Delay in PM’s flagship rural housing scheme to invite penalty

Source: The post is based on the article “Delay in PM’s flagship rural housing scheme to invite penalty” published in The Hindu on 16th September 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(Gramin)?3 What has been the progress of the scheme?4 What is the penalty introduced by the government? What is… Continue reading Delay in PM’s flagship rural housing scheme to invite penalty

Tamil Nadu’s new breakfast scheme in schools

Source: The post is based on the article “Tamil Nadu’s new breakfast scheme in schools” published in The Hindu on 16th September 2022. What is the News? Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has launched the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme for students of Class I to V in government schools.  What is the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme?… Continue reading Tamil Nadu’s new breakfast scheme in schools

Climate action that runs on cooperative federalism

Source: The post is based on an article “Climate action that runs on cooperative federalism ” published in The Hindu on 16th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 News: India has decided to buy 5,450 buses with an ambitious target to have 50,000 e-buses on the country’s roads by 2030. It shows India’s efforts towards climate goals. Rapid electrification is a… Continue reading Climate action that runs on cooperative federalism

The Eastern Economic Forum and India’s balancing act

Source: The post is based on the article “The Eastern Economic Forum and India’s balancing act” published in The Hindu on 16th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India. Relevance: About Eastern Economic Forum (EEF). News: Recently, Russia hosted the seventh Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) Vladivostok. The Prime Minister of India has virtually… Continue reading The Eastern Economic Forum and India’s balancing act

Parliamentary business and an essential pit stop

Source: The post is based on the article “Parliamentary business and an essential pit stop” published in The Hindu on 16th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges. Relevance: About the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committees (DRSC). News: The recently concluded monsoon session was adjourned sine die. Parliament had only limited legislative… Continue reading Parliamentary business and an essential pit stop

India’s growing water crisis, the seen and unseen

Source– The post is based on the article “India’s growing water crisis, the seen and unseen” published in The Hindu on 15th September 2022. Syllabus: GS1- Economic geography.GS2- Government policies for development in various sectors. Relevance– About water crisis News-The articles explain the growing water crisis and its impact on rural-urban disputes. What are various… Continue reading India’s growing water crisis, the seen and unseen

The future of old times in India

Source: The post is based on an article “The future of old times in India” published in The Hindu on 15th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States News: India has showed remarkable improvements in life expectancy and fertility rate. But it has brought another emerging challenge… Continue reading The future of old times in India

Examining the Dolo scandal

Source: The post is based on an article “Examining the Dolo scandal” published in The Hindu on 15th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Government policies for various sectors News: Recently, a controversy came up regarding the marketing strategies of Micro Labs which is a Bengaluru-based pharmaceutical company. Micro Labs is the maker of Dolo-650. It was charged of… Continue reading Examining the Dolo scandal

CDSCO falling short in effectively regulating the medical devices industry: Parliamentary panel

Source: The post is based on the article “CDSCO falling short in effectively regulating the medical devices industry: Parliamentary panel” published in The Hindu on 15th September 2022. What is the News? The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health has submitted a report titled “Medical Devices: Regulations and Control”. What are the key highlights from the… Continue reading CDSCO falling short in effectively regulating the medical devices industry: Parliamentary panel

BCCI office-bearers can have two terms before cool-off period

Source: The post is based on the article “BCCI office-bearers can have two terms before cool-off period” published in The Hindu on 15th September 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 About the ‘cooling-off period’ in cricket associations3 What are the other modifications done by the court to cricket associations?4 What is the News? The Supreme Court held that the three-year cooling-off… Continue reading BCCI office-bearers can have two terms before cool-off period

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