In News The Supreme Court (SC) widened the scope of Section 304-B of Indian Penal Code (IPC) to deal with dowry deaths. SC’s Stand The Supreme Court indicated in a judgment that a straitjacket and literal interpretation of a penal provision on dowry death may have blunted the battle against the “long standing social evil”. […]

In News The National Commission for Child Rights (NCPCR) submits data from states to the Supreme Court (SC) which shows over 9,000 children are affected by the pandemic. About The SC had directed the States and Union Territories to upload data on the number of affected children since March 2020 in the ‘Bal Swaraj’ portal […]

  Facts In News Appointment to NHRC The President of India appointed Justice Arun Kumar Mishra as the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) About It is a statutory body, constituted under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, to protect and promote human rights related to life, […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   10 Give details on scheme for orphaned children, says SC   NCPCR tracks data on orphans (Polity and Governance) PM-CARES for Children scheme, key provisions, objectives, significance, concerns and suggestions. Supreme Court’s queries and directive on the scheme. GS 1 […]

Indian Express Subject  Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   New policy: Delhi a step closer to delivery of liquor home (Polity and Governance   ) Delhi Excise (Amendment) Rules, […]

In News Recently, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has met after a gap of seven months due to the budget session and assembly elections. The GST Council met for the first time in the financial year 2021-22 and the last meeting was held in October 2020. Major Decisions Exemptions on Covid-related Supplies It […]

In News A new research has shown that two in every three cases of poisoning in India are happening because of pesticide consumption either intentionally or unintentionally.   Key Points It was titled Toxic Epidemiology of poisoning exhibited in Indian population from 2010 to 2020: A systematic review and meta-analysis. It revealed that pesticides were […]

In News Recently, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has virtually launched the Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP). About the CDP It is a central sector programme implemented by the National Horticulture Board (NHB) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. NHB was set up in 1984 on recommendations of the “Group […]

In News Recently, West Bengal chief secretary opted for superannuation instead of reporting to Delhi’s North Block as directed by central government order.   Background On May 28, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) under the Ministry of Personnel directed that West Bengal Chief Secretary report to its office at North Block in Delhi […]

In News Recently, the National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, has released the Provisional Estimates of National Income for the financial year 2020-21, both at Constant (2011-12) and Current Prices. The NSO attributed  improvement in growth estimates to the improved performance of indicators, used in compilation of GVA, in the Q4 […]