Current Affairs

The Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development is implementing Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) to empower women in agriculture by making systematic investments to enhance their participation and productivity.

On 25^th December, 2019, on the occasion of Good Governance Day, the government launched Good Governance Index (GGI) to assess the state of governance in the country.

On 24^th December, 2019, the Union Cabinet approved a transformational organisational restructuring of the Indian Railways.

The second two-plus-two dialogue between India and the US took place on 18^th December, 2019, in Washington during which the two countries made a comprehensive review of cross-cutting foreign policy and defence and security issues in bilateral ties.

Recently, the Code on Social Security, which is the last of the four labour codes, was introduced in Lok Sabha.

On 11^th December, 2019, European Commission presented European Green Deal- the most ambitious package of measures, which will enable European citizens and businesses to benefit from sustainable green transition.

Recently, concerns have been raised over the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) for its exclusionary nature. The scheme suffers from critical drawbacks in both design and implementation.

The Home Ministry announced on 19th December, 2019 that from 26^th January, 2020, the the UTs of Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli will become a single union territory. 

On 14^th December, 2019, the World Economic Forum (WEF) published the Global Gender Gap Index-2020, which provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of the global gender gap and of efforts and insights to close it.