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World No Tobacco Day

Why in News Every year, on 31st May, the World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners celebrate World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). Key...

01 Jun 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Horticulture Cluster Development Programme

Why in News The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has launched the Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP) in order to promote...

01 Jun 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Time to Define Limits of Sedition: SC

Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) while protecting two Telugu (language) news channels from coercive action by the Andhra Pradesh...

01 Jun 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

EPFO and ESIC Extension To Covid-Hit Families

Why in News Recently, the government has announced an extension of pension coverage and insurance benefits for families of those who died due to...

01 Jun 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Centre Extends Powers Related to Citizenship Application

Why in News Recently, the Central Government issued a notification granting powers related to citizenship applications under existing rules to...

31 May 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

43rd GST Council Meeting

Why in News Recently, the 43rd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting was held. This was the first meeting of the GST Council in the...

29 May 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

The Climate Breakthroughs Summit

Why in News Recently, world leaders convened at the Climate Breakthroughs Summit to demonstrate progress in critical sectors of the global economy,...

28 May 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

ACCR Portal & Ayush Sanjivani App

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Ayush launched its Ayush Clinical Case Repository (ACCR) portal and the third version of Ayush Sanjivani App in...

28 May 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Pandemic & Infodemic Relation

This article is based on “In a pandemic, the power of the rumour” which was published in The Hindustan Times on 26/05/2021. It talks...

27 May 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Traceability Provision in New IT Rules 2021

Why in News Recently, messaging platform WhatsApp has moved the Delhi High Court to challenge the traceability provision in the New IT Rules...

27 May 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Registration of Unorganised Workers

Why in News The Supreme Court of India (SC) has directed the Central Government and the State Governments to complete the registration process of...

27 May 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

National Pension System and Atal Pension Yojana

Why in News Recently, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) announced that Assets Under Management (AUM) under the National...

27 May 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

The Big Picture: Biomedical Waste Management during Covid Pandemic

Why in News The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has posed numerous challenges before India on multiple fronts –health, economy and also...

26 May 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Appointment of CBI Director

Why in News Recently, the Central Government has appointed ‘Subodh Kumar Jaiswal’ as a new Director of the Central Bureau of...

26 May 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Defining Hate Speech

Why in News As there is no clear definition of what constitutes a “Hate Speech” in the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Committee for...

26 May 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation, 2021

Why in News The latest Draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation, 2021, for the creation of a Lakshadweep Development Authority (LDA) is...

26 May 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Semiconductor Chips Shortage in Vehicle Manufacturing

Why in News Recently, an unusual shortage of inputs, especially semiconductor chips, has made India-based vehicle manufactures (car manufactures and...

25 May 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

MCA 21 Version 3.0: Digital Corporate Compliance Portal

Why in News Recently, the government launched the first phase of the latest update to its digital corporate compliance portal, Ministry of Corporate...

25 May 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Kharif Strategy for Oilseeds

Why in News The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has formulated Kharif Strategy 2021 to achieve self-sufficiency in edible...

24 May 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Data Protection in India

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has sent a notice to WhatsApp asking it to withdraw a controversial update to its...

24 May 2021 Government Policies & Interventions