Daily Current Affairs  – 31 August 2022

In News A new regulator, PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development) is being set up to oversee the process and conduct periodic tests like the National Achievement Survey (NAS) and State Achievement Surveys. About PARAKH  It will seek to put an end to the emphasis on rote learning, as envisaged […]

In News  A team of officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived in Ukraine to assess the condition of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant . About Zaporizhzhia  City : Zaporizhzhia is an important town in the Ukraine’s southeast that houses the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.  It is about 40 km (25 miles) […]

In Context Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the new naval ensign (flag) for the Indian Navy in Kochi . The new naval ensign will replace the present ensign that carries the Saint George’s Cross with the Tricolour in the canton (top left corner of flag).  About Naval Ensign Origin: The Indian Navy draws its […]

In News  Recently, Abhijit Sen, a renowned economist and a former Planning commission member passed away. Abhijeet Sen  About: He was a renowned agriculture economist and a former member of the Planning commission of India (from 2004 to 2014, PC disbanded in 2014). He taught economics at Sussex, Oxford, Cambridge and Essex before joining the […]

In News Recently, NASA’s Moon mission was named after the ancient lunar goddess Artemis. About the mission Moon mission  Artemis I will send a rocket without a crew on a month-long journey around the Moon. Artemis I mission will carry two mannequins designed to study the effects of radiation on women’s bodies so that NASA […]

In News Recently, Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky warns of an increase in cyberattacks on Android and iOS devices in the Asia Pacific region. About the recent survey  According to a 2020 Statista survey of five thousand odd households across 25 States in India, two-third respondents said they had a smartphone. Of these, half said they […]

In News Recently, the government launched a report titled ‘Globalise to Localise: Exporting at Scale and Deepening the Ecosystem are Vital to Higher Domestic Value Addition’.  Major Highlights About: The report is prepared by India Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), in collaboration with India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA)  Significance: This report […]

In News Recently the independent views on the requirement of “Nitipath” for the civil services along the lines of “Agnipath” were articulated. General viewpoint Many aspects of the Agnipath scheme offer a model for civil service recruitment. Years of service: Experts have called for officers to be filtered out after 10, 25 and 30 years […]

In News Recently, the Supreme Court dismissed a writ petition challenging provisions of the Special Marriage Act (SMA). About the petition The petition challenged the Constitutional validity of certain provisions of the SMA under which couples seek refuge for inter-faith and inter-caste marriages.  The writ petition has called these provisions violative of the right to […]