CURRENT AFFAIRS

Recently Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Anil Chauhan discussed about the formulation of National Security Strategy (NSS).

The Northeast region of India is home to more than two hundred tribes and ethnic communities. This region is often referred to as a region of festivals, music and dance. Each tribe or community has its own festivals, most of which are centered on sowing, harvesting and New Year.

Recently, the Patna High Court has quashed the notification issued by the Bihar government increasing the reservation limit from 50% to 65% in government jobs and educational institutions.

Elon Musk recently revealed that SpaceX has chosen stainless steel as an alternative to carbon fiber for building its Starship rocket.

Landslides triggered by cyclonic rains in the Northeast have highlighted the need for resilience to disasters. About 13% of India's area, spread across 15 states and four union territories, is prone to landslides.

With 172 nuclear weapons, India has now overtaken Pakistan in the ranking of nuclear-armed countries worldwide, according to the 2024 annual review of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

'Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience' are of utmost importance in strengthening the environment. Today the whole world is focused on the crisis of desertification and drought. All the countries of the world are worried about the continuously deteriorating quality of land. In the last 15 years, the quality of about 20 percent of the world's land has deteriorated.

The Standing Committee on Home Affairs (Chairman: Mr. Anand Sharma) presented its report on ‘Police - Training, Modernisation and Reforms’ on February 10, 2022.  

In 1975, the Government of India, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), launched the Crocodile Conservation Project in Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha. The project will complete 50 years on 17 June 2024 on the occasion of World Crocodile Day 2024.

The Union Council of Ministers led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath on June 9, 2024. The current Council of Ministers consists of the Prime Minister, 30 Cabinet Ministers, 5 Ministers of State with Independent Charge, and 36 Ministers of State.