Indian Certification of Medical Devices (ICMED) Plus Scheme Subject : Governance Context : Recently, the Quality Council of India (QCI), and the Association of Indian Manufacturers of Medical Devices (AiMeD) have added further features to the ICMED. Concept : Indian Certification of Medical Devices (ICMED) Plus Scheme It had been launched for Certification […]
UDYOG AADHAAR MEMORANDUM (UAM) Subject : Governance Context : Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Extends Validity of Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum from 31st March, 2021 to 31st December, 2021. Concept : The Ministry for MSME in September 2015 notified Udyog Aadhaar to ensure ease of registration and wider coverage of MSMEs to […]
Roy gave up Z-category security: MHA Subject : Governance Context : The “Z-category” security cover given to Mukul Roy, who returned to the Trinamool Congress last week along with his son, has been withdrawn as sought by him, according to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Concept : Z Category This is the […]
Nod for additional fertilizer subsidy Subject : Governance Context: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal to hike subsidy rates for phosphorus and potassium-based fertilizers by 140% in a bid to provide relief to farmers as the kharif sowing season begins. Concept: Unlike urea, where the Centre sets a fixed […]
Roadblocks to Vaccine Passport Subject: Governance Context: With all US adults now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines and businesses and international borders reopening, a fierce debate has kicked off across the United States over whether a digital health certificate (often and somewhat misleadingly called a “vaccine passport”) should be required to prove immunization status. […]
Twitter may lose safe harbour protection Subject : Governance Context : Twitter may ‘lose’ safe harbour protection as government says it ‘failed’ to fill key positions Concept : Microblogging platform Twitter is likely to lose its status as a social media intermediary and, in turn, the legal protection accorded to it under Section […]
No annuity rider for NPS exits upto 5 Lakhs Subject : National Organisations /Governance Context : Pension regulator PFRDA has allowed National Pension System (NPS) subscribers to withdraw the full contributions at one go without purchasing an annuity if the pension corpus is equal to or less than Rs 5 lakh. Concept : […]
MoS Jal Shakti Urges All MPs To Participate And Support Jal Shakti Abhiyan-2 Subject : Governance Context : Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Rattan Lal Kataria has written personal letters to all MPs, both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, to support the ongoing “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch The Rain” campaign in […]
DECLASSIFICATION & COMPILATION OF WAR/OPERATIONS HISTORIES Subject : Governance Context : Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has approved the policy on archiving, declassification and compilation/publication of war/operations histories by the Ministry of Defence. Concept : Each organisation under the Ministry of Defence will transfer the records, including war diaries to the History Division of […]
Principal Scientific Adviser has launched ‘Project O2 for India’ Subject : Governance Context : Amid the second wave of COVID-19, the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser (Government of India) has launched ‘Project O2 for India’. Concept : Project O2 for India Under this project, a National Consortium of Oxygen (NCO) is enabling the […]