Daily Current Affairs – 21 December, 2022

In News Gujarat’s Vadnagar town, the iconic Sun Temple at Modhera, and the rock-cut sculptures of Unakoti in Tripura have been added to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. With this, India now has 52 sites on UNESCO Tentative List. The list indicates the rich cultural and natural wealth of India and shows […]

In News Rule 267 of the Rajya Sabha rulebook has become a bone of contention in the Upper House.  About Rule 267 It allows for the suspension of a day’s business to debate the issue suggested by a Member. The Rule gives special power to a Rajya Sabha member to suspend the pre-decided agenda of […]

In News  The fifth Scorpène submarine, Vagir of Project – 75 Kalvari Class submarines has been delivered to the Indian Navy by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) Mumbai.  The submarine would shortly be commissioned into the Navy and enhance its capability. About Project 75  Project 75 includes the indigenous construction of six submarines of Scorpene […]

In News Recently, the Union government said that Funds from Project Tiger as well as the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management & Planning Authority (CAMPA) were used to finance the project to bring African cheetahs to India. The Centre was asked the details of the cost of transfer and yearly maintenance cost of African Cheetahs.  More […]

In Context Recently, the data on Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) in education loans of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) was obtained through the Right to Information Act. The data highlights Loans for premier institutes vs secondary institutes: The data shows that the default rate is much lower for loans disbursed to students in premier institutes as compared […]

In News Recently, Sri Lanka has agreed to use the Indian rupee (INR) for international trade. More about the news Indian rupee trade settlement mechanism: The Government of India said it is looking at ways to bring countries that are particularly short of dollars into the ambit of Indian rupee trade settlement mechanism. Sri Lanka’s […]

In News The Lok Sabha has recently referred the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill-2022 to a joint committee of Parliament. The government had introduced the Bill that proposes merger of any cooperative society into an existing multi-state cooperative society. About joint committee of Parliament  Meaning: It is one type of ad hoc Parliamentary committee constituted […]

In News Recently, the Karnataka government tabled a Bill in the Legislative Assembly to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the state. Key Points About: The Chief Minister of Karnataka introduced The Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions and of Appointments or posts in the services […]

In News Recently, dense fog has enveloped northwestern India, including Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, parts of Uttar Pradesh, and parts of Rajasthan. About The fog episodes are likely to recur over the Indo Gangetic Plain for the next three days. It will keep visibility poor in the hours before and after daybreak. Fog Formation Fog forms […]