Background According to a 2018 study by the International Labour Organization (ILO), more than 95% of India’s working women are informal workers who work in labour-intensive, low-paying, highly precarious jobs/conditions, and with no social protection. The World Health Organization bulletin …
Background The participation of women in the workforce in India has remained low. In 2019, 21% of women were either working or looking for work, compared to 32% in 2005. India’s female labour force participation (FLFP) rate is the lowest …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Education has released the report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2020-21 on school education of India. The UDISE+ system of online data collection from the schools was developed by …
What’s in the news? The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the setting up National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) as a wholly owned Government of India company with an initial authorized share capital of Rs …
Why in News? Meghalaya has withdrawn consent to the CBI to investigate cases in the state, becoming the ninth state to have taken this step. What is general consent? The CBI is governed by The Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) …
Why in News? Recent events of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has long-term implications for India, most significantly on the decades-old defence trade between the two. Even as the most immediate impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on India is the …
What is Kavach? It is indigenously built Automatic Train Protection System in development since 2012, under the name Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), which got rechristened to Kavach or “armour”. It is a set of electronic devices and Radio Frequency …
Background India has been on a rising trajectory on the Global Innovation Index for the past few years moving from 81st place in 2015 to 46th in 2021. India spends around 0.7% of GDP on R&D. The government plans to …
Why in News: IISER professor Deepak Dhar becomes first Indian to win Boltzmann Medal. About the award The Commission on Statistical Physics of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) presents this medal once in three years for …
Why in News: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to postpone its firepower demonstration, Ex Vayu Shakti About the exercise The triennial Ex Vayu Shakti 2022 is aimed at showcasing the capability of the IAF to conduct full spectrum …