Daily Current Affairs  – 25 July 2022

In News Recently, a study by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) on snow leopards has thrown up interesting insights on the elusive mountain cat and its prey species.   About Snow leopard Scientific Name: Panthera uncia. Habitat: Cold High Mountains. These are found in 12 countries including China, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia & […]

In News  Recently, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) dismissed preliminary objections by Myanmar to a case alleging the Southeast Asian nation is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority. Rohingya  They are an ethnic group, representing the largest percentage of Muslims in Myanmar and predominantly live in the Western Myanmar province of Rakhine. […]

In News Recently, the World Health Organisation has declared the global monkeypox outbreak a ‘public health emergency of international concern‘ (PHEIC). About Declaring a global emergency means the monkeypox outbreak is an “extraordinary event” that could spill over into more countries and requires a coordinated global response. The WHO had previously declared emergencies for public […]

In News Recently, India is preparing to auction off about 72 GHz of airwaves to roll out 5G services in the country. Fiberisation The process of connecting radio towers with each other via optical fibre cables is called fiberisation. A fiber optic cable is a network cable that contains strands of glass fibers inside an […]

In News Recently, the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, adopted at the 12th Ministerial Conference marks a major step forward for ocean sustainability by prohibiting harmful fisheries subsidies. Background The Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies delivers on the mandate from the 11th Ministerial Conference, as contained in the Buenos Aires Ministerial Decision, and on the Sustainable […]

In Context Several youths of Jammu and Kashmir were taken into preventive detention under the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA). More about the news Public Safety Act (PSA), allows detention for up to two years without a trial. Held under this Act, they are sent to jails outside the Union Territory and have lost all […]

In Context Recently, Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana said that the media is running “kangaroo courts” in India. More about the news Kangaroo Courts and justice delivery: The Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana said that the kangaroo courts being run by the media are detrimental to the health of the country’s democracy. […]