Kerala establishes welfare board for workers Subject : Polity Kerala set up a welfare board for the workers of employment guarantee schemes in the state. At least 26.71 lakh labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee programme and 2.5 lakh workers of the Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme will receive the […]
Less than 1% of voters downloaded e-EPIC Subject :Polity Context: Only Over 67 lakh voters have downloaded a digital voter ID, known as the electronic Electoral Photo ID Card (e-EPIC), from the time the document was made available by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Along with e-PAN and e-Aadhaar, the E-EPIC is […]
Manual Scavenging in Tamil Nadu Subject :Polity Context: Social Awareness Society for Youth (SASY), a Dalit Human Rights Organisation recently conducted a study on ‘The status of implementation of prohibition of employment as manual scavengers and rehabilitation (PEMSR) Act – 2013 in Tamil Nadu’. SASY studied 21 cases related to manual scavenging, sewer […]
MHA gets 7th extension to frame CAA rules Subject: Polity Context: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been granted an extension for the seventh time to frame rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). More about News: The citizenship amendment Bill was passed by Parliament on December 11, 2019. It got the […]
Village Defence Committee Subject :Polity Recently Lt Governor Manoj Sinha assured the Jammu and Kashmir people that they would get a Village Defence Committee (VDC). People in Jammu and Kashmir are demanding that in the background of increasing militant attacks, they must be provided weapons to take on attackers. Village Defence Committee (VDC): […]
House panel seeks details of rental housing scheme Subject :Polity Context: A Parliamentary panel has asked the government to clarify how many of the 66 proposals received under the Affordable Rental Housing Scheme launched for the urban poor, especially migrant workers, during the COVID-19 pandemic have been approved by their respective local urban […]
Process for selection of CCI chief to start all over again Subject: Polity Context: The Centre has decided to start the selection process afresh after scrapping the earlier shortlist of candidates. The selection of CCI is governed by The Competition Commission of India (Selection of Chairperson and other Members of the Commission) Rules,2003. […]
Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) Subject: Polity Context: The Centre is set to launch the Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP), a new initiative on the lines of the Aspirational District Programme. Concept: Under the ABP, 500 blocks across states have been identified. NITI Aayog, in partnership with the states, will release quarterly ranking of these […]
Controversy over Delhi ‘aldermen’: What does the term mean? Subject: Polity Context: Delhi’s Lt. Governor, VK Saxena, nominated 10 aldermen amidst significant controversy. The 10 nominees, all BJP members, are expected to play a crucial role in determining who controls the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Meaning of the term Alderman: “Alderman” refers […]