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Gig Workers

In News The Rajasthan Government is about to bring the Rajasthan Platform-based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023, which has stringent provisions against errant aggregators, including barring them from operating in the State.  Highlights of the Bill Rajasthan Platform-based Gig Workers Welfare Board: It will design welfare policies and hear grievances of the workers […]

Understanding Temperature Anomalies

In News March 2023 was the second warmest March on record.  More about the news Warm March: March 2023 was the second warmest in the instrumental record.  The warmest March occurred just a few years ago in 2016, when the biggest El Niño of the 21st century triggered a ‘mini’ global warming.  In India, we […]

National Health Accounts Estimates for India (2019-20)

In News Recently, the National Health Accounts Estimates for India (2019-20) are being released. Major Highlights Share of Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) in Total Health Expenditure declines from 62.6% in 2014-15 to 47.1% in 2019-20                                           […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 3 India’s reliance on imported crude oil at a record high of 87.3% in FY23 (Economy) Know about India’s reliance on imported crude and its implications    GS 2 7 Sudan evacuation operation begins, 500 Indians board Navy ship (International Relations)   […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   India braces to evacuate nationals from Sudan (International Relations) Learn facts related to ‘Operation Kaveri’ GS 2 3&   8 Governors should not sit over Bills, says Supreme Court Pending Bills, the issue of gubernatorial inaction    (Polity and Governance) […]

Guided Bomb

In News The Ukrainian government has reported an increase in the number of guided bomb attacks carried out by the Russian forces. Ukrainian military experts believe Russia currently has two types of guided bombs. Satellite-guided UPAB-1500B High-explosive FAB-type bomb equipped with wings What are Guided Bombs? A guided bomb (also known as a smart bomb, […]

Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP)

In News  Recently, the French company  Electricite de France (EDF) stated that Nuclear liability issues were not resolved for the Jaitapur project. About Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP) Indo-French cooperation on the ‘peaceful use of nuclear energy’ was signed in 2008, primarily for building the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP). India has announced plans to […]

India’s First Water Body Census

In News  The Ministry of Jal Shakti has recently released the report of India’s first water bodies census. More about the census  About: India’s first water bodies census contains a comprehensive database of ponds, tanks, lakes, and reservoirs in the country.  The census was conducted in 2018-19, and enumerated more than 2.4 million water bodies […]

National Panchayati Raj Day

In News The Ministry of Panchayati Raj in collaboration with the Government of Madhya Pradesh commemorated National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD). Major Highlights of the Day The Prime Minister inaugurated an integrated e-GramSwaraj and GeM portal for public procurement at the Panchayat level.  The integration aims at enabling panchayats to market their goods and services […]

Indian Handmade Portal

In News The Ministry of Textiles has developed an E-Commerce portal for the handicrafts and handloom sector. About the Portal It is an authentic Indian handloom & handicraft virtual store where artisans/weavers will be directly connected to the buyers through a common platform. Diverse variety of authentic sellers can register over this portal, namely, artisans, […]