CURRENT AFFAIRS

At the Constitution Day celebrations organized by the Supreme Court in November 2022, President Droupadi Murmu highlighted the plight of prisoners across India.

Recently, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said that it was ready to pilot remote voting for domestic migrants through newly devised remote electronic voting machines (RVMs) so that the voter does not have to travel to their home State or district to cast their vote.

Amidst all the tectonic shifts around the world, what appears to be a certainty is the emergence of an Asia-centric century.

Recently, the Union Cabinet decided to provide free foodgrains to all 81 crore beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for one year.

India’s assumption of the 18th G20 presidency underpins a new epoch for the grouping. For the first time, the ‘Troika’ will comprise three emerging market economies – Indonesia, India, and Brazil.

According to data by the Reserve Bank of India, frauds have cost the country an estimated ₹100 crore a day over the last seven years. 

The government has announced that it will roll out vaccines for the prevention of cervical cancer to girls aged between 9 and 14 years through schools.

International Migrants Day is observed annually on December 18 and this year it must be seen in the backdrop of unprecedented volatility that began in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Indian Ocean and South Asian regions are at the heart of new fault lines considering their geo-political and geo-economic prominence and India’s emergence as a major power.

Year 2022 was a difficult year on the geopolitical and diplomatic stage as for India, the choices grew more difficult, given its strategic ties with the U.S. and Europe and traditional ties with Russia.