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Goa Statehood Day

In News Recently, Goa celebrated its foundation day. About the Statehood day of Goa After India gained independence in 1947, the people of Goa requested the Portuguese to leave Goan territory.  However, the Portuguese refused.  In 1961, India launched Operation Vijay and annexed Goa and Daman and Diu with the Indian mainland. When Goa became […]

Indian Media’s Role During Pandemic

In News Recently, the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister applauded the Indian media for its role during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key Points At the 17th Asia Media Summit, via video conferencing, the I&B Minister said that Indian media ensured that COVID awareness messages, important government guidelines and free consultations with doctors reached everyone in the […]

PM CARES for Children Scheme

In News Recently, the PM CARES for Children Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister for the Children.  A passbook of PM CARES for Children and health card under Ayushman Bharat was handed over to the beneficiaries during the launch of the Scheme. About PM CARES for Children Scheme Aim & Objectives: To support children […]

World No Tobacco Day

In News Each year, World No Tobacco Day is observed on 31st May to raise awareness about the harmful health impacts of smoking and motivate people to quit smoking. The theme for World No Tobacco Day 2022 is “Protect The Environment”. Tobacco Production & Consumption in India India is the world’s second largest producer of […]

Changing balance of power between India and Pakistan

In Context  Some major changes in Indian diplomacy towards Pakistan  have been observed in the last few years . India’s approach today is very different from the framework that emerged at the dawn of the 1990s and the regional and international context has also altered in many ways since the early 1990s essentially in India’s […]

West Nile Virus

In News  The Kerala health department is on alert after the death of a 47-year-old from Thrissur due to the West Nile Virus. What is West Nile Virus? It is a mosquito-borne, single-stranded RNA virus.  It is a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of the family Flaviviridae. […]

Caution Against Sharing of Aadhaar Photocopies

In News Two days after it issued an advisory cautioning people against sharing a photocopy of their Aadhar card, the government withdrew the notification. About Advisory Citizens should share their Aadhaar details only with entities that have a user licence from UIDAI.  It did not specify how to verify this user licence. Unlicenced private entities […]

Community Forest Resource (CFR) Rights

In News Recently, the Chhattisgarh government has become only the second state in the country to recognise Community Forest Resource (CFR) rights of a village inside a national park. Community Forest Resources (CFR) About: The CFR area is the common forest land that has been traditionally protected and conserved for sustainable use by a particular […]

Reservations in Public Employment

In Context Justice Rohinton Nariman has authored the unanimous judgement given by the Supreme Court on the policy of reservation in Public employment. Reservation policy of India Reservation is a system of affirmative action in India that provides historically disadvantaged groups representation in education, employment and politics. A percentage of seats are reserved for the […]

Informal Sector

In News: According to the latest data, Over 94 percent of 27.69 crore informal sector workers registered on the e-Shram portal suggesting vital data for the policymakers in the country. This unorganised portal registered workforce is living under extreme poverty and a majority of them belong to socially backward communities. Data analysis: Income-wise analysis: The […]