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Statehood Day of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram

Why in News The Prime Minister of India extended his wishes to the people of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram on their 35th Statehood Day. Mizoram...

20 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge: Smart Cities Mission

Why in News The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has announced the names of the 25 cities selected for the Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge...

20 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Health and Budget

This article is based upon “Towards Swasth Bharat” which was published in The Hindu Business Line on February 18, 2021. It talks about...

19 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

OTT Service Providers vs Telecom Service Providers

Why in News The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has urged the government to bring over-the-top (OTT) service providers such as...

19 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Labour Code For Informal Sector

This article is based on “Bridging the inequality gap” which was published in The Indian Express on 18/02/2021. It talks about the...

18 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Draft Blue Economy Policy

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has rolled out the draft Blue Economy policy, inviting suggestions and inputs from...

18 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Sandes: Government Instant Messaging System

Why in News The National Informatics Centre (NIC) has launched an instant messaging platform called Sandes on the lines of WhatsApp. NIC is under...

17 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Digital Intelligence Unit

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Communications has decided to set up a Digital Intelligence Unit (DIU) as a nodal agency to deal with...

16 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Corruption Perception Index 2020

Why in News India’s rank has slipped six places to 86th among 180 countries in Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency...

16 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

The Big Picture: Bare Necessities Index

Why in News? Despite the widespread efforts and improvements, inequalities in access to bare necessities like drinking water, sanitation,...

16 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Liberalisation of the Geo-Spatial Sector

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology released new guidelines for the Geo-Spatial Sector in India, which deregulates existing...

16 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Report on Road Accidents: World Bank

Why in News Recently, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways released the World Bank Report titled “Traffic Crash Injuries And...

16 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Why in News The Lok Sabha has passed the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to check misuse by “fly-by-night operators”...

15 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Doubling Farmers Income

Why in News Recently, the Central Government admitted that no actual assessment of farm income has been carried out since 2013. The Government of...

15 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Falling Numbers of SC & ST Students in IITs

Why in News Recently, data collected from a series of Right to Information (RTI) applications pertaining to five older Indian Institutes of...

15 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

DNA Technology Regulation Bill

This article is based on “The DNA bill will cement a disturbing link between tech and policing” which was published in The Hindustan...

13 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Lateral Entry Into the Administrative Services

Why in News Recently, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued an advertisement to recruit 30 persons at the Joint Secretary and...

13 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Centre Withdrew Draft Heritage Bylaws on Jagannath Temple

Why in News The Centre has withdrawn the draft heritage bylaws issued by the National Monuments Authority (NMA) for Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri,...

13 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Bonded Labour in India

Why in News Recently, fifteen bonded labourers were rescued by the district administration of Guna in Madhya Pradesh. These labourers were being...

12 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

National Coal Index

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Coal has started commercial auction of coal mines on a revenue share basis using the National Coal Index...

12 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions