CURRENT AFFAIRS

Recently, the United Nations’ World Population Prospects (WPP), 2022, forecasts India becoming the most populous country by 2023, surpassing China, with a 140 crore population.

The Official Language Committee, headed by Home Minister Amit Shah, recently submitted its report to President Droupadi Murmu. It recommended that Hindi be made the medium of instruction in Central institutions of higher education in Hindi-speaking States and regional languages in other States.

The global economic order is dependent on the migration of skilled and unskilled labour which makes this dynamic interaction between physical and human capital catalyses the world’s economies in varying proportions.

With the world population estimated to grow to 9.7 billion by 2050, food security and sustainability are imperative to overcome hunger and reduce the impact of climate change.

Cyber threat is hardly confined to any one domain but the civilian sphere where the cyber threat is becoming more all-pervading today and, in turn, a serious menace. 

For the first time since it began over 30 years ago, the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Report has warned that global human development measures have declined across most countries in the past two years.

The majority of women workers in rural areas (72%) are engaged in agricultural activities but with the exception of participation in dairy co-operatives, specifically in milk marketing, women’s role in the livestock economy is not as widely known or discussed. 

Climate change is a unique threat due to its impacts on populations and ecosystems over time. These impacts stems from the complex links between the state of the climate and the causes of poverty, embedded as they are within various socio-cultural contexts.

India ranks 107 out of 121 countries on the Global Hunger Index in which it fares worse than all countries in South Asia {Sri Lanka (64), Nepal (81), Bangladesh (84), and Pakistan (99)} barring war-torn Afghanistan(109).

The recent drivers of Indian defence exports reveals the salience of simplified industrial licensing, easing of export restrictions, and issuance of no-objection certificates.