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eSanjeevani

In News: Union government’s eSanjeevani completes 30 lakh consultations, serving 35000 patients each day. About eSanjeevani ‘eSanjeevani’, is a web-based comprehensive telemedicine solution launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It is modeled on ‘Sanjeevani’ CDAC Mohali’s’ flagship integrated telemedicine solution. Benefits Extended reach of specialized healthcare services to masses in both rural […]

None Of The Above (NOTA)

In News The Supreme Court of India sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) whether it would be legally permissible to reject all candidates in the fray if NOTA votes exceeded that of the candidate securing the highest number of votes. About NOTA meaning ‘None of the Above’ options has […]

The Indian Express

                                                  Indian Express Subject Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains  GS II 1 8 ministries list assets for monetisation: from stations to telecom towers, pipelines to roads […]

The Hindu

                                                       The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims  and Mains  GS III 1 Older IIMs lag behind newer ones in enforcing quota rule (Polity) Bridging the gap […]

Facts in News

                               Facts in News Initial Public Offering (IPO) An initial public offering (IPO) also known as floating, or going public, refers to the process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new stock issuance. Public share […]

Bureaucrats cannot be State Election Commissioners: SC

In News The Supreme Court has termed the appointment of bureaucrats as State Election Commissioners (SEC) against independence of SEC and hence unconstitutional. Hence only independent persons, not bureaucrats should be appointed as SEC. Giving government employees the additional charge of SEC is a “mockery of the Constitution” as per Justice F Nariman. This judgment […]

Development Finance Institutions

In News Recently, the Cabinet has approved a detailed proposal for setting up a new Development Finance Institution (DFI) in India under the name of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID). About Development Finance Institution (DFI) These are organizations that are either owned by the government or by charitable institutions to finance […]

World Air Quality Report 2020

In News Recently, Swiss technology company IQAir has released the World Air Quality report. About The global cities ranking report is based on PM2.5 data from 106 countries, which is measured by ground-based monitoring stations, most of which is operated by government agencies. India continues to feature prominently at the top of the most polluted […]

Anti-Defection Law

In News Recently, Nominated MP Swapan Dasgupta resigned from Rajya Sabha, a year before completion of his term. Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra had raised the issue of his disqualification from Rajya Sabha under the anti-defection law after the BJP had fielded Dasgupta as its candidate for the Tarakeswar constituency in the West Bengal Assembly […]

Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2021

In News The Rajya Sabha has approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. Key Provisions Enhanced Time Limit for Abortion: The bill has enhanced the upper gestation limit from 20 to 24 weeks for special categories of women which will be defined in the […]

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