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Demand for ‘tribal’ status

In News  The Centre is reported to be considering granting “tribal” status to the Trans-Giri region of Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district.  Background  The Constitution provides for two types of areas: “Scheduled Areas” in terms of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, and “Tribal Areas” in terms of the Sixth Schedule. “The “Tribal Areas” are designated […]

Tele-Law service

In News  The Union Minister of Law and Justice announced that from this year, Tele-law service was being made free of cost for the citizens in the country. About Tele-law service It is a service that uses video conferencing facilities and telephone services to connect lawyers to litigants who need legal advice.  This service aims […]

OBC Reservation in Local Body Elections

In Context Recently, the Supreme Court allowed 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in all the upcoming local body elections in Maharashtra. More about the news About: Supreme Court bench accepted the report by the five-member Banthia commission and allowed reservation for OBCs in the Nagar Panchayat, Nagar Parishad and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections.   […]

Mission Buniyad

In News  The Delhi government said that under Mission Buniyaad, held between April and June, students of government and Municipal Corporation of Delhi schools have shown 20%-30% improvement in literacy, numeracy skills.  The government plans to extend the scheme. About Mission Buniyaad  The Delhi government in February 2018 had announced the launch of ‘Mission Buniyaad’ […]

Aragalaya

In News  As Sri Lanka’s Parliament votes for a new President ,some sections of the aragalaya have sent out the signal that they will not accept a leader who bats for the status quo. About Aragalaya It is  a Sinhalese word for “struggle”. It is being used widely to describe the daily gathering of people […]

Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities), (Second Amendment) Rules 2022

In News Recently, the Union govt. has amended the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) 2011 Rules.  About The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities), (Second Amendment) Rules 2022 It has allowed the electronic products to declare certain mandatory declarations through the QR Code for a period of one year, if not declared in the package itself. Earlier, all […]

Renunciation of Indian Citizenship

In News Recently, Government Data claimed that over 3.9 lakh Indians gave up citizenship in the past 3 yrs to settle abroad. Key Findings America emerged as the top choice among 103 countries where the emigrants settled. 2021: More than 1.63 lakh Indians relinquished their citizenship in 2021 alone. Of them, more than 78,000 took […]

Kala Azar (Black Death)

In Context  According to reports, eleven districts of Bengal have reported at least 65 cases of black fever or kala azar in the last couple of weeks Kala-azar About: It is a slow progressing indigenous disease caused by a protozoan parasite of genus Leishmania. Kala azar or leishmaniases is one of the most dangerous neglected […]

Randomised Controlled Trials

In News  Economist and Nobel laureate Michael R Kremer has said that for a diverse country like India Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) must be carried out at multiple sites for better analysis and to see differences across states. More In News  RCT was heavily discussed after Kremer and fellow economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo […]

Guidelines to facilitate Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs)

In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has asked the national and state child rights bodies to issue guidelines to facilitate Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) in making the preliminary assessment . About This is to be done for determining whether a child of 16 years of age and above can be tried as an adult […]