What is the News? The Supreme Court has said that no person can be forced to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and asked the Union government to make public the effects of such immunization. What was the case about? A petition was filed in the Supreme Court seeking disclosure of vaccine trial data and a stay… Continue reading No one can be forced to get vaccinated:Supreme Court
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The debate on the national language
What is the News? Recently, remarks by a Hindi actor that Hindi is the national language of India sparked a controversy over the status of the language under the Constitution. What is the status of Hindi in India? Under Article 343 of the Constitution, the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in the… Continue reading The debate on the national language
Railways restructuring to lead to closure of wings
What is the News? Indian Railways has announced the closure of the Special Railway Establishment for Strategic Technology and Holistic Advancement (SRESTHA), Lucknow. What is the SRESTHA? It is a research unit set up in 2016 as a part of the Research Designs and Standards Organization(RDSO). Purpose: It was tasked with the role of taking… Continue reading Railways restructuring to lead to closure of wings
No short circuits: On electric vehicles catching fire
News: Recently, the Union government announced the constitution of an expert panel to investigate the causes of the Li-ion battery explosions in a number of incidents of burning of the electric vehicle (EV). Further, a few manufacturers have recalled batches of electric scooters after some caught fire. Status of EV Sector in India EVs have increasingly… Continue reading No short circuits: On electric vehicles catching fire
Mechanism to process unorganized workers’ accident claims in the works, says Ministry
What is the News? The Ministry of Labour and Employment is working on a mechanism to process accident insurance claims by unorganized workers registered on the e-Shram portal. What is e-Shram Portal? The Ministry of Labour and Employment had launched the e-Shram Portal with the aim of creating a national database of unorganized workers and… Continue reading Mechanism to process unorganized workers’ accident claims in the works, says Ministry
The recent woes of the jute industry in West Bengal
What is the News? Member of Parliament(MP) from Barrackpore constituency in West Bengal has met the Textile Minister to apprise him about issues concerning jute farmers, workers and the overall jute industry. He said that the operations of 20 jute mills in his constituency with lakhs of people dependent on them were adversely affected with… Continue reading The recent woes of the jute industry in West Bengal
Economy may take more than a decade to overcome COVID-19 losses: RBI report
What is the News? The Reserve Bank of India has released the Report on Currency and Finance (RCF) for the year 2021-22. Theme of the Report: ‘Revive and Reconstruct’ in the context of nurturing a durable recovery post-Covid and raising trend growth in the medium-term. What are the key highlights from the report? Covid-19 Impact… Continue reading Economy may take more than a decade to overcome COVID-19 losses: RBI report
Funding woes haunts Indian Science
News: The Union Ministry of Science and Technology budgetary allocation in the current financial year (2022-23) has seen a drop from the last year. The 2022-2023 Union Budget has seen a drop of 3.9% from last year. What is the significance of science and tech? The purpose is to understand the world better. It is… Continue reading Funding woes haunts Indian Science
Invigorating the Ayush industry
Context: The Ayush industry in India can provide cost-effective healthcare to people across States. It has all the ingredients of success, to co-exist with the modern health systems, as a choice-based system of traditional medicine. The article lists out measures that can be implemented to reinvigorate the Ayush Ministry. China’s example wrt its traditional medicine… Continue reading Invigorating the Ayush industry
The Delhi dual governance conundrum
Context: Delhi has been experiencing a prolonged confrontation on the relative powers of the territorial administration and the Union government. However, recently, the 2021 amendment to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act,1991 has been enacted. The aforementioned amendment is also under challenge before the Supreme Court. Nature of Delhi in the federal… Continue reading The Delhi dual governance conundrum
