Subject: Polity Context: Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has informed the Assembly Speaker that the Chief Government Whip had not issued any whip to MLAs of his party to support him during the Motion of Confidence moved by him in the House on February 18, 2017. Concept: A whip is a directive from the party […]
Subject: Polity/Scheme Context: Tribal people due to lack of market access have been severely affected by COVID pandemic. As relief Cental government announced expanded coverage of PM Van Dhan Yojana current 18,000 SHGS to 50,000 Van Dhan SHGS. Coverage to 10 lakh tribal gatherers through the Covid19 relief plan of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs […]
Subject: Polity Context: JamiatUlema-I-Hind, a muslimorganisation has moved the Supreme Court seeking impleadment in a plea filed by a Hindu organisation, VishwaBhadra Pujari PurohitMahasangh, which has challenged a provision of the 1991 Places of Worship Act. Concept: Passed in 1991, the Act sought to maintain the status quo of the religious shrines as it existed at the time […]
Subject: Polity/Economy/Schemes Context: The United Nations and International Labour Organization (ILO) observe 12 June every year as the world day against child labour. Concept: The occassion was originally launched by the ILO in 2002 to create awareness about the global extent of child labour and the actions and efforts that are needed to eliminate it. […]
Subject: Economy/polity Context: National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking list for 2020 has been released in which IIT-M topped the list. Concept: The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD and launched on 2015. This framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country. The methodology identifies the broad parameters for […]
Subject: Polity Context: NHRC has submitted mid-term Universal Periodic Review to United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) where it mentioned India is considering for Universal basic income. Concept: The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR is a […]
Subject: Polity Context: Parliament is going to have hybrid monsoon session where some members being physically present in the House while others attending on a virtual platform Concept: After assessing the physical and digital infrastructure for the options to conduct Parliament sessions amid the pandemic, it was found that chambers face space constraint, given the physical […]
Subject: Polity Context: Supreme Court ordered states and Union Territories to complete the process of sending migrants back to their home states within 15 days. Concept: Migrants are one of the hardest hit groups in COVID pandemic. Many of them without access to food, transport walked to their homes. Having refused several times earlier to […]