Daily Current Affairs – 12-04-2024

Government/Politics

Annual review of

state laws 2023

In 2023, of the Rs. 18.5 lakh crore budget presented by 10 States, close to 40% was passed without discussion. As many as 20 States also saw 84 Ordinances being promulgated in 2023. The highest number of Ordinances was promulgated by Uttar Pradesh (20), followed by Andhra Pradesh (11), and Maharashtra (9). In 2023, only four Ordinances were promulgated in Kerala, compared to 15 in 2022, and 144 in 2021. Madhya Pradesh passed 85% of its Rs. 3.14 lakh crore Budget without discussion, the highest among the ten States. Kerala came second with 78%, followed by Jharkhand (75%) and West Bengal (74%). In 2023, the Public Accounts Committee held 24 sittings and tabled 16 reports on average in the States considered. In five of the 13 States for which data was available — Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Maharashtra, and Odisha — the PAC did not table any reports. In contrast, the PAC in Tamil Nadu tabled 95 reports followed by Himachal Pradesh (75 reports).

General/Other

India surpasses

Japan to become third largest solar power generator in 2023.

The Ember report said the global solar generation in 2023 was more than six times larger than in 2015, the year when India ranked ninth in solar energy deployment. India surpasses Japan to become third largest solar power generator in 2023. India behind China, US, Brazil in terms of solar power generation.