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NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR ALLIED AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS BILL 2021 Subject: Legislations Context : The Lok Sabha cleared the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professionals Bill, 2021. The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha last week. Concept : The Bill seeks to regulate and standardise the education and practice of allied and […]
THALLIUM Subject : Science & tech Context : Delhi Man Fed Thallium In Fish Curry To In-Laws. 2 Dead, Wife In Hospital. Concept : Thallium (Tl) with an atomic number of 81 is found in the periodic table with the symbol. Thallium is not freely found in nature. It is a soft grey […]
APPOINTMENT OF CJI Subject : Polity Context : Justice NV Ramana (Andhra) to replace CJI S A Bobde as the 48th Chief Justice of India till for the next 16 months till Aug 2022. Concept : Appointment of CJI: Article 124 of the Constitution of India provides for the manner of appointing judges […]
DOUBLE MUTANT VARIANT CORONAVIRUS Subject: Science & tech Context : A unique “double mutant” coronavirus variant — with a combination of mutations not seen anywhere else in the world — has been found in India, the Union Health Ministry said. Concept : Genome sequencing of a section of virus samples by a consortium […]
Petrol and Diesel future inclusion in GST Subject: Economy Context: Concept: In 2017 when GST was brought in five commodities – crude oil, natural gas, petrol, diesel, and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) were kept out of it. GST sought to subsume dozen central and state levies under a single tax structure. This meant […]
Sixth schedule Subject: Polity Context: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that “presently, there is no proposal to implement Panchayat system in Sixth Schedule areas of Assam”. Concept: Currently there is no Panchayat system in Sixth Schedule areas of Assam Protects tribal populations and provides autonomy to […]
Finance bill Subject: Polity Context: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Finance Bill, 2021, which gives effect to the financial proposals of the central government for the financial year 2021-22. Concept: A Finance Bill concerns the country’s finances i.e., it could be about taxes, government expenditures, government borrowings, revenues, etc. Rule 219 […]
UNHRC vote on Sri Lanka’s Human right records Subject: International Relations Context: A total of 22 countries out of 47 members of UNHRC voted for the resolution that was very critical of Sri Lanka’s failure to address human rights violations that occurred during the civil war. Concept: Eleven countries, including Bangladesh, China and […]
Relaxation of Valuation of AT1 bonds Subject: Economy Context: SEBI has relaxed the valuation of ATI bonds after finance ministry asked for it. Concept: Relaxation: The deemed residual maturity of Basel III AT-1 bonds will be 10 years until March 31, 2022. It will be increased to 20 years from April 1, 2022 […]
DARPAN Subject: Governance Context: Apart from a new policy to regulate civil society, Niti Aayog is workin on DARPAN 2.0. Concept: NGO-DARPAN is a platform that provides space for interface between Non-Government organizations (NGOs)/ Voluntary Organizations (VOs) in the country and key Government Ministries / Departments / Government Bodies. Initially an initiative of […]