CURRENT AFFAIRS

The beginnings of a renewable energy revolution rooted in agriculture are taking shape in India with the first bio-energy plant of a private company in Sangrur district of Punjab.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a huge setback to the global quest for sustainable development as in 2020, for the first time since the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted in 2015, the global average SDG score declined.

Heads of Delegations of the United Nations Security Council’s Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) are in India to attend the Special Meeting of the UNSC CTC held in Mumbai and Delhi on 28-29 October, 2022.

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.