Background The Dam Safety Bill, 2019, which provides for the surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of all specified dams across the country, and has been debated for decades, finally got the nod of the Rajya Sabha recently. In August 2019, …
Why in the news? The death of five elephants caused by trains colliding with them in a week has highlighted the gaps in efforts to reduce man-animal conflicts in the country. Human-Wildlife conflict Human–wildlife conflict (HWC) refers to the negative …
What is PMI? Purchasing Managers’ Index is an economic indicator which indicates the business activity & economic health of both the manufacturing and service sectors. PMI of India is published by Japanese firm Nikkei but compiled and constructed by IHS …
About KVIC Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Established in 1956, KVIC aims to plan, promote, facilitate, organize, and assist in the establishment and development of Khadi …
What’s in the news? The Parliament has passed the Dam Safety Bill. While it was passed by the Lok Sabha in August 2019, it was cleared by Rajya Sabha recently. What is the Dam Safety Bill? Main Objective The Bill …
Why in the news? The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020 which seeks to provide for the regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technology services in the country was passed by the Lok Sabha recently. Need for the bill The growth of …
Initiatives for welfare of Disabled Persons As per the Census 2011, there are 2.68 crore persons with disabilities (Divyangjans) in the country. The Government of India has started various initiatives to empower India’s divyang population in many ways. Rights of …
About PMMVY Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is a Maternity Benefit Programme that is implemented in all the districts of the country. The scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It is a centrally sponsored …
About the scheme The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing the Swadhar Greh Scheme which targets the women victims of difficult circumstances who are in need of institutional support for rehabilitation so that they could lead their life …