• Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) aims to create a smart rural water supply eco-system to measure and monitor the service delivery of the water supply in rural areas. The National JJM has constituted a Technical Expert Committee. The aim is…
• The central government is considering a proposal to acquire land under the Coal Bearing Areas (CBA) Act, 1957 and then lease it to private players to expedite the development of coal blocks allocated for commercial mining, according to senior…
• National Crime Records Bureau releases Prison statistics India 2019. Key highlights: • Number of prisoners: 4,78,600 prisoners were confined in various jails with Convicts, Undertrial inmates and Detenues accounting for 30.11%, 69.05% and 0.67% respectively. • Composition: Scheduled Castes…
• Economic ministers from the 10 Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) members and eight other nations, including India, the US and China. • It’s have highlighted the importance of strengthening regional supply chains to make them resilient in times…
• India is one of the most vibrant IoT eco-systems in the world, with various supporting enablers making it conducive for companies looking to serve global demand beyond national boundaries. About: • Government of India has introduced different policies and…
• Poor coverage of measles vaccination and later doses of basic vaccines like those for polio, diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT) are pulling down the proportion of fully-immunised children in India. • This meant that India’s proportion of fully immunised…
• Japanese PM, 65-year-old Shinzo Abe resigned a year before he would have completed his term (September 2021) in office after the ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, that he has been battling for many years had worsened recently. About:…
• The United Nations has released its first-ever guidelines on access to social justice for people with disabilities to make it easier for them to access justice systems around the world. About: The guidelines outline a set of 10 principles…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Sub-categorisation of SCs Mains level: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability Context: • A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that state governments can sub classify Scheduled Castes and Tribes…
Mains Paper 2: Health Prelims level: National Digital health mission Mains level: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health Context: • The launch of the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) comes at a time when…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: World Trade Organization Mains level: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation Context: • Many U.S. companies as well as the analysts who…
Mains Paper 2: Health Prelims level: Case fatality rate Mains level: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health Context: • For most of this month, India has consistently been contributing the most number of daily…
