CURRENT AFFAIRS

China has organized a commemorative conference to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the five principles of peaceful coexistence, which India named Panchasheel. In this conference, China has said that it will strongly advance this concept of its foreign policy.

There has been an alarming rise in drug use globally, according to a report released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

A new “gene revolution” is being heralded as a remedy to growing global hunger, aimed at supporting a growing population and combating climate-induced agricultural challenges by producing “transgenic or GM” crops designed through bio-engineering.

There has been an increase in demand for Indian coffee in European countries ahead of the commencement of compliance deadline for the recently proposed European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) norms.

Like the post-pandemic recovery, the Indian inflation curve is also ‘K-shaped’, hurting some segments more than others, according to a report by HSBC titled “India’s K-shaped inflation: What does it mean for policymaking?”

The Rs 72,000-crore mega infrastructure upgradation project proposed on the Nicobar Islands is facing criticism from conservationists.

Recently, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came to India on a two-day visit. She was the first guest on a bilateral state visit after the formation of the new government in India.

India is witnessing a new wave of change in agricultural technology driven by tech-enabled tools and applications. Like the Green Revolution of the 1960s that transformed Indian agriculture, technology is now fuelling new-age transformation.

The new Post Office Act came into force from 18 June 2024, replacing the 125-year-old Indian Post Office Act of 1898. It was passed by the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha in December 2023 itself.

Just a day after the trial court recently granted bail to the Delhi Chief Minister, jailed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the Delhi High Court had stayed the trial court order.