In News Recently, the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister applauded the Indian media for its role during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key Points At the 17th Asia Media Summit, via video conferencing, the I&B Minister said that Indian media ensured that COVID awareness messages, important government guidelines and free consultations with doctors reached everyone in the […]
In News Recently, the PM CARES for Children Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister for the Children. A passbook of PM CARES for Children and health card under Ayushman Bharat was handed over to the beneficiaries during the launch of the Scheme. About PM CARES for Children Scheme Aim & Objectives: To support children […]
In News Each year, World No Tobacco Day is observed on 31st May to raise awareness about the harmful health impacts of smoking and motivate people to quit smoking. The theme for World No Tobacco Day 2022 is “Protect The Environment”. Tobacco Production & Consumption in India India is the world’s second largest producer of […]
In Context Some major changes in Indian diplomacy towards Pakistan have been observed in the last few years . India’s approach today is very different from the framework that emerged at the dawn of the 1990s and the regional and international context has also altered in many ways since the early 1990s essentially in India’s […]
In News The Kerala health department is on alert after the death of a 47-year-old from Thrissur due to the West Nile Virus. What is West Nile Virus? It is a mosquito-borne, single-stranded RNA virus. It is a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of the family Flaviviridae. […]
In News Two days after it issued an advisory cautioning people against sharing a photocopy of their Aadhar card, the government withdrew the notification. About Advisory Citizens should share their Aadhaar details only with entities that have a user licence from UIDAI. It did not specify how to verify this user licence. Unlicenced private entities […]
In News Recently, the Chhattisgarh government has become only the second state in the country to recognise Community Forest Resource (CFR) rights of a village inside a national park. Community Forest Resources (CFR) About: The CFR area is the common forest land that has been traditionally protected and conserved for sustainable use by a particular […]
In Context Justice Rohinton Nariman has authored the unanimous judgement given by the Supreme Court on the policy of reservation in Public employment. Reservation policy of India Reservation is a system of affirmative action in India that provides historically disadvantaged groups representation in education, employment and politics. A percentage of seats are reserved for the […]
In News: According to the latest data, Over 94 percent of 27.69 crore informal sector workers registered on the e-Shram portal suggesting vital data for the policymakers in the country. This unorganised portal registered workforce is living under extreme poverty and a majority of them belong to socially backward communities. Data analysis: Income-wise analysis: The […]
In Context The recently held meeting of BRICS Foreign Ministers “reached consensus on the BRICS expansion process”. About BRICS Origin In 2006, the foreign ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, and China met for the first time on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, marking the beginning of BRIC cooperation. In 2009, the BRIC leaders […]
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