The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019 Subject – Governance Context – Man accused of triple talaq granted bail. Concept – Declaration of Talaq: The Act makes all declaration of talaq, including in written or electronic form, to be void (i.e., not enforceable in law) and illegal. The Act defines […]
Sainik School Subject – Governance Context – The announcement was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on the occasion of 75th Independence Day. Concept – Sainik Schools are the brainchild of VK Krishna Menon, who was the Union defence minister from April 1957 to October 1962. Menon […]
Justice Verma Committee Subject – Governance Concept – The Justice JS Verma committee was set up after the Nirbhaya incident of December 2012 and submitted its recommendations on strengthening the laws to curb crimes against women.
Rice Fortification Subject – Governance Context – Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on the 75th Independence Day, PM Modi said “Be it the rice distributed through ration shops or the rice provided to children in the mid-day meal, the rice available through every scheme will be fortified by the year 2024”. […]
End-to-End Encryption Subject – Governance Context – Facebook is offering the option of end-to-end encryption of voice and video calls on FB Messenger, along with updated controls for disappearing messages. Concept – End-to-end encryption (E2EE) is a secure line of communication that blocks third-party users from accessing transferred data. When the data is being […]
Incel Movement Subject – Governance Context – The movement came into the spotlight yet again in the UK’s Plymouth, where a 22-year-old man named Jake Davidson shot dead five people, including a toddler, in what is widely being called the worst incident of its kind in British history since 2010. Concept – The […]
Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Subject – Governance Context – AB-PMJAY gave Rs.2794cr for COVID treatment Concept – Ayushman Bharat is a flagship initiative that attempts to move away from the sectoral and segmented approach of service delivery to a comprehensive need-based health care service. It has been launched by […]
Puri becomes India’s first city to provide quality drinking tap water Subject : Governance Context: Puri became the first city in India where people can avail high quality drinking water directly from the tap on 24-hour basis. Concept : Puri has enabled the people of the city to collect quality drinking water directly […]
India signed 26 pacts to fight drug menace Subject : Governance / IR Context :Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) reply in the Lok Sabha on the measures taken to combat drug trafficking in India. Concept : Efforts taken by India to curb drug menance International level: India is a signatory to the UN […]
HC stays Arunachal’s entry permit notification Subject : Governance Context :Arunachal Pradesh had recently issued a notification allowing temporary entry permits for “developmental works in public and private sectors” only to those vaccinated against COVID-19. Concept : The Itanagar Bench of the Gauhati High Court has stayed the Arunachal Pradesh government’s notification mandating […]