About the scheme SVAMITVA (Survey of villages and mapping with improvised technology in village areas) scheme is a collaborative effort of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Panchayati Raj Departments, State Revenue Departments and Survey of India. Launched in 2020, …
WHY IN NEWS? Leaders’ Climate Summit will be organised by the United States from April 22-23. In the light of this coming summit there has been a flurry of articles about suggestions that India should announce a ‘net-zero’ emissions target. …
NEWS Governments, both Centre and State, are resorting to the practice of ordinance which is a usurpation of legislative power by the executive. CONTEXT The central government has recently re-promulgated the ordinance that establishes a commission for air quality management …
What’s in the news? UNICEF and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media (GDI) recently conducted a study titled “Gender bias and inclusion in advertising in India”. GDI is a non-profit research organization that researches gender representation in media …
About the Index Published every year since 2002 by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the World Press Freedom Index evaluates the press freedom situation in countries across the globe. RSF is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization with the stated aim …
NEWS Its tenure was a missed opportunity to develop the home-grown jurisprudence on patent law CONTEXT On April 4, the President of India signed the Tribunal Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021, which resulted in shutting down …
NEWS Their rights, privacy, and well-being must be protected in digital environments just as they are in the physical world CONTEXT In present times we are now living among history’s very first “AI” generation. The children and adolescents of today …
Why in the news? Recently the Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution launched the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS). The Scheme was announced during the ‘Prarambh: StartupIndia International Summit’, marking the five-year …