Daily Current Affairs – 13 September, 2023

Syllabus :GS 2/Polity and Governance  In News What are VVPAT machines? How do VVPAT machines work? Instances of Usage : Supreme Court’s judgement  Percentage of VVPAT slips are counted as of now Issues and petition  What has the EC said? Source: IE

Syllabus :GS 3/Disaster Management  In News Reasons for Demand  About National Disaster  How are states assisted during natural disasters? What is a severe calamity? National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)– Setting up of NDMA and the creation of an enabling environment for institutional mechanisms at the State and District levels is mandated by the Disaster Management […]

Syllabus: GS1/Art & Culture Context About: Ancient city of Vaishali: Gana or Sangha: Nalanda University– It was a centre of higher learning that attracted scholars from different parts of the country as well as the world from the 5th century CE to 12th century CE.– It was located in present day Rajgir, Bihar.– The courses […]

Syllabus: GS3/Environmental Pollution and Degradation Context About: Do you know?– India is utilising a major portion of fossil fuels in the transport sector which is posing a big economic as well as pollution challenge.– Automobiles are currently taxed at 28% GST, with additional cess ranging from 1-22% depending on the type of vehicle.SUVs attract the […]

Facts In News Syllabus: Miscellaneous/ Awards Context Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award About Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – It is known for its cutting edge R&D knowledge base in diverse S&T areas.– It is a contemporary Research and Development (R&D) organisation. – It has a dynamic network of 37 national laboratories, 39 outreach centres, […]

Syllabus: GS-2/Health Context About: What is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)? Source: PIB

Syllabus: GS2/ Governance, Government Policies & Intervention In News About Significance Aspirational Blocks Programme Aspirational District Programme National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog)– It was set up in 2015 to replace the Planning Commission.– It is an Executive Body (acts as a think tank and advisory body)– Objective: To foster the spirit of Cooperative […]

Syllabus:GS2/Governance News What is the ‘Ayushman Bhava’ campaign? Components of  ‘Ayushman Bhava’ campaign Source: TH

Syllabus:GS2/ Health News About How fast does the Nipah virus spread? Source: IE

Syllabus: GS3/Indian Economy Context About: Most Favoured Nation (MFN) duty: Exception: Source: PIB