Daily Current Affairs  – 27 February 2023

In News Recently,  the Seattle City Council became the first U.S. city to ban caste-based discrimination. About:  Seattle City Council  issued an ordinance  including caste as a class to be protected against discrimination along with race, gender, and religion. The legislation will recognise caste as a unique basis of discrimination, similar to race or gender. […]

In Context The Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) is set to get software and hardware upgrades. About The upgrade  will help it collect much more data and produce sharper images than ever before. The most significant modernisation made to ALMA will be the replacement of its correlator, a supercomputer that combines the input from individual […]

In News Recently, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has suspended Russia’s membership due to its illegal invasion of Ukraine. About The FATF has recently expressed its sympathies to the people of Ukraine who have “borne a terrible burden” at the hands of Russia’s “war of aggression”. In this regard, suspension of Russian membership is […]

In News Recently, the Ministry of Defence has decided to raise India’s annual defence exports  target to $5 billion by 2024-25. About The Indian defence exports have increased by 334% in the last five years, according to a Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report released in 2022. India is among the top 25 exporters  […]

In News Recently, the International Monetary Fund has laid out a nine-point action plan for countries to treat crypto assets. More about the news Elements of Effective Policies for Crypto Assets: IMF – The global lender of last resort  said its Executive Board had discussed a paper, “Elements of Effective Policies for Crypto Assets,” that […]

In News The “Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island” project is facing widespread opposition for its impact on the island’s forest and coastal ecology and the indigenous tribes. More about the Project  The Great Nicobar Development project proposes:  The 8.45-square-km airport  Rs 72,000-crore township (149.60 sq km);  A container transshipment terminal (7.66 sq km); and  […]

In News Supreme Court has recently directed government to file report on steps taken to end manual scavenging. About The court sought details of steps taken by the government to end manual scavenging, including rehabilitation and payment of compensation and rehabilitation of families. The court has also made entry into sewers without safety gear a […]

In News The recent findings show that the Earth’s innermost inner core completely differs from the remainder of the planet’s centre. More about the study About: In order to comprehend planetary origin and evolution, scientists have been investigating the Earth’s centre for a very long time. Until recently, it was believed that the crust, mantle, […]

In Context In his Mann ki Baat address, the Prime Minister spoke of several musical instruments and folk artists who he hoped would “continue to inspire everyone at the grassroots towards making performing arts more popular”. About Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar:  Sangeet Natak Akademi instituted “Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar” from the year 2006 […]