CURRENT AFFAIRS

Pollution continues to smother Delhi despite orders from the Supreme Court as the root cause of air pollution in cities is driven by urban form and transport infrastructure. solutions depend on the stage of development.

Eight years after the RBI issued its first advisory cautioning holders of virtual currencies about the potential financial and security risks, and two years after drafting a Bill to ban cryptocurrencies.

In November 2021, Department of Expenditure, the Ministry of Finance released ₹8,453.92 crore to 19 States as a health grant to rural and urban local bodies (ULBs).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced that India would aim for net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. India is the only major economy whose policies and actions are on track to limit global average temperature rise below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, as envisioned in the Paris Agreement.

World leaders converged in Glasgow for the COP26 but Presidents of China and Russia, the world’s second and fourth largest carbon emitters failed to make their presence.This leads all eyes on India, the world’s third largest carbon emitter.

The government recently released the factsheets of key indicators on population, reproductive and child health, family welfare, nutrition and others for India as well as 14 states and UTs, clubbed under phase two of the 2019-21 NFHS-5.

The joint parliamentary committee (JPC) reviewing the proposed Personal Data Protection Bill (PDPB), 2019  finalised its report recently.

An appropriate understanding based on reliable and timely public data is critical to ensure effective policy intervention and becomes the cornerstone of good governance.

Several attempts have been made since 1991 economic reforms  to reform the fertilizer sector to keep a check on the rising fertilizer subsidy bill, promote the efficient use of fertilizers, achieve balanced use of N, P and K (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium), and reduce water and air pollution caused by fertilizers like urea.

A Recent report for 2021 released by the Pentagon named China Military Power Report (CMPR) categorically underscores the growing challenge posed by the increasing capabilities of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and its ambitions across various dimensions of military power.