Daily Current Affairs  – 29 December 2021

In News Somalia’s president said that he had suspended the prime minister for suspected corruption, a move the prime minister described as a coup attempt, escalating a power struggle between the two leaders. About Somalia History: The Republic of Somalia was formed in 1960 by the federation of a former Italian colony and a British […]

Context  The Bihar government will not cull the Blue Bull, locally known as the nilgai or ghurparas, anymore.  It will, instead, sterilise them to control their increasing population in the state.   Image Courtesy: TOI About Blue Bull(nilgai) Scientific Name: Boselaphus tragocamelus . It is the largest Asian antelope (family Bovidae).  The nilgai is indigenous […]

In News  Recently, the Multi Product pipeline from Bina Refinery (MP) to POL Terminal at Panki, Kanpur (UP) was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister of India. The project has been completed and commissioned one month ahead of the approved completion schedule of December 2021 (3 years from PNGRB authorisation) and within the […]

In Context  An application seeking a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the Arunachal Pradesh Apatani textile product has been filed by Zeet Zeero Producer Company Limited.  About Apatani Textile Product  The Apatani weave comes from the Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh living at Ziro, the headquarters of Lower Subansiri district.  The woven fabric of this […]

In News At least two Supreme Court judges have in the past few months openly expressed the need to “Indianise” the legal system. SC’s Views Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana had called for the “Indianisation” of the legal system to provide greater access to justice to the poor as the “need of the hour”.  […]

In News  Recently ,the Maharashtra government deferred its decision to hold the election of the state Legislative Assembly Speaker after a legal opinion that confrontation with the Raj Bhavan be avoided.  The Speaker’s post is lying vacant since February 2021 , after Nana Patole, who was elected to the constitutional position in end-2019, resigned to […]

In News China’s Foreign Minister will visit Sri Lanka in the midst of a crippling economic crisis that has seen Sri Lanka turn to India for help and fast pedal the long-delayed India-Sri Lanka plan for joint development of the Trincomalee oil tank farm. About Economic crisis in Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange reserves […]

In News The State of India’s Livelihood (SOIL) Report 2021 stated that only 1-5 percent of Farmer producer organisations (FPOs) have received funding under central government schemes introduced to promote them in the last seven years. It is an annual Report released at the Livelihoods India Summit, an initiative of Access Development Services (a national […]

In Context  The Archaeological Survey of India is working on a preliminary roadmap to safely remove sand from the interiors of Konark Sun Temple, which was filled up by the British 118 years ago to prevent it from collapsing. Background  The idea was floated in February 2020 at the end of a two-day national conference […]