Context Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone virtually to revamp the 508 railway stations across the country with an investment of Rs.25, 000 crore under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme. Out of 508, 13 stations are listed in Karnataka. About About Read More
Context Recently, Rajya Sabha Chairman referred complaints related to the privilege of the House against Derek O’Brien and Raghav Chadha to the privileges committee. About What is Privilege Motion? Parliamentary privileges are certain rights conferred to the Members of Parliament for conducting the business of the Parliament. There is no codified list of Read More
Context: As a reworked version of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (DPDP Bill) reaches Parliament, it is prudent to talk about one demographic that often receives less attention in the conversation on data privacy — i.e. children. Why focus on Read More
Context The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has withdrawn the permit under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) for U.K.-based NGO ‘Save the Children (Bal Raksha Bharat)’. Background Save The Children is a leading child rights’ organisation that focuses on health, education, hunger and vulnerable children in Read More
Context: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has introduced the Vehicle Scrapping Policy to create an ecosystem for the phased-out removal of older, unfit, and polluting vehicles across the country. Image Source: Business today About Vehicle Scrapping Policy: It was first announced in Read More
Context The Government has launched the ‘Study in India (SII)’ portal to offer a one-stop solution for student registrations and visa applications, in line with vision of establishing India as a global education hub. About the Portal: Study in India Portal is a dedicated website that Read More
Context: The recent push to integrate ‘AYUSH’ medicinal systems into mainstream health care to achieve universal health coverage and ‘decolonize medicine’ is a pluralistic approach that would require every participating system to meet basic safety and efficacy standards. Efficacy and safety of Read More
Context: Recently, the Government has set a deadline for mandatory implementation of the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), to bring them on par with World Health Organisation (WHO) standards. More about the news: These revised practices align with the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards. WHO-GMP certification is valid for three Read More
Context: The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy has informed about the status of implementation and coverage of the SAUBHAGYA Scheme in the country. About Saubhagya (Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana) Scheme: It was launched in October, 2017 focusing on last mile connectivity and Read More
Context: The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy has informed about the status of repayment of the bonds issued by the State Governments and the DISCOMs under the UDAY scheme. About UDAY SCHEME: The Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) was launched Read More