What is parliamentary privilege? As elected representatives, the members of the House enjoy certain rights and immunities to effectively discharge their functions. India lacks a law that defines what is a parliamentary privilege. Article 105 in the Indian Constitution explicitly …
What is dumping? Dumping is the practice of selling a product in a foreign market at an unfairly low price (a price that is lower than the cost in the home market, or which is lower than the cost of …
What’s in the news? A comprehensive data-pooling exercise led by the Union Labour Ministry in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) has shown that 65% of the country’s population (92 crore people) is covered by at least one social …
What’s in the news? India and Singapore have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC) collaboration Under the LOI, both sides will collaborate on maritime digitalisation and decarbonisation projects, including identifying relevant stakeholders who …
About the Scheme Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal) is a Central Sector Scheme with focus on community participation and demand side interventions for sustainable groundwater management. The scheme is implemented in identified water stressed areas of seven States in the …
About An inverted duty structure refers to a situation where the tax rate on inputs (raw materials or intermediate goods) is higher than the tax rate on the final product. For example, suppose the tariff on the import of tyres …
About Amrit Gyaan Kosh is a knowledge repository of governance good practices in the form of case studies. It focuses on India-centric ideas and scalable governance models, offering content accessible to government officials in Centre, State, ULBs, and Panchayats. Amrit …
About In 2024, the government has approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) for Government employees that will be implemented along with the present National Pension Scheme (NPS), and will be effective from FY26. UPS has features of both old and …
About The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) provides that subject to such schemes as may be framed by the Central Government, every Pregnant Women & Lactating Mother (PW&LM), except those who are in regular employment with the Central Government …