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India’s Jobs Crisis

In News According to the recent trend there are fewer people employed in agriculture today, those moving out of farms are working more in construction sites and the informal economy than in factories. Background  1993-94: Agriculture accounted for close to 62% of the country’s employed labour force. 2004-05: Survey in these years has dropped almost […]

Trafficking In Persons

In News Recently, World Day Against Trafficking in Persons was observed on July 30 in a bid to raise awareness about the ordeal of human trafficking victims and the ways to safeguard their rights. Some activists also demanded to bring Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021 as a law. World Day Against […]

Electoral Bonds

In News As per the SBI report, the total amount collected by parties through the Electoral Bond (EB) Scheme has gone up to Rs 10,246 crore from various anonymous donors since its introduction in 2018. In the 21st sale of EBs conducted in July 2022, parties received another Rs 389.5 crore from EB purchases. Electoral […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3     1 Delhi High Court: Protect satire, right to comment on TV content part of free speech  (Governance)  Know about Delhi HC’s directions on encouraging and protecting “creative genre” of satire. Constitutional provisions surrounding the issue. Challenges and way ahead. GS […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 Core sector output expands by 12.7% (Indian Economy)  Know what are the Eight core sectors, their weightage, Index of Eight Core Industries & Index of Industrial Production (IIP). GS 2 1 New warning on all tobacco products soon (Governance) What are […]

Right to Information & Protection for Whistleblowers

In Context Recently, it was noted that since the implementation of the Right to Information Act (RTI), some 100 RTI activists across the country have been killed and several are harassed on a daily basis. Issue Bihar is turning out to be one of the most dangerous States for RTI activists despite being one of […]

11th Agriculture Census

In Context Recently, the Eleventh Agricultural Census (2021-22) was launched. About A census of agriculture is a statistical operation for collecting, processing and disseminating data on the structure of agriculture, covering the whole or a significant part of the country. Agriculture Census is conducted every 5 years, which is being undertaken now after delay due […]

India’s First Bullion Exchange

In Context The Prime Minister recently launched India’s first international bullion exchange – India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX)– in Gujarat. About The bullion exchange was launched at the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) in Gandhinagar. Bullion refers to physical gold and silver of high purity often kept in […]

India’s Core Sectors

In Context The growth of eight core infrastructure sectors rose by 12.7% in June against 9.4% in the year-ago period. What are the Core Sector Industries? These core industries are considered as main or key industries of the economy and serve as the backbone of all other industries The eight-core sector industries include coal, crude […]

Coffee (Promotion and Development Bill), 2022

In News Recently, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is planning to replace the 80-year-old Coffee Act with the new Coffee (Promotion and Development Bill), 2022. About Shifting of Coffee Board: The government would not close the Coffee Board, but would rather shift it from the Ministry of Commerce to the Ministry of Agriculture, to […]

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