CURRENT AFFAIRS

President  Joe Biden’s push for an interim unity government in Afghanistanis a testament to his administration’s grim assessment of the situation in the war-torn country.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will participate in the Exercise Desert Flag-VI for the first time, along with the air forces of the UAE, the US, France, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Bahrain.

The Union cabinet has approved changes to the Insurance Act 1938, for increasing the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit to 74 per cent from the present 49 per cent.

As many as 12 Indian institutions have achieved top 100 positions in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021, with three Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) making it to top 50 this time.

Diabetes is a major public health problem in India with an estimated 7 crore adults with diabetes and half as many with prediabetes.

The Economic Survey rightly flagged the issue of a growing food subsidy bill, which “is becoming unmanageably large”.

Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, known briefly as Quad, would soon meet at summit level (for the first time), thus signalling the importance attached to this grouping by the Biden administration.

The intense debates around the recently enacted farm laws have brought to light the issue of developing a sound regulatory framework to promote India’s agricultural growth.

The Election Commission of India has announced dates for elections to five Legislative Assemblies. Petition challenging the electoral bonds scheme, which deals with the vexed issue of election funding, continues to languish in the Supreme Court.

Marked annually on March 8^th, International Women's Day, is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.