Table of contents: Introduction Highlights of the World Bank report What are the reasons for the higher number of road accidents and fatality? How government is ensuring adequate safety on the roads? Suggestions to improve road safety Recently the World Bank released a report about Road safety in India. The report titled “Traffic Crash Injuries… Continue reading The issue of Road Safety in India – Explained pointwise
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[Downloads] 7PM Compilation -February, 2021 – 1st and 2nd week
Good evening every one .We are posting the weekly Compilation of 7PM Daily Current Affairs Analysis for the month of February, 2021 – 1st and 2nd week Click on the following link to download 7pm Compilation [1st to 15th February, 2021] About 7 PM :- The idea behind 7 PM Daily Editorial is to give… Continue reading [Downloads] 7PM Compilation -February, 2021 – 1st and 2nd week
Sexual Harassment of women at the workplace – Explained pointwise
Table of contents: Introduction What are the observations made by the court? What is sexual harassment at the workplace? Condition in India Initiatives aimed at preventing, prohibiting and redressing Sexual harassment at workplace Impacts of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Challenges with the Act Suggestions Sexual Harassment at the workplace is one of the issues… Continue reading Sexual Harassment of women at the workplace – Explained pointwise
New Geo-Spatial data Policy and its implications – Explained pointwise
Table of Contents: What is Geo-Spatial data? Major applications of Geospatial data How India is Governing the Geo-spatial information? What are the new Guidelines? What are the advantages of Geo-spatial data liberalisation? Challenges with Geospatial data liberalization Suggestions to improve India’s geospatial data handling capability Recently Department of Science and Technology(DST) announced liberalised guidelines for… Continue reading New Geo-Spatial data Policy and its implications – Explained pointwise
Toolkit conspiracy case and its imapct on India- Explained Pointwise
Table of contents: What is Tool Kit? What is the Greta Thunberg toolkit case? Previous such example pointed out by activists What are the existing provisions for such arrest? Why government actions on activists are justified? Judicial interventions on such cases in the past Challenges faced by the government in arresting activists Suggestions Recently Climate… Continue reading Toolkit conspiracy case and its imapct on India- Explained Pointwise
Link between Dam and Natural disasters – Explained Pointwise
Table of contents: What is Dam? How dams are aiding disasters? Dams aided disasters in the past Vulnerability of Indian dams Government Initiatives to improve dam safety Suggestions to make dams disaster-resilient Rishiganga dam in Uttarakhand was recently destroyed by the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood and intensified the GLOF in the region. This is not… Continue reading Link between Dam and Natural disasters – Explained Pointwise
Disengagement agreement at Pangong Tso Lake – Explained
Table of contents Background What are the important points of the agreement? What are the reasons leading to the present agreement? Concerns with the disengagement agreement Suggestions to improve the disengagement Recently, a military disengagement agreement signed between India and China. This is the first major breakthrough to resolve the nine-month-long military stand-off along the Line… Continue reading Disengagement agreement at Pangong Tso Lake – Explained
Issue of Digital Services Tax between India and US – Explained
Table of contents What is Digital Services Tax (DST)? Why India introduced the Digital Service Tax? What are the accusations mentioned by the US? What India said in reply? What are the concerns associated with DST? Suggestions Recently the U.S. determined India’s Digital Services Tax (DST) as discriminatory. It concluded that the DST is causing… Continue reading Issue of Digital Services Tax between India and US – Explained
Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Introduced: Lok Sabha (2nd March 2020) Passed: Lok Sabha (17th March 2020) Passed: Rajya Sabha (16th March 2021) Present status: Received assent on 25th Mar 2021 and converted to act Ministry: Health and Family Welfare Table of contents: What is the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act 1971? Need for the Amendment Salient provisions of… Continue reading Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Strategic Disinvestment Policy: Issues and Challenges – Explained
Disinvestment Policy COVID-19 pandemic has hit the Indian economy very hard. At once, due to lockdowns, Indian economy was dried out of funds. Economic activities got reduced drastically. At present, the Indian economy is in urgent need of a revenue stream so that all activities can go back to normal. Government expenditure was expected to… Continue reading Strategic Disinvestment Policy: Issues and Challenges – Explained
