RTI pleas pile up #GS-02 Governance For Prelims About RTI Act: The right to information is a fundamental right under Article 19 (1) of the Indian Constitution as per the Supreme Court in Mr. Kulwal v/s Jaipur Municipal Corporation case. The Right to Information Act, […]
Early Warning System for Heatwaves Context: Total duration of heatwaves has increased by about three days during the last 30 years and a further increase of 12-18 days is expected by 2060. In future climate, heatwaves will be spread to new areas including southern parts […]
‘62% rural houses have tap water connections’ #GS-02 Governance For Prelims About Jal Jeevan Mission: JJM aims at suppling 55 litres of water per person per day to every rural household through Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) by 2024. Ministry of Jal Shakti is the […]
Govt. app to capture data on groundwater levels #GS-02 Governance For Prelims: About Jaldoot App: The app has been jointly developed by Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj to capture the water level of selected wells in a village. This is a Mobile application […]
Coming soon: relief from spam calls and fraudulent messages #GS -02 Governance For Prelims About Indian Telegraph Act 1885: It governs the use of wired and wireless telegraphy, telephones, teletype, radio communications and digital data communications. It gives the Government of India exclusive jurisdiction and […]
National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) Context: Recently, the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), 2022, was released, with 384 drugs in it across 27 categories. While 34 new drugs are on the list, 26 drugs from the earlier NLEM were dropped. How are they […]
Scandinavian social democracy #GS-02 Governance and Polity For Prelims: Which are the Scandinavian countries: Scandinavia is a subregion in Northern Europe, which is also known as the Nordic region due to the ethnic Nords who are considered as the original inhabitants of the region. Scandinavia […]
Seat belts, head restraints and safety regulations For Prelims About Seatbelts The three-point seat belt is a passive safety device which was engineered by Nils Evar Bohli. It was first incorporated into a car by Volvo in 1959. For Mains What are the reasons to […]
The Debate over Freebies Context: The Prime Minister’s recent comment on “freebies” handed out by governments has reignited the debate on the economic rationale for granting subsidies. Background: The Supreme Court’s invitation to debate subsidies must be viewed as the beginning point for addressing a […]
Jan Samarth” Portal The Government has launched “Jan Samarth” Portal on 06.06.2022 to provide a common platform for availing loan under certain credit-linked Government schemes. The salient features of the “Jan Samarth” Portal are as under: i. It connects all stakeholders like beneficiaries, financial institutions, […]