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India-Sri Lanka Roadmap

In News Recently, Sri Lanka sought to reset relations with India. About With a new High Commissioner and strategy roadmap in Sri Lanka, the country seeks to revisit and change the equation of relations with India.  Recent Developments High Commissioner:  After months of strain over a number of issues including the cancelled port project in […]

Bill To Grant New Status To Gilgit-Baltistan

In News Pakistan authorities have finalised Bill to grant new status to Gilgit-Baltistan recently. About The Ministry of Law and Justice of Pakistan has finalised the proposed legislation to award provisional provincial status to strategically located Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). India has clearly conveyed to Pakistan that the entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, […]

India Assumes Presidency of UNSC

In News Recently, India took over the UNSC presidency for August 2021 and maritime security, counter-terrorism are key priorities. About This is India’s first presidency in the UNSC during its 2021-22 tenure as a non-permanent member of the UNSC. The two-year tenure of India as a non-permanent member of the UNSC began on January 1, […]

e-RUPI: Digital Payment Solution

In News The Prime Minister is set to launch the digital payment solution e-RUPI on August 2. Key Points About: It is a person and purpose-specific digital payment solution which is a cashless and contactless instrument for digital payment. Working Mechanism: e-RUPI has a QR code or SMS string-based e-Voucher, which is delivered to the […]

Gender Budgeting

In News Recently, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has been working for faster implementation of gender budgeting. The Ministry has made consistent efforts to support the institutionalization of Gender Budgeting (GB) at the State/UT level.  Recent Developments Steps Taken by States/UT: 27 States/UTs have adopted Gender Budgeting and have taken various steps to […]

Malnutrition in India

In News Recently, the Union Minister for Women and Child Development has informed Rajya Sabha that there were 927,606 severely acute malnourished children in India. Child Malnutrition Malnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight, obesity, and resulting diet-related noncommunicable diseases. The term malnutrition addresses 3 broad groups […]

Academic Bank of Credit

In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India has announced the launch of the Academic Bank of Credit. Academic Bank of Credit It is an academic service mechanism for storing and transferring academic credits of a student. The scheme is in line with the new National Education Policy, 2020. It is envisaged as a digital […]

Manual Scavenging

In News Recently,  some men found themselves unable to breathe after they entered the tank for manual scavenging. Manual Scavenging It is defined as the removal of human excrement from public streets and dry latrines, cleaning septic tanks, gutters and sewers. In the past, this referred to the practice of removing excreta from dry latrines. […]

Reservation in National Quota Medical Seats

In News Recently, the Union Health Ministry has announced 27 per cent for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and 10 per cent quota for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in national quota medical seats. About The aforementioned reservation has been announced in the All India Quota (AIQ) scheme for various undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) medical/dental […]

Inland Vessels Bill 2021

In News Recently, the Inland Vessels Bill 2021 has been passed in Lok Sabha. About the Bill It replaces the Inland Vessels Act of 1917 which provides for the regulation of inland vessel navigation by states including the registration of vessels, and safe carriage of goods and passengers.   Objectives and Need The Bill promotes cheaper […]

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