Table Of Contents COVAX facility GST Sunspots Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana National Building Code of India World Elephant Day World Biofuel day Round tripping No Confidence Motion 1. COVAX facility Subject: IR Context: World Health Organization has renewed its invite to countries to join its COVAX facility. Concept: Covid-19 Vaccine Global […]
Subject: Polity Context: The coalition government in Manipur won the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister N Biren Singh through a voice vote in the monsoon session of the Assembly Concept: A government can function only when it has majority support in the legislature. The party can remain in power when it shows its strength through […]
Subject: Economy Context: Raising questions of round-tripping through a maze of firms, an influential Pune-based businessman received over Rs 52 crore from an IL&FS (Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd.) group company which he then used to repay his initial loan to the very same IL&FS company. Concept: Money leaves the country through various channels […]
Subject: Environment/ Economy Context: A webinar on the occasion of the World Biofuel day was organized by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, with the theme “Biofuels towards Atmanirbhar Bharat”. Concept: World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10th August to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil […]
Subject: Environment Context: Compendium on best practices of Human-Elephant Conflict Management in India was launched on eve of World Elephant Day Concept: World Elephant Day celebrated on August 12 is an international annual event, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world’s elephants. The goal of World Elephant Day is to create awareness on […]
Subject: Government laws Context: Tragedies like Ahmedabad hospital fire keep occurring regularly in India Concept: National Building Code of India covers the detailed guidelines for construction, maintenance and fire safety of the structures. National Building Code of India is published by Bureau of Indian Standards and it is recommendatory document. Guidelines were issued to the […]
Subject: Schemes Context: The nationwide lockdown had a significant negative impact on inpatient care utilisation under the Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana (PMJAY), where claim volumes fell by over 50%, with wide variation across the States and procedure types. Concept: The second component under Ayushman Bharat is the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY is the largest […]