CURRENT AFFAIRS

Since 2003, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has commemorated April 28 as World Day for Safety and Health at Work to stress the prevention of accidents and diseases at work by capitalising on our strength of tripartism and social dialogue.

Regardless of provocations and causes, however justifiable they may seem to be, violence and consequent loss of human lives are deeply regrettable and avoidable.

The electricity policies of South Asian countries aim at providing electricity to every household and ensure supply of reliable and quality electricity in an efficient manner  at reasonable rates.

Recently, several news agencies reported that the World Health Organization (WHO) was set to release an estimate of excess deaths during the pandemic period the world over.

Recently, the RBI released the Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) for March 2022. The survey aims at capturing subjective assessments on price movements and inflation of about 6,000 households based on their individual consumption baskets across 19 cities.

Recently, the India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group (JWG) on fisheries held its much-awaited deliberations (in virtual format) on March 25.

Amid the “India Out” campaign that has been roiling the Maldives for months, its President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih on Thursday issued a decree banning protests against the country, citing a threat to national security.

Recent reports from NASA inform that the deployment and aligning of the mammoth James Webb telescope is proceeding well and may even ‘exceed expectations’.

Recently, President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to unify the three civic bodies in the national capital.

Among the key objectives of reforms, one has been to reduce the distortions generated by the earlier excessive micromanagement of the economy.