Source: The Hindu Relevance: To eliminate trafficking, India needs legislative action and welfare schemes for vulnerable sections should go hand in hand. Synopsis: The draft Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill needs to be comprehensive and include causative factors. Introduction The draft Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021 is well-intentioned, to… Continue reading Sensitive and precise
State of Prisons in India – Explained, pointwise
Contents1 Introduction2 The State of Prison in India3 Need for prison reforms4 Reason Behind such Dismal Conditions5 Judgements over the condition of prisons6 Committees on Prison reforms6.1 Justice Mulla Committee, 1983:6.2 Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer committee on women prisoners, 1987:6.3 Justice Amitava Roy panel on prison reforms:7 Suggestions to improve the state of prisons… Continue reading State of Prisons in India – Explained, pointwise
Pegasus spyware used to ‘snoop’ on Indian journalists, activists
Source: The Hindu Contents1 What is the News?2 About Pegasus3 Worrying Aspect of Pegasus Spyware4 What is a Zero Click Attack? What is the News? According to a report, Pegasus spyware may have been used to conduct surveillance on about 300 Indians including two Cabinet ministers three opposition leaders, a Constitutional authority, government officials, scientists… Continue reading Pegasus spyware used to ‘snoop’ on Indian journalists, activists
NBDriver – AI tool by IIT to study cancer-causing mutations
Source: The Hindu What is the news? Researchers at IIT Madras have developed an AI tool called NBDriver (neighborhood driver). About NBDriver tool NBDriver is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool developed to analyse cancer-causing mutations in cells. A mutation means a change in the genetic sequence of the Cell. Method: NBDriver works by looking at… Continue reading NBDriver – AI tool by IIT to study cancer-causing mutations
Midday meals leave a long-lasting impact: study
Source: The Hindu What is the News? A Study titled “Intergenerational nutrition benefits of India’s national school feeding program’” has been published in Nature Communications. The study used nationally representative data on mothers and their children from 1993 to 2016 to assess whether the mid-day meal scheme has supported intergenerational improvements in a child’s linear… Continue reading Midday meals leave a long-lasting impact: study
Ministry of Electronics & IT enables map services in “UMANG App”
Source: PIB What is the News? The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology(MeitY) has enabled map services in UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) App through an MOU with MapmyIndia. With this, citizens will be able to find government facilities nearest to their location, such as mandis, blood banks etc. About UMANG app: UMANG… Continue reading Ministry of Electronics & IT enables map services in “UMANG App”
ICCR launches Kala Vishwa campaign
Source: Deccan Herald What is the News? Indian Council for Cultural Relations(ICCR) has launched a new campaign called ‘Kala Vishwa’. About Kala Vishwa Campaign: Kala Vishwas is a campaign that aims to reach out to traditional folk artists, local artists/artisans coming from rural areas. It will give them an opportunity and a platform to perform,… Continue reading ICCR launches Kala Vishwa campaign
Union Minister launches ‘COVID Teeka Sang Surakshit Van, Dhan aur Uddyam’ campaign
Source: PIB What is the News? The Minister of Tribal Affairs has virtually launched the nationwide campaign titled “COVID Teeka Sang Surakshit Van, Dhan aur Uddyam”. About COVID Teeka Sang Surakshit Van, Dhan aur Uddyam Campaign: The campaign has been launched by the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) under the Ministry of… Continue reading Union Minister launches ‘COVID Teeka Sang Surakshit Van, Dhan aur Uddyam’ campaign
India largest source of govt. info requests, says Twitter
Source: The Hindu Contents1 What is the News?2 Government’s Request for Account Information:3 Country-wise:4 Legal Demands to Remove Content: What is the News? Twitter has released the biannual Twitter Transparency Report. The report shares details on the number of government and legal requests, removal requests and data around accounts actioned for various violations. Key Findings… Continue reading India largest source of govt. info requests, says Twitter
Rare Arctic lightning storms strike north of Alaska
Source: The Hindu Contents1 What is the news?2 What is Lightning?3 Arctic lightning:4 Why has it tripled?5 Impact of Lightning on Arctic Region: What is the news? The National Weather Service of the USA has said that three successive thunderstorms have taken place across the Arctic region, producing between 100 and 200 lightning strikes. What… Continue reading Rare Arctic lightning storms strike north of Alaska
