In News Recently ,The Department of Empowerment of Person with Disabilities (DoEPwD) released the draft of the national policy for persons with disabilities (“Policy”) . Need The necessity for a new policy was felt because of multiple factors such as India’s signing of the United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Enactment of […]
In News Union Tribal Affairs Minister inaugurated a two-day symposium ‘Manthan’ on upliftment of tribal communities at Palghar in Maharashtra today. About Manthan Symposium The Symposium is focussing on the various programmes to be undertaken on Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav by Eklavya Model Residential Schools, Fees Control Authority, Grants Department and Tribal Museums which organize […]
In News The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is set to return to funding through private investments and plans to offer at least two highway upgradation projects to private players using the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model during the current quarter. About Build-operate-transfer (BOT) model It refers to the initial concession by a public entity such […]
In News The Ministry of Women and Child Development has issued detailed guidelines for the ‘Mission Shakti’ scheme. About Mission Shakti The Government of India has launched ‘Mission Shakti’ – an integrated women empowerment programme as an umbrella scheme for the safety, security and empowerment of women for implementation during the 15th Finance Commission period […]
In News The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched the Platform of Platforms (POP) under the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) on the sidelines of the State Agriculture and Horticulture Ministers’ Conference in Bengaluru, Karnataka today. About National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) It is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing APMC mandis […]
In News India’s first confirmed monkeypox case has been reported in a 35-year-old male in Kerala, who reached the State capital three days ago from the UAE. Monkeypox About: Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease that occurs primarily in tropical rainforest areas of Central and West Africa and is occasionally exported to other regions. Monkeypox […]
In News Recently, the debate over the new Forest Conservation Rules brought in by the Central government is heating up ahead of Parliament’s monsoon session. Latest version of the rules will be placed in the Parliament in the Monsoon Session as the law requires that the rules be placed before both the Houses. Forest Conservation […]
In News Recently, ahead of the Monsoon Session a row has erupted over a 50-page compilation of words deemed unfit for use in Parliament. About the recent controversy Coverage: The new list has words and phrases disallowed not only in the Indian Parliament, but also in various state assemblies, as well as some parliaments of […]
In News According to the recent guidelines issued by the Women and Child Development Ministry Beti Bachao Beti Padhao will now be extended across the country. About Beti Bachao Beti Padhao It is a flagship scheme of the Government of India, launched by the Prime Minister in 2015 in Haryana to arrest the declining Child […]
In News Recently ,the Chief Justice of India stated that the pendency of cases is a major issue and the problem is intensifying . Data Analysis More than 40% of cases are decided after three years in India, while in many other countries less than 1% of cases are decided after three years. If India does […]