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Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Scheme

In News Recently, the Rajasthan Chief Minister launched a scheme on the lines of the MGNREGA to provide 100 days of employment to families in urban areas. About Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Scheme Aim Providing economic support to the poor and needy families living in the cities through work to be provided on demand for […]

Places of Worship Act challenged in SC

In News A representative of the erstwhile royal family of Kashi has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Places of Worship Act, 1991. A three-judge Supreme Court bench will take up petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991  on October 11, 2022 About the Act  the P.V. Narasimha Rao government […]

India-China disengagement at LAC

In News  Recently ,India and China announced that their armies have begun to disengage from Patrolling Point-15 in the Gogra-Hotsprings area of Eastern Ladakh, marking a step forward to end the standoff ongoing since May 2020. More In News  The move comes ahead of next week’s Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan, which both […]

Developments in India-Bangladesh Ties

In News  Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ongoing state visit to India and meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi have resulted in positive outcomes. Bangladesh is now central to India’s “Neighbourhood First Policy”, particularly given the economic crisis affecting Pakistan and Sri Lanka.  Latest Developments  During the current visit, seven agreements have been concluded in […]

Queen Elizabeth II

In News  Britain’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, died on September 8 at the age of 96. About  Early Life : Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor on April 21, 1926, in Mayfair, central London. She is the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, who will become King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, […]

National Cooperation Policy (NCP)

In News Recently, the government constituted a 47-member committee, headed by former union cabinet minister Suresh Prabhu to draft a new national cooperation policy document . About This Policy is being formulated to realize the government’s vision of ‘Sahakar Se Samriddhi’. It will have a holistic approach from primary agriculture credit societies (PACS) upwards. It […]

Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan

In News Recently, the President of India launched the `Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’. Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan Vision:  It has been envisioned to bring together all community stakeholders to support those on TB treatment and accelerate the country’s progress towards TB elimination. This is aimed at working towards TB elimination from […]

Central Vista Avenue

In News Recently, the Prime Minister unveiled the new look of the revamped Central Vista Avenue, the 3-km stretch from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to the India Gate. PM also said that the Kingsway or Rajpath which was the symbol of slavery has become a matter of history and has been erased forever. About the recent […]

Mental Health Challenges in Uniformed Forces

In News The government needs to ensure the mental well-being of uniformed personnel.  Causes for Mental Health Issues in the Uniformed Forces Strict Hierarchy: Uniformed forces are tightly structured with a command-and-control hierarchy system. The hierarchy is rarely breached. The system ensures discipline, clarity of roles and accountability.  However, it tends to become inhuman, especially […]

Medium of Instruction in Schools

In News Over the years, there has been a raging debate over the need for children to have their mother tongue as the medium of instruction in schools. Background  The mother tongue, home language or the first language educationally means the language which the child is using to connect to the world, to people, to […]