Daily Current Affairs  – 7 January 2022

In Context The Silver Line Project is being opposed by the Left Democratic Front (LDF)and environmentalists. According to them, It is financially unviable and would lead to the displacement of over 30,000 families.  It would cause great environmental harm as its route cuts through precious wetlands, paddy fields and hills. About Silver Line Project It […]

In News  Recently, a team of researchers recorded photographic evidence of clouded leopards at an elevation of 3,700 metres in a community-owned forest along the Indo-Myanmar border in Nagaland. Image Courtesy: IE About Clouded Leopard Scientific Name : Neofelis nebulosa Description : It is a medium-sized cat, 60 to 110 cm long and weighing between […]

In  News  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that the State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank will continue to be identified as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs). About Domestic Systemically Important Banks D-SIBs are financial institutions that are large enough where they cannot be allowed to fall. RBI places D-SIBs […]

In News In a nationwide programme to take the third eye to the sky, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has called for more effective utilization of drone applications.  Drone Rules 2021 Security clearance: It will exempt a drone operator from seeking security clearance before registering a drone or applying for a license. Foreign companies: registered […]

In  News  Recently, the Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) found lower waterbird species diversity at East Delhi’s Sanjay Lake when compared to the count from the past three years. It is under way in parts of Delhi-NCR. Data from the census is expected to help with identifying and protecting areas that are important for waterbirds. Sanjay […]

In News An Action Plan regarding the introduction of the Cheetah in India was released in the 19th Meeting of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) (Statutory Body).  Reintroduction Action Plan Under the plan, 50 Cheetahs will be introduced in the different National Parks in the country in a span of 5 years. Initially, translocating […]

In News Recently, the Odisha state cabinet approved amendments to the Sri Jagannath Temple Act of 1954. Changes Post-Amendment Land Selling:  Following the amendment, the temple administration and concerned officials now have the power to sell or lease out temple land, without any approval from the state government.  Earlier, people who had occupied or were […]

In News Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister, approved the scheme on Green Energy Corridor [GEC] Phase-II for Intra-State Transmission System (InSTS). About The corridor is being made with the aim to facilitate grid integration and power evacuation of about 20 GW of renewable energy projects in seven states: […]

In News  The United Nations Security Council got five new members as Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates formally took up the posts they won in an election in June 2021. Estonia, Niger, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam finished their terms. About UNSC elections  Each year the General Assembly […]