Jijabai was […]

In News Recently, TIPRA (Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance) Motha chief announced that they will ally with any political party that gives them written assurance to support their demand for Greater Tipraland. Greater Tipraland Regional extent: It includes the region under Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous district Council (TTADC) and 36 villages out of it, within […]

In News Recently, a report titled “Groundwater yearbook 2021-2022” was released on the state of groundwater released by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). Key Findings Twelve Indian states have uranium levels beyond permissible limits in their groundwater. Punjab is the worst-affected state in terms of the percentage of wells found to have uranium concentration […]

In News Recently, at the 83rd All-India Presiding Officers Conference in Jaipur, the Vice President rekindled the debate over the “Basic Structure” doctrine especially in the context of the Supreme Court striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act of 2015. About Article 368 of the Indian Constitution defines the amendment in the Indian Constitution […]

In Context Recently, the 33rd edition of Human Rights Watch’s World Report was released.  This edition reviews human rights practices in close to 100 countries.  Report highlights Politically motivated charges: In the section on India, the HRW said authorities throughout India arrested activists, journalists, and other critics of the government on what it called “politically […]

In News The Honorable PM of India recently inaugurated a virtual event, “Voice of the Global South Summit”. More about the news About the Summit: About: India hosted the summit in a bid to articulate the views of the developing countries regarding the effects of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The event has […]