In News In India, private healthcare needs to be made affordable alongside expanding public healthcare. Key Indicators for Indian Health Sector Poor Ranking: India ranks poorly on multiple health financing indicators. Meagre Public Health Expenditure: Its public health expenditure as a percentage of its GDP (1.28%) and share of general government expenditure dedicated to health […]
In News With tensions between an aggressive China and an emerging India intensifying, there will be significant changes and challenges in the Indian Ocean and South Asian regions. Current Situation in Indo Pacific Region Whole Focus on the Region: The world is trying to come to a New Normal and the fault lines are being […]
In News The current surge in Covid-19 infections in China is believed to be driven by the BF.7 sub-variant of Omicron that is circulating in that country. What is Mutation? Like any other organism, the Covid-19 is also constantly mutating, with some changes in its genetic structure happening in every replication cycle. The RNA strand […]
In News Recently, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry introduced the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022 in the Lok Sabha. The Bill promotes ease of doing business by decriminalising minor offences in 42 Acts administered by 19 ministries. What’s in Jan Vishwas Bill 2022? Aim: It proposes to decriminalise many minor offences […]
In News Recently, various companies such as HDFC Ergo, ICICI Lombard, Bajaj Allianz, and Tata AIG and public sector companies such as New India Assurance have launched its unmanned aircraft system insurance. Drone market in India India’s potential: Drones and allied component industries can boost India’s manufacturing potential by approximately $23 billion by 2030. Market […]
In News Recently, the Union Government has claimed that the ambitious scheme of the One Nation-One Ration Card across the country has brought a lot of relief to the poor. About Background: The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana launched to: Ameliorate the hardships faced by the poor due to economic disruption caused by the […]
In News Recently, the 17th round of Corps Commander-level talks was held between India and China. More about the news Location of the talks: The talks were held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side. Key highlights: During the talks both sides agreed to continue dialogue through military and diplomatic channels and […]
In News UNSC’s special briefing was recently held on the ‘Global Counterterrorism Approach’, which was convened by India. More about the news Indian External Affairs Minister’s listing of four hurdles to better counterterrorism cooperation listed at UNSC needs attention. The hurdles, as stated by him, are as follows: State support for financing terror; Multilateral mechanisms […]
In News Recently, it has been observed that there is a need to strengthen Urban Local Bodies. About Urban local bodies In India, local governments in cities are established in accordance with the 74th Amendment Act, which creates the ground for democratic decentralisation in urban areas. The Amendment gives state legislatures the authority to enact […]
In News Recently, the Social Progress Index (SPI) for States and Districts was released by EAC – PM which is prepared by the Institute for Competitiveness and Social Progress Imperative. What is the Social Progress Index (SPI)? It is a comprehensive tool that can serve as a holistic measure of a country’s social progress at […]