National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) This statutory body is constituted under Wildlife Protection Act (WLPA), 1972. It is chaired by the Prime Minister and reviews all wildlife related matters. The NBWL has 47 members including the chairperson. Among these, 19 …
Context The Code on Social Security Bill, 2020, for the first time in Indian law, attempted to define ‘platform work’ outside of the traditional employment category. What are Platform works? According to Code on Social Security Bill,2020 Platform work means …
Background In May 2020, as a part of the announcements made under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the Central government announced that it would allow commercial mining in the coal sector. What is commercial mining? Commercial mining allows the private sector …
About PMEGP Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) is a central sector scheme administered by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises since 2008-09. It is a major credit-linked subsidy programme aimed at assisting first generation entrepreneurs for setting …
About UNGA United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the UN. It is one of the six principal organs which make up the UN. All 193 Member States of the UN are represented …