What does India’s first gig workers rights bill stipulate? Subject :Economy Concept : Rajasthan became the first state to enact legislation on the rights of gig workers titled ‘The Rajasthan Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023.’ Key Highlights of the Bill Applicability: The Bill applies to “aggregators” (digital intermediaries connecting buyers […]

    Is there a rural bias in national surveys? Subject :Economy Section: National Income Concept : The Government of India has appointed a panel under the chairmanship of Pronab Sen, former Chief Statistician of India, to review the methodology of the National Statistical Organisation (NSO). About Need for review: The usage of outdated survey […]

    CAG finds Chhattisgarh mining department underutilised District Mineral Fund Trusts, delayed projects Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: The CAG report found several irregularities in the working of the trust, including the delays in projects and underutilisation of funds. District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMFT): The mining department’s District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMFT) was […]

    Integrate mpox with HIV, STI prevention & control programmes: WHO Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: The World Health Organization (WHO) released new scientific and normative guidance for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at the 12th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science at Brisbane, Australia, on July 23, 2023. About the new guidelines: […]

    Scientists find a way to make fluorochemicals production much safer Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: Scientists from the University of Oxford have come up with a new way to obtain fluorine atoms, used to manufacture important chemical compounds used in industry and research, in a much safer and less energy-intensive way. Process […]

    ICMR argues for controlled human infection studies Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: India has taken its first step to introduce Controlled Human Infection Studies (CHIS), used in many countries for vaccine and treatment development. About CHIS: The CHIS is proposed by the Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) Bioethics Unit. Outside of […]