CURRENT AFFAIRS

The 3rd meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue was held in New Delhi on 19 December 2021 under the chairmanship of the External Affairs Minister of India in which Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Republic of Uzbekistan took part.

Manual scavenging is a shameful practice, eradication of which is not only the responsibility of the government but also of the society because manual scavenging is rooted in India’s historical system of hierarchy and exclusion: The caste system.

As per the 'World Inequality Report 2022', India is among the most unequal countries in the world, with rising poverty and an 'affluent elite. While India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, it is also one of the most unequal countries.

The demand of farmers to provide a legal guarantee for the minimum support price (MSP) for their produce has triggered a nationwide debate as specialists  believe that to procure all the 23 crops on MSP would be “fiscally ruinous” and a logistical nightmare.

Recently, India voted against  a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) linking climate to security and questioning the need for the resolution when the issue is already being dealt under the UNFCCC or United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Recently at the Global Technology Summit in Delhi organized by the Ministry of External Affairs and Carnegie India, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that democracies are facing unique challenges from technology and countries..

Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a very significant step in the field of indirect tax reforms as it amalgamates a large number of Central and State taxes into a single tax and paves the way for “one nation one tax”.

Constitution Day also known as 'Samvidhan Divas', is celebrated in our country on 26th November every year to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India.

If there was a large, liberal pool of patient investment capital, it is highly probable that there would be tremendous scope for a greater number of Indian innovators and startups to develop, test, and enhance AI and Deep Tech-enabled products and services.

There are several concerns about the state of nutrition in the country, and the recently released fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019-2021) offers an opportunity to look specifically  at nutrition related indicators.