FUGITIVE ECONOMIC OFFENDER Subject : Economy / Governance Context : Fugitive diamond trader MehulChoksi has been arrested in Dominica after he was reported missing early this week from his home in Antigua and Barbuda, the Caribbean nation of which he has been a citizen since early 2018. Concept : Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, […]
ACCR PORTAL & AYUSH SANJIVANI APP Subject : Governance Context : Recently, the Ministry of AYUSH has launched the Ayush Clinical Case Repository (ACCR) portal and Ayush Sanjivani App. Concept : Ayush Clinical Case Repository (ACCR) Portal It is the dedicated section for reporting and publishing details of Covid 19 cases treated through […]
SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS Subject : Current Events / Governance Context :New rules have come into effect, taking away the protection granted to social media intermediaries under Section 79 of the IT Act if they fail to comply. Concept : The safe harbour provisions have been defined under Section 79 of the IT Act, […]
GST COMPENSATION Subject : Governance Context : Opposition-ruled states discuss extension of compensation period ahead of GST Council meet on May 28. Concept : GST Compensation After the introduction of GST States have very limited taxation rights as most of the taxes, barring those on petroleum, alcohol, and stamp duty, were subsumed under […]
NATIONAL MISSION ON USE OF BIOMASS IN THERMAL POWER PLANTS Subject : Economy / Governance Context : Ministry of Power has decided to set up a National Mission on use of Biomass in coal based thermal power plants. Concept : Mission objectives: To increase the level of co-firing from present 5% to higher […]
COMMITTEE ON HATE SPEECH Subject : Governance Context : A panel constituted by the Union Home Ministry to suggest reforms to the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) is likely to propose a separate Section on “offences relating to speech and expression.” Concept : As there is no clear definition of what constitutes a […]
MISSION COVID SURAKSHA Subject : Governance Context : Under Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 Mission COVID Suraksha was announced by the Government of India, to accelerate the development and production of Indigenous COVID Vaccines. Concept : Mission COVID Suraksha is India’s targeted effort to enable the development of indigenous, affordable and accessible vaccines for the […]
SAMVEDNA Subject : Governance Context :With an objective of providing psychological first-aid and emotional support to children affected during COVID-19 Pandemic, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)is providing Tele-Counselling to children through SAMVEDNA. Concept : SAMVEDNA stands for Sensitizing Action on Mental Health Vulnerability through Emotional Development and Necessary Acceptance. It […]
EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS Subject : Governance Context : Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Microsoft sign MoU on Joint initiative for Digital Transformation of Tribal Schools such as Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) and Ashram Schools. Concept : Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) started in the year 1997-98 to impart quality education to […]