In News The Union government has made digitally capturing MGNREGA attendance universal from January 1, 2023 through (NMMS). From May 16, 2022, capturing attendance via the app was made compulsory for all worksites with 20 or more workers. This required uploading two time-stamped and geotagged photographs of the workers. National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) About: […]
In News Veer Bal Diwas was recently commemorated in India on December 26th for the first time. More about the news About: The day was observed to mark the martyrdom of Sri Guru Gobind Singh’s sons Sahibzadas Baba Zorawar Singh Ji and Baba Fateh Singh Ji. Programs held: Programme marking ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ was celebrated […]
In News A recent Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG) report on the update exercise of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam has flagged serious irregularities. About The irregularities include: haphazard development” of software for the exercise, Making it prone to data tampering, Flagged undue profits worth crores amassed by the system integrator […]
In News Recently, the Election Commission of India has begun the process of delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies in Assam. More about the news About delimitation exercise in Assam: About: The last delimitation of constituencies in Assam was done on the basis of census figures of 1971 by the then Delimitation Commission in 1976. […]
Context Recently, the Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has launched revamped Probity Portal, e-HRMS 2.0 Portal and Mobile Application of iGoTKarmayogi Portal. About e-HRMS 2.0 portal: The portal provides various services such as transfers (rotation/mutual), deputation, APAR, IPR, iGOT trainings, vigilance status, deputation opportunities, service book and other basic HR services like leave, tour, reimbursements, […]
In News Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister unveiled the ‘right to repair’ portal on National Consumer Day. The theme of National Consumer Day 2022 was “Effective disposal of cases in consumer commission”. About On the ‘right to repair’ portal, manufacturers would share the manual of product details with customers so that they could either […]
In News Every year December 25 is celebrated as Good Governance Day as it marks the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Good Governance Day In 2014, the government announced that December 25 would be celebrated as Good Governance Day. Purpose: To increase public access to various government programmes and services via […]
In News In India, private healthcare needs to be made affordable alongside expanding public healthcare. Key Indicators for Indian Health Sector Poor Ranking: India ranks poorly on multiple health financing indicators. Meagre Public Health Expenditure: Its public health expenditure as a percentage of its GDP (1.28%) and share of general government expenditure dedicated to health […]
In News The J&K Lieutenant Governor’s administration recently notified fresh land rules under J&K Land Grant Rules-2022 and replaced the J&K Land Grants Rules-1960. About J&K Land Grants Rules-1960 It dealt with the special rules to grant government land on lease in the erstwhile State of J&K. Prime locations such as Srinagar, Jammu, Gulmarg and […]
In News Recently, the Governor of Uttarakhand gave consent to the State’s Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act. Key Points Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act: This law was made in Uttarakhand in 2018. There was a provision of punishment of one to five years for conversion by force or inducement. Important Provisions of Amendment Act: Strict […]