2022 - Page 126 of 377 - Current Affairs

In News The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the arguments on the constitutional validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019. Major Provisions of Act The 2019 CAA amended the Citizenship Act of 1955 allowing Indian citizenship for Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian religious minorities who fled from the neighboring Muslim majority countries […]

Braj Basi Lal

In News Recently, Braj Basi Lal, the former director general of the Archaeological Survey of India (1968-1972) and a Padma Vibhushan awardee, passed away. Braj Basi Lal Braj Basi Lal was the lead archaeologist of the Ram Janmabhoomi site. He was born in 1921 at Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh and resided in New Delhi. He […]

G7’s Price Cap on Russian Oil

In Context The Group of Seven countries is working to cap the price of Russian oil in an attempt to limit Moscow’s ability to fund its invasion of Ukraine. About Russian crude is priced at a discount and the G7 and EU want to cap the price, to keep down Russian oil revenue. G7 and […]

Ban on Export of Rice

In News Recently, the Ministry of Finance notified the slapping of a 20% duty on exports of rice “other than parboiled and basmati rice” with effect from September 9. Also, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry imposed a blanket ban on broken rice exports. Restrictions that have […]

Miyawaki Process

In News The Japanese “Miyawaki method” used in Kuharianwali village of Punjab in one acre of unused land has grown into a “forest” in less than a year. The village has become a trendsetter in expanding forest cover. Miyawaki Technique About: Miyawaki is a technique pioneered by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, that helps build dense, […]

Supreme Court’s Three-question Test for validity of 10% EWS Quota

Context The Supreme Court will examine whether The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act, which introduced a 10 per cent quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in government jobs and admissions, violates the basic structure of the Constitution. Who are Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)? Apart from social and educational backwardness and experiences of untouchability in India, there […]

Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-T Cell T Therapy

In News Recently, the researchers have said that India’s first indigenously developed Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-T Cell T therapy for specific types of cancer patients has shown promising results and could be the safest therapy in this category so far. What is CAR-T cell therapy? CAR-T cells are a patient’s own immune cells that are […]

Draft National Electricity Plan

In Context Recently the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has put up the ‘Draft National Electricity Plan‘forr feedback from stakeholders. Draft Highlights Coal-based capacity: It is seen that apart from the under construction coal-based capacity of 25GW, the additional coal-based capacity required till 2031-32 may vary from 17 GW to around 28 GW. Additional requirements for […]

Health Spending in India

In News The Union government’s healthcare spend dropped to 1.28 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018-19 from the previous year’s figure of 1.35 percent. Key Findings Fall in expenditure: According to the National Health Accounts Estimates 2018-19, the total health expenditure — the total money spent on healthcare by the government, people, […]

States may have NITI Aayog-like Bodies Soon

In News Recently, the NITI Aayog will handhold each state to set up similar bodies replacing their planning boards for faster and inclusive economic growth with the vision of becoming a developed nation by 2047. About the proposal Aim: Initially it aims for 8-10 states to set up such bodies before reaching out to all […]

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