NeVA: One Nation-One Application’ is being implemented using the National eVidhan Application (NeVA) NeVA is a portal to bring all the legislatures of the country together, on one platform. NeVA (previously known as e-Vidhan) is a Mission Mode Project (MMP) under the Digital India Programme, under the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA). Key Benefits: Paperless […]
Category: Current Affairs
CAG Report On Conservation Of Coastal Ecosystem
CAG Report On Conservation Of Coastal Ecosystem: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India tabled a report in Parliament on whether steps taken by the Union Environment Ministry to conserve India’s coastal ecosystems have been successful. Findings of ‘performance audits’ of Conservation of Coastal Ecosystems from 2015-20: National Coastal Zone Management Authorities (NCZMA) is still […]
Selection Of Vice Chancellors To State Universities
Selection Of Vice Chancellors To State Universities: The Kerala State Cabinet has approved a Bill that could effectively curtail the Governor’s influence in the selection of Vice Chancellors to State universities. The issue highlights the conflict between democratically elected CM and centre-appointed Governor. Powers of Governor for state Universities: ex-officio chancellor of the universities in […]
National Curriculum Framework
National Curriculum Framework: Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan has urged the citizens to participate in the Citizen Survey for National Curriculum Framework for developing a new curriculum. He said, a dynamic National Curriculum Framework in line with the National Education Policy- 2020 will play a major role in achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat. […]
World Population Prospectus Report 2022
World Population Prospectus Report 2022: The world population prospectus report 2022 was released last month. Findings: India is at the 3rd stage of the demographic transition (DT). India is experiencing a slowing population growth rate due to constant low mortalityand rapidly declining fertility. Its population growth is further expected to fall to 1% by 2025. […]
150th Birth Anniversary Of Shri Aurobindo Ghosh
150th Birth Anniversary Of Shri Aurobindo Ghosh: To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Shri Aurobindo Ghosh, the central government is holding spiritual programmes from August 12 to August 15, 2022, across 75 prisons in India. About Sri Aurobindo: In Pondichéry he founded a community of spiritual seekers, which took shape as the Sri Aurobindo […]
Bal Aadhaar Initiative
Bal Aadhaar Initiative: Over 7.9 million children aged up to five were enrolled under the Unique Identification Authority’s Bal Aadhaar initiative from April to July. The Bal Aadhaar, a precursor to a standard Aadhaar, is issued in blue colour to children aged up to five. Upon expiration, a regular Aadhaar is issued. Bal Aadhaar works […]
Manual Scavengers Enumeration Exercise
Manual Scavengers Enumeration Exercise: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJ&E) is preparing to undertake a nationwide survey to enumerate all Sanitation workers engaged in cleaning of sewers and septic tanks. The enumeration exercise is part of the National Action Plan for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Scheme and will be conducted across 500 AMRUT […]
Review Of Guardianship And Adoption Laws
Review Of Guardianship And Adoption Laws: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Law and Justice tabled a report “Review of Guardianship and Adoption Laws” in Parliament and recommended district-level surveys to identify orphaned and abandoned children. In India, there are only 2,430 children available for adoption while the number of parents desiring […]
Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)
Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS): On Independence Day, ATAG, an indigenously developed howitzer, became part of a 21-gun salute at the Red Fort. The ATAGS is an indigenous 155 mm x 52 calibre howitzer gun. Howitzers is an umbrella term for a category of long-range artillery guns. It is developed by the Defence Research […]
