CURRENT AFFAIRS

Global transformation is affecting the planet. But there is no uniform transformation across the world. Global temperature increased sharply only after 1981 with little contribution from the developing countries as their industrialisation and urbanisation had yet to begin.

Government debt in India increases in the wake of COVID-19 which leads to more income inequality. Interest on government debt is a transfer from taxpayers to savers (who own government bonds).

COVID-19 in the last one year has once again reminded us of the growing inequalities in India. A recent Pew Research Report shows that India’s middle class may have shrunk

Every year on March 21, a global movement gathers to fight prejudice and intolerance by marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Uttarakhand has witnessed over 1,000 incidents of forest fire over the last six months, including 45 in the last 24 hours alon

The optimism that India might have beaten the COVID-19 pandemic has given way to pessimism from a sharp increase in new cases and deaths from the disease.

Universities are unique social organisations where different cultures, customs along with studies come in contact, merge and give rise to a unique way of living. 

Recently many countries announced net-zero emission targets. This idea of net zero emissions by 2050 is being advocated as a panacea for the evil of climate change.

2021 is a crucial year for the international community, as it tackles the COVID-19 challenge with effective vaccination campaigns that will need to mix national health security and international solidarity.

India-U.S., the two democracies will get closer to each other, if not on principles then because of a common adversary.