Front Page Ranil Wickremesinghe elected President of crisis-hit Sri Lanka (GS-2) SC asks if Shinde faction’s dissent amounts to ‘split’ (GS-2) Mains : Anti Defection Law – Need and issues China mulling new highway via Aksai Chin (GS-2) Business ‘RBI ready to wage $100-bn rupee defence’ (GS-3) ‘RBI to initiate CBDC in wholesale, retail sectors’ … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Retail Inflation NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) First Deep Field National Child Labour Project Gender Gap index IU2U2 Facts for Prelims 1 . Retail Inflation Context : India’s retail inflation inched lower to 7.01% in June, from May’s 7.04%, but stayed stuck above the 7% mark … Read more
Front Page Rupee falls below 80 against dollar, raises worries over imported inflation Lanka elects Gota successor today in three way contest In Parliament Govt says strong lessons from Sri Lanka crisis, brings up freebies, fiscal health of some states Talks positive, forward looking : Beijing Express Network Over 3.9 L Indians gave up citizenship … Read more
Front Page Three-way contest in the offing for President’s post in Sri Lanka (GS-2) Mains – India- Sri Lanka Relationship – Need of a stable Sri Lanka for India – Impact of crisis Over 1.6 lakh Indians gave up citizenship last year (GS-2) Prelims – Renunciation of Citizenship Business RBI helps rupee to steady after … Read more
Front Page Election over, Droupdi Murmu is a step closer to Rashtrapati Bhavan Indian envoy : Will like to bring more investment to help Lanka build capacity Govt forms panel for more effective MSP, invites three names from SKM Govt & Politics India, China to maintain stability on the ground Editorial Reading the population Unsayable … Read more
Front Page Amid 99% polling, Murmu bags a few Opposition votes (GS-2) Prelims – Presidential Election Process Second monkeypox case in Kerala (GS-2) Prelims – Monkeypox Business Crypto law needs global teamwork: FM (GS-3) Prelims – Cryptocurrencies Mains – RBI’s Digital currency – Need and benefits Russia said to seek Indian oil payments in UAE … Read more
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Topics Covered Article 72 World Population Prospect Mediation Bill Rupee Conversion National Emblem Facts for Prelims 1 . Article 72 Context : The Supreme Court on Monday held that the Centre was “bound to advise” the President to remit the life sentence of gangster Abu Salem in the 1993 … Read more
Front Page Monsoon session begins today : Govt Opposition brace for a stormy start 2 billion jabs : India crosses global covid milestone Commodity prices fall can hep India escape global inflation trap Aviation upturn sees new trends : Tourism routes popular ; curbs in China benefit India Express Network India presses for full disengagement … Read more
Front Page Presidential election today; Murmu has an edge over Sinha (GS-2) Focus on food, energy crisis: Widodo (GS-2) COVID-19 vaccine dose tally crosses 200-crore mark (GS-2) World Forest fires rage in southwest Europe (Prelims – Map marking) News Only 50% of farmers benefited from loan waivers, says study (GS-3) Packed curd, paneer, atta to … Read more
Front Page Bengal Governor Dhankhar set to be new Vice-President Sri Lanka to get new President by July 20 India envoy meets speaker Govt & Politics Vice President : A look at the post, the provisions, the past Express Network Increase long term financing to develop agriculture : Shah Centre clears nine of 10 names … Read more