CURRENT AFFAIRS

The unfolding tragedy in Myanmar, occasioned by the military overturning the election results, portends a new cycle of political repression, humanitarian disaster and geopolitical instability.

For a long  time the economic policy making globally has dogmatically adhered to the notion that a progressively reduced role of the state would automatically deliver greater economic growth and welfare to the people.

On March 31, the World Economic Forum released its annual Gender Gap Report 2021.  India had slipped 28 spots to rank 140 out of the 156 countries covered. For the 12th time, Iceland is once again the most gender-equal country in the world.

Recently, the first National Lok Adalat (NLA) of 2021 will be held on April 10. As of now, Lok Adalats have been functioning for 38 years, but their performance is not efficient.

Recently on the occasion of World Water Day( March 22), a memorandum of agreement was signed between Union Minister of Jal Shakti and the chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh to implement the Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP).

The Niti Aayog’s draft Migrant Labour Policy is a clear statement of intent to better recognise migrants’ contribution to the economy and support them in their endeavours.

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.