Daily Current Affairs  – 19 November 2021

In News India stands at 82 in global bribery risk rankings, dips by five spots. Major Highlights Image: The Tribune Rankings: India has slipped to 82nd position in 2021, five places down from 77th rank last year, in a global list that measures business bribery risks. TRACE: The list by TRACE, an anti-bribery standard setting […]

In News According to the World Bank, India is the world’s largest recipient of remittances in the year 2021. Key Points India received $87 billion in 2021 with the United States being the biggest source, accounting for over 20 per cent of these funds. India had received over $83 billion in remittances in 2020. India […]

In News  Recently, the Prime Minister of India has paid tributes to Rani Lakshmibai on her Jayanti. About Rani Lakshmi Bai Lakshmi Bai was born on November 19, 1835, in Kashi, India.                    Early Life: Brought up in the household of the Peshwa (ruler) Baji Rao II.  […]

In News  Recently, Russia had carried out another successful test of its Zircon hypersonic cruise missile from the Severodvinsk submarine and hit a designated mock target in the Barents Sea. About Zircon hypersonic cruise missile Zircon’s tests are to be completed later this year and they will be commissioned by the Russian navy in 2022. […]

In Context The Langtang Microhydro Electricity Project was built three years after the 2015 earthquake-avalanche with help from the Hong Kong-based Kadoorie Charitable Foundation.  About Langtang Microhydro Project. It costs $530,000 and has a weir and spillway at the moraine, and the water is taken through a fibre glass-insulated penstock pipe to a powerhouse that […]

In News  The 552nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak was celebrated across India. About Guru Nanak Jayanti  It is also known as Gurpurab and is the most important festival for the followers of the religion of Sikhism as the birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev. The festival is celebrated on the […]

In News  Recently, the Union Minister of Tribal Affairs and the Union Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj jointly inaugurated the one-day National Conference on provisions of the Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act 1996 (PESA). The conference aims to celebrate 75 years of progressive India and commemorate the 25th year of enactment […]

In News To meet its goals of net zero, or being able to effectively eliminate carbon dioxide emissions by 2070, India will need close to $10 trillion according to an analysis by climate and energy research firm, CEEW Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF). Major Highlights Think tank: CEEW is the Council for Energy, Environment and […]

In News Recently, Cairn Oil & Gas has announced that it is partnering US-based Halliburton to start shale exploration in the Lower Barmer Hill formation, Western Rajasthan.  About The company is looking to increase the recoverable reserves at its offshore assets by 10 times via enhanced use of technology, in partnership with Halliburton. Image Courtesy: […]

In News Recently, the Supreme Court quashed a Bombay High Court decision stating that sexual intent of the offender forms assault, not skin-to-skin contact. About Bombay High Court decision The accused was sentenced to the minimum three years’ imprisonment under Section 8 of the POCSO Act.  That was set aside by the HC and his […]