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
Context: The Tamil Nadu government sought the Supreme Court’s intervention to make Karnataka immediately release 24,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) from its reservoirs. About Cauvery Water Dispute: Parties to Dispute: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Puducherry Supreme court ruling on Cauvery water dispute: Read More
Context: Recently Niti Aayog released a report titled “Towards Decarbonising Transport – Taking Stock of G20 Sectoral Ambition”. Highlight of the Report: Responsibility of G20: The G20 countries are responsible for a significant portion of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), making decarbonization of the transport sector Read More
Context: The Government has hiked the windfall profit tax on crude oil produced in the country and on export of diesel. More on News: The tax, levied in the form of special additional excise duty, on domestically produced crude oil has been raised Read More
Context: At the start of 2023, experts at the World Economic Forum warned that the global rise in public debt was a ‘fiscal ticking bomb’. About Public Debt: It refers to the total amount of money that a government owes to external creditors Read More
Context The Russian space agency, Roscomos, has successfully launched its first lunar lander in 47 years, marking a significant milestone in its space program. The launch from Russia’s Vostochny spaceport in the Far East of the Luna-25 craft to the moon is Russia’s first since 1976 when it Read More
Context: A recent research project conducted by IIM-Bangalore, with technical assistance from the International Labour Organization (ILO), has performed an extensive examination of the employment generation prospects of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). More on News: The estimated generation of 2.82 crore person-year employment includes 59.93 Read More
Context: Recently, The union Home minister introduced three Bills in the Lok Sabha to replace to replace, i.e IPC 1860, Indian Evidence Act 1872, and CrPc 1898. More on News: Criminal law in India is primarily governed by: Indian Penal Code, 1860: Defines criminal Read More
Context: Recently, Union Health ministry proposed a separate post for the medical devices controller. About the News The Union Health Ministry has presented a draft of the New Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2023, which seeks to replace the Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940. Central Drugs Read More