CURRENT AFFAIRS

Bats provide some direct benefits to humans but  due to their physiology, bats are one type of animal that acts as a natural reservoir of many pathogens and since they are highly mobile, social, and long-lived, they can readily spread diseases.

In a major intelligence based operation 26 naxals were killed in a police operation in Gadchiroli district of Vidarbha region in Maharashtra. The proscribed Communist Party of India (Maoist) has faced setbacks in its “protracted armed struggle” against the Indian state.

Recently, India hosted the  third Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan chaired by NSA Ajit Doval. The participants discussed the evolving situation in Afghanistan, especially the security situation and its regional and global ramifications.

The demonetisation of high-value currency in India in 2016 is a classic case of policy based on popular narratives in economic policymaking than economists and policymakers acknowledge.

Recently G20 leaders met for a two-day summit hosted by the Italian G20 presidency in Rome. Leaders met to address today’s most pressing global challenges and to converge upon common efforts to recover better from the COVID-19 crisis and enable sustainable and inclusive growth across the world.

Recently India has announced a 'bold' pledge to achieve 'Net Zero' carbon emissions by 2070 at the Conference of Parties (COP26) Climate Summit in Glasgow.

Recently the parliament and state assembly have been paralysing primarily due to lack of independence and impartiality of the speaker

The Centre’s flagship rural employment scheme Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has run out of funds as 21 of 35 States/UTs have utilised over 100% of their allocated funds for FY2021-22.

Recent studies have shown that a combination of natural infection with a single dose of vaccine provides greater immunity than either natural infection without vaccination or full vaccination in infection-naïve individuals. 

At least 195 countries are expected to participate in the COP 26 meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)  in Glasgow that is expected to take place from November 1-12.