Subject: Schemes Context: Supreme court has given notice to center on a plea to transfer PM-CARES fund Concept: The petition urged the court to direct the government to prepare, notify and implement a national plan under the Disaster Management Act to deal with the pandemic. It claimed that the Centre has been “refraining from divulging […]

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/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. […]