CURRENT AFFAIRS

This is an incredibly difficult time for the world as it is facing two momentous challenges: COVID-19 and climate change. 

In the recent past , the focus for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Missions abroad has shifted after the second Covid wave.

The true extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child labour is yet to be measured but all indications show that it would be significant as children are unable to attend school and parents are unable to find work.

The cycle of violence between the Israeli and Palestine is neither the first nor likely to be the last of its kind. 

It is not surprising that the raging pandemic has transformed our lives drastically, dramatically, and also differently. 

The 43rd meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is to be held on May 28. The GST Council was mandated to meet at least once every quarter, but it had not met for two quarters, ostensibly due to the pandemic.

More than a year after the Covid-19 pandemic struck, the virus has affected 190 countries, leading to a 4.3 percent contraction of the world economy,

During the second wave of Covid infections, communities emerged as resilient entities across the country.

The Indian government announced a pandemic-related stimulus package in FY 2020-21 though there was large decline in tax revenue.

COVID-19 has tested the resilience of all public institutions. Despite its efforts, bureaucracy has emerged as a major concern for the ineffective response to the COVID-19 crisis.