PIB fact-check unit’s ambit will be limited to content about Centre Subject : Governance Concept: The mandate of the Press Information Bureau’s fact-check unit is to examine the veracity of only the contents related to the Central government ministries and organisations, and will remain so even when it is empowered to get any […]
Endorsement Guidelines for Celebrities and Social Media Influencers Subject : Governance Concept : The Central Government has released the endorsement guidelines for celebrities and social media influencers. The guidelines mandate compulsory disclosure of monitory or material benefits of a product or a brand they are promoting through their social media platforms. Failing to […]
PM Modi has distributed land title deeds to Banjaras Subject : Governance Concept : Prime Minister Narendra Modi symbolically distributed Hakku Patra (land title deeds) to five families of the Banjara (Lambani) community, a nomadic Scheduled Caste group, at an event organised by the state Revenue Department at Malkhed, in the Kalaburagi district […]
Court can’t reduce minimum sentence given in Pocso Act Subject : Governance Section : Vulnerable population Concept : The courts have no power to reduce the minimum sentence prescribed in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on convicting the accused for committing sexual assault on children, the High Court of […]
Draft amendment to IT rules 2021 – fake news Subject : Governance Concept : The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) introduced these draft amendments to the IT Rules 2021 on Tuesday, as it extended the time for public consultation on regulations for online gaming platforms. News identified as fake or false […]
Objectives of SIMI against basic fabric – Centre Subject : Governance Section : Acts Concept : A petition seeking quashing of the July 2019 ban on SIMI as an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 came up before a division bench of the Supreme Court on January 18, 2023. The […]
Davos 2023: Natural disasters, extreme weather second-most severe global risk in short term, says WEF report Subject :Governance Section: Reports and Indices About WEF report: Report title: Global risks report 2023 Released by: World Economic Forum (WEF) WEF annual meeting held every year in Davos, Switzerland. The 2023 meet title: Cooperation in a […]
Doctor didi’s creating social capital in Jharkhand Subject : Governance Concept: Doctor didis are part of a team (pashu sakhi) of around 1,000 women in all 24 districts of Jharkhand who have been recruited since October 2013 for the last mile of livestock management. These women, formally called community animal caretakers and informally […]
Term ‘Defect’ in The Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules 2020 Subject: Governance Section : Acts Context: CCPA has written to District Collectors across India to investigate unfair trade practices and violation of consumer rights concerning manufacture or sale of such goods and submit Action Taken Report to CCPA. Concept: Under Section 2(10) the Consumer […]
Governor vs Government Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Context: In the ongoing tussle with the ruling government in Tamil Nadu, Governor skipped a few words including, the ‘Dravidian model of governance thereafter the Chief Minister interrupted the speech and expressed regret that the Governor had avoided certain portions of the prepared address. Governor then […]