Daily Current Affairs  – 23 April 2022

In News ISRO is aiming to carry out a landing experiment (LEX), a critical component of the Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD) programme, in the next few days. About Reusable Launch Vehicle Meaning: A reusable launch system is a launch system that allows for the reuse of some or all of the component stages. The […]

In News The Defence Minister of India  inaugurated DefConnect 2.0 organised by Innovations for Defence Excellence, Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO). About DefConnect 2.0 It is a one-day event to bring together start-ups, big companies and armed forces personnel to boost indigenous innovation in the defence sector. The event will attract a large number of innovators […]

In Context  The procurement of wheat is underway in several states.  About  The government procures food grains — rice, wheat, and coarse grains — in order to ensure farmers receive the minimum support price (MSP), and a stock is maintained to distribute to the poor under the public distribution system (PDS) and other schemes. Prices […]

In Context  Recently, a team of researchers from Stanford University concluded that Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is a prime candidate to find life in this solar system.  Major Points  It is noted that there might be an abundance of water pockets beneath formations called double ridges. The double ridges are most common on Europa’s surface […]

In News Telangana government is being criticised for withdrawing an over 25-year-old government order protecting the historic Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar reservoirs in Hyderabad. Government Order 111 About:  On March 8, 1996, the government of erstwhile (undivided) Andhra Pradesh had issued ‘Government Order (GO) 111’ prohibiting development or construction works in the catchment area […]

In News According to Central Water Commission (CWC) data, live storage of water in India’s major reservoirs has been continuously dipping. About Immediate Reasons:  Continuously dipping due to an early and intense heat wave as well as deficient pre-monsoon rainfall. Data:  The storage levels in 140 major reservoirs monitored by the CWC fell to 39 […]

In News The government is considering a regulatory framework for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) to lay the ground for the possible listing of Indian companies through this route in the future. About SPACs Meaning: A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is a company that has no commercial operations and is formed strictly to raise […]

In News  PM Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson pushed for closing the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement(FTA) by the end of the year. Major Points They agreed to enhance cooperation in the defence sector: The expanded defence and security partnership will help in protecting vital shared interests in the Indo-Pacific Region […]

In News The Chief Election Commissioner is looking forward to a proposal on postal ballots for NRIs during a recent visit to South Africa and Mauritius. Background In 2017, the government proposed to remove the restriction imposed by Section 20A of the Representation of the People Act, which required them to be physically present to […]

In News Variations in the intensity and locations of the Western Disturbances have brought heavy rainfall to Delhi during some months and kept the city dry and in the grip of a heat wave at other times. What is Western Disturbance (WD)? It is an extra-tropical storm that originates in the Mediterranean region. The disturbance […]