CURRENT AFFAIRS

India has played a leading role globally in developing Information Technology (IT) and digital solutions, especially in digital payments and financial inclusion.

Recently, the Environment Ministry’s Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) cleared the proposal for the commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) mustard.

The Supreme Court of India has now posted petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) to be heard on December 6, 2022.

Recently the office of the Kerala Governor evoked nationwide attention for his remark “... the statements of individual Ministers that lower the dignity of the office of the Governor can invite action including withdrawal of pleasure”.

Russia’s short ‘special military operation’ to ‘de-Nazify and de-militarise’ Ukraine is already a nine-month-war, and likely to extend into 2023.

Instability due to climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ongoing war in Ukraine have resulted in a cycle of crises in which many countries are experiencing devastating effects on healthcare systems, education, and food security.

Economies are worried about the damage to growth from COVID-19, Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the global economy’s downturn which further aggravated the problem of climate change.

Recently,  the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches across States and Union Territories as part of a pan-India operation, “Megh Chakra”.

The beginnings of a renewable energy revolution rooted in agriculture are taking shape in India with the first bio-energy plant of a private company in Sangrur district of Punjab.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a huge setback to the global quest for sustainable development as in 2020, for the first time since the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted in 2015, the global average SDG score declined.