Life Expectancy Subject – Governance Context – Life expectancy reduced in 2020 after steady increase for 15 years: Study Concept – Life Expectancy is an estimate of the average number of additional years that a person of a given age can expect to live. Life expectancy, a widely used metric of mortality, is […]
World Press Freedom Index Subject – Governance Context – Govt. disagrees with India’s rank in World Press Freedom Index Concept – The index is published each year by the international journalism not-for-profit body, Reporters without Borders (RSF). India has ranked 142nd out of 180 nations in the World Press Freedom Index. Based in Paris, RSF is an independent NGO with consultative […]
MCA 21 Subject – Governance Context – ‘MCA21 portal: third version in the works’ Concept – MCA21 is an e-Governance initiative of Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India that enables an easy and secure access of the MCA services to the corporate entities, professionals and citizens of India. It has made all company related information […]
Fertility Rate Decline in India Subject – Governance Context – India’s National Family Health Survey 2019-21 (NFHS-5) recorded a decline in the total fertility rate Concept – In a milestone, India’s National Family Health Survey 2019-21 (NFHS-5) recorded a decline in the total fertility rate (the average children a woman has) from 2.2 […]
Multistate Cooperatives Subject – Governance Context – Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah announced that the Centre has decided to amend the Multi State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002 to “plug the loopholes in the Act”. Concept – Cooperatives are a state subject, but there are many societies such as those for […]
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Subject – Governance Context – Private hospitals to be tagged for being breast-feeding-friendly Concept – A new initiative will now help mothers identify “breast-feeding¬-friendly” hospitals before they give birth. The Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI), in collaboration with the Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI), which comprises more than 12,000 private hospitals, has launched […]
Poshan (Nutrition) Tracker Subject – Governance Context – Data recorded in the Poshan (Nutrition) Tracker have not been made public in the interest of privacy of women and children, the government told Parliament last week Concept – The tracker is one of the important pillars of the Poshan Abhiyan and helps the government […]
Iron Fortification Subject – Governance Context – Inescapable risks of mandatory iron fortification – Fortification will increase serum ferritin without changing haemoglobin level Concept – Iron is not safe in excess; it is an oxidant with a variety of ill-effects. Iron increases the risk for many non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension and even […]
EU’s General Data Protection Regulation Subject – Governance Context – The JCP recommendations on the Personal Data Protection Bill are in some aspects very similar to global standards such as European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation Concept – The similarities between EU’s General Data Protection Regulation and JCP recommendations on Data Protection Bill: […]
Marriage Age of Women from 18 to 21 Subject – Governance Context – Union Cabinet Wednesday passed a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years — the same as men. Concept – Following the Cabinet’s approval, the Government will introduce an amendment to the Prohibition […]