What is the News? States have raised apprehensions about the rise in capital expenditure proposals outlined in the Union Budget 2022-23. What has the Budget announced on the capital expenditure? The Budget has proposed an increase in the capital expenditure by 24% to Rs 7.5 lakh crore compared with the revised estimate for 2021-22 at… Continue reading Explained: Why are states worried about high capex in Budget 2022?
Police – Training, Modernisation and Reforms Report: Make police plaints authority free from cops: House panel
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key findings and recommendations of the report?2.1 Police Complaint Authority3 The shortfall in Police Officers3.1 Use of Drones What is the News? The Parliamentary Panel on Home Affairs has submitted a report in Rajya Sabha titled ‘Police – Training, Modernisation and Reforms’. What are the key findings… Continue reading Police – Training, Modernisation and Reforms Report: Make police plaints authority free from cops: House panel
Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment launches “SMILE” scheme
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is a SMILE Scheme?3 Sub-Schemes of SMILE Scheme3.1 Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons3.2 Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging What is the News? The Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment has launched the SMILE Scheme. What is a… Continue reading Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment launches “SMILE” scheme
Centre extends Police modernization Scheme
What is the News? The government has approved the continuation of the umbrella scheme of Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF). The approval is for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26. What is the Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF) Scheme? The Ministry of Home Affairs has been implementing the Scheme for Modernisation of Polices Forces (MPF Scheme)… Continue reading Centre extends Police modernization Scheme
Explained: The importance of the EOS-04 launch, ISRO’s first of 2022
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is EOS-04?3 What about earlier EOS Satellites?4 What are the other satellites launched with EOS-04?5 How many satellites does India have currently in space? What is the News? Indian Space & Research Organization(ISRO) will be launching the EOS-04 Satellite on board the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV-C52). What is EOS-04?… Continue reading Explained: The importance of the EOS-04 launch, ISRO’s first of 2022
Undertrials comprise 75% of India’s prison population, most in a decade
What is the News? National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB) has released data regarding the undertrial prisoners in India. What are the key findings related to undertrial prisoners in India? The number of undertrials in prisons has increased sharply in 2020 even as the number of convicts fell. This has resulted in undertrials accounting for over three-fourths… Continue reading Undertrials comprise 75% of India’s prison population, most in a decade
e-Rupi limit hike to promote offline digital payment push
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is e-Rupi?3 Key Features of e-Rupi4 Future of e-Rupi What is the News? Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has increased the e-Rupi voucher limit to Rs 1 Lakh from Rs 10,000. RBI has also allowed one e-Rupi voucher to be used multiple times until it has been fully redeemed. What… Continue reading e-Rupi limit hike to promote offline digital payment push
What does rising public debt mean for the economy
Contents1 What is the news? 2 What does public debt- to-GDP ratio mean? 3 How does it reflect the stability of the economy? 4 What are current statistics for the debt to GDP ratio? 5 How does high debt affect the economy? 6 Why does the quality of debt also matters? 7 How then to control public debt? What is… Continue reading What does rising public debt mean for the economy
Why Union Budget is not good in environmental terms
News: Indian government at Glasgow CoP26 has set targets like achieving Net zero carbon emissions by 2070 and Reduction of one billion carbon emissions by 2021 to 2030, etc. However, the recent budget does not have provisions that would help it achieve these. What are the issues in the present Budget wrt environment conservation? Reduced… Continue reading Why Union Budget is not good in environmental terms
For Climate smart agriculture
News: India has set a carbon neutrality target for the year 2070 at the CoP26 in Glasgow. Union Budget for 2022-23 has also listed climate action and energy transition as one of the four main priorities for the country in the coming decades. Although agriculture has been a major contributor to climate change problem,… Continue reading For Climate smart agriculture
