In News Recently, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya presided over the release of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS-4) India, 2019. About the Survey The fourth round of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS-4) was conducted in 2019 by the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). […]
In News A Investor Summit will be organized to invite investment for setting up vehicle scrapping infrastructure. About the Summit The summit involves the participation from potential investors, industry experts, and concerned central and state government ministries. The Summit is being organized to invite investment for setting up vehicle scrapping infrastructure under the Voluntary Vehicle-Fleet […]
In News Recently, the National Commission of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) conducted a nationwide assessment of minority schools. The report titled “Impact of Exemption under Article 15 (5) with regards to Article 21A of the Constitution of India on Education of Minority Communities’’. Aims and Objectives It was aimed at finding ways to ensure […]
In News Recently, the Lok Sabha passed the Constitution 127th Amendment Bill, 2021 restoring States’ rights to specify OBC groups. About According to the Constitution of India, Articles 15(4), 15(5) and 16(4) confer power on a state to identify and declare the list of socially and educationally backward classes. As a matter of practice, separate […]
In News The Prime Minister released the 9th instalment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN). About The government has so far transferred nine installments amounting around ?1.57 lakh crore to farmer families under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme. Also, in a bid to reduce the country’s dependency on […]
In News Recently, the Oil Ministry launched the sixth bid round of the Open Acreage Licensing Programme. About Under this, 21 blocks, with an area of approximately 35,346 sq km are on offer to investors. These 21 blocks are spread across 11 Sedimentary Basins and include 15 Onland blocks, 4 Shallow Water blocks and 2 […]
In News The Rajya Sabha passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which amends the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950. About The Bill seeks to amend the constitutional list of Scheduled Tribes as recommended by Arunachal Pradesh. At present, there are 18 communities with their synonyms appearing in the illustrative list of Scheduled […]
In News Virtually half of a belated Rs 2,200 crore allotted for completing ongoing MPLADS (Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) projects in 2020-21 simply lapsed. About This happened as the Finance Ministry granted “barely a week” to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) to release the funds — inviting the ire […]
In News Recently, the Delhi High Court has allowed the medical termination of pregnancy of a woman who had completed 22 weeks of gestation as the foetus was suffering from multiple abnormalities. Background As per the Indian Penal Code, 1860 voluntarily terminating a pregnancy was considered a criminal offence. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) […]
In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) ruled that use preventive detention only if detenu affects or is likely to affect public order. Recent Case The Court held that to invoke a public detention law against someone, it is not enough that his/her actions pose a threat to law and order but must affect the […]
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