CONTEXT An ever-evolving virus and socioeconomic disparities render the goal of elimination infeasible. COVID- PRESENT, POSSIBILITIES After reeling under the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic for over a year, the world is now waiting for some respite. There has been …
What’s in the news? Last year, the Union Cabinet approved the New Education Policy 2020. The policy aims to pave way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems in the country. This policy replaces the 34 year old …
What’s in the news? India has mooted an ambitious regional cooperation plan for seamless movement of doctors, nurses and air ambulances between countries of SAARC and Indian Ocean Region during medical emergencies noting that greater integration was critical to making …
About the scheme In April last year, the central government had for the first time notified the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for mobile phones and allied component manufacturing. As a part of the scheme, companies which set up new …
NEWS There are lessons from the pandemic that can be applied usefully to how health care can be delivered. CONTEXT In the wake of novel coronavirus pandemic and fear of transmission, health-care providers have been reassigned from other specialties to …
BACKGROUND On February 1, 2021, in the wake of the intensification in the farmers protest and reports of violent incidents on January 26, a number of Twitter accounts became inaccessible in India. It was unclear whether this was Twitter’s decision, …
About Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav is the flagship festival of the Ministry of Culture organized since 2015. It is organised with the active participation of Seven Zonal Culture Centres and has been playing a pivotal role to take the vibrant culture …
About the scheme The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing the Swadhar Greh Scheme which targets the women victims of difficult circumstances who are in need of institutional support for rehabilitation so that they could lead their life …