Background Last year, the Parliament passed three labour law codes that complete the government’s consolidation of 29 labour laws into four codes. The three Acts are the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 …
About I2U2 I2U2 stands for India, Israel, the UAE, and the US, and is also sometimes referred to as the ‘West Asian Quad’. Back in October 2021, a meeting of the foreign ministers of the four countries had taken place …
About WPI Wholesale Price Index measures and tracks the changes in the price of goods in the stages before the retail level. It provides estimates of inflation at the wholesale transaction level for the economy as a whole. WPI basket …
About the Scheme ‘Mission Shakti’ is a scheme in mission mode aimed at strengthening interventions for women safety, security and empowerment. It seeks to realise the Government’s commitment for “women-led development‟ by addressing issues affecting women on a life-cycle continuum …
About the Index The Global Gender Gap Report is a flagship publication of the World Economic Forum. The report benchmarks the evolution of gender-based gaps in four areas: Economic participation and opportunity, Educational attainment, Health and survival, and Political empowerment. …
About the Scheme Under the Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) scheme, exporters are issued a duty credit scrip for the value of embedded taxes and levies contained in exported products. Exporters get rebate of central and …
Why in News: The Prime Minister unveiled the 6.5 metre-tall National Emblem on top of the under-construction new Parliament building. About Sarnath Lion Capital In the original Sarnath Lion Capital, there are four lions, mounted back to back, on a …
Why in News: The United States space research agency NASA said that its James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe that has ever been seen. The JWST is the largest …
What’s in the news? Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that his Ministry has set a target of one lakh 75 thousand crore rupees of defence production by 2025, which includes the export of 35 thousand crore rupees. He expressed …
About IIP The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) details the growth of various sectors in an economy such as mineral mining, electricity and manufacturing. It is compiled and published every month by the National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry …