CONTEXT There is a lack of equity in vaccination for Covid19. Only 2.1% of Africans had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of May 2021. This can be called as “Vaccination Aparthied” where there …
CONTEXT Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has framed the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The rules broadly deal with the regulation of social media and over-the-top (OTT) platforms and digital news. …
NEWS Though the pandemic has amplified its contributing factors, policy and programmatic interventions can save children. CONTEXT The true extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child labour is yet to be measured but all indications show that …
CONTEXT Recently, Administrator of Lakshadweep, introduced a slew of draft legislation that will have a wide-ranging impact on the islands: the Lakshadweep Animal Preservation Regulation, 2021; the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Regulation (PASA); the Lakshadweep Panchayat Regulation, 2021 Lakshadweep Development …
About the scheme Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana (PMVDY) is a retail marketing led value addition plan for Minor Forest Produce (MFP), meant for forest-based tribes to optimize the tribal income, locally. Under the program, MFP-based tribal groups / enterprises …
About GeM Launched in 2016, the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is a 100 percent government-owned company setup under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It is a completely paperless, cashless and system driven e-market place that enables procurement …
Context The National Medical Commission (NMC) has released draft guidelines for medical colleges in the public domain. Draft Guidelines Broad guidelines have been given by NMC for the determination of fees and other charges for MBBS and PG courses in …
Organic Farming in India Organic products are grown under a system of agriculture without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides with an environmentally and socially responsible approach. This is a method of farming that works at grass root level …
Why in the News? Recently, the Government published new rules for social media platforms and digital news outlets, called the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code. Features of New Guidelines: The guidelines had asked all social media platforms to …