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New Non-Aligned Posture

In Context Minister of External Affairs  in his book “The India Way”, offers a critique of India’s traditional policy of “non-alignment” where he distinguishes between the “optimistic non-alignment” of the past, which he feels has failed, that must give way to more realistic “multiple engagements of the future”. About  Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) It was created […]

Delisting of Inactive Political Parties

In News Recently, the Election Commission ordered the delisting of 86 registered unrecognised political parties it found to be “non-existent” and declared 253 others “inactive”. Key Findings Reason given for delisting:  These 253 parties have been declared inactive, as they have not responded to the letter/notice delivered to them and have not contested a single […]

Why India Needs to Urgently Invest in its Patent Ecosystem?

In News Recently the report “Why India Needs to Urgently Invest in its Patent Ecosystem?” was released by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). Report Highlights About: The report underlines the significance of a robust patent system for a knowledge economy and for the promotion of technological innovations.  Share of Indians in […]

PM Matsay Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)

In Context Recently, the 2nd anniversary of PMMSY has been celebrated. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) About: It is a flagship scheme for focused and sustainable development of the fisheries sector in the country with an estimated investment of ?20,050 crore for its implementation during 2020-21 to 2024-25 as part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat package. […]

Citizenship Amendment Act 2019

In News The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the arguments on the constitutional validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.  Major Provisions of Act The 2019 CAA amended the Citizenship Act of 1955 allowing Indian citizenship for Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian religious minorities who fled from the neighboring Muslim majority countries […]

Supreme Court’s Three-question Test for validity of 10% EWS Quota

Context The Supreme Court will examine whether The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act, which introduced a 10 per cent quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in government jobs and admissions, violates the basic structure of the Constitution. Who are Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)? Apart from social and educational backwardness and experiences of untouchability in India, there […]

Health Spending in India

In News The Union government’s healthcare spend dropped to 1.28 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018-19 from the previous year’s figure of 1.35 percent. Key Findings Fall in expenditure:  According to the National Health Accounts Estimates 2018-19, the total health expenditure — the total money spent on healthcare by the government, people, […]

States may have NITI Aayog-like Bodies Soon

In News Recently, the NITI Aayog will handhold each state to set up similar bodies replacing their planning boards for faster and inclusive economic growth with the vision of becoming a developed nation by 2047. About the proposal  Aim: Initially it aims for 8-10 states to set up such bodies before reaching out to all […]

Pornography and Sex Crimes

In News Recently, Supreme court looked into individual cases to find out whether or not viewing of pornography had triggered the crime. More about the news The petition: The petition had sought direction from the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) to study the link between free access to internet pornography and child sexual […]

World Dairy Summit 2022

In News Recently, the Prime Minister inaugurated the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022 at India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida. The last such dairy summit was held in India about half a century ago in 1974.  Major Highlights of the Summit  Theme Dairy for Nutrition and Livelihood. Animal Base […]

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