Daily Current Affairs – 23 December, 2021

In News Recently, Super typhoon Rai caused havoc in the Philippines. Typhoon Rai, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Odette, is currently a powerful tropical cyclone over the South China Sea which recently passed through the Philippines. About the Philippines  Capital: Manila Location: Archipelago country, part of  Southeast Asia & located in the western Pacific […]

In News  Recently, Digital payment firms and merchant bodies petitioned the Reserve Bank of India to extend the deadline for implementation of the new credit and debit card data storage norms, or card-on-file tokenization (CoF).  The RBI mandate on tokenisation kicks in from January 1, 2022 What is Tokenization? It refers to the replacement of […]

In News  The first batch of next-generation Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicles (AERV), was formally inducted into the Indian Army. About Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle It is indigenously designed and developed by DRDO and manufactured by the Pune unit of Bharat Electronics Limited. It is a versatile BMP-IIK amphibious Infantry Combat Vehicle (ICV) fitted with instruments […]

Context  Prime Minister of India is heading an extensive 53-member committee that has been set up to mark the 150th birth anniversary of spiritual leader Sri Aurobindo. Image Courtesy: IE About Aurobindo Ghose He is popularly known as yogi Rishi Aurobindo. It was a revolutionary, nationalist, poet, educationist and philosopher.  Birth:  He was born on […]

In News The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released detailed rules for the implementation of a far-reaching global tax deal aimed at subjecting multinational enterprises (MNEs) to a 15% minimum tax from 2023. About Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE): With the OECD keen that countries bring the so-called Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) rules into […]

Context  Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an “extraordinary ” rate according to new research. About research The research published in the journal Scientific Reports found that mass ice loss from nearly 15,000 ice sheets in the Himalayas is rapid compared with other parts of the world. The vast ice sheets shrank 10 times […]

In News Both Houses of Parliament adjourned sine die recently with presiding officers of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha expressing concern over disruptions. Performance of the Houses The Rajya Sabha utilised only 47.9% of its allotted time during the 18 sittings.  Of the scheduled sitting time of 95 hours 6 minutes, it transacted […]

In News  Recently, the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 was cleared by the Karnataka Cabinet. Major Highlights of the Bill Declaration of Marriage Null and Void:  The bill says that Any marriage which has happened for the sole purpose of unlawful conversion or vice-versa by the man of one religion […]