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General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021

In News Recently, the Lok Sabha passed a Bill to amend public sector general insurance law.   About The Bill seeks to amend the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972.   The Bill seeks to provide for a greater private sector participation in the public sector insurance companies regulated under the Act. It is aimed at […]

Gender Budgeting

In News Recently, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has been working for faster implementation of gender budgeting. The Ministry has made consistent efforts to support the institutionalization of Gender Budgeting (GB) at the State/UT level.  Recent Developments Steps Taken by States/UT: 27 States/UTs have adopted Gender Budgeting and have taken various steps to […]

Malnutrition in India

In News Recently, the Union Minister for Women and Child Development has informed Rajya Sabha that there were 927,606 severely acute malnourished children in India. Child Malnutrition Malnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight, obesity, and resulting diet-related noncommunicable diseases. The term malnutrition addresses 3 broad groups […]

Academic Bank of Credit

In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India has announced the launch of the Academic Bank of Credit. Academic Bank of Credit It is an academic service mechanism for storing and transferring academic credits of a student. The scheme is in line with the new National Education Policy, 2020. It is envisaged as a digital […]

Reservation in National Quota Medical Seats

In News Recently, the Union Health Ministry has announced 27 per cent for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and 10 per cent quota for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in national quota medical seats. About The aforementioned reservation has been announced in the All India Quota (AIQ) scheme for various undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) medical/dental […]

Social Audit of Social Sector Schemes

In News Recently, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated a scheme, namely Information-Monitoring, Evaluation and Social Audit (I-MESA) in FY 2021-22. About Under this scheme, Social Audits are to be conducted for all the schemes of the Department starting FY 2021-22.  These social audits are done through Social Audit Units (SAU) of […]

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2021 Passed

In News Recently, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) (Amendment) Bill, 2021 has been passed by the Lok Sabha. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2021 It proposed the Pre-packaged Insolvency Resolution Process (PIRP), also called ‘pre-packs’ as an insolvency resolution mechanism for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). It will replace the Insolvency and […]

Emigration Bill 2021

In News Recently, the Ministry of External Affairs has put Emigration Bill 2021, in the public domain for inputs. About The bill seeks a long-overdue opportunity to reform the recruitment process for nationals seeking employment abroad especially countries in Gulf or West Asia etc. The bill will soon be introduced in Parliament. Emigration Act 1983 […]

‘Gatekeeper Model’ to Prevent Suicides in Prisons

In News Recently, the NIMHANS issued detailed guidelines to deal with mental health challenges of inmates and staff. About In a bid to prevent suicides triggered by mental health issues in prisons across the country, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, has recommended the “Gatekeeper Model”. NIMHANS is acting on […]

Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021

In News Recently, the Union Defence Minister has introduced ‘The Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021’ in Lok Sabha. Objectives and Need It aims to empower the Central government to regulate the uninterrupted supply of arms, ammunition and other goods and services to the Armed Forces in case of a strike against a decision to corporatise […]