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: 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: 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
Context Defending the use of the Sanskrit term Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The world is one family) in its G-20 logo, the Ministry of External Affairs said it uses only the “English version” of the phrase — “One Earth, One Family, One Future” — in its summary documents and outcome Read More