Daily Current Affairs  – 11 May 2022

In Context A team of four Indian photographers from the Reuters news agency — slain photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dave — have won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography for their coverage of the Covid-19 crisis in India. Pulitzer Award The  Pulitzer Award was established in 1917, named […]

In News Every year, the 11th of May is celebrated as National Technology Day. About  History: It is celebrated to commemorate the anniversary of the 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests.  India successfully test-fired its Shakti-1 nuclear missile in operation called Pokhran-II, also codenamed Operation Shakti. The nuclear missile was tested at the Indian Army’s Pokhran Test […]

In News Punjab Government is promoting the cultivation of green manure nowadays. Green Manure About: Green manures are crops grown specifically for building and maintaining soil fertility and structure. They are normally incorporated back into the soil, either directly, or after removal and composting. There are three main varieties of green manure, including Dhaincha, Cowpea, […]

In News Recently, the Army Chief said that the Integrated Battle Groups are in the final stage of application. About Integrated Battle Groups Proposal: It was first proposed in one of the four studies regarding the reorganisation of the Army, which was commissioned in 2018 under then COAS General Bipin Rawat. Meaning: IBGs are self-contained, […]

In News Recently, the level of ethanol blending in petrol in India has reached 9.99 per cent.  Targets for India India had targeted 10 per cent ethanol blending in petrol by the end of 2022 and 20 per cent blending by 2030.  In December 2020, the government advanced its target of achieving 20% blending (E20) […]

In News The State of the World’s Birds, which is an annual review of environmental resources, has been released recently. About State of the World’s Birds is BirdLife International’s flagship science publication, using birds to assess the condition of our ecosystems as a whole. The study draws from BirdLife International’s latest assessment of all birds […]

In News The Government of India is working to bring in more stringent norms for social media platforms.  About Aim: These norms are aimed at increasing accountability for the content, which may lead to dilution of safe harbour rules that protects intermediaries from being held liable for third-party content on their platforms. Work in progress: […]

In News Recently, a proposed change in rules defining the utilisation of funds under the MPLADS has elicited objections from opposition leaders. About the recent changes made and the controversy Recent restoration of funds: The grant of funds under the MPLADS scheme was suspended for nearly 19 months in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic […]

In News The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor participated in a religious ceremony held in the ruins of the 8th century Martand Sun temple, a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India.  This temple has been recognised as a “Site of national importance”. Martand Sun Temple The Martand Sun Temple is a Hindu temple […]