Daily Current Affairs  – 17 May 2021

  Facts in News Statehood Day of Sikkim Recently, Prime Minister Narendra greeted the people of Sikkim on their Statehood Day.   Historical Background Sikkim was founded by the Namgyal dynasty in the 17th century. The Namgyal dynasty ruled Sikkim until 1975. It became a princely state of British India in 1890. Declared as Protectorate […]

In News According to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), 186 elephants were killed on rail tracks in over 10 years (between 2009-10 and 2020-21). About As per the data furnished by the Project Elephant Division of the Ministry, Assam accounted for the highest number of elephant casualties on railway tracks (62), […]

In News Recently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation( FBI) officially confirmed that DarkSide was responsible for compromising Colonial Pipeline’s networks. DarkSide Group DarkSide is an Eastern Europe-based cybercriminal hacking group that targets victims using ransomware and extortion The group has claimed that it is apolitical and is only concerned about making money and has claimed […]

In News  Recently, The Punjab government has decided to bring one million hectares under the Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) technique for the crop this year. Punjab farmers had planted paddy using the DSR technique during the Kharif season last year too. Need & Objective The government is promoting DSR during the Kharif season this […]

In News Recently, the Delhi High Court (HC) has asked the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to consider a few changes regarding the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). About FCRA It was first enacted in 1976 and was amended in 2010 and 2020. It is a law enacted by Parliament to regulate foreign contribution (especially […]

In News The first instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme for 2021-22 was released with Rs 20,667 crore being transferred to more than 9.5 crores beneficiary farmer families. About PM-KISAN The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme is a Central Sector Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme.  It was launched in […]

In News The centre has abolished various appellate tribunals and authorities and transferred their jurisdiction to other already existing judicial authorities. It is done under Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and condition of service) Ordinance 2021. The Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021 It was promulgated on April 4, 2021.   It dissolves certain existing […]

In News The ongoing second wave of Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the countries in all possible ways and especially the education sector, confining students at home leaving long term impacts on them and their parents. Impact of Covid-19 on Education A sizable number of children will be deprived of formal education and will remain outside […]