About Old Pension Scheme
Context: NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman expressed concern over the revival of the old pension scheme (OPS) by some States, saying it would burden future taxpayers at a time when India needed to focus on fiscal prudence and promote sustained growth. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: About Old Pension Scheme Dearness allowance […]
Legalising Same-Sex Marriage
Context: A Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice India, issued notices to the Centre and the Attorney General of India, seeking their response to two petitions filed by gay couples to allow solemnisation of same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act, (SMA) 1954. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: What […]
Draft Aircraft Security Rules, 2022
Context: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified the draft Aircraft Security Rules, 2022 which enable the aviation security regulator, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) to impose penalties upto ₹1 crore on airports and airlines for violation of security measures. Relevance: GS II: Government Policies and Interventions Dimensions of the Article: Draft Aircraft Security […]
Supreme Court And Election Commissioners
Context A 5-judge Supreme Court Constitutional bench recently proposed including the Chief Justice of India (CJI) in the committee that appoints Election Commissioners. Relevance GS Paper 2: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. Mains Question […]
Lowering Gas Prices For Fertilisers
Context In response to rising contracted gas prices as a result of the Ukraine war, the Central Government is discussing a mechanism to ensure better prices for fertiliser plants. Relevance GS Paper -2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Mains Question LPG subsidy reduces […]
National Suicide Prevention Strategy
Context: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare unveiled the National Suicide Prevention Strategy — the first-of-its-kind policy formulated by the government to prevent suicides as a public health priority. Relevance: GS II: Government Policies and Interventions Dimensions of the Article: About India’s National Suicide Prevention Strategy National Suicide Prevention Strategy: Objectives Stakeholders in implementation […]
National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights
Context Relevance GS Paper 2: population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Mains Question “Child labour had been progressively waning in recent years as a result of government policies and intervention, but the pandemic has reversed […]
No Money for Terror Conference 2022
Context: Recently, third ‘No Money for Terror’ (NMFT) Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing was held in New Delhi, India. Relevance: GS II: Government policies and Interventions Dimensions of the Article: About ‘No Money for Terror’ Conference Objectives of the event Significance: It offered a unique platform for participating nations and organisations to deliberate on the effectiveness of the current […]
National Bioenergy Programme
Focus: GS II: Government policies and Interventions Why in News? Recently, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy organized seminar on “National Bio Energy Programme” Bioenergy: About National Bioenergy Programme: The National Bioenergy Programme will comprises of the following sub-schemes:
Revised Personal Data Protection Bill
Context The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) recently released a new draught titled the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022. Among the significant changes in the revised Bill are: Relevance GS Paper – 2 – Government Policies & Interventions GS Paper – 3- Cyber Security, IT & Computers Mains Question “Any policy […]