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Vaccine Diplomacy | Myanmar, Mauritius and Seychelles receive Covishield

Why in News? India has sent shipments of Covishield vaccines to Myanmar, Mauritius, and Seychelles under its ‘Vaccine Maitri’ (vaccine diplomacy) drive. Vaccine diplomacy: It is the branch of global health diplomacy in which a nation uses the development or delivery of vaccines to strengthen ties with other nations. Read More – Significance of Vaccine… Continue reading Vaccine Diplomacy | Myanmar, Mauritius and Seychelles receive Covishield

Download EPIC! | December 2020

Click Here to Download – EPIC! Magazine for December 2020 Dear Forumites, What you are about to read is the eighth edition (December edition) of EPIC! Magazine. As we end the Mains 2020 exams and enter the 2021 examination phase, every aspirant must understand the importance of this transitionary period. Ceasing this crucial moment will… Continue reading Download EPIC! | December 2020

WhatsApp Privacy Policy Issue: Need for Personal Data Protection Law

Source: Indian Express GS-2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and issues arising out of their Design and Implementation. Synopsis: Draft data protection law needs to be enacted in India to curb data privacy violations in India. What is the issue? Recently, WhatsApp updated its terms of service (ToS) and privacy policy… Continue reading WhatsApp Privacy Policy Issue: Need for Personal Data Protection Law

Impacts of devaluing domestic work

Source: Indian Express GS-2:Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and issues arising out of their Design and Implementation Synopsis: There is a negative impact of devaluing the household care activities of women, on society. Background The following incidents have brought the issue of valuation of Women’s household activities. Recently, Kamal Hassan the… Continue reading Impacts of devaluing domestic work

Socio-Economic and Caste Census: A Need for reforms

Source: click here Syllabus: GS 1 – population and associated issues Synopsis:  Socio-Economic and Caste Census is suffering from many issues. All the issues must be removed before the next exercise is conducted. Introduction  The Census of India is one of the largest exercises which counts and collects demographic and socio-economic information on the Indian… Continue reading Socio-Economic and Caste Census: A Need for reforms

India’s draft Arctic policy

Why in News? Indian Government has presented the draft Arctic policy. The policy is open to public comments until January 26. The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Ministry of Earth Sciences is the nodal agency for India’s Polar research programme, which includes Arctic studies. The Ministry of External Affairs provides the external… Continue reading India’s draft Arctic policy

ShramShakti Portal and ShramSaathi module for Tribal Migrants

Why in News? Union Minister of Tribal Affairs has virtually launched the Shram Shakti Portal for data related to Tribal migrants. The Minister also launched the tribal training module- ShramSaathi. Shram Shakti portal: The portal has been launched to tackle the challenge of lack of real-time data on the migrants with the Governments. Facts: ShramShakti… Continue reading ShramShakti Portal and ShramSaathi module for Tribal Migrants

4-tier structure for regulation of NBFCs

Why in News? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed a tighter regulatory framework for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) by creating a four-tier structure. The intensity of regulations will be greatest at the top layer and lowest at the base layer. Objective: It is to keep the big NBFCs in good financial health. It has… Continue reading 4-tier structure for regulation of NBFCs

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