Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021?3 What are the key provisions of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021?4 What are the issues with the Bill? What is the News? Lok Sabha has passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021. What is Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill,… Continue reading Lok Sabha passes Bill to regulate assisted reproductive technology
India joins G20’s Troika with Indonesia and Italy
What is the News? India has joined the G20 ‘Troika’. What is Troika? Troika refers to the top grouping within the G20 that consists of the current, previous and incoming presidencies. Currently, Troika consists of Indonesia, Italy, and India – the current, previous and incoming G20 Presidencies respectively. G20 Presidency Indonesia has assumed the G20… Continue reading India joins G20’s Troika with Indonesia and Italy
Common entrance test for central varsities: plan, criticism
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET)?3 What are the changes that will be made now?4 What is the rationale behind a Common Entrance Test?5 What is the criticism against this decision? What is the News? University Grants Commission (UGC) has written to central universities to take appropriate… Continue reading Common entrance test for central varsities: plan, criticism
SC pushes for council on judicial infrastructure
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the status of the Judicial Infrastructure in India?3 What is the reason behind judicial infrastructure lag?4 What is the solution, then? What is the News? The Chief Justice of India has proposed the establishment of the National Judicial Infrastructure Corporation to uniformly improve judicial facilities and access to… Continue reading SC pushes for council on judicial infrastructure
NEIA SCHEME
What is the News? The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has informed the Lok Sabha about the National Export Insurance Account(NEIA) Trust. What is the National Export Insurance Account(NEIA) Trust? NEIA Trust was set up in 2006 by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Aim: To ensure the availability of credit risk cover for projects… Continue reading NEIA SCHEME
‘1,160 elephants killed in a decade’
What is the News? A document accessed from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEFCC) has provided the data on the death of Elephants. What is the data provided by the document? Source: The Hindu Around 1,160 elephants were killed in the country for reasons other than natural causes in the 10 years up… Continue reading ‘1,160 elephants killed in a decade’
Child Protection Services Scheme
What is the News? The Union Minister for Women and Child Development has informed Rajya Sabha about the Child Protection Services Scheme. What is the Child Protection Services Scheme? It is a centrally sponsored scheme under the Ministry of Women and Child Development. Under the scheme, support is provided to States and UT Governments for… Continue reading Child Protection Services Scheme
Set up a council for all forms of media: Parliamentary panel
What is the News? The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has submitted two reports titled “Ethical Standards In Media Coverage” and “Suspension Of Telecom Services/Internet And Its Impact” to the Parliament. What are the recommendations given by the Ethical Standards In Media Coverage report? Setup a Media Council: A ‘Media Council’ should… Continue reading Set up a council for all forms of media: Parliamentary panel
India-ITU Joint Cyberdrill 2021 commences
What is the News? The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has launched the India-ITU Joint Cyberdrill 2021. What is India-ITU Joint Cyberdrill 2021? The ITU aims to improve the cybersecurity readiness, protection and incident response capabilities of Member States by conducting CyberDrills at the national and regional levels. India-ITU Cyberdrill… Continue reading India-ITU Joint Cyberdrill 2021 commences
Funds for malnutrition scheme under-utilised: data
What is the News? The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has released data on the progress of the Poshan Abhiyan Scheme. What does the data say on Poshan Abhiyan? The funds released under the Poshan Abhiyan Programme which is aimed at curbing malnutrition in the country stand severely under-utilised. Out of the 36… Continue reading Funds for malnutrition scheme under-utilised: data
