About Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan It is a Central Sector pension scheme to ensure old age protection for Unorganised Workers. It was launched in 2019. It is administered by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and implemented through Life …
NEWS By and large, the Information Technology Rules, 2021 go against landmark judicial precedents upholding key rights. CONTEXT Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has framed the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, …
CONTEXT The 43rd meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is to be held this month. It is to be noted that the GST Council is mandated to meet at least once every quarter, but it had not …
About the Scheme The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) is meant to enable Members of Parliament to recommend works of developmental nature with emphasis on creation of durable community assets based on locally felt needs to be …
CONTEXT Recently there has been an alarming rise in India in the incidence of mucormycosis, in patients who have been diagnosed and treated for COVID-19. As a result, some States, including Tamil Nadu, have declared mucormycosis as a notifiable disease …
Background Citing instructions from the Supreme Court and the concerns raised in Parliament about social media abuse, the government recently framed the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 in exercise of powers under section 87 …
Why in the news? The Ministry of Power has decided to set up a National Mission on use of Biomass in coal based thermal power plants. About the Mission Objectives The “National Mission on use of biomass in thermal power …
CONTEXT In present times the COVID-19 pandemic has forced countries all over the world to rethink climate change and the need for preservation of the environment. The government have been forced to bear dual burden due to pandemic: Increased fiscal …
NEWS The universalisation of social security remains an unfulfilled aspiration in the new code on social security. CONTEXT COVID-19 has destroyed lives and livelihoods, particularly, the low-paid, informal workers, who constitute 91% of the workforce. Further unpreparedness of the government …