Daily Current Affairs  – 19 March 2022

In Context  About 100 Himalayan griffon vultures have died of suspected poisoning in Assam. Image Courtesy:TH About Himalayan Griffon Vulture Scientific Name: Gyps himalayensis It is a rare and largest bird native to the Himalayas Habitat: It lives mainly in the higher regions of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau at the elevation of above […]

In News  Recently, Russia announced that it formally left the Council of Europe.  In 1996, the Russian Federation joined the Council of Europe following the break-up of the Soviet Union a few years prior.  What is the Council of Europe? About: It  was founded in 1949 and its mission is to uphold human rights and […]

In Context India recently criticised the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) decision to invite Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Omar Farooq to a meeting being held in Pakistan. India has consistently underlined that J&K is an integral part of India and is a matter strictly internal to India. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) About: The Organisation of […]

In News Recently, the 10th edition of the World Happiness Report 2022 was released by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. World Happiness Report Published ever since 2012 by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The World Happiness Report is based on two key ideas: Happiness or life evaluation measured through opinion surveys, […]

In News National eVidhan Application (NeVA) has been developed on the theme of ‘One Nation – One Application’.  About National eVidhan Application (NeVA) It is a Unicode compliant software having provision for easy access to various documents like List of Questions, List of Business, Reports etc. bilingually viz. English and any regional language.  This application […]

In News  The Ministry of Earth Sciences has launched the Deep Ocean Mission (DOM). Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is one of the collaborators of the Ministry of Earth Sciences for implementation of Deep Ocean Mission. About the Mission National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences is […]

In News Recently, Kerala High Court asked organisations associated with the film industry to take steps to constitute a joint committee to deal with cases of sexual harassment of women. About POSH Act:  The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act was passed in 2013, defining sexual harassment, laying down the […]

In News Recently, 11 MPs and others criticised the ‘sealed cover jurisprudence’ of Kerala High Court. About Two separate benches of the Supreme Court did the right thing by red-flagging the disturbing practice of courts accepting information from government agencies in sealed envelopes. Instances where Supreme Court held otherwise: In the Rafale aircraft case While […]

In News Parliament’s Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj has asked the government to roll back the system of caste-based wages, under which NREGS workers are paid based on whether they belong to a Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, or Others. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) Mandate:  The mandate of the […]

In News  Recently, the Ministry of Earth Science has unveiled India’s Arctic Policy, titled ‘India and the Arctic: building a partnership for sustainable development’. Major Highlights of the policy  India’s Arctic policy titled ‘India and the Arctic: building a partnership for sustainable development’ lays down six pillars:  Strengthening India’s scientific research and cooperation Climate and […]