Daily Current Affairs  – 31 January 2022

In News  Recently, A new genus of a parasitic flowering plant(Septemeranthus ) has been discovered from the Nicobar group of islands.  Image Courtesy: TH About  The genus, Septemeranthus, grows on the plant species Horsfieldia glabra(Blume) Warb.  The parasitic flowering plants have a modified root structure spread on the stem of the tree and are anchored […]

In News The government has appointed Venkatraman Anantha Nageswaran as its chief economic advisor (CEA) days before the tabling of the 2021-22 Economic Survey and the presentation of the 2022-23 Union Budget. About The Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) is a post in the Government of India and is equivalent to the rank of Secretary to […]

In News  The Prime Minister of India lauded the first-ever goods train that reached Rani Gaidinliu Railway Station in Manipur’s Tamenglong district. About Rani Gaidinliu She was born on January 26, 1915, in the present-day Tamenglong district of Manipur and died in 1993.  She was the Naga spiritual and political leader who belonged to the […]

In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on Martyrs’ Day. About India observes January 30 of each year as the Martyrs’ Day or ‘Shaheed Diwas’ to mark the death anniversary of the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, and to pay homage to the freedom fighters, soldiers who sacrificed […]

In News,  The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed a new model of “Federated Digital Identities” under the India Enterprise Architecture (IndEA) 2.0. India Enterprise Architecture (IndEA) It was first proposed and designed in 2017 “with a view to enabling alignment of the IT developments with the business vision of government organisations. […]

In News  Recently, Australia unveiled a billion-dollar package to protect the climate-ravaged Great Barrier Reef . It aims to prevent the vast network of corals from being removed from UNESCO’s World Heritage list. Background  Earlier, UNESCO has decided to downgrade the status of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia because of its dramatic coral decline. […]

In News  Recently, the Philippines signed a nearly $375 million deal to buy three batteries of the BrahMos missile. About The Philippines was set to become the first country to buy the BrahMos missile. The contract includes delivery of three missile batteries, training for operators and maintainers as well as the necessary Integrated Logistics Support […]

In News Countries with the highest vulnerability to climate change have missed out on finance for adaptation through the Green Climate Fund (GFC), a new study showed. About Climate finance: refers to local, national, or transnational financing, which may be drawn from public, private and alternative sources of financing. One of the largest vehicles for […]

In News Recently, the 2nd ASEAN Digital Ministers (ADGMIN) meeting with India was held on a virtual platform.  About ASEAN Digital Ministers (ADGMIN) Meeting Annual meeting:  The ADGMIN is an annual meeting of Telecom Ministers of 10 ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) countries. Focus of the meeting:  The meeting discussed and deliberated various matters […]

In News The Supreme Court has refused to dilute conditions for reservations in the promotion of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in government jobs, adding that it cannot lay down a new yardstick. About Court judgements: Right from the Indra Sawhney verdict of 1992, popularly known as the Mandal Commission case to the […]