Maternity Benefits To Adoptive Mothers
Context: The Supreme Court agreed to hear a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 5(4) of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, which states that a woman who legally adopts a child below three months old will be entitled to 12 weeks of maternity leave. Relevance: GS II: Government Policies and Interventions Dimensions of the […]
National Career Service Portal In India
Focus: Government Policies and Interventions Why in News? Around 35.7 lakh vacancies have been reported by employers on the National Career Service portal during the year 2022-23 compared to around 13 lakh vacancies in 2021- 22. National Career Service Portal in India: The NCS has the following focus areas: The project is being implemented by […]
IT Amendment Rules 2023
Context Relevance: GS Paper-2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation Mains Question Examine critically how the 2023 IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules will affect press freedom, free speech, and the relationship between the government and the media. What amendment […]
State Energy Efficiency Index Report 2021-22
Focus: GS II: Government policies and Interventions Why in News? Recently, the Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy released the report of the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2021-22 in New Delhi. State Energy Efficiency Index Report: Key highlights: Bureau of Energy Efficiency:
About The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
Context: As the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) completed eight years, senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday said 83% of the loans given under the scheme were under ₹50,000, which left him wondering if any business could be done with such a meagre amount. Relevance: GS II: Government Policies and Interventions Dimensions of the […]
National Mission in Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)
Focus: GS II: Government Policies and Intervention Why in News? Recently, the Experts deliberated on ways to strengthen the National Mission in Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) at the National Workshop on Technology Innovation in Cyber-Physical Systems (TIPS). National Mission in Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems: Objectives: The mission aims to achieve comprehensive development in the following areas: […]
About A Jal Jeevan Mission
Focus: GS II- Government policies and Interventions Why in News? Under the leadership of Prime Minister 60% of rural households have access to clean drinking water through taps. More than 1.55 lakh villages, (25% of total number of villages), in India have so far reported ‘Har Ghar Jal’, i.e., every household in these villages has access […]
PM Street Vendor’s Atmanitbhar Nidhi
Context: A total of 42.7 lakh loans amounting to ₹5,152.37 crore has been disbursed to street vendors under the PM SVANidhi scheme, out of which only 3.98 lakh, or 9.3%, were to hawkers from the minority communities, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs told the Rajya Sabha. Relevance: GS II- Government policies and interventions […]
About The Jal Jeevan Mission
Focus: GS II- Government policies and Interventions Why in News? The Prime Minister has complimented the Chief Minister and his team as Arunachal Pradesh crosses 75% coverage under Jal Jeevan Mission providing drinking water to 1.73 lakh rural households. About Jal Jeevan Mission: Nodal: Ministry of Jal Shakti Implications Challenges
Captive Employment Initiative
Focus: GS II: Government Policies and Intervention Why in News? Recently, the union Minister for Rural Development launched the Captive Employment initiative which is a unique initiative under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) in New Delhi. About Captive Employment initiative: Captive Employers are required to: