• When introducing the “2021 Union Budget”, the Minister of Finance announced that the government has proposed a plan to launch a portal to develop a social security plan for workers in the gig economy in India. The framework of…
• Gene editing involves the controlled ‘tweaking’ of genes present in an organism. • It is a three-stage complex mechanism of unwinding, cleaving and rewinding of DNA to bring desirable changes in the genome of any living beings. • Clustered…
• Union budget 2021-22 has proposed to launch a portal to collect relevant information on gig workers to help formulate social security schemes for them. • Also, Minimum wages will apply to all categories of workers, and they will all…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Pillars of Budget Mains level: Government Budgeting Context: • The Economic Survey projects India’s real GDP growth to be 11% in 2021-22, this double digit growth projection is on a very low base and…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Government Budgeting Mains level: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Context: • The entire focus of the budget is on the States…
• The convention was signed on 2 February 1971 in Ramsar, Iran, and the day is celebrated annually as World Wetlands Day. • It is the oldest convention to preserve ecological character of selected wetlands across the globe. Three pillars…
