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State of Poultry Industry in India

For Prelims: Livestock sector, Environmental pollution, Greenhouse gas emissions For Mains: State of Poultry Farming and Chicken Industry in...

17 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Jiyo Parsi Scheme Portal

Source: TH Recently, the Minister for Minority Affairs launched the Jiyo Parsi Scheme portal to facilitate Parsi couples in applying for the Jiyo...

17 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

No Legal Right on Child for Sperm/Egg Donors

Source: TH Recently, The Bombay High Court ruled that a sperm or egg donor does not have legal rights over a child and cannot claim to be the...

16 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Charting a Sustainable Future for Andaman and Nicobar

This editorial is based on “How a wildlife sanctuary in the Great Nicobar Island was made to vanish” which was published in The Indian...

16 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Delhi HC Questions Missing Provisions for Unnatural Sex in BNS 2023

Source: TH The Delhi High Court has raised concerns over the exclusion of penal provisions for unnatural sex and sodomy from the newly enacted...

14 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

NIRF Rankings 2024

Source: IE Why in News?  The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings 2024, announced by the Union Ministry of Education...

14 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Women and Men in India 2023

For Prelims: Women and Men in India 2023, Sex Ratio, Age Specific Fertility Rate (ASFR), Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Infant Mortality Rate...

14 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

World Organ Donation Day

Source: IE Recently, World Organ Donation Day was observed on 13th August 2024 to raise awareness about the critical need for organ donors and...

14 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Afghan Sikhs’ Citizenship Under the CAA

Source: TH In a significant development, twenty Afghan Sikhs have recently been granted citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019...

14 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Strengthening India's Cyber Defence

This editorial is based on “Disinformation, AI and ‘cyber chakravyuh’” which was published in The Hindu on 13/08/2024. The...

13 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

India at Paris Olympics 2024

For Prelims: Paris Olympics 2024, Target Olympic Podium Scheme, National Sports Development Fund, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards,...

12 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

International Day of Indigenous Peoples

Source: PIB Why in News? Recently, International Day of Indigenous Peoples was observed on 9th August to promote advocacy for Indigenous...

12 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

DNA Profiling in the Justice System

For Prelims: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), DNA Profiling, Monozygotic twins, Law Commission of India, Article 20(3), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha...

12 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Rising Costs for Senior Citizens Under Ayushman Bharat

Source: IE Why in News? Recently, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released data highlighting significant trends in the Ayushman...

10 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Decline in Work Demand Under MGNREGS

For Prelims: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Monsoon, Migration, Work...

10 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Sucralose: A Promising Sweetener for Diabetics

Source: TH Why in News? A recent study from India has highlighted the potential benefits of using sucralose, a non-nutritive sweetener, as a...

09 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Proposed Amendments in Waqf Act 1995

For Prelims: Waqf Act, 1995, Waqf Board, Central Waqf Council (CWC), Freedom of Religion, Minority, Endowment of Property, Educational...

07 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

India's Quest for Nutritional Security

This editorial is based on “Counting the ‘poor’ having nutritional deficiency” which was published in The Hindu on...

07 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Government Push For Infrastructure Projects

For Prelims: Infrastructure, Capital Expenditure, Digital Divide, Types of Investment Models, Cybersecurity, Digital and Social Infrastructure,...

07 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

NOTTO Annual Report 2023-24

For Prelims: National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO),Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994, Transplantation of...

06 Aug 2024 Government Policies & Interventions