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Atrocities Against SCs/STs

In News The recent incident of a crime against a Dalit boy in Rajasthan highlights many underlined issues. Two days before India celebrated its 76th Independence Day, a nine-year-old Dalit boy from Rajasthan died at a hospital after allegedly being thrashed by his school principal. Crimes and issues faced by SCs/STs: Cases in Rajasthan: Despite […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 Supreme Court fast-forwards: Note Ban among 25 cases to be heard by 5-judge benches   Nitish  wins trust vote; slams BJP: bid to finish us since 2020 election     (Polity and Governance ) What cases will be heard by five-judge Constitution […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   Nitish govt. wins floor test in Bihar Assembly   Supreme Court Bench to revisit 2013 verdict on poll promises   (Polity and Governance ) What is a floor test? Governor’s role and  Supreme Court rulings.   What is Sec […]

UNIVERSAL BASIC ‘INSURANCE’

Context As the importance of social security came into focus after the major waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, the debate on universal basic income (UBI) began to resurface in policy circles across the globe. However, there is another UBI that needs to be examined in the Indian context, i.e., Universal Basic ‘Insurance’. Need of Social […]

Brahmos Missile

In News Recently, the Ministry of Defence terminated the services of three Indian Air Force (IAF) officers for the accidental firing of a BrahMos missile which landed in Pakistan. About In the early 1980s, the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme, conceived and led by Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, started developing a range of missiles including Prithvi, Agni, […]

Lumpy Skin Disease

In News Several states including Gujarat and Rajasthan have been battling the outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), a viral infection of cattle. Lumpy Skin Disease About: LSD is caused by the lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV), which is a virus of the capripoxvirus genus in the poxviridae family. Sheeppox virus and goatpox virus are […]

Anang Tal Lake

In News Recently, the Anang Tal Lake in South Delhi has been declared a monument of national importance through a gazette notification by the Ministry of Culture.  Monuments of National Importance The Monuments of National Importance are designated by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).  The union government of India is authorised to maintain, protect […]

Multi Modal Logistics Park under Bharatmala Project

In News Recently, a tripartite MoU was signed for swift development of modern Multi Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) under Bharatmala Pariyojna. Key Points Objective:  To centralize freight consolidation and reduce logistics cost from 14% to less than 10% of GDP at par with International Standards.  This agreement is an earnest attempt towards realization of this […]

Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011

In News Recently, the Union government has amended the Legal Metrology (packaged commodities) Rules 2011 for ease of doing business and reducing the compliance burden for the garment or hosiery sold in loose or open.   What is Legal Metrology? Legal Metrology treats units of weighment and measurement, methods of weighment and measurement and weighing and […]

Health Insurance for Transgender Persons

In News Recently, the Union government said that the Transgender persons will get yearly health insurance of Rs 5 lakh each under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. About the recent decision taken  Data: There are 4.8 lakh transgender persons in India who will be eligible for benefits under the scheme.  Memorandum of understanding The National Health […]

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