Healthcare Access and Quality (HAQ) index Subject – Governance Context – As per the 2016 Healthcare Access and Quality Index (HAQ), India improved its HAQ score from 24.7 in 1990 to 41.2 in 2016 Concept – India was ranked 145th among 195 countries on Healthcare Access and Quality (HAQ) index in 2016. The […]
Legal Metrology Act 2009 Subject – Governance Context – Govt. set to decriminalise metrology law Concept – The Act aims to establish and enforce standards of weights and measures, regulate trade and commerce in weights, measures and other goods which are sold or distributed by weight, measure or number and for matters connected therewith or incidental […]
Good Governance Day 2021 Subject – Governance Context – Good governance is celebrated annually on 25 December, the anniversary of the birth of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Concept – Good governance is observed annually on December 25. The day aims to let the citizens, the students, who are the future of […]
Shakti Criminal Laws (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill Subject – Governance Context – Maharashtra clears Bill with stricter punishment for crimes against women Concept – Maharashtra became the second state in India after Andhra Pradesh to approve death penalty for heinous offences of rapes and gang rapes. The Bill aims to curb crime against women […]
Karnataka Right to Freedom of Religion Bill 2021 Subject – Governance Context – The Karnataka legislative Assembly Thursday passed The Karnataka Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 Concept – The Karnataka Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, commonly referred to as the anti-conversion Bill. It prohibits conversion from one religion to […]
Visva-Bharati University Subject – Governance Context – 23 December 2021 marked the 100th anniversary of the Visva-Bharati University set up by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore Concept – It is a public central university and an Institution of National Importance located in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore who called […]
Health Index Subject – Governance Context – Kerala best state on health parameters, Uttar Pradesh worst: Niti Aayog Concept – Kerala remained the best-performing state in the health indicators for a fourth consecutive time, according to Health index which also ranked Uttar Pradesh at the bottom of the rankings although the state also […]
Tejas or Training in Emirate Jobs & Skills Subject – Governance Context – Eye on Gulf job market, Govt to launch upskill project for overseas workers Concept – In a bid to keep Indian workers relevant in the job market of Gulf nations, the government is launching a programme to upskill and re-skill […]
Section 13 of FCRA Subject – Governance Context – Centre ‘refuses’ to renew Mother Teresa charity’s FCRA status, cites ‘adverse inputs’ Concept – According to provisions of Section 13 in the Act, the suspension lasts 180 days each time. Section 14(d) of the FCRA Act states that the FCRA certificate could be cancelled […]
Kurumba Community Subject – Governance Context – The Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Ltd is run by the tribal people of the Nilgiris, with 1609 indigenous shareholders. Almost 90 percent of employees are tribal women. The farmer producer company that started as a small tribal collective has bagged this year’s UN Equator Prize. Concept […]