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Social Security For Workers

In News  Recently, a Parliamentary panel recommended social security measures for informal workers in its report on the impact of the pandemic on rising unemployment and job loss. Objectives and Need  The pandemic has devastated the labour market, denting the employment scenario and threatening the survival of millions of workers and their families. The reports […]

Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP-2)

In News  Recently, the Government of India signed a $250 million loan agreement with the World Bank for the Second Phase of Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP Phase II). About  The first phase of the DRIP programme covered 223 dams in 7 states which improved the safety and operational performance of selected dams, along […]

Samagra Shiksha Scheme

In News  The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for the continuation of the revised Samagra Shiksha Scheme for a period of five years. It has been extended from 2021-22 to 2025-26. About Samagra Shiksha Scheme It is an integrated scheme for school education covering complete pre-primary to senior secondary (up […]

Lapse of Funds for MPLADS Projects

In News Virtually half of a belated Rs 2,200 crore allotted for completing ongoing MPLADS (Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) projects in 2020-21 simply lapsed. About This happened as the Finance Ministry granted “barely a week” to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) to release the funds — inviting the ire […]

Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021

In News Recently, the Delhi High Court has allowed the medical termination of pregnancy of a woman who had completed 22 weeks of gestation as the foetus was suffering from multiple abnormalities. Background As per the Indian Penal Code, 1860 voluntarily terminating a pregnancy was considered a criminal offence.  The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   HC scraps law banning online games with stakes   (Polity and Governance) The Tamil Nadu Gaming and Police Laws (Amendment) Act of 2021, why the Madras High Court struck down its part 2.   GS 2 2 CM to […]

The Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 & 3 1 Identifying Covid-19 deaths is the challenge but hard to hide large numbers: experts   1.12 times in Kerala to 2.86 times in Madhya Pradesh: April-May death surge looms over Covid death count   Covid R-number rising in eight states […]

Facts in News

Facts in News Pingali Venkayya (2 August 1876 – 4 July 1963)  Pingali Venkayya was a freedom fighter and the designer and architect of the national flag of India. He had designed a flag, known as the Swaraj Flag, that now forms the basis of India’s present-day national flag. It consisted of red and green […]

Tightening the Net: Report by Oxfam

In News Oxfam has recently published a report titled “Tightening the Net” just a few months ahead of the UN climate talks in Glasgow. Key Findings of Report ‘Net zero’ carbon targets that many countries have announced maybe a “dangerous distraction” from the priority of cutting carbon emissions. “Land-hungry ‘net zero’ schemes could lead to […]

Hunger Hotspots Report: FAO & WFP

In News  Recently, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) released the Hunger Hotspots Report. More in News  The 2021 Global Food Crises Report released in May 2021 had already warned of acute food insecurity, soaring to a five-year high which was contributed by conflict, economic shocks (including due to […]

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