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Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 Subject: Governance Section: Scheme Context: Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 simply called the RPWD act, promotes and protects the rights and dignity of people with disabilities in educational, social, legal, economic, cultural and political spheres. Salient features of the Act The Act lays Responsibility […]
Copyright Infringement Subject: Science and Tech Section :IPR The Supreme Court of India recently held that copyright infringement is a cognisable offence under the CrPC. This means that the police can begin investigations into allegations of copyright infringement on receiving a complaint, rather than after a judicial magistrate had taken cognisance of the […]
China and Cambodia to begin port project Subject: Geography Section :mapping China and Cambodia began an expansion operation at the Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville. It has prompted concern in the United States and elsewhere that it will be used by Beijing as a naval outpost on the Gulf of Thailand. Phnom Penh […]
New accounting mechanism for releasing funds for government schemes Subject: Economy Section: GDP Context: The government managed to save around ₹10,000 crore of interest cost during 2021-22 (FY22) with the help of a new accounting mechanism that aims to release funds for government schemes ‘just in time’. Finance Secretary TV Somanathan disclosed this […]
Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules 2022 Subject: Economy Section :Infrastructure Context: The Government notified the Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022, which allow consumers with a sanctioned load of 100 kilowatt (kW) to purchase power directly from renewable energy (RE) producers. There will […]
Green jobs Subject: Environment Section : Climate Change Context: At an event to mark World Environment Day recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about India’s consistent efforts to combat climate change. During his speech, he also mentioned India’s efforts to create ‘green jobs’. What are ‘green jobs’? ‘Green jobs’ refer to a class […]
Carbon bombs Subject: Environment Section : Climate Change Context: A group of environmentalists, lawyers, and activists have come together to identify and ‘defuse carbon bombs’– coal, oil and gas projects that have the potential to contribute significantly to global warming. The usage of the term ‘carbon bombs’ picked up after an investigative project […]
SEBI and Crypto-assets Subject: Economy Section: banking and finance SEBI has told lawmakers that consumer protection and enforcement of any regulatory regime over crypto assets would be challenging due to the decentralised nature of the digital instruments. Key recommendations: It doesn’t seek a ban on crypto trading. It said that crypto assets related […]
Jan samarth portal Subject: Governance Section: Schemes Portal was launched during the ‘Iconic Week Celebrations’ of the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The week, starting from June 6 to June 11, is being celebrated as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. What is Jan […]
EPFO and its investments Subject: Economy Section: Employment The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has held a “preliminary discussion” on raising the cap for investments linked to equity from 15 percent of incremental flows to 20-30 per cent, to shore up returns for the distribution of interest income to its six crore active […]