CURRENT AFFAIRS

Currently, global markets are witnessing a decline. One of the main reasons for this decline is the closure of Yen Carry Trade. Other factors include the possibility of economic recession in the US economy and increase in geopolitical tensions due to increasing turmoil in West Asia.

Recently, the Uttar Pradesh Nazul Property (Management and Use for Public Purpose) Bill, 2024, passed by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, has been referred to the Select Committee by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has issued guidelines for countries to manage the risk of forest fires. Forest fires can pose a great risk to people and the environment.

Recently, the Supreme Court has issued a formal notice to the Central Government on a petition challenging the denial of blood donation to homosexual persons, transgenders and women sex workers (LGBTQ+).

Drilling for India's first geothermal power project has begun in the geothermal-rich Puga Valley, about 190 km from Leh.

A seven-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud delivered a landmark verdict in Davinder Singh vs State of Punjab case that Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) can be sub-classified for reservation.

Recently, the Uttar Pradesh government has introduced a new bill to amend the “Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2021” which aims to make the law more stringent and effective.

On the issue of ecological crisis and environmental degradation in India, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh presented the details of the efforts made by the Government of India for environmental protection in the Rajya Sabha.

Questions have been raised on the role of the Governor due to the intervention of the Supreme Court in the case of Punjab on the bills passed by the State Assemblies and the inaction of the Governors in Tamil Nadu, Telangana and West Bengal.

With the formation of the 18th Lok Sabha, Om Birla, MP from Kota, Rajasthan, was elected by voice vote for the post of Speaker of the Lok Sabha.