Lateral Entry: The recent recommendation of 31 candidates by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to be inducted into senior and mid-level positions in various union ministries is the second such attempt towards bringing specialists from private sector in the senior and middle level of bureaucracy. Earlier too, nine lateral entrants from private sector were […]
About: Kumari Sonali
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Hazards of Fly Ash
What Is Fly Ash? Activists and fishermen have complained about fly ash making its way into the Kosasthalaiyar from the North Chennai Thermal Power Station (NCTPS). This was due to a leak in the pipeline carrying ash to the ash pond. Fly Ash Popularly known as Flue ash or pulverised fuel ash, it is a […]
Employees’ Provident Fund Organization, EPFO
Employees’ Provident Fund Organization, EPFO: The Central Board of Trustees (CBT) which is the apex decision-making body of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization, EPFO has approved constitution of four sub-committees comprising members of the Board from employees, employers’ side as well as from representatives of the Government side on different matters. Two committees on Establishment related […]
Light Combat Helicopter
Light Combat Helicopter: The Prime Minister handed over the indigenously-built Light Combat Helicopter (HAL’s LCH), two small drones (‘SWITCH 1.0 UAV’ and ‘MR-20) built by Indian start-ups to the Air Force. LCH is a truly ‘Make in India’ product built with private industry participation. LCH is a new addition to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL’s) helicopter […]
Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme
Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme: The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) launched the Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (SCLCSS) for the services sector. The scheme will help in meeting the technology-related requirements of enterprises in the services sector. It has a provision of 25% capital subsidy for procurement of plant […]
Project Samhati: Odisha
Project Samhati: Odisha The new National Education Policy 2020 lays emphasis on imparting teaching in the mother tongue in primary classes. However, when seen from the context of the diverse language-base of tribal people, the task appears to be quite onerous. In this scenario, Odisha’s decade-long experiment in multilingual education may come in handy to […]
Kulbhushan Jadhav Case
Kulbhushan Jadhav Case: Pakistan’s Parliament has enacted a law to give Indian death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to file a review appeal against his conviction by a military court. The bill was enacted to implement an order of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). However, India points out that the law has several “shortcomings”, […]
Smart Policing Index 2021
Smart Policing Index 2021: According to a nationwide survey conducted by Indian Police Foundation (IPF), police in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh scored the lowest among all States when it came to perception of “sensitivity”. Earlier, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had asked the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the State Governments to […]
Repeal Of Three Contentious Farm Laws
Repeal Of Three Contentious Farm Laws: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on November 19 announced the repeal of three contentious farm laws. He assured farmer groups protesting against these laws that the legislative process for the repeal would be completed in the upcoming Winter Session of the Parliament. Three Farm […]
PESA Act
PESA Act: One Day National Conference was organized on the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA) to celebrate 25th year of PESA Act, as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 or PESA Act is a law enacted by the Government of […]
