current affair for UPSC 22ND NOVEMBER TO 5TH DECEMBER DREAMIAS www.youtube.com/c/DreamIAS TABLE OF CONTENTS International ..................................................................................................................... 5 debate on Marijuana ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Seasoned faces who could aid the return of America ............................................................................................ 6 No leverage for Biden on Iran ................................................................................................................................ 7 Iran moves to step up nuclear enrichment ............................................................................................................ 8 U.S. Senate clears Bill on immigrant visas ............................................................................................................. 9 U.S. to block import of ‘slave labour’ cotton from China ....................................................................................... 9 U.S. tightens visa rules for CCP members .............................................................................................................. 9 What is Germany’s new boardroom quota for women? ..................................................................................... 10 Why right wing groups in Germany have compared a Covid-19 law to Nazi-era ‘Enabling Act’ ......................... 10 Nobel Peace Prize Winners who disappoint ......................................................................................................... 11 Why a large yellow rubber duck has become a symbol of Thailand’s protests .................................................... 12 132 countries attend global meet on criminal finances ....................................................................................... 13 First Rohingya arrive at Bangladesh island .......................................................................................................... 13 Foreign Affairs ................................................................................................................. 14 Bhutan establishes formal ties with Germany ..................................................................................................... 14 ‘Carefully monitoring’ Brahmaputra developments: India .................................................................................. 14 India hosts SCO .................................................................................................................................................... 15 Buddhist philosophy connects SCO nations ......................................................................................................... 16 Kashmir, India and the OIC .................................................................................................................................. 16 India, Thailand, Singapore naval exercise concludes ........................................................................................... 18 Boris Johnson invited as chief guest for R-Day ..................................................................................................... 18 Nation ............................................................................................................................. 19 President's powers to pardon - in US, India ......................................................................................................... 19 Is a person’s address public information? (Shailesh Gandhi - a former Central Information Commissioner and Prashant Reddy T. - a lawyer) .............................................................................................................................. 19 Consent for Contempt .......................................................................................................................................... 21 Let there be noise ................................................................................................................................................. 23 Change in stance over Sabarimala entry draws flak ............................................................................................ 23 3rd floor and 4th floor Shatabdi Tower, Sakchi, Jamshedpur; Telegram: http://t.me/DreamIAS_Jamshedpur 1 www.youtube.com/c/DreamIAS SC stays HC gag order in Amaravati land scam ................................................................................................... 24 Tech tact .............................................................................................................................................................. 24 Why has Tamil Nadu banned online games? ....................................................................................................... 25 Castes count ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 Parliamentary panel bats for laws to counter bio-terrorism ............................................................................... 26 Trudeau’s sermon ................................................................................................................................................ 27 The perils of deregulated imperfect agrimarkets (R. Ramakumar - Professor at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai) ............................................................................................................................................... 28 Why Punjab’s claim over Chandigarh is stronger than that of Haryana .............................................................. 31 A Hyderabad temple, and the city’s name ........................................................................................................... 32 Muslim ministers: numbers lag far behind share in population .......................................................................... 33 J&K’s Roshni Act: who it helped own land, and why it’s been scrapped .............................................................. 34 Peaceful possibilities ............................................................................................................................................ 35 Plea in SC against bigamy among Muslims: Opposed to public policy, decency, morality .................................. 36 The so-called ‘Love Jihad’ ..................................................................................................................................... 36 How NRIs could vote by post ................................................................................................................................ 39 Maharashtra Council polls, in perspective ........................................................................................................... 41 Kerala puts new libel law on hold ........................................................................................................................ 41 Now, dial M.P. Information Commission helpline for RTI .................................................................................... 42 Why the protests against Bru resettlement in Tripura have flared up now ......................................................... 42 Why prefixing ‘0’ will be mandatory for landline to mobile calls from Jan 15? ................................................... 43 New guidelinesfor cab aggregators: What they mean for drivers and riders ...................................................... 44 Surgery as part of Ayurveda ................................................................................................................................ 46 GenePath Diagnostics wins ₹2.5 crore grant ....................................................................................................... 48 International Day of Persons with Disabilities ..................................................................................................... 49 What is regional navigation satellite system or IRNSS that India is 4th nation to have ...................................... 50 India's push for gender equity in science ............................................................................................................. 51 How kala-azar was eliminated from a highly endemic district in Bihar ............................................................... 52 Honey, the sweetener on your plate may be sugar syrup .................................................................................... 53 What are desalination plants and what is their feasibility? ................................................................................ 53 3rd floor and 4th floor Shatabdi Tower, Sakchi, Jamshedpur; Telegram: http://t.me/DreamIAS_Jamshedpur 2 www.youtube.com/c/DreamIAS Why has the Northeast monsoon remained subdued this year? ......................................................................... 54 Storm Nivar .......................................................................................................................................................... 56 Sparkling stone sparks frenzy in Nagaland .......................................................................................................... 56 ‘Sea sparkle’ has affected marine food chain: CMFRI .........................................................................................