CURRENT AFFAIRS

For the first time since it began over 30 years ago, the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Report has warned that global human development measures have declined across most countries in the past two years.

The majority of women workers in rural areas (72%) are engaged in agricultural activities but with the exception of participation in dairy co-operatives, specifically in milk marketing, women’s role in the livestock economy is not as widely known or discussed. 

Climate change is a unique threat due to its impacts on populations and ecosystems over time. These impacts stems from the complex links between the state of the climate and the causes of poverty, embedded as they are within various socio-cultural contexts.

India ranks 107 out of 121 countries on the Global Hunger Index in which it fares worse than all countries in South Asia {Sri Lanka (64), Nepal (81), Bangladesh (84), and Pakistan (99)} barring war-torn Afghanistan(109).

The recent drivers of Indian defence exports reveals the salience of simplified industrial licensing, easing of export restrictions, and issuance of no-objection certificates.

A poor record on honesty and frequent switching of candidates from one political party to another (defection) hardly concerns Indian voters.

The E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules have been amended a few times and the most recent amendment is the Draft E-waste Management Rules, 2022.

Custodial deaths are common despite enormous time and money being spent on training police personnel to embrace scientific methods of investigation.

The landslide that occurred last week in the Tupul area in Manipur’s Noney district will go down as one of the severest natural disasters in the State.

A particularly compelling case for ‘Selfish Rich Inequality’ is constructed based on an analysis of the Gallup World Poll of 2018; that is, whether the rich are richer than the poor because they have been more selfish in life than the latter.