Daily Current Affairs  – 20 July 2021

Facts in News Financial Action Task Force Recently, an evaluation by the global organisation Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to analyse the effectiveness of India’s anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing regime has been postponed for the second time. FATF is an inter-governmental decision-making body, established in 1989 during the G7 Summit to develop policies […]

In News Recently, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies led by Russia (OPEC+) have agreed to gradually withdraw Covid-19 related production cuts by September 2022. 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 […]

In News Oxfam recently released a report titled, ‘Inequality Report 2021: India’s Unequal Healthcare Story’.  Key Findings Serious inequalities in healthcare:  India’s low spending on public healthcare systems and focus on supporting private healthcare has led to serious inequalities in access to healthcare, especially during the Covid 19 pandemic. States working towards reducing inequalities:  States […]

In News A recent study stated that the Midday meals have a long-lasting impact. About The paper was authored by a researcher from the University of Washington and economists and nutrition experts at the International Food Policy Research Institute.  It found that the midday meal scheme was associated with 13-32% of India’s improvement in height-for-age […]

In News In a huge defence reform, the Union Cabinet approved the corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). About The ‘Reform’ plan  was first mooted two decades ago to streamline the functioning of the 41 ordnance factories across the country. In Reform, these 41 ordnance factories will be subsumed  into seven fully government owned […]

In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has decided to begin hearing a fresh challenge to the provision allowing restitution of conjugal rights under Hindu personal laws. In 2019, a three-judge Bench of the SC had agreed to hear the pleas. About Conjugal Rights  These are rights created by marriage, i.e. right of the husband […]