Source: Down To Earth Relevance: New flood-prone area map is essential for India’s Disaster Management. Synopsis: To mitigate frequent floods, India needs a New flood-prone area map. About the news: Recent occurrences of heavy rainfall leading to flooding across India have shown that flood-prone areas in the country go beyond those mentioned in the central… Continue reading It’s been 40 years! Update India’s flood map NOW
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SC: Why keep inmates entitled to remission of sentence in jails?
Source: Times of India Contents1 About the news:2 About Prison Status in India:3 Other key observations by the Supreme Court:4 How Supreme Court is reducing overcrowding in prisons during the pandemic? About the news: Recently, a Supreme Court bench comprising the Chief Justice of India expressed disappointment over the efforts of legal services authorities (LSA’s),… Continue reading SC: Why keep inmates entitled to remission of sentence in jails?
India’s leopard count jumps 63% in just 4 years
Source: Down To Earth Contents1 About the news:2 Key findings of the report:3 Why separate leopard census is necessary?4 About Indian Leopard or Common Leopard: About the news: The Environment Minister has recently released the report ‘Status of Leopards, Co-predators and Megaherbivores-2018’. The report points out that India’s official leopard count increased 63 percent from… Continue reading India’s leopard count jumps 63% in just 4 years
Intensity of severe cyclonic storms increasing in the North Indian Ocean region due to atmospheric parameters related to global warming
Source: PIB Contents1 About the news:2 Why do we need to study the North Indian Ocean?3 Key findings of the study related to North Indian Ocean:4 Significance of the study: About the news: The intensity of severe cyclonic storms in the North Indian Ocean region has shown an increasing trend in the past four decades,… Continue reading Intensity of severe cyclonic storms increasing in the North Indian Ocean region due to atmospheric parameters related to global warming
Human trafficking in India and anti-trafficking bill – Explained, pointwise
Contents1 Introduction2 Intense of Human trafficking during the pandemic3 How the Pandemic made children vulnerable to Human trafficking?4 Why strong steps are essential to curb human trafficking?5 Constitutional & Legislative provisions related to Trafficking in India6 Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill7 Salient provisions of the anti-trafficking bill8 Issues with the draft bill9… Continue reading Human trafficking in India and anti-trafficking bill – Explained, pointwise
Depositors to get up to Rs 5 lakh within 90 days if bank under moratorium
Source: The Hindu and Business Standard Relevance: The DICGC Bill provide big relief to small depositors Contents1 Synopsis: 2 About the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) Bill, 20213 What is DICGC and how it will function?4 What is Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF)?5 Significance of the changes:6 Challenges: Synopsis: The Union Cabinet has cleared the Deposit… Continue reading Depositors to get up to Rs 5 lakh within 90 days if bank under moratorium
The vision of the National Education Policy must be served by its implementation
Source: The Indian Express Relevance: National Education Policy (NEP) has to learn from public policy challenges for transforming education in India. Synopsis: To successfully implement the National Education Policy (NEP), India needs to learn from public policy challenges About the National Education Policy: On July 29 last year, the Government of India (GoI) announced the National Education… Continue reading The vision of the National Education Policy must be served by its implementation
A pandemic-optimized plan for kids to resume their education
Source: Livemint Relevance: To improve education, reopening the schools is the way forward. Contents1 Synopsis: 2 Introduction3 Why do we need to reopen schools?4 How to reopen schools? Synopsis: India’s hard-won educational gains could be lost if India still did not reopen schools. Introduction Schools must reopen and our children must return to education. Some systematic state… Continue reading A pandemic-optimized plan for kids to resume their education
No need for a drastic population policy
Source: The Hindu Relevance: Population control measures have to be rational and focus on the welfare-based approach Contents1 Synopsis: 2 Introduction3 Decreasing fertility rates in India:4 Does the fertility rate depend on religion?5 Problem of ageing6 Conclusion Synopsis: Data from Assam and Uttar Pradesh show that fertility rates have been reducing over time. Introduction The Uttar Pradesh… Continue reading No need for a drastic population policy
Floods in Europe and lessons for India – Explained, Pointwise
Contents1 Introduction2 About the floods in Europe:3 How Climate change can cause floods?4 Extreme rainfall in India this year:5 The Dutch example:6 Why are the early warning systems not efficient?7 Lessons for India from Floods in Europe: Introduction Climate change and global warming will continue to cause extreme climatic events. Across the world, countries are… Continue reading Floods in Europe and lessons for India – Explained, Pointwise
