INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS CODE Subject : Governance Context : Labour ministry seeks feedback on draft rules on trade unions under IR Code. Concept : The Ministry of Labour and Employment on Tuesday sought public feedback on draft rules for recognition of trade unions and disputes related to those under the Industrial Relations Code 2020. […]

    ONE HEALTH APPROACH Subject: Governance Context: The battle against COVID-19 should also be used as an opportunity to meet India’s ‘One Health’ targets. Concept: One Health OneHealth is an approach to designing and implementing programmes, policies, legislation and research in which multiple sectors communicate and work together to achieve better public health outcomes. […]

    SECTION 66 A OF IT ACT Subject: Governance Context: Three journalists get notices for reports on ‘diverting’ oxygen. Administration says news reports shared by them on social media false propaganda, in violation of IT Act. Concept: Section 66A of Information Technology Act Section 66A dealt with information related crimes in which sending information, […]

    PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND FIRE SAFETY Subject: Governance Context: Over the past year, there have been deadly fires in hospital buildings, including those treating COVID-19 patients. Concept: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) says 330 people died in commercial building fires in 2019, while fatalities for residential or dwelling buildings were much higher at […]

    EMERGENCY FINANCIAL POWERS Subject : Defence / Governance Context : Armed Forces given emergency financial powers to combat Covid. Concept : In a statement, the Defence Ministry said Singh “invoked special provisions and granted Emergency Financial Powers to the Armed Forces to empower them and speed up their efforts in tide over the […]

    LEGAL METROLOGY (PACKAGING RULES) Subject : Governance Context: Importers of medical devices, used particularly for providing oxygen support to Covid-19 patients, are now allowed to import these devices without prior mandatory declaration for the next three months, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs said in a notification. Concept : The importers can make all […]

    SEDITION LAW Subject: Governance Context: Supreme Court agrees to examine Constitutional validity of Sedition law – Section 124A of Indian Penal Code. Concept : edition, which falls under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, is defined as any action that brings or attempts to bring hatred or contempt towards the government of […]

    DRONE DELIVERY OF COVID-19 VACCINES Subject : Governance Context: Drone use Permission to Telangana Government for Experimental delivery of Covid-19 Vaccines. Concept : Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted conditional exemption for drone deployment to the Government of Telangana. The drone usage permission has been […]

    COMPULSORY LICENSING Subject : Economy / Governance Context :Govt should not hesitate to invoke compulsory licensing of drugs under Patent Act if necessary: Delhi High Court. Concept : The Patents Act, 1970 was amended three times in 1999, 2002, 2005 respectively to include the concept of ‘compulsory license’ and these are given in […]