What is the News? The Prime Minister is attending the joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. What are the key highlights from the conference? The Prime Minister remarked the following at the Conference Release of Undertrials: There are over 3.5 lakh prisoners in jails… Continue reading PM inaugurates Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of States and Chief Justices of High Courts
Mechanism to process unorganized workers’ accident claims in the works, says Ministry
What is the News? The Ministry of Labour and Employment is working on a mechanism to process accident insurance claims by unorganized workers registered on the e-Shram portal. What is e-Shram Portal? The Ministry of Labour and Employment had launched the e-Shram Portal with the aim of creating a national database of unorganized workers and… Continue reading Mechanism to process unorganized workers’ accident claims in the works, says Ministry
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – May 2nd, 2022
Dear Friends, We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs. What we sought to do: Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you. We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more than enough… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – May 2nd, 2022
The recent woes of the jute industry in West Bengal
What is the News? Member of Parliament(MP) from Barrackpore constituency in West Bengal has met the Textile Minister to apprise him about issues concerning jute farmers, workers and the overall jute industry. He said that the operations of 20 jute mills in his constituency with lakhs of people dependent on them were adversely affected with… Continue reading The recent woes of the jute industry in West Bengal
India’s Pharma exports grow by 103% since 2013-14
What is the News? According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Indian pharma exports witnessed a growth of 103% since 2013-14. About Indian Pharmaceutical Exports Pharma Exports: Indian pharma exports witnessed a growth of 103% from 2013-14 till 2021-22. This is a remarkable growth with exports growing by almost USD 10 billion in 8… Continue reading India’s Pharma exports grow by 103% since 2013-14
Economy may take more than a decade to overcome COVID-19 losses: RBI report
What is the News? The Reserve Bank of India has released the Report on Currency and Finance (RCF) for the year 2021-22. Theme of the Report: ‘Revive and Reconstruct’ in the context of nurturing a durable recovery post-Covid and raising trend growth in the medium-term. What are the key highlights from the report? Covid-19 Impact… Continue reading Economy may take more than a decade to overcome COVID-19 losses: RBI report
Explained: Why US wants to ban menthol cigarettes, and what ‘racial justice’ has to do with it
What is the News? The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavoured cigars. What is the proposal of the US on Menthol Cigarettes? The US aims to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in cigars. What are… Continue reading Explained: Why US wants to ban menthol cigarettes, and what ‘racial justice’ has to do with it
Ukraine rethinks on hyper-globalisation. Nations need to de-risk against overdependence on few suppliers
News: Recently, Indonesia, the world’s largest producer and exporter of the palm oil has been experiencing domestic shortages of the same. This led to spike in the domestic palm oil prices in Indonesia and the world (including India). Therefore, Indonesia has announced to ban all exports. What is the concept of hyper-globalization? In a hyper-globalised… Continue reading Ukraine rethinks on hyper-globalisation. Nations need to de-risk against overdependence on few suppliers
India must use markets to decarbonise
News: Recently, in the Conference of Parties (CoP-26) of the UNFCCC held at Glasgow in November 2021 several partner countries were seen committed to concrete action plans to contain global warming under the threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius. Why should India decarbonize? Climate change is bound to impact human lives and the global economy. This… Continue reading India must use markets to decarbonise
Funding woes haunts Indian Science
News: The Union Ministry of Science and Technology budgetary allocation in the current financial year (2022-23) has seen a drop from the last year. The 2022-2023 Union Budget has seen a drop of 3.9% from last year. What is the significance of science and tech? The purpose is to understand the world better. It is… Continue reading Funding woes haunts Indian Science
