Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Ordinance, 2025 was passed for establishing a legal framework for protecting and supporting gig workers across the state.
Who are Gig workers?
Section 2(35) of the Code on Social Security, 2020 defines a gig worker as “a person who participates in a work arrangement and earns from such activities outside of a traditional employer–employee relationship.”
In the recent report titled India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy, projected that the number of gig workers in India may rise to 23.5mn by 2030.
Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri C R Patil launched Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2025.
Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2025
It is a nationwide rural sanitation survey by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti.
It is India’s largest sanitation survey and The first Swachh Survekshan was conducted in 2016, in which 73 cities were evaluated and Mysuru was ranked first in the country.
The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has initiated a comprehensive exercise to appraise and approve Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) and Central Sector Schemes (CSs) for continuation post March 2026.
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The foundation of this appraisal exercise lies in the 2016 Union Budget, which formally introduced the policy of assigning a sunset clause and outcome-based evaluation for every centrally funded scheme.
The goal was to ensure that no scheme continues indefinitely without proven effectiveness and relevance.
For Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs), the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Organisation (DMEO) under NITI Aayog is responsible for conducting evaluations.
For Central Sector Schemes (CSs), the concerned ministries select third-party agencies to assess outcomes and performance.
Care work is often undervalued and disproportionately carried by women, reinforcing long-standing gender inequities, despite remaining a cornerstone of social and economic well-being.
विज्ञान पत्रिका में प्रकाशित एक नई अध्ययन के अनुसार, यदि वर्तमान जलवायु नीतियों के अंतर्गत वैश्विक तापमान 2.7°C तक बढ़ जाता है, तो दुनिया की वर्तमान हिमनदों का केवल 24% ही बच पाएगा।
हिमनद क्या हैं?
ये बड़े और मोटे हिम के पर्वतीय जमाव हैं, जो सदियों तक हिम के जमा होने के कारण भूमि पर बनते हैं। हिमनद पृथ्वी के ताजे पानी का 70% हिस्सा रखते हैं और वर्तमान में ग्रह की भूमि क्षेत्र के लगभग 10% हिस्से को कवर करते हैं।
अत्यधिक हिमनद हानि: अध्ययन चेतावनी देता है कि यदि तापमान आज ही बढ़ना बंद हो जाए, तब भी हिमनद अपने कुल मात्रा का 39% खो देंगे (2020 के स्तर की तुलना में), जिससे समुद्र स्तर में 113 मिमी वृद्धि होगी।
