Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) Subject – Governance Context – Expert panel clears Covaxin for emergency use in 218 age group Concept – Covaxin is the country’s first indigenous, whole-virion, inactivated vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV). To know about CDSCO, please click here. CDSCO along […]
Right to Information (RTI) Subject – Governance Context – Over 2 lakh RTI pleas pending Concept – Sixteen years after the RTI Act came into force on October 12, 2005, it is a tool for citizens to demand accountability in governance, with an estimated 40 lakh to 60 lakh RTI requests being filed […]
PM-WANI Subject – Governance Context – First ‘PMWANI’ project launched Concept – To know more about the scheme, please click here. BharatNet Project It is the world’s largest rural broadband connectivity programme using Optical fibre. And also a flagship mission implemented by Bharat Broadband Network Ltd. (BBNL). BBNL is a Special Purpose Vehicle […]
Google cracks down on climate change denial by targeting ads Subject – Governance Context – Google is cracking down on digital ads promoting false climate change claims or being used to make money from such content, hoping to limit revenue for climate change deniers and stop the spread of misinformation on its platforms. […]
Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) Subject – Governance Context – Girls can take RIMC test in Dec. Concept – The Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) is a military school situated in Doon Valley, Dehradun in India. The RIMC is a feeder institution for the National Defence Academy, Indian Naval Academy and subsequently the […]
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) Subject – Governance Context – ‘Urban planning a victim of politics’ Concept – To know about the yojana, please click here. To know about Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin., please click here.
The State of World’s Children Report Subject – Governance Context – Youth hit by COVID’s mental toll: UNICEF Concept – Mental health issues in developing countries such as India have been on the rise, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday while releasing the UNICEF’s global flagship publication: “The State of the World’s Children 2021; On My […]
Ayushman Bharat PM- JAY Subject – Governance Context – NHA revises rates of health-benefit packages Concept – The National Health Authority (NHA) has revised the rates of some health packages under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). In the revised version of the Health Benefit Package (HBP 2.2), which […]
Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) Act Subject – Governance Context – Court seeks model builder buyer pact Concept – To know about RERA Act, please click here.
Pey Jal Survekshan Subject – Governance Context – ‘Survey on water supply in 500 cities’ Concept – A survey on household water supply and the condition of waterbodies in 500 cities will be carried out in 2022, officials of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said. As a part of […]