Competition Commission Of India Subject – Governance Context – Competition panel notice to Apple for misuse of position Concept – To know about CCI, please click here.
Eat Right campaign Subject – Governance Context – Raj Kumar Rao Urges People to Practice ‘Aaj Se ThodaKam’ for Good Health Concept – Actor Rajkumar Rao has teamed up with FSSAI, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India as its brand ambassador for a campaign, ‘Eat Right Movement’ in partnership with the […]
Assam Accord Subject – Governance Context – Panel set up to implement Assam Accord Concept – The Assam government on Saturday set up an eight member sub-committee to examine and prepare a framework for the implementation of all clauses of the Assam Accord of 1985 The Clause 6 of the Accord pertains to […]
Jal Jeevan Mission Subject – Governance Context – ‘5 cr. houses given water connections’ Concept – The Prime Minister launched the Jal Jeevan Mission app for improving awareness among stakeholders and for greater transparency and accountability of schemes under the mission. He also launched the Rashtriya Jal JeevanKosh, where any individual, institution or […]
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) 2010 Subject – Governance Context – More time to renew FCRA registration Concept – The registration is mandatory for associations and NGOs to receive foreign funds. Registered NGOs can receive foreign contribution for five purposes — social, educational, religious, economic and cultural. The FCRA registration is renewed every […]
SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 Subject – Governance Context – Urban missions to get big outlay Concept – The revamped versions of the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban (SBM-U) and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch on Friday would include convergence with the corresponding […]
PM POSHAN Subject – Governance Context – 24 lakh pre-primary students to get meals Concept – The Centre has rebranded the 26-year-old national midday meal scheme to give a hot cooked meal to 11.8 crore government school students from classes 1 to 8, with the Cabinet approving a proposal to rename it as the PM POSHAN (Poshan Shakti Nirman) […]
‘+F’ logo and Green dot label Subject – Governance Concept – Food Fortification is a scientifically proven, cost-effective, scalable and sustainable global intervention that addresses the issue of micronutrient deficiencies. In October 2016, FSSAI operationalized the Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2016 for fortifying staples namely Wheat Flour and Rice […]
Elder Line Subject – Governance Context – ‘Elder Line’ rings in hope for senior citizens Concept – India’s first pan-India toll free helpline – 14567 – called ‘Elder Line’ was officially launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It aims to provide information, guidance, emotional support, and in cases of abuse, […]
Promotion quotas for the disabled Subject – Governance Context – Deadline for promotion quotas for the disabled Concept – The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to issue instructions “at the earliest and not later than four months” for giving reservation in promotions to persons with disabilities (PwDs). Section 34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities […]