Honey adulteration and laws related to food adulteration in India

This analysis is developed based on the article “Leading honey brands fail adulteration test by foreign lab, says CSE” of Business Standard News: In the most recent case of adulteration, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), 77% of honey samples were found to be adulterated with sugar syrup. What are the Findings of CSE?  … Continue reading Honey adulteration and laws related to food adulteration in India

9 PM Daily Brief – December 2, 2020

Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS 1 Uttarakhand’s nameplate initiative GS 2 Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Regional priorities Origin of COVID-19 GS 3 Farmer’s protest Corporate houses owning banks 9 PM for Preliminary examination FACTLY Uttarakhand’s nameplate initiative Source- The Indian Express Syllabus- GS 1… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Brief – December 2, 2020

What is Planning Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS)

Planning Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS) is a technique for optimizing allocation of funds in the budget through exercise of proper choice among programmes which compete for limited resources. It involves three steps: Planning- Identification of goals and objectives Programming- Prioritising the goals Budgeting- Allocation of funds

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Budget in India

Article 112 of the Constitution refers to the budget as the ‘annual financial statement’. The budget is a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government of India in a financial year, which begins on1 April and ends on 31 March of the following year. In addition to the estimates of receipts and… Continue reading Budget in India

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What are the components of budgets?

Budget constitutes two accounts: Revenue Account shows the current financial year receipts of the government and the expenditure that can be met from these receipts. Capital Account is an account of the assets as well as liabilities of the central government which takes into consideration changes in capital. These two accounts are further classified into… Continue reading What are the components of budgets?

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INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR CHALLENGES AND REFORMS

Source: PIB, Indian Medicine Industry-RSTV , FDI data of Ministry, Mint,   Relevance:   Recently PM follows up his 3 city visit by a virtual meeting with 3 more vaccine developers based in Pune and Hyderabad   Ambassadors of 100 countries are scheduled to arrive in Pune on December 4, to visit Serum Institute of India and Gennova Biopharma.    Sweden has already acknowledged India’s role as… Continue reading INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR CHALLENGES AND REFORMS

Gross Happiness Index (GHI)

Gross National Happiness is a term coined by His Majesty the Fourth King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck in the 1970s.  Gross national happiness (GNH) measures economic and moral progress as an alternative to gross domestic product measurement in Bhutan.  The concept implies that sustainable development should take a holistic approach towards notions of progress and give equal importance… Continue reading Gross Happiness Index (GHI)

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