1) Global Risk Report 2024: Report is based on Global Risks Perception Survey and annually released by World Economic Forum.
- India’s top five risks: Misinformation and Disinformation (MI); Infectious diseases; Illicit economic activity; Inequality (wealth and income); and Labour shortage.
- Global short-term risks: MI; Extreme Weather Events (EWS); Societal polarization; Cyber insecurity; etc.
- Global long-term risks: EWS; Critical change to Earth systems; Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse etc.
2) Interim bail: Supreme Court has recently extended the interim bail of an ex-Minister.
- Interim bail is granted for a short time before the hearing for the grant of regular bail or anticipatory bail.
- Other kinds of Bails in India:
- Regular Bail: Granted to a person who has been arrested or is in police custody.
- Anticipatory bail: It can be filed by those who fear arrest for a nonbailable offense.
- Provisions related with bail are covered in Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which has been replaced by Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
3) MILAN 24 Exercise: It is a biennial multi-national naval exercise.
- It was first conceived by Indian Navy in 1995 at Andaman and Nicobar Command with participation of four countries (Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand).
4) Henley Passport Index 2024 (HPI): HPI was released by Henley & Partners, a global leader in residence and citizenship planning.
- HPI ranks different passports according to number of destinations their holders can visit without a prior visa.
- It covers 227 destinations and 199 passports.
- Rankings are based on data provided by International Air Transport Association.
- India stands at 80th rank in list of most powerful passports. Its passport has visa-free access to 62 nations.
- France, Germany, Italy and Spain, Japan and Singapore are sharing number one spot.
