Daily Current Affairs  – 7 July 2021

Facts in News Open Network for Digital Commerce Recently, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has issued orders appointing an advisory committee for its Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) project. About Several operational aspects including onboarding of sellers, vendor discovery, price discovery and product cataloguing could be made open source […]

In News Recently, the Hope spacecraft, sent by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to orbit Mars, has captured images of discrete auroras on Mars. Discrete Auroras The data gathered by the oribter include far and extreme ultraviolet auroral emissions which have never been imaged before at Mars. The beacons of light that stand out against […]

In News The WHO “Guidance on community mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches” emphasized on community-based mental health care. About As defined by WHO, Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and […]

In News Crimes against women in Delhi saw over 63% rise in 2021 so far. About Delhi Police recently shared some data of the crimes against Women. The United Nations defines violence against women as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or mental harm or […]

In News According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) Annual Report on Implementing the Plastic Garbage Rules, 2016, the plastic waste generated in 2018-19 was 3,360,043 tonnes per year (roughly 9,200 tonnes per day). Plastic  Plastic is a synthetic organic polymer made from petroleum with properties ideally suited for a wide variety of applications, […]

In News Recently, the latest round of meetings among the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Plus (OPEC+) group of oil-exporting countries has stalled. Background In April 2020, the OPEC+ group of countries entered into a two-year agreement, which entailed steep cuts in crude production to deal with a sharp fall in the price of […]