What’s in the news? NITI Aayog released a report titled Promoting Millets in Diets: Best Practices across States/UTs of India. The report presents a set of good and innovative practices adopted by states governments and organizations in various aspects of …
About Ramanujacharya Born in 1017 CE in Tamil Nadu, Ramanujacharya is revered as a Vedic philosopher and social reformer. He travelled across India, advocating equality and social justice. Ramanuja revived the Bhakti movement, and his preachings inspired other Bhakti schools …
Context The updated Space Policy has drawn measured optimism from India’s budding private sector start-up space. The space policy The Indian Space Policy-2023 creates four distinct, but related entities, that will facilitate greater private sector participation in activities that have …
What’s in the news? In a significant achievement towards providing quality mental healthcare for all across the country, Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) helpline of the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has reached a …
About the Portal In 2021, the Ministry of Labour and Employment unveiled the e-shram portal which aims to register 38 crore unorganised workers, such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors and domestic workers, among others. The workers will be …
Context Fighting in Sudan has killed hundreds of people, sparked a humanitarian crisis with thousands fleeing their homes and prompted foreign countries to evacuate their citizens for fear of an all-out civil war in an already unstable region. What triggered …
What’s in the news? The National Commission for Protection of Children (NCPCR) has recently issued guidelines for conducting a preliminary assessment by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) under Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 (JJ Act, 2015). This …
About Basavanna Basavanna was a 12th-century philosopher, statesman, and Kannada poet during the period of the Shiva-focused Bhakti movement. Considered to be one of the many great social reformers, Basavanna stood for the underprivileged classes and women’s rights. He spread …