Source: The post is based on the article “New ODI regulations: Govt allows investment in financial services abroad” published in Business Standard on 24th August 2022. What is the News? The Finance Ministry has released the Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Rules, 2022. The rules are aimed at easing rules for domestic firms that want… Continue reading New ODI regulations: Govt allows investment in financial services abroad
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The New Drugs Bill
Source: The post is based on the article “The New Drugs Bill” published in The Business Standard on 22nd August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Governance. News: The recently unveiled New Drugs, Cosmetics and Medical Devices Bill, 2022, has left many issues unaddressed. History of laws associated with the AYUSH industry. 1940 – The parliament enacted the Drugs Act in 1940.… Continue reading The New Drugs Bill
India’s first portal on arrested narco offenders ‘NIDAAN’ gets operational
Source: The post is based on the article “India’s first portal on arrested narco offenders ‘NIDAAN’ gets operational” published in Business Standard on 17th August 2022. What is the News? The NIDAAN Portal has been made operational for use by various central and state prosecution agencies tasked to enforce anti-drugs laws in the country. What… Continue reading India’s first portal on arrested narco offenders ‘NIDAAN’ gets operational
A red card at last
Source: The post is based on the article “A red card at last” published in the Business Standard on 20th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 Development Processes and the Development Industry — the Role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders. Relevance: Issues and reforms in various sports Association… Continue reading A red card at last
How health ministry’s draft guidelines may improve nurses’ work conditions
Source: The post is based on the article “How health ministry’s draft guidelines may improve nurses’ work conditions” published in Business Standard on 19th August 2022. What is the News? The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare(MoHFW) has issued draft guidelines to improve the working conditions of all categories of nurses in all healthcare institutions… Continue reading How health ministry’s draft guidelines may improve nurses’ work conditions
A glimpse into India@100
Source: This post is created based on the article “A glimpse into India@100”, published in Business Standard on 19th August 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 2 – Polity and Constitution Context: Prime Minister in 2021 said that “the journey of the next 25 years is the Amrit Kaal of a new India” and “the fulfillment of our… Continue reading A glimpse into India@100
Union Minister launches India’s first saline water LED lamps ‘Roshni’
Source: The post is based on the article “Union Minister launches India’s first saline water LED lamps ‘Roshni’” published in Business Standard on 14th August 2022. What is the News? The Union Minister has launched India’s first saline water lantern named ‘Roshni’. What is Roshni? Roshni is India’s first saline water lantern which uses seawater… Continue reading Union Minister launches India’s first saline water LED lamps ‘Roshni’
India won’t make sovereign commitment on future digital services tax
Source: The post is based on the article “India won’t make sovereign commitment on future digital services tax” published in Business Standard on 18th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Global Tax Deal?3 What are developing countries’ objections to the deal?4 What is G24? What is the News? In a move… Continue reading India won’t make sovereign commitment on future digital services tax
Urbanisation’s different strokes
Source: The post is based on an article “urbanization’s different strokes” published in the Business Standard on 18th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 – Urbanization, their problems, and their remedies. Relevance: Trends of Urbanization in the world News: Recently, the United Nations released the World Urbanisation Prospects: 2018 Revision. Contents1 Trends of Urbanization2 Regional trajectories… Continue reading Urbanisation’s different strokes
The Taliban factors
Source: The post is based on an article “The Taliban Factor” published in the Business Standard on 17th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 International relations; Bilateral relations Relevance: India-Afghanistan relations News: Recently, the Taliban regime completed its one year of rule in Afghanistan. Now is the time to assess its relations with India. India has… Continue reading The Taliban factors
