Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Subject – Governance Context – Genuine NGOs need not shy away from regulatory compliance: Centre to SC Concept – There is no fundamental right to receive unbridled foreign contributions without any regulation, the Centre has told Supreme Court, defending amendments made last year to the 2010 Foreign Contribution […]
PM orders drive to cut red tape Subject – Governance Context – PM orders drive to cut red tape Concept – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed all government departments to have a fresh look at all existing processes and scrap unnecessary paperwork and compliances, as part of a special spring-cleaning exercise this […]
One-Health Subject – Governance Context – AMR mitigation must top pharma industry’s agenda Concept – One Health is an approach that recognizes that the health of people is closely connected to the health of animals and our shared environment One Health is not new, but it has become more important in recent years. […]
National Water Policy 2012 Subject – Governance Context – ‘Shift focus to demand management of water’ Concept – NWP was formulated to govern the planning and development of water resources and their optimum utilisation. The first NWP was adopted in September, 1987. It was reviewed and updated in 2002 and later in 2012. […]
Medical Devices Rules 2017 Subject – Governance Context – Industry seeks role in framing regulations for medical devices Concept – The proposed drugs, cosmetics and medical devices Bill should align with the Medical Devices Rules (MDR), 2017, experts have said. Medical devices were governed by the MDR 2017, which were meticulously developed by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) […]
Immoral Traffic Prevention Act Subject – Governance Context – Detention of HIV+sex worker upheld Concept – A Mumbai court recently upheld a magistrate court order to detain a sex worker for two years as she was HIV-positive, and setting her free was likely to “pose danger to the society”. On August 20, the […]
Global Hunger Index Calculation Subject – Governance Context – Centre questions Global Hunger Index Concept – Global Hunger Index — prepared by Ireland-based aid agency Concern Worldwide and Germany-based Welt Hunger Hilfe — has ranked India at 101 down from 94 in 2020. India’s neighbours China, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are positioned […]
Global Hunger Index 2021 Subject – Governance Context – Global Hunger Index 2021: India slips to 101st spot, behind Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal Concept – India has slipped to the 101st position among 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 from its 2020 ranking (94), to be placed behind Pakistan, Bangladesh and […]
Sainik Schools Subject – Governance Context – ‘100 new Sainik Schools will admit students from 2022-23’ Concept – The 100 new Sainik Schools to be set up under public-private partnership will function in an exclusive vertical, distinct from the existing schools under the Defence Ministry, and admissions are targeted for the academic year […]
Minimum wage panel may opt for multiple criteria model Subject – Governance Context – Minimum wage panel may opt for multiple criteria model Concept – Moving away from nutritional requirement as a criteria to fix minimum wages, the newly reconstituted expert committee, may opt for Multi Criteria Decision Making method to fix the […]