ASHA workers earn WHO’s global plaudits
The country’s frontline health workers or ASHAs (accredited social health activists) were one of the six recipients of the WHO’s… Continue reading ASHA workers earn WHO’s global plaudits
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[Burning Issue] Abortion Debate
UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Around 36 million women across the… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Abortion Debate
250th birth anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy
One of the most influential social and religious reformers of the 19th century, Ram Mohan Roy, born on May 22,… Continue reading 250th birth anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Hyper-accumulator Plants for Soil Detox
A study published in the JNKVV (Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya) research journal concluded that heavy metal pollution of soil is… Continue reading Hyper-accumulator Plants for Soil Detox
What are Look Out Circulars (LOCs)?
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a Look Out Circular (LOC), which prevents one from travelling abroad,… Continue reading What are Look Out Circulars (LOCs)?
India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)
The IHCI project has demonstrated that blood pressure treatment and control are feasible in primary care settings in diverse health… Continue reading India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)
[Burning Issue] Energy Transition & Challenges
Context India has set ambitious targets towards the achievement of the dual goals of climate action and sustainable development through… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Energy Transition & Challenges
Structural interventions by state governments that can create higher-wage jobs
Context The recent decision to deduct off-budget borrowings from state borrowing limits reminds chief ministers to be good policy ancestors.… Continue reading Structural interventions by state governments that can create higher-wage jobs
SC tests phones for Pegasus Spyware
The Supreme Court has said its technical committee had so far received and tested 29 mobile devices suspected to be… Continue reading SC tests phones for Pegasus Spyware
Project WARDEC: India’s upcoming AI-powered Wargame Centre
The Army Training Command signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Gandhinagar-based Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) to develop a ‘Wargame… Continue reading Project WARDEC: India’s upcoming AI-powered Wargame Centre
Bridging the health policy to execution chasm
Context In April this year, the Union government released a guidance document on the setting up of a ‘public health… Continue reading Bridging the health policy to execution chasm
States have equal powers to make GST-related Laws: SC
The Supreme Court has held that Union and State legislatures have equal, simultaneous and unique powers to make laws on… Continue reading States have equal powers to make GST-related Laws: SC
India’s Vulnerability to Drought
A United Nations report ‘Drought in Numbers’ has revealed that many parts of India fall under the list of regions… Continue reading India’s Vulnerability to Drought
What is Stockholm+50?
Stockholm+50 conference — a follow-on to the 1972 conference to be held in Stockholm from 2-3 June 2022 is the… Continue reading What is Stockholm+50?
Places in news: Sela Tunnel
The strategically-significant Sela Tunnel project in Arunachal Pradesh is nearing completion well before the deadline. What is Sela Tunnel Project?… Continue reading Places in news: Sela Tunnel
Ensuring a sustainable vaccination programme
Context COVID-19, which disrupted supply chains across countries and in India too, marks an inflection point in the trajectory of… Continue reading Ensuring a sustainable vaccination programme
Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021
What is issue: A senior parliamentarian has expressed concern over the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which is in the… Continue reading Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Highlights of the Seoul Forest Declaration
The participants from 141 countries gathered in person and online at the 15th World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of… Continue reading Highlights of the Seoul Forest Declaration
What are Urban Heat Islands?
Several parts of the country are reeling under heat wave conditions. Cities, especially, are a lot hotter than rural areas.… Continue reading What are Urban Heat Islands?
Buddhist heritage in Gujarat
Prime Minister in Lumbini, on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, said that his birthplace Vadnagar in Gujarat’s Mehsana district had… Continue reading Buddhist heritage in Gujarat
