Subject: Policy Context: Government has decided for introducing a comprehensive and integrated ‘National Fisheries Policy, 2020’ Concept: It is by integrating the National Policy on Marine Fisheries, 2017 (NPMF), the Draft National Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy (NIFAP) and the Draft National Mariculture Policy (NMP) along with the elements of Post Harvest.
Subject: Schemes Context: The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 which came into effect from 20th July 2020, and replaces the Consumer Protection Act of 1986 would give greater fillip to the ongoing consumer movement in the country Concept: The Consumer Welfare Fund was created in 1992. Its objective is providing financial assistance to promote and protect the […]
Subject: Economy Context: In a recently released report, the Reserve Bank of India mentioned that an appreciating currency will help contain imported inflationary pressures. This has given rise to a fervent debate as to whether the RBI is no longer able to handle the Impossible Trilemma. Concept: The policy trilemma refers to the trade-offs a […]
Subject: Polity Context: Congress moved an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha over the “surveillance” of key Indian personalities, including the President and Prime Minister, by a firm linked to the Chinese government Concept: It is introduced in the Parliament to draw attention of the House to a definite matter of urgent public importance, […]
Subject: Economy Context: Contracting for the sixth straight month, India’s exports slipped 12.66 per cent year-on-year to USD 22.7 billion in August, on account of fall in the shipments of petroleum, leather, engineering goods and gems and jewellery items, as per the government data released Concept: Trade deficit Trade balance of a country shows the difference […]
Subject: IR Context: The World Trade Organization upheld a complaint by China over additional duties slapped by the U.S. on some $250 billion worth of Chinese goods. A panel of experts set up by WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body ruled the tariffs were “inconsistent” with global trade rules, and recommended that the U.S. “bring its measures […]
Subject: Polity Context: On the agenda of the ongoing monsoon session in Parliament is a bill to introduce Hindi, Kashmiri and Dogri as official languages in Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to English and Urdu. Concept: Part XVII of the Constitution deals with the official language in Articles 343 to 351 The Constitution does not […]
Subject: Acts Context: In the last five years, there have been no inter-State migrant workers registered in the Delhi, Dehradun or Patna regions. Nationwide, there were less than 34,000 workers registered in 2019-20 under the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (ISMW) Act, 1979, according to a response to a recent Right to Information Act request. Concept: Inter-State […]
Subject: Acts Context: Lok Sabha passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Features of the Bill: The Bill will replace the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance which was promulgated on 5th June this year. The Bill seeks to amend the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and empowers the central government in terms of production, supply, distribution, trade, […]
Subject: Polity Context: Opposition demand for restoration of MPLADS funds in parliamentary session. Concept: The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) is an ongoing Central Sector Scheme which was launched in 1993-94.The Scheme enables the Members of Parliament to recommend works for creation of durable community assets based on locally felt needs to […]