Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 Subject – Governance Context – The Centre has exempted posts under the Indian Police Service (IPS) from the mandated 4% reservation for persons with disabilities (PwD) in government jobs, a move that rights groups say goes against the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Concept – The Act replaces the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. It fulfils the obligations to the United National Convention on the Rights of Persons […]
Transit Camps Subject – Governance Context – The “detention centres” in Assam have been renamed “transit camps” to humanise them. Concept – Detention centres are places designated to keep illegal migrants (people who have entered a country without necessary documents) once they are detected by the authorities till the time their nationality is confirmed and they are deported to the country of their […]
Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act 2021 Subject – Governance Context – HC protects interfaith couples from Gujarat law. Concept – It prohibits forcible religious conversion by marriage. It proposes punishment of 3-10 years in jail for forcible or fraudulent religious conversions through marriage. It amends the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2003. […]
IATA’s Travel Pass Subject – Governance Context – After IndiGo, budget carrier SpiceJet will also start trials of IATA’s travel pass next week onwards. Concept – The travel pass will be a mobile app that will help passengers manage their travel in line with government requirements for Covid-19 tests or vaccines. The IATA Travel Pass […]
Arogya Nandana Initiative Subject – Governance Context – The Karnataka government has decided to test various health parameters of its over 1.5 crore population of children ahead of an anticipated third wave of Covid-19. Concept – A new initiative to test all children for COVID19 in Karnataka. With Anganwadis remaining closed, the government has come up with a micro plan including Accredited […]
Jal Jeevan Mission Subject – Governance Context – In the two years since the ambitious Jal Jeevan Mission was launched by the Modi government, Bihar has performed the best in providing rural tap water connections. The state has gone from being among the bottom five in terms of rural tap water supply (with […]
Tiwa Tribes Subject – Governance Concept – Thetribe Tiwas (Lalungs) lives both in the hills and plains of Assam and Meghalaya state. Tiwa means people who were lifted from below. They are recognized as a Scheduled tribe within the State of Assam. Wanchuwa festival is celebrated by Tiwa tribe to mark their good harvest. The hill Tiwa […]
Sharia law Subject – Governance Context – Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan will see the re-imposition of Sharia law, which will restrict women’s rights. Concept – Sharia in Arabic means “the way,” and does not refer to a body of law. It’s a set of wide-ranging moral and broad ethical principles drawn from the Koran […]
Operation Sadbhavana Subject – Governance Context – Army to sponsor J&K students Concept – The Army will sponsor 110 students from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to its residential public schools and higher education institutions across the country from the current academic year. It aims to win the hearts and minds of residents of the two Union Territories. Domiciled residents of J&K and Ladakh, sponsored by […]
Uttar Pradesh Population Bill 2021 Subject – Governance Context – Two-child policy: U.P. law panel submits draft Bill. Concept – On World Population Day (11th July),the Uttar Pradesh government announced a new population policy for 2021-2030. The policy proposes five key targets: population control; ending curable maternal mortality and illnesses; ending curable infant mortality and ensuring betterment in their nutrition status; […]