TOTAL FERTILITY RATE Subject : Governance Context : The Assam unit of the Congress has slammed Chief Minister for asking a minority community to adopt population control measures to prevent encroachment and pressure on land resources. Concept : It cited the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) released in December 2020, which said […]
All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20 has been released Subject : Governance Context : Union Education Minister has announced the release of the report of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20. Concept : About AISHE AISHE was established by the Ministry of HRD for conducting an annual web-based survey, […]
e – Sanjeevani has done 60 lakh consultations Subject : Governance Context : Recently, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has announced that ‘eSanjeevani’ has crossed another milestone by completing 6 million (60 lakh) consultations through more than 375 online OPDs. Concept : About eSanjeevani It is Ministry of Health & Family […]
COSMOL Platform through I -STEM Subject : Governance Context : Recently, the Office of Principal Scientific Advisor to GoI has announced that India will now be able to access the COMSOL Multiphysics software suite at no cost through the I-STEM portal academic users. Concept : Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM) […]
VISION DOCUMENT OF PHASE 3 E OURTS WAS RELEASED Subject: Governance Context: The e-Committee of the Supreme Court of India recently released its draft vision document for Phase III of the e-Courts project. Phases I and II had dealt with digitization of the judiciary, i.e., e-filing, tracking cases online, uploading judgments online, etc. […]
DRAFT MODEL RULES FOR LIVE-STREAMING AND RECORDING OF COURT PROCEEDINGS Subject: Governance Context: The e-Committee of Supreme Court of India has released the Draft Model Rules for Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings and has invited feedback on them. Concept: The e-Committee of the Supreme Court of India along with the Department of […]
SC URGED TO STOP ILLEGAL ADOPTION Subject: Governance Context: The Supreme Court has agreed to intervene after the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) sounded the alarm on a spate of complaints about illegal adoption of COVID orphans through private individuals and organizations. Concept: NCPCR statistics shows that 3,621 children were […]
NATIONAL RIVER CONSERVATION PLAN Subject : Governance Concept : The Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Phase – I which was taken up as 100% centrally funded scheme and aimed at preventing the pollution of river Ganga and to improve its water quality. It was started in June 1985 Subsequently, the GAP Phase II was […]
NITI AAYOG NEEDS TO PERHAPS LOOK AT SDG 10 AT A HOLISTIC MANNER Subject: Governance Context: Viewed against the economic impact of the pandemic, nations’ efforts towards meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 have assumed even greater importance. Concept: NITI, without doubt, has done well to focus on crucial social […]