CURRENT AFFAIRS

The demonetisation of high-value currency in India in 2016 is a classic case of policy based on popular narratives in economic policymaking than economists and policymakers acknowledge.

Recently G20 leaders met for a two-day summit hosted by the Italian G20 presidency in Rome. Leaders met to address today’s most pressing global challenges and to converge upon common efforts to recover better from the COVID-19 crisis and enable sustainable and inclusive growth across the world.

Recently India has announced a 'bold' pledge to achieve 'Net Zero' carbon emissions by 2070 at the Conference of Parties (COP26) Climate Summit in Glasgow.

Recently the parliament and state assembly have been paralysing primarily due to lack of independence and impartiality of the speaker

The Centre’s flagship rural employment scheme Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has run out of funds as 21 of 35 States/UTs have utilised over 100% of their allocated funds for FY2021-22.

Recent studies have shown that a combination of natural infection with a single dose of vaccine provides greater immunity than either natural infection without vaccination or full vaccination in infection-naïve individuals. 

At least 195 countries are expected to participate in the COP 26 meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)  in Glasgow that is expected to take place from November 1-12.

The crossing of 100 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses milestone deserves a huge applause. Health care workers along with scientists, researchers, medical professionals, and vaccine manufacturers, have heroically overcome multiple obstacles in the quest to protect Indian citizens from COVID-19.

A recent advisory from the National Medical Commission (NMC) emphasising the need to avoid derogatory references to the LGBTQIA+ community in medical textbooks or teaching methods has underscored the value of institutional awareness on issues concerning queer and trans people.

Environmental disasters like landslides due to heavy rains have struck Kerala once again and caused a high loss of life and property.With a population density of 860 persons/sq. km against an all-India average of 368 persons/sq. km (Census 2011), Kerala experiences very high pressure on the land.