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Indus Water Treaty

In News Recently, India has diverted excess waters under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) 1960 to irrigate its own land. About The move to harvest excess water comes against the backdrop of India working on a plan to divert the waters of Ujh, which is one of the main tributaries of the Ravi river that […]

Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021

In News Recently, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has invited comments/suggestions from all the stakeholders on the draft Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021. About The draft bill aims to Prevent and counter trafficking in persons, especially women and children. Provide care, protection and rehabilitation to the victims, while respecting […]

Afghanistan After US Exit

In News Recently, US troops have departed from the Bagram Air Base, which coordinated the 20-year-long war in Afghanistan, effectively ending their military operations in the country. Bagram Air Base It lies around 40km north of Kabul and is named after a nearby village. It was built by the US for its Afghan ally during […]

Child Marriage Prevented in Odisha

In News Odisha has witnessed a sharp increase in the number of child marriages prevented over the past four years following increased awareness and better coordination among field-level staff. Data Analysis In 2017, 324 child marriages were stopped following the last-minute intervention from the community, NGOs and field-level officials. In 2018, the number grew marginally […]

WASH Report

In News According to a WASH report, India is responsible for the largest drop in open defecation since 2015. About The report is released by Wash Institute, a global non-profit organisation. The report emphasised on universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to achieve the United Nations-mandated SDG 6 in achieving universal access to […]

6 Years of Digital India Mission

In News Recently, a virtual event was held to commemorate 6 years of Digital India. About The Prime Minister emphasized that data, demographic dividend present a huge opportunity and this decade will be ‘India’s techade’. Estimates suggest that dozens of tech companies in India will enter the unicorn club (with USD 1 billion valuation) in […]

Report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2019-20

In News Union Education Minister released a Report on United District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2019-20″ About U-DISE U-DISE (Unified District Information System for Education) is a database about schools in India. The database was developed at the Department of School Education, MHRD, Govt. of India and Maintained by the National Informatics Centre, […]

BharatNet through Public-Private Partnership

In News Cabinet approves revised implementation strategy of BharatNet through Public-Private Partnership Model in 16 States with optical fibre connectivity to all inhabited villages About BharatNet will now extend up to all inhabited villages beyond Gram Panchayats (GPs), in the said States.   The revised strategy also includes creation, upgradation, operation, maintenance and utilization of BharatNet […]

NITI Aayog’s Study on the ‘Not-for-Profit’ Hospital Model

In News The NITI Aayog released a comprehensive study on the not-for-profit hospital model in the country and called it a step towards closing the information gap on such institutions. Key Findings Meagre Presence: Not-for-profit hospitals account for only 1.1% of treated ailments as of June 2018. Lower Charge:  Most of the not-for-profit hospitals charge […]

Attorney General Of India (AGI)

In News The tenure of Attorney General K.K. Venugopal is extended by the the government for a period of one more year with effect from July 1. About This is the second time the Centre has extended his tenure. He received his first extension of term in 2020. He was the the 15th Attorney General […]

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