Daily Current Affairs  – 25 June 2022

In News Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) was successfully flight-tested by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO). What is VL-SRSAM? About:  It has been designed and developed jointly by three facilities of the Defence Research and Development Organisation for the deployment of Indian Naval warships.  It is a canisters system, which […]

In News  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the card-on-file (CoF) tokenisation deadline by three months to September 30, 2022, in view of various representations received from industry bodies.  Card-on-file, or CoF, refers to card information stored by payment gateway and merchants to process future transactions.  Tokenisation  About: It refers to the replacement […]

In News New research has found that non-humanoid robots can be used to teach children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). About  ASD is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain;  People with ASD may behave, communicate, interact, and learn in ways that are different from most other people.  Key Findings:  The interventions focused […]

In News  An experimental Alzheimer’s drug aimed at slowing or preventing cognitive decline in people at risk of developing the disease early has failed in clinical trials. What is Alzheimer’s disease? It is the most common type of dementia. Discovery: The disease was discovered after Dr Alios Alzheimer examined a memory-loss patient’s brain after her […]

In News Bangladesh’s Padma Multipurpose Bridge was recently inaugurated. More about Padma Multipurpose Bridge: The Padma Multipurpose Bridge is a multipurpose road-rail bridge across the Padma River in Bangladesh. It connects to Shariatpur and Madaripur, linking the southwest of the country, to the northern and eastern regions.  The Padma Bridge is considered to be the […]

In News Recently, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification on Regulations for Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP).   Image Courtesy: ET  Key Points It proposed to  insert a new rule 126E in CMVR (Central Motor Vehicles Rules), 1989 regarding the Bharat New Car Assessment Program (BNCAP).  BNCAP states automobiles […]

In News  The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) celebrated 7 years of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U). About  The seventh-anniversary celebrations highlighted the important initiatives implemented under the PMAY-U Mission, which is one of the largest urban housing programmes in the world.  About PMAY-U The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched […]

In Context  Recently the research paper titled “40 years of Dutch Disease literature: lessons for developing countries”, was published by Edouard Mien and Michael Goujon. More about Dutch Disease: Meaning: Dutch Disease in economics refers to a phenomenon wherein a country witnesses uneven growth across sectors due to the discovery of natural resources, especially large […]

In News Recently there were many criticisms that rose around Supreme Court’s order to declare all places within a kilometre (km) around  ‘protected areas (PA) as eco-sensitive zones (ESZ). The Court order: Supreme court has directed all states to have a mandatory 1-km ESZ from the demarcated boundaries of every protected forest land, national park […]

In Context Recently, new rules have been issued by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, to protect the rights of children working on the OTT platforms. More about the rules: The “Guidelines to Regulate Child Participation in the Entertainment Industry” were issued by NCPCR in 2011.  The recent draft increases the scope of […]