Child Rights in India Subject – Governance Context – Tamil Nadu releases state policy to ensure child rights Concept – Fundamental Rights Article 14- The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of laws with in the territory of India. Article 15- The State shall not discriminate […]
Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016 (RERA) Subject – Governance Context – SC verdict on real estate Act benefits homebuyers Concept – The Act seeks to protect home-buyers as well as help boost investments in the real estate sector by bringing efficiency and transparency in the sale/purchase of real estate. The Act […]
Arogya Sanjeevani Scheme Subject – Governance Context – A new NITI Aayog report defies accepted logic that universal health coverage entails a strong role for the Government Concept – Under the guidelines, IRDAI asked the general and health insurers to offer product that can take care of basic health needs of customers with […]
ASER Report 2021 Subject – Governance Context – ‘School enrolment fell during pandemic’ Concept – The sixteenth Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) 2021 was released online on 17th November 2021 Every year from 2005 to 2014, and then every alternate year till 2018, ASER has reported on the schooling status of children in the 5-16 age […]
10 Tribal Museums Subject – Governance Context – Coming up across the country, 10 tribal museums Concept – In July, MoS Tribal Affairs Renuka Singh told Rajya Sabha that her ministry had sanctioned Tribal Freedom Fighters Museums in 10 states “under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Support to Tribal Research Institutes’ to acknowledge the […]
LGBT rights in India Subject – Governance Context – Milestone for gay rights: SC Collegium picks SaurabhKirpal for Delhi High Court Concept – Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in India have been evolving rapidly in recent years. The country has repealed its colonial-era laws that directly discriminated against homosexual and transgender […]
National Achievement Survey Subject – Governance Context – Govt. to assess learning gaps via nationwide test Concept – The first National Achievement Survey (NAS) in four years was conducted, in a bid to assess the competencies of children in Class 3, 5 and 8. Given that schools across the country were closed for […]
Janjatiya Gaurav Divas Subject – Governance Context – Janjatiya Gaurav Divas on Nov. 15 Concept – As a part of the year-long commemoration of 75 years of Independence, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved declaration of November 15 as “Janjatiya Gaurav Divas” to remember the contributions of tribal freedom fighters. The date was […]
Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) Subject – Governance Context – Centre to resume MPLADS Concept – Under MPLADS MPs can recommend works of developmental nature with emphasis on the creation of durable community assets in the areas of drinking water, primary education, public health, sanitation and roads in their constituencies. […]
The Food Safety and Standards (Import) First Amendment Regulations 2021 Subject – Governance Context – FSSAI tightens norms for global firms bringing food products into India Concept – To ensure import of safe food products, the FSSAI has notified a new regulatory framework for foreign facilities that bring food items to India. Under […]