Daily Current Affairs  – 22 July 2021

Facts in News Alps Mountain Range Recently, the inventory of Swiss Glacial lakes has shown that almost 1,200 new lakes have formed in formerly glaciated regions of the Swiss Alps since the end of the Little Ice Age (LIA) around 1850. Alps Mountain Range It is a small segment of a discontinuous mountain chain that […]

In News UNESCO removes Liverpool from the world heritage list. A World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by UNESCO for its special cultural or physical significance. About Liverpool has been stripped of its World Heritage status after a UN committee found developments threatened the value of the city’s waterfront. The developments, including […]

In News The Supreme Court in the majority verdict quashed part of the Constitution inserted by the 97th amendment on cooperatives. About The Supreme Court in a 2:1 majority verdict upheld the validity of the 97th constitutional amendment (Part IX B) that deals with issues related to effective management of cooperative societies but struck down […]

In News Recently, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has amended the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016. About The amendments were aimed at enhancing the discipline, transparency, and accountability in corporate insolvency proceedings. In March 2021 a sub-committee of the Insolvency Law Committee (ILC) […]

In News Recently, the United Kingdom (UK) has highlighted the need to renegotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol. According to the UK, the protocol has the potential to create so many problems and hence suggested rewriting it or even abandoning it in the absence of renegotiations. Northern Ireland Protocol It aims to resolve the issue of […]