What’s in the news? Recently, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh declared Malerkotla the 23rd district of the State. How are new districts carved? The power to create new districts or alter or abolish existing districts rests with the State …
CONTEXT The COVID-19 pandemic has destroyed millions of livelihoods and led to a sudden and large increase in poverty and a massive disruption of the labour market in India. Women workers, in particular, have borne a disproportionate burden. WIDENING GAP …
CONTEXT The Centre has abolished several appellate tribunals and authorities and transferred their jurisdiction to other existing judicial bodies through the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance 2021. This Ordinance has been challenged in the Supreme Court. CRITICISM …
About WPI Wholesale Price Index measures and tracks the changes in the price of goods in the stages before the retail level. It provides estimates of inflation at the wholesale transaction level for the economy as a whole. WPI basket …