CURRENT AFFAIRS

In 1997, the famous Indian astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar organised a public talk for a visiting British mathematical physicist in an auditorium in central Pune.

This year marks 15 years of the enactment of the Right to Information (RTI) law, which has empowered millions to assert their citizenship and show truth to power.

Economic reforms are drawing a new dividing line in the society between small groups of beneficiaries and vast sections of casualties.

National Green Tribunal held that environmental clearance given to Kaleshwaram project is in violation of law.

Demand to convert National Payments Corporation of India into a profit making body to withstand competition.

IMF predicts, India is set to drop below Bangladesh in terms of per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the economy is projected to contract by a massive 10.3 percent this year.

National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) to launch Ayushman Sahakar scheme to fund co-operative healthcare facilities.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has approached Chief Justice of India by writing a letter wherein he has mentioned how Justice N V Ramana has influenced the State High Court cases.

The Global Forest Expert Panel issued its findings on current environmental challenges, and projected extreme poverty due to COVID 19 pandemic, in a report titled, ‘Forests, Trees and the Eradication of Poverty : Potential and Limitations’.

In September last year, when over 50,000 Indians gathered for the hyped up Howdy Modi event in Houston, it was the largest-ever political meeting addressed by a foreign leader in the United States.