Context Recently, the Reserve Bank of India announced that the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had held an ‘off-cycle’ meeting at which it had decided unanimously to raise the “policy repo rate by 40 basis points to 4.40%, with immediate …
Context The Supreme Court has reserved orders on the question whether a Governor can refer the State government’s advice for granting remission to life convicts to the President for a decision. The court is examining a petition from A.G. Perarivalan, …
Context The Indian rupee hit an all-time low against the U.S. dollar this week weakening past the 77 rupees to a dollar mark. Many analysts expect the rupee to weaken further in the coming months to hit the 80 rupees …
About the Scheme Samagra Shiksha is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12. The centrally sponsored scheme has been prepared with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal …
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 Definition: The act defines a transgender person as one whose gender does not match the gender assigned at birth. It includes transmen and trans-women, persons with intersex variations, gender-queers, and persons with socio-cultural …
What’s the news? As per a report published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on climate change and food systems, India’s food production could drop 16% and the number of those at risk for hunger could increase 23% …
About PMGSY The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), was launched in 2000 as centrally sponsored scheme to provide connectivity to unconnected habitations of designated population size (500+ in plain areas and 250+ in North-East, hill, tribal and desert areas …
About NHRC The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is a statutory organisation established in 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993. The Act also created Human Rights Commissions at the levels of the various States. NHRC was …
What’s in the news? The Union Government has prohibited wheat export with immediate effect to manage the overall food security of the country and to support the needs of the neighbouring countries and other vulnerable countries. The Directorate General of …
What’s the news? The State of the World’s Birds, an annual review of environmental resources published by nine natural sciences and avian specialists across the globe, has revealed that the population of 48% of the 10,994 surviving species of birds …