Daily Current Affairs  – 3 September 2021

Polity and Governance SAATH Initiative Syllabus: GS 2/Government Policies & Interventions In News  Recently, the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor launched a Rural Enterprises Acceleration Programme titled ‘Saath’ for women. About  There are 48000 SHGs in Jammu and Kashmir.  Four lakh women are connected to these SHGs.  Saath initiative will stress mentoring and market linkages […]

In News  Recently, Indian researchers found that half of the blue stragglers in their sample are formed through mass transfer from a close binary companion star. One third are likely formed through collisions of 2 stars, and the remaining are formed through interactions of more than 2 stars. This was the first-ever comprehensive analysis of […]

In News Recently, the Chief Justice of India stated that certain sections of the media communalised everything and this would ultimately result in giving the country a bad name. About The remark from the CJI came while hearing petitions highlighting how some media outlets aired communal content linking the spread of the coronavirus to a […]

In News Recently, the Delhi High Court asked Centre to explain its stand on delay in appointment of Deputy Speaker for Lok Sabha. About A petition was filed that claimed keeping the post of Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha vacant is a violation of Article 93 of the Constitution. The post of Deputy Speaker […]

In News  Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues in August fell to ?1.12 lakh crore from ?1.16 lakh crore in July.  The Finance Ministry termed it an indicator that the economy is in the midst of a ‘fast’ recovery. Major Points  The August GST revenues are 30% higher than the same month a year […]

In News  Recently, International Labour Organisation (ILO) released  World Social Protection Report 2020-22. Major Findings of the report  Coverage: Currently, only 47 per cent of the global population are effectively covered by at least one social protection benefit, while 4.1 billion people (53 per cent) obtain no income security at all from their national social […]