Subject: Schemes Context: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified new regulations that will make mandatory the display of the calorie count of food products on menu cards for restaurant chains and online food aggregators by 2022 Concept: Food service establishments (restaurants) having central licences or outlets at 10 or more […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Indian government is temporarily allowing investment towards efforts to find effective medicines and vaccines against Covid-19 to be considered as fulfilment of a company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) obligations. Concept: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a self-regulating business model that helps a company be socially accountable—to itself, its stakeholders, and the public. India […]
Subject: Schemes Context: The Centre has written to State Governments and UTs to include all eligible disabled persons under the National Food Security Act, NFSA 2013. Concept: The National Food Security Act (NFSA) is responsible for the provision of subsidized food grains to the population. The enactment of the NFSA marks a watershed in the […]
Subject: Schemes Context: A jobs portal launched on July 11 has seen registration of over 69 lakh individuals in just 40 days. But the number of individuals who got jobs is just a fraction of those who registered. Concept: It will help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities. Apart from recruiting a skilled workforce that […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana has been extended by one more year to June 30, 2021 and Centre announced that workers can directly claim 50 per cent of the average wage as against 25 per cent earlier, payable up to 90 days of joblessness Concept: The ESI Corporation has launched a scheme […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Supreme Court of India dismissed a petition filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) demanding the transfer of funds from PM CARES Fund to the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF). Concept: NDRF The National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), constituted under Section 46 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, supplements SDRF of a […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Government is focusing on enhancing forest quality and increasing tree cover in the country for maximizing carbon stock. One such is by Nagar van scheme Concept: The Nagar Van Scheme was announced on World Environment Day 2020 for creation of 200 Nagar Van, on forest land by adopting a collaborative approach, involving […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Indian Railways said that it has generated more than 5.5 lakhs mandays of work under Gareeb Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan in 6 States Concept: The livelihood opportunities will come up in 116 districts spread over six states namely Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha who have received substantial numbers of […]
Subject: Schemes Context Under the Centre’s flagship, Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) more than a lakh rural households are being provided with fresh water taps each day since the beginning of the unlock period starting on 1 June. Concept: Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) envisages supply of 55 litres of water per person per day to every rural household through […]
Subject: Schemes Context: In Independence Day speech, Prime Minister spoke about the expansion of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in coastal and border districts of India. Concept: The NCC, which was formed in 1948, has its roots to British era uniformed youth entities like University Corps or University Officer Training Corps. Currently the NCC has strength […]