Daily Prelims Notes 10 October 2022 Table Of Contents Agriculture in India Credit Information Companies Universal immunization programme Gaming Sector Fatalities among U.N. Peacekeeping Forces rising Freebies 1. Agriculture in India Subject : Agriculture Context– India’s agricultural production statistics sometimes present dissonances with consumption data. The household consumer expenditure data are more […]
Freebies Subject :Polity Context: Freebies debate At present no law prohibit political parties from announcing freebies. Such programmes further the Directive Principles of State Policy under Part IV of the Constitution. Article 36 of the Constitution encourages the state to secure a just social order. Article 39 says that the state shall make […]
Fatalities among U.N. Peacekeeping Forces rising Subject :International Relations UN Peacekeeping Mission: United Nations Peacekeeping is a joint effort between the Department of Peace Operations and the Department of Operational Support. Every peacekeeping mission is authorized by the Security Council. The financial resources of UN Peacekeeping operations are the collective responsibility of UN […]
Gaming Sector Subject: Science and Technology Context: A task force set up by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has prepared a final report of its recommendations to regulate the online gaming industry in India. Key recommendations: It proposed a central-level law for online gaming -for real money and free games of […]
Universal immunization programme Subject : Government Scheme Context– The Union health ministry has directed states and union territories to focus on the universal immunization programme (UIP), which was severely affected during the worst years of the covid pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Concept: The universal immunization programme/Mission Indradhanush The Immunization Programme in India […]
Credit Information Companies Subject :Economy Context– Credit Information Companies (CICs) will have to appoint an Internal Ombudsman by April 1, 2023, according to the framework announced by the Reserve Bank of India. Details: Every CIC should appoint an Internal Ombudsman for a fixed term of not less than three years, but not exceeding […]
Agriculture in India Subject : Agriculture Context– India’s agricultural production statistics sometimes present dissonances with consumption data. The household consumer expenditure data are more than a decade old, and an update is urgently needed. NSO data– According to the National Statistical Office’s (NSO) household consumer expenditure (HCE) survey for 2011-12, the monthly per […]
ESSAY In 1965, Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri gave a well-known slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” to highlight the role of soldiers and farmers at a time when India faced the twin threats of food shortage and external incursion. Then, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee added “Jai Vigyan” at the time of the […]