• Under the scheme, the widow’s pension will be provided to widows belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) households. Highlights: Under the scheme, the widow’s pension will be provided to widows belonging to Below Poverty Line households. This is a…
Mains Paper 2: National Prelims level: Covid Vaccine Mains level: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Context: • India completes nearly four weeks since it began administering the two COVID-19 vaccines…
Mains Paper 2: International relations Prelims level: India-China relations Mains level: India and its neighborhood- relations Context: • India and China announced on February 11, the simultaneous disengagement of their massive forward deployments in the Pangong Lake area, in Eastern…
Mains Paper 3: Security Prelims level: Section 69A Mains level: Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security Context: • On February 1, 2021, the number…
• According to World Bank report, with only 1% of world’s vehicles, India accounts for 11% of global death in road accidents. Key findings of the report: • Road crash and serious injury cost was 7.5% of India’s GDP in…
• Building on the success of International Year of Pulses (2016), UN General Assembly designated 10 February as World Pulses Day. • Pulses, also known as legumes, are edible seeds of leguminous plants cultivated for food. Pigeon peas, green beans,…
• The bill seeks to amend Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 which deals with domestic and international arbitration and defines law for conducting conciliation proceedings. • Bill replaces an Ordinance with same provisions promulgated in November 2020. Key highlights of…
