Context: Supreme Court will hear petitions challenging the Patna High Court’s verdict upholding the Bihar government’s ongoing caste survey. About Caste Survey in Bihar: Aim: To collect demographic data like the number of households, the number of people in each household, their socio-economic conditions, and Read More
Context: Recently, the Standing Committee of Parliament on Chemicals and Fertilizers headed by MP Shashi Tharoor, tabled its report in Parliament. Highlight from the Report: Reducing Import: Committee called for ending the import dependency on fertilizers such as urea, diammonium phosphate (DAP), muriate of Read More
Context After the announcement of Prime minister (PM) to launch Vishwakarma scheme in his Independence Day speech, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves the scheme, with an outlay of Rs.13,000 crore. Highlights of the scheme: Objective: The scheme aims at improving the quality, as well as Read More
Context The Karnataka government announced plans to set up “Koosina mane” across 4,000-gram Panchayats for children of working mothers. Background: Last month, in its 2023-24 Budget, the Karnataka government announced plans to set up crèches for children of women working in MGNREGA. The Union government’s data Read More
Context: India in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) will launch the Global Initiative on Digital Health on August 19 as part of the ongoing G-20 summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. About Global Initiative for Digital Health (GIDH): Aim: The first-of-its-kind global initiative is Read More
The 182nd report on ‘Ecosystem of Startups to benefit India’ was tabled by the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce. More on News: Despite potential, only 5.18% of startups are agri-focused. Parliamentary Panel has raised concerns and calls to push funding & Read More
Context: Recently, a report summarizing the first phase of implementation of the Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI) was released. About Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI): Aim: It is a global project that aims to support Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) in their efforts to protect and manage Read More
Context: Himachal Pradesh has been hit by intense rainfall, resulting in cloudbursts and landslides that have obstructed numerous roads and caused houses to collapse. More about the news: This monsoon season, the state has experienced a total of 170 cloudburst and landslide events, causing damage to around Read More
Context: Recently, National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered the Assam government to disburse interim compensation to the victims of Baghjan oil and gas leak that displaced close to 9,000 people in 2020 in Tinsukia district of Assam. More on News: About: Baghjan 5 well is a purely Read More
Context: The National Medical Commission (NMC) released its new guidelines- ‘Regulations relating to Professional Conduct of Registered Medical Practitioners”. About ‘Regulations relating to Professional Conduct of Registered Medical Practitioners”: Right to refuse Treatment: The doctors have also been given the right to Read More