In News The State of the World’s Birds, which is an annual review of environmental resources, has been released recently. About State of the World’s Birds is BirdLife International’s flagship science publication, using birds to assess the condition of our ecosystems as a whole. The study draws from BirdLife International’s latest assessment of all birds […]
In News The Government of India is working to bring in more stringent norms for social media platforms. About Aim: These norms are aimed at increasing accountability for the content, which may lead to dilution of safe harbour rules that protects intermediaries from being held liable for third-party content on their platforms. Work in progress: […]
In News Recently, a proposed change in rules defining the utilisation of funds under the MPLADS has elicited objections from opposition leaders. About the recent changes made and the controversy Recent restoration of funds: The grant of funds under the MPLADS scheme was suspended for nearly 19 months in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic […]
In News Recently, the Maharashtra government has decided to create a master database of all Maharashtra residents, coupled with a state-level unique ID. About Unified Citizen Data Hub (UCDH) Meaning Data from all state government departments will be brought on a single platform to give a “360-degree view of citizens” and the government schemes and […]
In Context The government has asked the SC to defer the hearing on Sedition law. About The Home Minister has asked the Supreme Court to defer the hearing on petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Sedition law. The minister has conveyed that let an appropriate forum, presumably the Parliament will eventually decide the fate […]
In Context The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced a total budget of Rs 597 Crore for large scale preservation of films under the National Film Heritage Mission. NFHM About: The National Film Heritage Mission is an important initiative to preserve and conserve the country’s cinematic heritage. Launch year: It was launched by the Information […]
In News Recently, a beef shortage has been observed in Meghalaya following the implementation of the Assam Cattle Preservation (Amendment) Act, 2021 in Assam. Background The original legislation had been passed in August 2021 which replaced the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 1950, on the ground that the latter lacked sufficient legal provisions to regulate the […]
In context A recent World Bank Report has shown that extreme poverty in India more than halved in the last decade. About The report shows that the poverty level has decreased from 22.5 per cent to 10.2 per cent between 2011 and 2019. The reduction level was greater for rural areas (26.3 per cent to […]
In News The Government has prepared a new draft National Youth Policy (NYP) after reviewing the existing draft of National Youth Policy, 2014. About the Policy Ministry: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Aim: The new draft NYP envisages a ten-year vision for youth development that India seeks to achieve by 2030. The new draft […]
In News Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recently released the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) Report. Key Finding of the Report Under Age marriage: According to the fifth round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) the national average of underage marriages has come down. 23.3% women got married before […]
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