Daily Current Affairs – 4 December, 2021

In News Hornbill Festival 2021 of Nagaland kicked off recently, after a gap of one year following the outbreak of COVID-19. Hornbill Festival About:  This festival usually takes place between the 1st and the 10th of December every year in Kohima. The festival gets its name from the Indian Hornbill. The Hornbill is a common […]

In News A butterfly species new to science have been found at Dzongu in Sikkim. About  The new species of butterfly is named the Chocolate-bordered Flitter. It carries the scientific name Zographetus dzonguensis, after Dzongu in North Sikkim, the place where it was discovered.   It has a chocolate coloured border around both the wings Its […]

In News  Recently, Lesser florican has been tracked for the first time from Rajasthan to Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district. About Lesser florican Lesser florican, taxonomically classified as Sypheotides indicus. It is one of three bustard species endemic to India, the others being the Bengal florican and the Great Indian Bustard.  It is a small and slender […]

In News A recent report by the New Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) revealed that Perform, Achieve, Trade (PAT) is not effective. The report attributed the inefficiency of the scheme to non-transparency, loose targets and overlooked deadlines. About Perform, Achieve, Trade (PAT) The Perform, Achieve, Trade (PAT) scheme was established by the […]

In News A plea before the Delhi High Court sought that same-sex marriages should not be permitted under the Hindu Marriage Act. It states that any intervention by a “secular state” in the matter will be an “intrusion into the religious right of Hindus”. Arguments in Favour Consensual homosexual sex no more a crime: In […]

In News Recently, the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman reserved his decision to allow the introduction of a private member’s Bill to amend the Preamble to the Constitution. About Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2021 BJP Member from Kerala K J Alphons moved the motion to introduce the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Upper House that would […]

In News The Public Accounts Committee has completed 100 years of its formation. About Public Accounts Committee (PAC) About:  The PAC is the oldest parliamentary committee in Indian legislative affairs and has been crucial in upholding the principle of accountability as it exercises oversight of public expenditure. First set up in 1921 in the wake […]

In Context  La Niña expected to intensify global rain and drought for the second consecutive year. Weather pattern linked to floods in Australia, drought in Afghanistan and dry winter in US. About The World Meteorological Organization has said in a press release that despite the cooling influence of the La Nina phenomenon, “temperatures in many […]