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 and recommendations of the report? Police Complaint Authority Most States and UTs have constituted police complaint authorities at the state and district levels. But most of… 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
What is the News? The Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment has launched the SMILE Scheme. What is a SMILE Scheme? SMILE stands for Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise. Type: It is a Central Sector Scheme. Aim: To provide welfare and rehabilitation to the Transgender community and the people engaged in… 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
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? EOS-04 is the fourth in the series of earth observation satellites. It is a Radar Imaging Satellite. It weighs about 1710 kg and will be placed in a sun-synchronous polar… 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
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 is e-Rupi? e-Rupi was launched in August 2021. It is a cashless payment product. e-Rupi… Continue reading e-Rupi limit hike to promote offline digital payment push
What does rising public debt mean for the economy
What is the news? Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a wider fiscal deficit and higher public debt-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio. A higher debt to GDP ratio has many consequences for the economy, apart from this the composition or quality of debt also matters. What does public debt- to-GDP ratio mean? Public debt-to-GDP ratio… 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
GST has been a win-win taxation regime for the Centre and states
News: Recently, India’s chief economic advisor claimed that GST had led to a faster increase in revenues for states such as Tamil Nadu than the sales tax, which was collected earlier. How GST is a win-win taxation regime? First, definitions play a key role in comparisons. The definitional issue is important because the state’s own… Continue reading GST has been a win-win taxation regime for the Centre and states
