CURRENT AFFAIRS

The shift of global power from the Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific raises strategic questions for India.

The long war against India’s Maoists is over five decades old now and  it shows no signs of ending anytime soon.

Today the internet governs an average human’s life in multiple ways. One sector that has significantly evolved is the consumer retail sector. 

The Union government has recently announced that India’s monetary policy will continue to be guided by the inflation targeting framework for the next five years.

Lifesaving vaccines such as Covishield and Covaxin are products of modern biotechnology, as are drugs developed in recent times for treating many ailments.

Due to ambiguity in the number of farmers, the welfare policy schemes are not reached upto real farmers.

The International Institute for Strategic Studies puts the overall estimate of China’s military budget at $230 billion. This shows intentions of China for global supremacy.

India witnessed the world’s largest religious congregation as millions of pilgrims gathered for a holy dip in the Ganga during the Kumbh Mela at Haridwar.

Recently , UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged wealthy nations to end coal use by 2030.

The announcement by President Joe Biden that the US will withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, has sent tremors through the region’s fault-lines.