Daily Current Affairs  – 1 July 2022

In News  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched three satellites for Singapore from its Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.  The PSLV-C53 mission lifted off at 06:02 pm to deploy the three satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). It  carries three satellites to deploy them in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Satellites DS-EO, a 365 kg […]

In  News  Recently, NASA launched Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment(CAPSTONE Satellite). About  It is a microwave oven-sized CubeSat weighing just 55 pounds (25 kg). It  is designed to test a unique, elliptical lunar orbit. It aims to help reduce risk for future spacecraft by validating innovative navigation technologies, and by verifying […]

In Context ISRO successfully launched the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module or ‘POEM’. What is POEM? The PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM) activity performs in-orbit scientific experiments using the spent PS4 stage as an orbital platform.  It is the first time that the PS4 stage would orbit the earth as a stabilised platform.   POEM derives the […]

In News Recently, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) released the Financial Stability Report (FSR) which said that the Bank NPA ratios are at 6-year low. What is Non Performing Asset (NPA)? NPAs are loans or advances made by a financial institution, on which both principal or interest is unpaid for a specified period of […]

In News Recently, the Finance Minister released the assessment report of the States and Union Territories under Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP), 2020. About BRAP 2020    Host: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is the institutional anchor for the Ease of Doing Business program. History: The DPIIT since 2014 has been […]

In News  Clofazimine, a key drug for the treatment of leprosy, which had been in short supply in the Indian market for several months, is now “not available. Clofazimine  It is a fat soluble, brick red dye that is used in combination with other agents in the therapy of leprosy.  Clofazimine is one of the […]

In News UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)’s released World Drug Report 2022. Highlights of the report Continued growth in drug production and trafficking: Cocaine manufacture was at a record high in 2020, growing 11 per cent from 2019 to 1,982 tons.  Cocaine seizures also increased, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, to a record 1,424 […]

In News Recently, the UN rights office released a Report which states, Internet shutdowns hurt much more than we realise. About The dramatic real-life effects of Internet shutdowns on people’s lives and human rights have been vastly underestimated. Aim of the Report:  To shed much-needed light on the phenomenon of Internet shutdowns,  Looking at when […]

In News Social audit report states Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) fund deviated and misappropriated of worth Rs 22 crore in Kerala Key Findings The audit report was prepared by Kerala Social Audit Society in 296 out of the 941 village panchayats. The audit was conducted from December last year to March […]