UPSC CSE Current Affairs 14-08-2022
Daily Hindu News Topics – Delhi Edition
Date: 14-08-2022
- Five years after SC verdict, talaq petitioners living as ‘half-divorcees’ (Page 1) – What was triple talaq issue – SC Verdict – How it impacted women’s lives (Mains GS2)
- Punjab bans use of 10 insecticides (Page 15) – What are Acephate, Buprofezin, Chloropyriphos, Methamidophos, Propiconazole, Thiamethoxam, Profenofos, Isoprothiolane, Carbendazim, and Tricyclazole? (Prelims)
- ‘Subsidies on power will continue’ (Page 15) – Free electricity to agriculture – Role of state Government – Issues with DISCOMs. (Prelims, Mains GS3)
- How lactose tolerance in humans became widespread (Page 17) – What is Lactose? – Main sources of lactose (Prelims)
- HIV drugs shortage is a challenge to ending AIDS in India (Page 17) - Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) is associated with which disease? – Basic details of AIDS and AIDS control programmes in India(Prelims, GS2)
- Digital lending (Page 18) – What is Digital lending – Issues related with e lending – Can it bring Financial Inclusion - Role of NBFC – Role RBI (Prelims, Mains GS3)
- Have coastal ecosystem norms been violated? (Page 18) - Coastal Regulation Zone Notification (CRZ) 2019 – Measures to be taken for coastal protection – Issues related with protection (Prelims, Mains GS3)
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