Subject: Economy Context: In a Supreme Court hearing, Senior Advocate argued about the discrepancies in the process of the Central Vista Redevelopment project. Concept: The Central Vista is a 3 km stretch in the heart of New Delhi that runs from the RashtrapatiBhavan to India Gate. It is flanked by large green spaces and significant […]
Subject: Economy Context: The new Code on Social Security allows a platform worker to be defined by their vulnerability not their labour, nor the vulnerabilities of platform work. Concept: What is Gig Economy? A gig economy is a free market system in which temporary positions are common and organizations contract with independent workers for short-term […]
Subject: Economy Context: National Pension Scheme (NPS) for traders, shopkeepers and self-employed has failed to make an impact, a senior Labour Ministry official has said. Concept: The National Pension System (NPS) is a pension scheme sponsored by the government that was started in 2004 for all government employees. The scheme was made open to all […]
Food Security and Public Distribution System 1. FOOD SECURITY Food security, as defined by the United Nations’ Committee on World Food Security, means that all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and […]
Subject : Economy Context: The United Kingdom has entered into a strategic partnership to develop India’s fledgling international financial services centre GIFT City. Concept: GIFT (Gujarat International Finance Tec-City), located in Gandhinagar is India’s first International Financial Services Centre. International Financial Service Centre (IFSC) An IFSC enables bringing back the financial services and transactions that […]