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MGNREGA

Context The delay in payment of wages has pushed MGNREGS workers in West Bengal to the brink. There are allegations of corruption against the State government, the Centre’s reluctance in releasing payments, and the plight of the workers caught in this tussle. What is MGNREGA? The MGNREGA stands for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee… Continue reading MGNREGA

Millet crop is the best solution for climate smart agriculture

Context Government push to coarse cereals as climate change affects wheat, paddy cultivation What are millets crops? Millets are a group of highly variable small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for human food and as fodder. Features Millet crops in India Big three: The three major millet crops currently growing… Continue reading Millet crop is the best solution for climate smart agriculture

Civil service reforms in India

Context Can civil servants express their views on law, governance? Why in news? A senior IAS officer, Smita Sabharwal from Telangana, tweeted from her personal account in support of Ms. Bilkis Bano and questioned the Gujarat government’s decision, sparking off a row over whether she was in breach of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules… Continue reading Civil service reforms in India

Cervavac: India’s first indigenously developed Vaccine for Cervical Cancer

Union Minister of Science and Technology has announced the scientific completion of Cervavac, India’s first indigenously developed quadrivalent human papillomavirus (qHPV) vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer. What is Cervavac? Cervavac was developed by the Pune-based Serum Institute of India in coordination with the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). The project to develop the vaccine… Continue reading Cervavac: India’s first indigenously developed Vaccine for Cervical Cancer

Heritage conservation

Context Despite all the public talk of the importance of conserving our national heritage, the budget of the ASI, the primary institutional guardian of monuments, in 2021-22 has been reduced by more than Rs 200 cr. How do you define heritage? Heritage is the full range of our inherited traditions, monuments, objects, and culture. Most… Continue reading Heritage conservation

Why are the fisherfolk protesting over Vizhinjam Port Project?

Vizhinjam near Thiruvananthapuram, is on the boil due to the under-construction Vizhinjam Port Project, from both sea and land. Vizhinjam Port Project The Vizhinjam International Transhipment Deep-water Multipurpose Seaport is an ambitious project taken up by Government of Kerala. It is designed primarily to cater container transhipment besides multi-purpose and break bulk cargo. The port… Continue reading Why are the fisherfolk protesting over Vizhinjam Port Project?

PARAKH: A new regulator for ‘uniformity’ in all board exams

The Centre is planning to draw up a benchmark framework ‘PARAKH’ to assess students at the secondary and higher secondary level to bring about “uniformity” across state and central boards. What is PARAKH? PARAKH stands for Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development. The proposed regulator will act as a constituent unit… Continue reading PARAKH: A new regulator for ‘uniformity’ in all board exams

India-Srilanka Relations

  Context The present economic crisis in Sri Lanka has pushed it closer to India for immediate relief. Reasons for the Crisis The first wave of the pandemic in 2020 offered early and sure signs of distress. In-migration: Thousands of Sri Lankan laborers in West Asian countries were left stranded and returned jobless. Shut-down: Garment factories and… Continue reading India-Srilanka Relations

What is Artemis 1 Mission?

NASA’s Artemis 1 mission has sought unexpected delay due to fuel leakages issue. What is the Artemis I Mission? NASA’s Artemis mission is touted as the next generation of lunar exploration, and is named after the twin sister of Apollo from Greek mythology. Artemis is also the goddess of the moon. Artemis I is the… Continue reading What is Artemis 1 Mission?

Fiscal prudence

Context The Central government’s alarm has been on the mounting debt burden and the deteriorating fiscal situation in some States due to diversion in fiscal prudence. As both the Union government and States are expected to work closely in a co-operative federal structure, frictions arising out of these exchanges might have repercussions on both resource… Continue reading Fiscal prudence

AFSPA

Context While AFSPA is repealed in 28 districts in Assam, 7 districts in Nagaland and 6 in Manipur, NSF president Kegwayhun Tep said that it should be repealed in all Northeastern states . What is Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958? Armed Forces Special Powers Act, to put it simply, gives armed forces the power to… Continue reading AFSPA

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