• The Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry is set to launch a scheme for rehabilitation of persons engaged in begging and for providing support to transgender persons. Key highlights: • The Ministry said it had formulated an umbrella scheme,…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 Mains level: Government Policy Context: • On Monday, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the Missionaries of Charity’s application for renewal of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010…
• 315 water supply schemes of Rs. 9,544 Crore has been approved under Jal Jeevan Mission for Jharkhand. These schemes will provide tap water supply to about 8 lakh rural households in 4,424 villages of the State. About Jal Jeevan…
• The Maharashtra Assembly passed the Shakti Criminal Laws (Maharashtra Amendment) Act unanimously. With the passage of the Bill, it became the second state in India after Andhra Pradesh to approve death penalty for heinous offences of rape and gangrape.…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Parliamentary functioning process Mains level: Issues related to Parliament Context: • Against the backdrop of the hasty manner in which the three farm acts have been rammed through Parliament and then sought to be…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: Joint family system Mains level: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections Context: • Traditionally, the institution of joint family used to take care of the elderly when they reached the stage of not being able…
• The Ministry of Power has reviewed the implementation of the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme. About the scheme: • In July 2021, the government launched a Reforms-based and Results-linked, Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme. • The Scheme seeks to improve the…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Right to be forgotten Mains level: Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. Context: • LAST WEEK, the Centre told the Delhi High Court that the “right to be…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Election Laws (Amendment) Bill Mains level: Representation of People’s act Context: • On Tuesday, the Rajya Sabha passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill that seeks to link the electoral rolls with the Aadhaar database.…
• The Government of India conducted a workshop on Mission Karmayogi. • The aim of “Mission Karmayogi” is to impart futuristic vision to civil services which could effectively determine the roadmap for next 25 years and shape the Century India…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Labour codes Mains level: Government policies Context: • According to the author, one of India’s hastily-passed Labour Codes — the Code on Wages, 2019 — gives legal sanction to the practice of bonded labour…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Mains level: Government policies and interventions for development Context: • The challenges in sustaining LPG adoption in rural India and emphasises that the goal must be a more sustainable energy…
