Char Dham Devasthanam Management Act Subject – Governance Context – Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday announced the withdrawal of the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Act. Concept – The Uttarakhand government in December 2019 had tabled the Uttarakhand Char Dham Shrine Management Bill, 2019, in the state Assembly. The bill […]
NFHS -5 Topic: Governance Context: NFHS-5 has good news on population growth rates and sex ratios. Concept: The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a large-scale, multi-round survey conducted in a representative sample of households throughout India. The key results from the second phase of the latest NFHS (NFHS-5, 2019-21) have been released […]
NFHS 5 Subject – Governance Context – More hospital births, but limited gains in childhood nutrition: NFHS Concept – The NFHS provides estimates on key indicators related to population, family planning, child and maternal health, nutrition, adult health, and domestic violence, among others. Key Findings Population Use of family planning methods increased; most […]
SDG Urban Index Subject – Governance Context – SDG urban index: Shimla, Coimbatore Chandigarh on top Concept – Shimla, Coimbatore, Chandigarh and Thiruvananthapuram are among the top 10 performing urban areas in the NITI Aayog’s first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Urban India Index, while Dhanbad, Meerut, Faridabad and Patna are among the bottom […]
Global State of Democracy Report 2021 Subject – Governance Context – Authoritarianism is on the rise, says report Concept – Released by: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance Key findings of the report – The number of countries moving towards authoritarianism in 2020 was higher than that of countries going towards democracy. Democratically elected Governments are increasingly […]
Healthcare equity in urban India Subject – Governance Context – Life expectancy lower for urban poor, says study Concept – Life expectancy among the poorest is lower by 9.1 years among men and 6.2 years among women from the corresponding figures for the richest in urban areas, noted a report released recently by Azim Premji University in collaboration with 17 […]
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace Disarmament and Development for 2021 Subject – Governance Context – Pratham gets Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Concept – Pratham, a civil society organisation dedicated to improving the quality of education among underprivileged children in India and across the world, has been selected for the Indira Gandhi Prize for […]
Commissionerate System Subject – Governance Context – Madhya Pradesh: Commissionerate system stuck in IAS-IPS wrangle 11 years and promises later Concept – In the commissionerate system, the Commissioner of Police (CP) is the head of a unified police command structure, is responsible for the force in the city, and is accountable to the […]
Special Category Status (SCS) Subject – Governance Context – Why no special status to A.P., HC asks Centre Concept – Special category status is a classification given by the Centre to assist development of states that face geographical and socio-economic disadvantages. This classification was done on the recommendations of the Fifth Finance Commission […]
Swachh Survekshan Awards Subject – Governance Context – Indore keeps cleanest city tag for fifth year Concept – Indore was on Saturday ranked the cleanest city for the fifth consecutive year by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in its annual cleanliness ranking. The Swachh Survekshan Awards, 2021 handed out by President Ram Nath Kovind included the […]