NEWS The productive dialogue and substantive joint statement of the summit show the significance of QUAD’s grouping CONTEXT The maiden Quadrilateral Security Dialogue summit of the leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. on March 12 was a defining …
NEWS A recent judgment by Madras High Court highlights the need to reconsider POCSO’s absolutist approach to adolescent sexuality needs. BACKGROUND Recently, a single bench of the Madras High Court allowed a petition seeking to quash a case of kidnap, …
About MTP Act, 1971 The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 provides for the termination of certain pregnancies by registered Medical Practitioners. It is possible to get an abortion under the Act if pregnancy is under 20 weeks. However, it …
About the scheme Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD-NER) is a Central Sector Scheme, a sub-mission under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It is implemented in …
About the scheme The Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) was launched in 2015 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It is an extended component of Soil Health Management (SHM) under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), National Mission on …
What’s in the news? Amid record-high fuel prices, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said there is no proposal as of now to bring crude oil, petrol, diesel, jet fuel (ATF) and natural gas under the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Rising …
CONTEXT The Haryana government has recently passed legislation that mandates companies in Haryana to provide jobs to local Haryanvis first, before hiring people from outside the State. UNEMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HARYANA As per data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian …
NEWS Since early 2020, there has been an observation of a large increase in suspected targeted intrusion activity against Indian organisations from Chinese state-sponsored groups’ concentrating on infrastructure targets, including the power sector and ports, then India needs to be …
Why in the news? The Indian Navy inducted its third Scorpene-class conventional diesel electric submarine, INS Karanj, into service under Project 75I. The last two Scorpene class submarines induced were INS Kalvari and INS Khanderi. A fourth submarine, Vela, was …
Why in the news? The Indian Navy inducted its third Scorpene-class conventional diesel electric submarine, INS Karanj, into service under Project 75I. The last two Scorpene class submarines induced were INS Kalvari and INS Khanderi. A fourth submarine, Vela, was …