August 2021 - Page 4 of 21 - Current Affairs

In News Recently, the Ministry of Labour & Employment launched the National Database for Unorganised Workers (NDUW) or e-Shram portal About the Portal The portal will maintain a database of workers in the country’s unorganised sector. Workers will be provided with an e-SHRAM card which will have a 12 digit unique number. The details of […]

Kalaignar Urban Development Scheme

In News The Tamil Nadu government would implement the Kalaignar Urban Development Scheme at a cost of ?1,000 crores. About Under Kalaignar Urban Development Scheme, Infrastructure including a community hall, markets, modern libraries will be created in municipalities and town panchayats The urban employment scheme will be on the lines of the Mahatma Gandhi National […]

Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

In News Recently, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh has launched Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) immunisation drive for infants. About The vaccine is a mix of several bacteria of the pneumococci family, which are known to cause pneumonia — hence ‘conjugate’ is included in the name of the vaccine. Conjugate vaccines are made using a […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 6 ‘Skin-to-skin’ ruling: HC order in POCSO case outrageous, A-G tells SC (Governance. Judiciary) What was the Skin to skin contact ruling of Bombay HC with respect to sexual assault? Why was it a bad precedent set by HC? Why is there […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Economic criterion is not the sole basis for creamy layer (Polity & Governance) The criterion for creamy layer in OBC, about Reservation in India, Constitutional Provisions Governing Reservation in India, Mandal commission recommendations,102nd amendment to the Constitution, Judicial […]

Facts in News

Indian Economy Ubharte Sitaare Fund Syllabus: GS3/Indian Economy & Related Issues Recently, the Union finance minister launched the Ubharte Sitaare Fund (USF) for export-oriented small and mid-sized companies and startups in Lucknow. Background The fund was announced during a Budget speech in 2020 in the backdrop of constraints faced by small and mid-sized companies […]

Delimitation Commission for J&K

In Context The discrepancy between the Union Government’s order for setting up the Delimitation Commission and the J&K Reorganisation Act could impact the redrawing of Assembly seats in the state. Major Points The J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019, under Section 60(1), entrusts the Election Commission (EC) with delimiting seven additional seats for the 83-member J&K Assembly, […]

Drought Conditions in India

In News The Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) released data for Drought-like conditions in India. About As per data over a fifth of India’s land area (21.06 per cent) is facing drought-like conditions. This is 62 per cent more than the area under drought during the same period last year, which was 7.86 per cent. […]

Hampi Site

In News Recently, the Vice-president of India visited monuments at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hampi in Vijayanagara district, Karnataka. Key Points About: It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is also called the “World’s Largest Open-air Museum”. It served as the capital of the Vijayanagar Empire. It is also known as Pampa […]

Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs)

In News Recently, the committee headed by former RBI Deputy Governor NS Vishwanathan has proposed setting up an umbrella organisation to oversee co-operative banks. Key Findings of the Panel Mandatory Merger: The RBI should not hesitate to use the route of mandatory merger to resolve Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) that do not meet the prudential […]

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