CURRENT AFFAIRS

A 2021 report by the U.S.- India Strategic Partnership Forum states that the third-gen web will be crucial for India to realise its $1.1 trillion digital asset opportunity by 2032.

Even though women have been breaking the glass ceiling of patriarchy in every sector, politics is the arena where women find it the most challenging to find space. 

Regardless of the global progress that has been made to date, the sheer population size of India means that realizing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a global scale is intrinsically tied to the success of India.

Recently, the Ministry of Water Resources recently made public a report titled National Compilation on Dynamic Ground Water Resources of Indiathat gives a snapshot of India’s groundwater situation.

The issues regarding India’s nuclear liability law continue to hold up the more than a decade-old plan to build six nuclear power reactors in Maharashtra’s Jaitapur, the world’s biggest nuclear power generation site under consideration at present.

Recently, a prominent and far-reaching update has been notified that extends the anti-money laundering provisions to virtual digital assets businesses and service providers.

The National Commission for Protection of Children (NCPCR) has recently issued guidelines for conducting a preliminary assessment by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) under Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 (JJ Act, 2015).

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has found in a new report titled ‘State of the Global Climate 2022’ that the world’s sea level is rising at an unprecedented rate, portending potentially disastrous consequences for the weather, agriculture, the extant groundwater crisis, and social disparities.

Recently, the European Parliament has approved the world’s first set of comprehensive rules to bring largely unregulated cryptocurrency markets under the ambit of regulation by government authorities.

The third India-Japan Intellectual Dialogue hosted by the Asian Confluence (ASCON), in Agartala, Tripura, was an ideal opportunity to assess the evolving thinking of experts and policymakers.