CONTENTS
- Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
- Manusmriti
- Project Arth Ganga
- One Nation One Fertiliser scheme
Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
Context:
Recently, The Supreme Court prima facie agreed to reconsider two aspects of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) upheld by its judgment on July 27, which deprives an accused a copy of the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) and transfers the burden of proof of innocence onto shoulders of the accused instead of the prosecution.
Relevance:
GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Money Laundering), GS II: Governance
Dimensions of the Article:
- Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002
- Enforcement Directorate
- Functions of Enforcement Directorate
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Manusmriti
Context:
The Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, recently criticised the Manusmriti, the ancient Sanskrit text, over its gender bias. Her remarks came while delivering the keynote address at the B R Ambedkar Lecture Series organised by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Relevance:
GS I: History
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is Manusmriti?
- What is the text about?
- What is its significance?
- Why is it controversial?
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Project Arth Ganga
Context:
The Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga, spoke about the Arth Ganga model during his virtual keynote address to the Stockholm World Water Week 2022.
Relevance:
GS III: Environment and Ecology
Dimensions of the Article:
- About Project Arth Ganga
- Features of the project:
- Significance of the project
- About National Ganga Council
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One Nation One Fertiliser scheme
Context:
The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers announced that it has been decided to implement One Nation One Fertiliser by introducing a “Single Brand for Fertilisers and Logo” under the fertiliser subsidy scheme named “Pradhanmantri Bhartiya Janurvarak Pariyojna” (PMBJP).
Relevance:
GS II: Government policies and Interventions
Dimensions of the Article:
- About One Nation One Fertiliser scheme
- Reasons for introducing a single ‘Bharat’ brand for all subsidised fertilisers
- What can be the drawbacks of the scheme?
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