Daily Current Affairs  – 7 March 2022

In News Recently, Deepak Dhar (Indian physicist) and John J. Hopfield (American physicist) have been chosen for the Boltzmann medal. Boltzmann Medal About: Initiated in 1975 Nobel laureate (1982) K.G. Wilson was the first recipient.  It has been given to one or two persons, once in three years.  The award consists of the gilded Boltzmann […]

In News  Recently ,the President  of Ukraine has urged US President Joe Biden and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) members to impose a “no-fly zone” over “significant parts” of the country to counter the threat from Russian military aircraft.  What is a No-Fly Zone? It is an area established by the military of a […]

In News Manipur celebrates four-day fest featuring dance, food, music, traditional games and much fanfare, at its heart, is the beautiful Shirui Lily, a unique species of ground lily that is found only in Manipur.  About the Festival  Discovery: It was English botanist Frank Kingdon-Ward who discovered the three-foot tall, bluish-pink bell-shaped lily in Manipur […]

In Context  Kashmir’s highly fertile alluvial soil deposits called ‘karewas’ are being destroyed in the name of development, much to the peril of local people About Karewa The word Karewa in Kashmiri dialect means, “elevated table-land.”  This term was first used by Godwin-Austin (1859) and later by Lydekker (1878) for an unconsolidated to semi – […]

In Context  Recently, HANSA-NG has successfully completed the sea-level trials in Puducherry from February 19 to March 5.  The objectives of sea level trials were to evaluate handling qualities, climb / cruise performance, balked landing, structural performance including positive & negative G, power plant and other systems performance.  All the objectives of the sea level […]

In News Kerala Tourism will stream live an annual temple festival, Theyyam,  as part of its efforts to promote cultural tourism. About Theyyam It is a popular ritual form of dance worship in Kerala and Karnataka. It consisted of thousand-year-old traditions, rituals and customs. The people consider Theyyam itself as a channel to a god […]

In News  Recently, the study, titled ‘Democracy Report 2022: Autocratisation Changing Nature?’  produced by the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute  at the University of Gothenburg. About the study  V-Dem produces the largest global dataset on democracy  with over 30 million data points for 202 countries from 1789 to 2021.  Involving over 3,700 scholars and other […]

In News Recently, Financial Action Task Force (FATF)  has retained Pakistan on its terrorism financing “grey list” and asked to address at the earliest the remaining deficiencies in its financial system. About  Pakistan has been on the grey list of the FATF since June 2018 for failing to check money laundering, leading to terror financing, […]

In News The economic sanctions imposed by the US, UK, and the EU on Russia for going to war against Ukraine could prove to be detrimental to the country.  Economic Sanctions About:  These sanctions can range from export restrictions to trade embargos and seizure of assets. Meaning:  Economic sanctions are penalties or bans that are […]

In News Recently, talks to revive Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers were mired in uncertainty following Russia’s demands. About  Russia demanded for a U.S. guarantee that the sanctions it faces over the Ukraine conflict will not hurt its trade with Tehran. The fact stated was that the Western sanctions over Ukraine had become […]