Context In order to ensure effective redressal of public grievances Union Government comes out with guidelines They are intended to enhance protection of the citizens, rationalise the process and give emphasis and direction to the grievance redressal mechanism. Key Highlights Read More …
Month: August 2024
Human Brain Tissue Microplastics:
Context The discovery of microplastics in human brains has sent shockwaves through the scientific community, highlighting the pervasive and alarming impact of plastic pollution on human health. Recent studies have revealed that microplastics, tiny plastic particles less than 5 millimetres in diameter, Read More …
News of the day – 27th August 2024
The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR Headline Source Syllabus MHA announces five new districts in Ladakh The Hindu(Page 1) GS2(Governance) The heavy shackles of fear and vigilance The Hindu(Page 6) GS2(Governance) Caste enumeration The Hindu(Page 6) GS2(Governance) Crime, health-worker safety Read More …
Money coming from drugs is a serious threat to country’s security
Context Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation recently inaugurated the Zonal Unit Office of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) NCB is the apex drug regulation enforcement and intelligence agency of India, set Read More …
Pesticides in food: Safety, exposure, and more
Context Recently the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has advised states to set up an inter-ministerial committee to focus on reducing pesticide use and growing strategies to modify pesticide on the farmer level. About Benefits of Pesticides Read More …
Centre set to tweak criteria for according classical language status
Context As per the Indian Constitution, Some states which are having special centres set up for the propagation of the classical languages that are Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia are demanding for their administrative independence recently. This demand is intended Read More …
Cabinet approves ‘BioE3’ Policy
Context Recently, to improve the economy in an environmental and employment friendly manner, the Union Cabinet has recently cleared what has to come as BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment, and Employment) policy, which is one of the substantial steps in Read More …
Unified Pension Scheme is a win-win for states, Centre and people
Context In a recent development of the central govt. in relation to the govt. Servants regarding their post retirement pension scheme, the latest decision of the Union Cabinet presided over by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its nod Read More …
Carbon Capture Utilization And Storage (CCUS)
Context Looking at the root cause of the conditions of the present atmosphere in terms of degradation and pollution, it is quite evident that fossil fuel combustion has raised the levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere hence a Read More …
News of the day – 24th August 2024
The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR Headline Source Syllabus Not neutral, India on the side of peace: PM in Kyiv Getting India into power play, Modi tries to bring Kyiv, Moscow to tableWhy Modi’s visit to Ukraine marks three new Read More …