Daily Current Affairs – 12-05-2024

Infrastructure

Special 301 Report

2024

The US has once again included India in the ‘priority watch list’ of countries, along with China, Russia, Venezuela, and three others. India remains “one of the world’s most challenging” major economies with respect to the protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP). India still needs to fully implement the WIPO Internet Treaties and to ensure that copyright statutory licenses do not extend to interactive transmissions.

Aging well in Asia

Report 2024

The new report titled ‘Aging Well in Asia’ was prepared by Asian Development Bank. The South Korea and Thailand have achieved universal health coverage. In Bangladesh, Indonesia and India, more than half of those without access to healthcare are in the bottom two wealth quintiles.