Daily Current Affairs – 16 February, 2022

In News Recently, the nation observed the 143rd birth anniversary of freedom fighter, poet, activist and lyricist Sarojni Naidu. Her birth anniversary is also celebrated as National Women’s Day (13th Feb) in India Sarojini Naidu (13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949) About: She was also known as the ‘Nightingale of India’ or ‘Bharat Kokila’, […]

In Context Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor has said that cryptocurrencies are akin to Ponzi schemes (due to volatility, regulator challenges, and other factors) or even worse, and banning them is the most sensible option for India.  What Are Ponzi Schemes?  It is a fraudulent investing scam promising high rates of […]

In News Meta’s oversight board, in a blog, suggested Facebook and Instagram to make strict doxxing rules. What is Doxxing? Doxxing is publishing and analysing others’ personal information on the internet with a malicious intent that can reveal the person’s real identity making them victims of harassment and cyber attacks. Need for strict regulation It […]

In News  India plans to prepare digital maps of all its 6,00,000 villages under the SVAMITVA scheme. At the same time, pan-India 3D Maps will be prepared for 100 Indian cities. About SVAMITVA scheme Survey of Villages And Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA )  is a Central Sector Scheme. It was launched […]

In Context  Camp for free Assistive Devices distribution organized for Divyangjan and Senior Citizens in Tikamgarh (M.P) under ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana’ (RVY Scheme) of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) About:  It is a scheme for providing Physical Aids and Assisted-living Devices for Senior citizens belonging to the BPL category. […]

In News  Medaram Jathara Festival is being celebrated from 16th-19th February 2022. About Medaram Jatara It is a tribal festival of honouring the goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma celebrated in the state of Telangana, India.  The Jathara was designated as a State Festival in 1996, owing to the festival’s popularity and auspicious importance.   It commemorates the […]

In News India has lashed out at the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation for being “communal minded” amid the Karnataka hijab row. About The OIC called upon the U.N. and the Human Rights Council to take “necessary measures” following reports of Muslim students being prevented from wearing hijab in Karnataka. OIC had expressed deep concern […]

In News The Karnataka High Court is hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of the state government’s ban on students wearing a hijab in educational institutions. The case was in relation to an argument on whether the state can justify the ban on the ground that it violates ‘public order’. What is Public order? Public […]

In Context  Bills passed against mob lynching by four states have not been implemented with the Union government taking a view that lynching is not defined as a crime under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Examination of Ministry of Home Affairs The Ministry examines the State legislations on three grounds—repugnancy with Central laws, deviation from […]

In News Recently, the Prime Minister paid his obeisances to Sri Madhwacharya on the occasion of Madhwa Navami. Sri Madhwacharya (CE 1199-1278 or CE 1238–1317) About: He was born in the year 1238 A.D. on the Vijayadashami day and was named Vasudeva during the NamaKarana ceremony. Madhvacharya was a third of the trinity of philosophers […]