VACCINE MAITRI PROGRAMME Subject: Governance / IR Context: India is unlikely to resume its Vaccine Maitri programme for the neighbourhood, including Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, until at least July, given the sudden crunch in the availability of vaccines amidst a surge in COVID-19 cases, and the government’s plan for universal vaccination set […]
PM CARES FUND Subject: Governance Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered setting up of 551 oxygen plants inside government hospitals across the country. PM CARES Fund will provide financial aid in setting up these plants. Concept: Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund, or the PM CARES Fund, was […]
OXYGEN EXPRESS Subject : Governance Context : In the middle of the second wave of Covid-19, hospitals in India are facing a massive shortage of medical oxygen. Concept : In a bid to meet the high demand of the critical gas meant for the treatment of coronavirus patients, the Indian Railways has started […]
SLBC Subject : Governance Context : Owing to a rise in infection among staff, the State-Level Bankers’ Committee is considering limiting operations – from 10 am to 2pm. Concept : State Level Bankers’ Committee, set-up as per the Lead Bank Scheme of the Reserve Bank of India, is the highest body of bankers […]
LEGAL STATUS OF CRYPTOCURRENCY Subject : Governance Context : Recently, the uncertainty over the legal status of cryptocurrencies is unnerving Indian investors who hold around $1.5 billion (Rs 10,000 crore) in digital currencies. Concept : Cryptocurrency Law proposed by RBI The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021 will prohibit all […]
SPECIAL TASK FORCE TO MONITOR J&K GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES Subject : Governance Context : The J&K government constituted a Special Task Force (STF) for identifying and scrutinising the government employees who are involved in any cases related to posing threat to the security or anti-national activities. Concept : The STF will have the ADGP, […]