Context: Recently, the Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry has said that only 508 of the 766 districts in the country have been declared free of manual scavenging. About the news: The Ministry said that States, municipal bodies have all collectively identified over 58,000 manual scavengers. Read More
Context As per the information of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), generation of unique disability IDs (UDIDs) had increased from an average of 5,000 IDs a day to an average of 7,000 to 9,000 daily during the ‘90-day Azadi Se Antodaya Tak campaign’. Background Read More
Context Recently, the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has mentioned that in India, only 508 districts out of the total 766 districts in the country have declared themselves manual-scavenging free. Background In April 2022, the Centre said that there have been no manual scavenging deaths in the country but Read More
Context: Recently, Nyaya Vikas Portal was created for monitoring the implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes About Nyaya Vikas: Nyaya Vikas Portal allows four efficient ways of logging into the portal, thereby empowering stakeholders with seamless access to information pertaining to funding, documentation, project monitoring Read More
Context In lines with the order of Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, the Finance department has also issued a circular to senior officers to strictly follow the GNCTD Act and the Ordinance related to services matter, which was passed by the Centre. Background Recently, Supreme Court (SC) had directed that Read More
Context Recently, the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), under the Union Ministry of Education, announced the India Rankings 2023 of higher education institutions in New Delhi. About the rankings: This was the eighth consecutive edition of India Rankings of HEIs in India. The five broad categories of parameters identified Read More
Context: The Karnataka HC recently ruled that having sexual intercourse with the dead body of a woman can’t fall under the ambit of rape or unnatural offences under the IPC. Background: Recently a person was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by the Read More
Context: Over the past four months, a few nationally acclaimed wrestlers have been protesting against their federation chief, a strongman politician, who they accuse of both misusing his authority and of sexual harassment. Citizen Activism: The spurt of ‘citizen activism’ we saw Read More
In a recent report the 22nd Law Commission has mentioned that, there is no justification for introducing any change in the law relating to ‘adverse possession’. About The concept of adverse possession stems from the idea that land must not be left vacant but instead, be put to judicious use. Read More
Context The death of over 288 passengers in triple train accident at Bahanaga Bazaar railway station in the Balasore district of Odisha has brought into sharp focus the safety mechanisms needed to prevent such tragedies. About the Technology: The KAVACH is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) Read More