The Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 Subject – Governance Context – UIDAI seeks indemnity from Data Bill Concept – Applicability: The Bill governs the processing of personal data by: (i) government, (ii) companies incorporated in India, and (iii) foreign companies dealing with personal data of individuals in India. Personal data is data which pertains to characteristics, traits or attributes […]
MGNREGA Subject – Governance Context – No money left in MGNREGA coffers; 21 States in the red Concept – The Centre’s flagship rural employment scheme has run out of funds halfway through the financial year, and supplementary budgetary allocations will not come to the rescue for at least another month when the next Parliamentary session begins The MGNREGA is a demand-driven scheme, […]
Rigorous Imprisonment Subject – Governance Context – Man gets 20 years RI for sexual assault on minor Concept – The term, “rigorous imprisonment”, is found in Section 53 of the Indian Penal Code which categorizes the nature of punishment for convicts. The provision defines rigorous imprisonment as “imprisonment with hard labour”. RI sentence […]
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill 2021 Subject – Governance Context – Centre proposes stricter regulations for CWC Concept – The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 states that adoption of a child is final on the issuance of an adoption order by the civil court. […]
Home Ministry Subject – Governance Context – Home Ministry ‘assessing’ challenges to coastal security, says Amit Shah Concept – The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) discharges multifarious responsibilities, the important among them being – internal security, border management, Centre-State relations, administration of Union Territories, management of Central Armed Police Forces, disaster management, etc. […]
‘Knock Every Door’ Campaign Subject – Governance Context – ‘Knock every door’ campaign to boost second-dose vaccination Concept – According to a release issued by the Health Ministry, the “HarGharDastak” (Knock Every Door) campaign is scheduled to start soon in districts with low vaccination rates to enthuse and motivate people towards getting their […]
Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) Subject – Governance Context – Dual degree for teacher education Concept – The Education Ministry notified a four-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP), offering dualmajor Bachelor’s degrees which will become a mandatory requirement for recruitment of schoolteachers by 2030, according to the National Education Policy (NEP). As a […]
Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969 Subject – Governance Context – Centre wants to keep birth, death database Concept – The Centre has proposed amendments to a 1969 law that will enable it to “maintain the database of registered births and deaths at the national level”. Presently, the registration of births and […]
Micronutient Deficiency Subject – Governance Context – Fortifying rice by adding micronutrients is a quick and cost-efficient way to address malnutrition Concept – In an ambitious attempt to combat the serious problem of anaemia due to malnutrition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an announcement to mandate rice fortification in all social safety net […]
Iconic Tourist Destinations Subject – Governance Context – Tourism Ministry identifies three more iconic tourist destinations Concept – The Ministry of Tourism has added three more tourist destinations – Konark Sun Temple (Odisha), Kevadia (Gujarat) and Golconda Fort (Telangana) – to the current list of 17 iconic sites. All these proposed iconic sites […]