About MGNREGS The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, guarantees 100 days of work each financial year to any rural household willing to do public work-related unskilled manual work at the statutory minimum wage. In addition to …
What is a quasi judicial agency? Quasi-judicial refers to a proceeding conducted by an administrative or executive official or organization that is similar to a court proceeding, E.g. a hearing conducted by a human rights commission. These are generally handled …
What’s in the news? German Watch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network International based in Germany have released the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI, 2023). About the Index The CCPI aims to enhance transparency in international climate politics and …
Context Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that duties on 100 percent tariff lines would be eliminated by Australia under the landmark India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement. Background India and Australia have signed an Economic Cooperation …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced a National Suicide Prevention Strategy, the first of its kind in the country, with time-bound action plans and multi-sectoral collaborations to achieve reduction in suicide mortality by …
Context India being among the world’s top producers of many key farm commodities, the scope for the value-addition of surplus agricultural output is immense. The country ranks first in the production of milk; second in that of fruit, vegetables and …
What’s in the news? Under the Rozgar Mela, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to distribute about 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits. Rozgar Mela is a recruitment drive for 10 lakh personnel. The recruitments were being made through …
What’s in the news? India is set to take over the Chair of Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, GPAI. GPAI is an international initiative to support responsible and human-centric development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). GPAI is a congregation …