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Council of Europe

In News  Recently, Russia announced that it formally left the Council of Europe.  In 1996, the Russian Federation joined the Council of Europe following the break-up of the Soviet Union a few years prior.  What is the Council of Europe? About: It  was founded in 1949 and its mission is to uphold human rights and […]

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

In Context India recently criticised the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) decision to invite Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Omar Farooq to a meeting being held in Pakistan. India has consistently underlined that J&K is an integral part of India and is a matter strictly internal to India. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) About: The Organisation of […]

World Happiness Report 2022

In News Recently, the 10th edition of the World Happiness Report 2022 was released by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. World Happiness Report Published ever since 2012 by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The World Happiness Report is based on two key ideas: Happiness or life evaluation measured through opinion surveys, […]

National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA)

In News National eVidhan Application (NeVA) has been developed on the theme of ‘One Nation – One Application’.  About National eVidhan Application (NeVA) It is a Unicode compliant software having provision for easy access to various documents like List of Questions, List of Business, Reports etc. bilingually viz. English and any regional language.  This application […]

Sealed Cover Jurisprudence

In News Recently, 11 MPs and others criticised the ‘sealed cover jurisprudence’ of Kerala High Court. About Two separate benches of the Supreme Court did the right thing by red-flagging the disturbing practice of courts accepting information from government agencies in sealed envelopes. Instances where Supreme Court held otherwise: In the Rafale aircraft case While […]

Caste-based MGNREGA Wages Payment

In News Parliament’s Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj has asked the government to roll back the system of caste-based wages, under which NREGS workers are paid based on whether they belong to a Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, or Others. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) Mandate:  The mandate of the […]

World Consumer Rights Day

In News Every year 15th March is celebrated as the World Consumer Rights Day. About the day History: World Consumer Rights Day was inspired by President John F Kennedy, who sent a special message to the US Congress on 15th March 1962, in which he formally addressed the issue of consumer rights. He was the […]

Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)

In  News  India’s maternal mortality ratio (MMR) has improved to 103 in 2017-19, from 113 in 2016-18 as per a special bulletin released by the Registrar General of India. India is all set to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target of Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of 70 maternal deaths per lakh live births by 2030 […]

Draft National Policy for the Medical Devices, 2022

In News  Recently, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers has released an Approach paper for the Draft National Policy for the Medical Devices, 2022. Salient features of Policy  Regulatory streamlining in order to optimise regulatory processes and multiplicity of agencies for enhanced ease of doing business, along with harmonisation with global standards to ensure standardisation. […]

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