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Caution Against Sharing of Aadhaar Photocopies

In News Two days after it issued an advisory cautioning people against sharing a photocopy of their Aadhar card, the government withdrew the notification. About Advisory Citizens should share their Aadhaar details only with entities that have a user licence from UIDAI.  It did not specify how to verify this user licence. Unlicenced private entities […]

Informal Sector

In News: According to the latest data, Over 94 percent of 27.69 crore informal sector workers registered on the e-Shram portal suggesting vital data for the policymakers in the country. This unorganised portal registered workforce is living under extreme poverty and a majority of them belong to socially backward communities. Data analysis: Income-wise analysis: The […]

Women in Combat Role

In News Recently, Abhilasha Barak from Haryana became the Indian Army’s first woman combat aviator. About The Supreme Court, in a landmark decision on February 17, 2020, ordered that women officers in the Army be given permanent commissions. It rejected the Centre’s claim, that their physiological limits were based on “sex stereotypes” and “gender discrimination […]

Universal Basic Income

In Context  As proposed by the experts, Practical challenges in implementation can come in the way of rolling out a universal basic income scheme. What is Universal Basic Income (UBI)? The Economic Survey 2016-17 has recommended Universal Basic Income (UBI) as an alternative to the various subsidy focused social welfare schemes that aim to reduce […]

Data Localisation

In Context The local storage requirements (Data Localisation) clause in India’s recently proposed Personal Data Protection Bill is facing controversy. Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms has recently stated that this clause could make it “difficult” to provide its services in the country. Data Localisation About: Data localisation simply means restricting the flow of data from […]

40th Edition of PRAGATI

In News  Recently ,the Prime Minister of India chaired the meeting of the 40th edition of PRAGATI. Up to the 39 editions of PRAGATI meetings, 311 projects having a total cost of 14.82 lakh crore have been reviewed.  About PRAGATI Platform It is a multi-purpose and multi-modal platform that is aimed at addressing common man’s […]

Digital India BHASHINI

In News :  Recently, MeitY  organised a brainstorming session on Mission Digital India BHASHINI – [BHASHa INterface for India] – the National Language Translation Mission (NLTM). Digital India BHASHINI  About: It is India’s AI led language translation platform. It will make Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) resources available to MSMEs, Startups and […]

Bhil Pradesh: Demand for Seperate State

In News Recently, the demands for a “Bhil Pradesh”, a separate state for tribal people in western India, have begun to be raised again. Background Mangarh massacre/ Adivasi Jallianwala: Bhil social reformer and spiritual leader Govind Guru first raised the demand for a separate state for tribals back in 1913 after the Mangarh massacre. The […]

Swachh Survekshan 2023

In News  The Union Government launched the Eighth Edition of Swachh Survekshan – SS-2023 under Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0. About  Swachh Survekshan 2023 It is curated towards achieving circularity in waste management.  The survey would give priority to the principle of 3Rs – Reduce, Recycle and Reuse. The theme of SS 2023 : ‘Waste […]

Look Out Circular (LOC)

In News  Recently, Delhi Police issued a Look-out-circular (LoC) against son of Rajasthan Cabinet Minister  in connection with a rape in which he is a suspect. What is a Look Out Circular?  It is a notice to stop any individual wanted by the police, investigating agency or even a bank from leaving or entering the […]