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Why in News? India has yet again refused to endorse China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), with external affairs minister S. Jaishankar asserting that any connectivity project should respect the territorial integrity of nations and international law. Background: In September, Chinese President Xi Jinping chose Central Asia as his …
Read MoreWhy in News? On September 22, the government released the draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022, seeking to replace the colonial era Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. Draft telecommunication bill, 2022: ● Updated and Consolidated Various laws: It is an attempt by the Department of telecommunication to update the extant regulatory framework and consolidate various legislations …
Read MoreWhy in News? The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is a “benign piece of legislation” which seeks to provide a relaxation, in the nature of an amnesty, to specific communities from specified countries with a clear cut-off date, the Home Ministry told the Supreme Court on Sunday. The Act fast-tracks citizenship-by-naturalisation process for “illegal migrants” from …
Read MoreWhy in News? The Centre has revised the target to reduce air pollution (PM concentrations) in cities from 20-30% by 2024 to 40% by 2025–26, encouraged by the performance of 95 cities that demonstrated improvement in air quality in 2021–22 as compared to 2017 levels. The updated goal might encourage the respective states to increase …
Read MoreWhy in News? Recently, the Jharkhand chief minister, accused of holding an office of profit, pleaded to the government to make his crime public and grant him punishment at the earliest. What is the Concept of ‘Office of Profit’? ● Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislature (MLAs), as members of the legislature, …
Read MoreWhy in News? A deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently emphasized the advantages and risks of the internationalization of the rupee. What is the Internationalisation of the Rupee? ● Internationalization of the rupee is a process that involves increasing the use of the local currency in cross-border transactions. ● It …
Read MoreWhy in News? Kerala Governor recently criticized the State government for relying heavily on liquor and lottery to generate revenue. Should the government sell sin goods? No! ● The role of the state is to provide public goods: The consumption of sin goods is instead linked with ‘public bad’. ● Negative effects of sin goods: …
Read MoreWhy in News? India plans to expand its regional satellite navigation system NaVIC in a bid to increase its use in the civilian sector and also by ships and aircraft traveling far from the country’s borders. What is NavIC? 1. It is an Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System or IRNSS. 2. It was developed in …
Read MoreWhy in News? Bangladesh has been devastated by Cyclone Strang, which slammed into densely-populated, low-lying areas. ● Named by Thailand, Sitrang is the first tropical cyclone of the post-monsoon season of 2022. ● In 2018, Titli was the last October cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. What are the Tropical Cyclones? ● A tropical cyclone …
Read MoreWhy in News? The AQI on Diwali day this year is the cleanest that the city has seen since 2019. Comparison of pollution level post Diwali in 2021 (left) and 2022 (right); both photos are taken at the Signature Bridge. This year, the day after Diwali has seen the cleanest air in Delhi since …
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