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Digital Intelligence Unit

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Communications has decided to set up a Digital Intelligence Unit (DIU) as a nodal agency to deal with...

16 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Corruption Perception Index 2020

Why in News India’s rank has slipped six places to 86th among 180 countries in Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency...

16 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

The Big Picture: Bare Necessities Index

Why in News? Despite the widespread efforts and improvements, inequalities in access to bare necessities like drinking water, sanitation,...

16 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Liberalisation of the Geo-Spatial Sector

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology released new guidelines for the Geo-Spatial Sector in India, which deregulates existing...

16 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Report on Road Accidents: World Bank

Why in News Recently, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways released the World Bank Report titled “Traffic Crash Injuries And...

16 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Why in News The Lok Sabha has passed the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to check misuse by “fly-by-night operators”...

15 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Doubling Farmers Income

Why in News Recently, the Central Government admitted that no actual assessment of farm income has been carried out since 2013. The Government of...

15 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Falling Numbers of SC & ST Students in IITs

Why in News Recently, data collected from a series of Right to Information (RTI) applications pertaining to five older Indian Institutes of...

15 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

DNA Technology Regulation Bill

This article is based on “The DNA bill will cement a disturbing link between tech and policing” which was published in The Hindustan...

13 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Lateral Entry Into the Administrative Services

Why in News Recently, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued an advertisement to recruit 30 persons at the Joint Secretary and...

13 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Centre Withdrew Draft Heritage Bylaws on Jagannath Temple

Why in News The Centre has withdrawn the draft heritage bylaws issued by the National Monuments Authority (NMA) for Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri,...

13 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Bonded Labour in India

Why in News Recently, fifteen bonded labourers were rescued by the district administration of Guna in Madhya Pradesh. These labourers were being...

12 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

National Coal Index

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Coal has started commercial auction of coal mines on a revenue share basis using the National Coal Index...

12 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Saksham Portal and Seaweed Mission: TIFAC

Why in News The Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) has launched two new initiatives - SAKSHAM (Shramik Shakti Manch)...

12 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Indian Laws and Blocking of Internet Content: Centre vs Twitter

Why in News Recently, the government of India reprimanded Twitter (micro-blogging website) for not complying with its order to block more than a...

12 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Low Convictions Rate Under UAPA Act

Why in News According to data recently presented by the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Rajya Sabha, only 2.2% of cases registered under the...

11 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Digital Health Services

This article is based on “The salience of digital medical services was highlighted during the pandemic” which was published in The...

10 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Sedition Law

Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court protected a political leader and six senior journalists from arrest in multiple sedition FIRs registered...

10 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

The Big Picture: Budget 2021 for Green Energy

Why in News? The Union Budget for FY 2021-22 presented by the Union Minister of India, has exclusively focussed on Green Energy...

09 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions

Registered Unrecognised Political Parties Increased: ADR

Why in News According to a report by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), the number of registered unrecognised political parties has increased...

08 Feb 2021 Government Policies & Interventions