Lateral Entry into the Civil Services Subject – Governance Context – The government has approved appointment of 38 candidates, including 10 joint secretaries, from the private sector through the lateral entry system Concept – Lateral entry means when personnel from the private sector are selected to an administrative post of the government despite […]
Konyak tribe Subject – Governance Context – At the centre of the violence which followed the killing of six civilians in Oting village of Mon district in Nagaland on Saturday evening, and which led to the killing of eight more civilians, are the Konyaks – among the largest tribes in the state. Concept […]
Statutory Bail Subject – Governance Context -The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has approached the Supreme Court against a Bombay High Court order granting bail to advocate and activist Sudha Bharadwaj. Concept – Also known as statutory bail, this is a right to bail that accrues when the police fail to complete investigation within […]
Greater Tipraland Subject – Governance Context – Several tribal outfits in Tripura have joined hands to push their demand for a separate state for indigenous communities in the region, arguing that their “survival and existence” was at stake. Concept – The parties are demanding a separate state of ‘Greater Tipraland’ for the indigenous […]
National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) Subject – Governance Context – National Family Benefit Scheme is in urgent need of revival Concept – The National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) was introduced by GOI throughout the country in August 1995,under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), with the aim to provide immediate succor to those […]
Smart Cities Mission (SCM) Subject – Governance Context – The deadline for completing projects under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) was extended for all 100 participating cities to June 2023 due to the delays caused by COVID¬19 and based on a NITI Aayog recommendation in August, according to Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry […]
Integrated Scheme for School Education (Samagra Shiksha) Subject – Governance Context – ADB approves $500-million loan to improve quality of school education Concept – It is an integrated scheme for school education covering the entire gamut from pre-school to class XII. It aims to deliver inclusive, equitable, and affordable school education. It subsumes […]
Exemplar School Initiative Subject – Governance Context – ADB approves $500-million loan to improve quality of school education Concept – In a significant announcement for strengthening School Education as envisioned under National Education Policy 2020, Union Budget 2021-22 announced that more than 15,000 schools will be qualitatively strengthened to include all components of […]
DigiLocker Subject – Governance Context – TN directs Departments to adopt DigiLocker Concept – DigiLocker, a flagship initiative of the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under the Digital India Programme, is a platform to access the documents and certificates issued by an authority and digitally verify the same, thus eliminating […]
Public Safety and Public Emergency Definition Subject – Governance Context – ‘No clear public safety, emergency definition: Net ban being used for routine policing’ Concept – Public safety and public emergency, often used by state and Central governments to justify the suspension of telecom and internet services in an area, are not defined […]