CURRENT AFFAIRS

Thazhakara Gram Panchayat of Kerala has published the second volume of People's Biodiversity Register (PBR). Thazhakara has become the first Gram Panchayat in Alappuzha to update and publish PBR with the participation of local communities. 

According to a research, the number of people affected by extreme levels of humid heat during monsoon in India has increased by at least 67 crores between the year 1951 and the year 2020. 

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has finalised a new model of Producer Price Index (PPI) to efficiently measure input prices in the economy and shared it with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The government is considering bringing credit card expenditure back under the 'Liberalised Remittance Scheme' (LRS). This scheme has been started to make it easier for Indian residents to remit money from or to foreign countries. 

Recently, on the occasion of International Asteroid Day, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) organised a workshop at Space Bhavan in Bengaluru.

Millions of flamingos are facing danger due to climate change affecting the balance of Lake Natron in Tanzania.

India's three new criminal laws passed by Parliament in December 2023 have come into effect from July 1, 2024.

The 16th Finance Commission was constituted in December 2023. The 16th Finance Commission, established under Article 280 of the Indian Constitution, has started its work.

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has launched a portal in Kolkata documenting the entire fauna species of India.

Global Liveability Index is important in all three stages of UPSC. Questions can be asked directly from it in the preliminary exam.