CURRENT AFFAIRS

The electricity policies of South Asian countries aim at providing electricity to every household and ensure supply of reliable and quality electricity in an efficient manner  at reasonable rates.

Recently, several news agencies reported that the World Health Organization (WHO) was set to release an estimate of excess deaths during the pandemic period the world over.

Recently, the RBI released the Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) for March 2022. The survey aims at capturing subjective assessments on price movements and inflation of about 6,000 households based on their individual consumption baskets across 19 cities.

Recently, the India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group (JWG) on fisheries held its much-awaited deliberations (in virtual format) on March 25.

Amid the “India Out” campaign that has been roiling the Maldives for months, its President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih on Thursday issued a decree banning protests against the country, citing a threat to national security.

Recent reports from NASA inform that the deployment and aligning of the mammoth James Webb telescope is proceeding well and may even ‘exceed expectations’.

Recently, President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to unify the three civic bodies in the national capital.

Among the key objectives of reforms, one has been to reduce the distortions generated by the earlier excessive micromanagement of the economy.

Recently, communal clashes broke out during Ram Navami processions in several parts of the country; subsequently, the governments bulldozed the houses of those who were allegedly involved in rioting claiming that these demolitions are in response to illegal encroachments.

India TB Report 2022 noted a 19% increase in 2021 from the previous year in TB patients’ notification as the number of incident TB patients notified during 2021 was 19,33,381 against the 16,28,161 in 2020.