Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi: Union Cabinet has approved the creation of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi (PMSSN). It will be a single non-lapsable reserve fund for a share of Health from the proceeds of Health and Education Cess. The accruals into the PMSSN will be utilized for the flagship schemes of the Health […]
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International Lunar Research Station (ILRS)
International Lunar Research Station (ILRS): China and Russia have agreed to build an International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), possibly on the moon’s surface, marking the start of a new era in space cooperation between the two countries. Russia is a part of the International Space Station which is a habitable artificial satellite – the single […]
Kerala High Court vs Centre on New IT Rules, 2021
IT Intermediary Guidelines And Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021: The Kerala High Court restrained the Centre from taking coercive action against Live Law Media Private Ltd., which owns a legal news portal, for not complying with Part III of the new IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The court issued […]
Disha Bill, 2020 : Key Features
Disha (Special Courts for Specified Offences against Women and Children) Bill: The Union government informed the Lok Sabha that an inter-ministerial consultation for the Andhra Pradesh Disha (Special Courts for Specified Offences against Women and Children) Bill, 2020, had been initiated. The Bill paves the way for awarding the death penalty for rape and gang […]
Exercise Dustlik-2 2021 : India-Uzbekistan
Exercise Dustlik-2: The second edition of India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise “Dustlik-2” started in Chaubatia, Uttarakhand. Aim of the Exercise: Counter Insurgency (CI) and Counter-Terrorism (CT) operations in mountainous, rural and urban scenarios under the United Nations (UN) mandate. First Edition: Took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in November 2019. Uzbekistan is important to India for security […]
Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) System : Final Test
Final Development Test Of Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) System: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted the final development test of the Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) System, crucial for diesel-electric submarines. Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) System: Submarines are essentially of two types: conventional and nuclear. Conventional submarines use diesel-electric engines, which require them […]
What Is Vaccine Passport?
Vaccine Passports: Governments around the world are exploring the potential use of vaccine passports as a way of reopening the economy by identifying those protected against the coronavirus. A vaccine passport is an e-certificate that stores and records jabs and Covid-19 test status. It can be kept in a smartphone app or in other digital […]
What is Editors Guild Of India?
Editors Guild Of India: The Editors Guild of India flagged the Group of Ministers (GoM) report on the government’s media strategy as an example of the government’s “increasingly draconian attitude” towards any criticism. The GoM, whose members include five Cabinet Ministers and four Ministers of State, was set up in mid-2020. Editors Guild of India: […]
National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) : Report
National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP): The Centre must increase the “meagre” pensions provided for poor senior citizens, widows, and disabled people said the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development in its report submitted to the Lok Sabha. The Committee observed that under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), meagre amount of assistance ranging from ₹200 […]
Rationalisation Of Both Freight And Passenger Fares
Rationalization Of Both Freight And Passenger Fares: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways has suggested rationalisation of both freight and passenger fares. The losses incurred by the railways in passenger services purportedly due to the social service obligations which include pricing tickets at fares lower than costs and passenger concessions. The railways incur losses to […]
