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Universal Acceptance Day

In News National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), a non-for-profit company, under the aegis of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), successfully organised a 2-day event (27-28th March) on Universal Acceptance Day to drive collaborative efforts for an inclusive and multilingual internet  in India. Key points Celebrated globally on 28th March. This inaugural UA […]

Captive Employment under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)

In News Union Minister for Rural Development initiates ‘Captive Employment’ initiative under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY). What is Captive Employment? ‘Captive Employment’, is a first of its kind initiative aimed at addressing the vision of a dynamic and demand-based skilling ecosystem catering to the requirements of industry partners ensuring sustainable placements for rural […]

SEBI Getting set to Regulate Index Providers

In News The government has squarely put the onus of regulating the practices of market index providers on the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), amid concerns about the safety of passive investors’ savings parked in funds linked to indices that have added or retained several Adani group stocks. The Parliament has entrusted SEBI with […]

Provident Fund Interest Hike

In News Recently,  EPFO raised the interest rate on employees’ provident fund to 8.15% for FY23. About: The decision for increase in the interest rate comes  because of interest rate increases in the financial system following successive rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of India and a higher surplus with EPFO . In FY22, EPFO […]

Healthcare in India has made great progress, but Challenges remain

In Context Experts deliberate on the progress of the Indian health system and the challenges it still faces. About Over the years, the Indian health system has overcome seemingly insurmountable problems, long considered hopeless. As per National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) even under the best-case scenario, India would achieve a total fertility rate of 2.1 […]

National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM)

In News Recently, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority announced a change in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for the year 2023 in accordance with the Drugs (Price Control) Order, 2013, or DPCO, 2013.  About The Union Health Ministry maintains a National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) which satisfies the priority health care needs of the […]

One World TB Summit

In News Recently,  the Prime Minister addressed the One World TB Summit and announced initiatives for elimination of Tuberculosis by 2025 . About One World TB Summit is organised by the Ministry of Health to take forward the Indian vision of ‘One Earth, One Health’ . To achieve the goal of elimination Of TB by […]

Taiwan and One-China Policy

In News An agreement was signed recently between China and the Central American country of Honduras to establish diplomatic ties, after Honduras ended its diplomatic ties with Taiwan.  About China has never recognized Taiwan as an independent political entity, arguing that it was always a Chinese province under its “One China” policy. Despite the policy […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3 For private campuses, Institution of Eminence tag gift-wrapped in red tape (Polity and Governance) Know about Institutions of Eminence scheme, its features, and significance. GS 2 8 Protest turns black, torn papers hurled at the speaker  (Polity and Governance)   What […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   PPF, Sukanya Samriddhi interest rate hike unlikely (Polity and Governance) Know about Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) and Public Provident Fund (PPF) GS 3 9 A shared G20 vision for the ocean commons    (Economy) What is the Blue Economy? Significance, […]

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