In News Recently, the Union Home Ministry amended certain rules related to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA). Background The home ministry made the FCRA rules tougher in November 2020, making it clear that NGOs which may not be directly linked to a political party but engage in political action like bandhs, strike or road […]
In Context The ruling in National Legal Services Authority (NLSA) v. Union Of India, famously known as the NALSA Case, has far-reaching implications. The judgement of the NALSA Case: Legal Recognition for Third Gender: The Court directed Centre and State Governments to grant legal recognition of gender identity whether it be male, female or third-gender. […]
In Context Recently ,Inter-ministerial committee has observed that Covid-19 pandemic is likely to have “aggravated the silent crisis” of undernutrition in India About the committee The inter-ministerial committee includes officials from the Ministry of Food, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Women and Child Development, and the Ministry of Education, as well as scientists […]
In News The United Nations held a high-level meeting on Global Road Safety to review the progress and challenges and a new analytical series on road safety was recently published in The Lancet. Key Highlight of the report Routinely wearing helmets and seat belts, obeying speed limits, and avoiding driving drunk could save between 347,000 […]
In Context The 2021 amendment to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act fails to address some issues . Origin of abortion law in India In the 1960s, in the wake of a high number of induced abortions taking place, the Union government ordered the constitution of the Shantilal Shah Committee to deliberate on the legalisation […]
In News Recently, the UN rights office released a Report which states, Internet shutdowns hurt much more than we realise. About The dramatic real-life effects of Internet shutdowns on people’s lives and human rights have been vastly underestimated. Aim of the Report: To shed much-needed light on the phenomenon of Internet shutdowns, Looking at when […]
In News Social audit report states Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) fund deviated and misappropriated of worth Rs 22 crore in Kerala Key Findings The audit report was prepared by Kerala Social Audit Society in 296 out of the 941 village panchayats. The audit was conducted from December last year to March […]
In News Recently, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched the second phase of the Going Online As Leaders (GOAL) program. GOAL Program About: The programme is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Meta (FaceBook). It will create a platform for Self-Help Groups and families associated with TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development […]
In News Recently, the Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2019-20 was released by the Ministry of Education. Key Findings Durin the Pandemic year, students in around 61 percent districts of the country had very little exposure to digital learning. Reason: This was majorly due to limited availability of computers, Internet facilities and teachers […]
In News Recently, experts noted that the Juvenile Justice Act amendment could make it harder to report abuse in child care institutions. About the recent controversy Section 86 of the JJ Act: the amendment under challenge is the one to Section 86 of the JJ Act, according to which crimes under the special law, with […]
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