India, Malaysia begin four-day air exercise Udarashakti

Source: The post is based on the article “India, Malaysia begin four-day air exercise Udarashakti” published in The Hindu on 13th August 2022. What is the News? An Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent has left for Malaysia to participate in a bilateral exercise ‘Udarashakti’ with the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). What is Exercise Udarashakti?… Continue reading India, Malaysia begin four-day air exercise Udarashakti

National Action Plan for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem(NAMASTE): Government to enumerate people who clean sewers

Source: The post is based on the article “Government to enumerate people who clean sewers” published in The Hindu on 13th August 2022. What is the News? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment(MoSJ&E) is now preparing to undertake a nationwide survey to enumerate all people engaged in hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.… Continue reading National Action Plan for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem(NAMASTE): Government to enumerate people who clean sewers

29 elephant poaching cases in 3 years: Centre

Source: The post is based on the article “29 elephant poaching cases in 3 years: Centre” published in The Hindu on 13th August 2022. What is the News? The Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MOEFCC) has informed Lok Sabha about the elephant deaths in the last three years. What is the status of elephant… Continue reading 29 elephant poaching cases in 3 years: Centre

No holds barred – India must continue to try to designate terrorists and not lose faith in the process

Source: The post is based on the article “No holds barred-India must continue to try to designate terrorists and not lose faith in the process” published in “The Hindu” on 13th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. Relevance: India-China relations and Terror… Continue reading No holds barred – India must continue to try to designate terrorists and not lose faith in the process

Moving policy away from population control

Source: The post is based on the article “Moving policy away from population control” published in “The Hindu” on 13th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 Population and Associated Issues, Poverty and Developmental issues, Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Relevance: Demographic Transition of India News: Recently, the United Nations released its World Population Prospects (WPP),… Continue reading Moving policy away from population control

Global Employment Trends for Youth: Youth employment deteriorated in India: ILO report

Source: The post is based on the article “Youth employment deteriorated in India: ILO report” published in The Hindu on 11th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key findings of the report?2.1 Global findings2.2 Findings related to India What is the News? The International Labour Organisation(ILO) has released the Global Employment… Continue reading Global Employment Trends for Youth: Youth employment deteriorated in India: ILO report

Survey data on poverty and broad policy pointers

Source: The post is based on the article “Survey data on poverty and broad policy pointers” published in The Hindu on 12th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Issues relating to poverty and hunger. Relevance: About the concerns associated with the NFHS data. News: Academics have questioned the quality of NFHS data on poverty statistics for various reasons.… Continue reading Survey data on poverty and broad policy pointers

What is the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022?

Source: The post is based on the article “What is the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022?” published in The Hindu on 12th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Relevance: About the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022. News: The Ministry of… Continue reading What is the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022?

Audio Visual Co-production Treaty: India, Australia to sign film treaty

Source: The post is based on the article “India, Australia to sign film treaty” published in The Hindu on 10th August 2022. What is the News? The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of an Audio Visual Co-production Treaty between India and Australia which is aimed at facilitating joint production of films between the two… Continue reading Audio Visual Co-production Treaty: India, Australia to sign film treaty

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