Context: The Union government told the Supreme Court recently that the caste-based data from the 2011 Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) was “unusable,” but the Registrar-General and Census Commissioner of India told the Standing Committee on Rural Development in 2016 that 98.87 percent of the data […]
About NTAGI: In 2001, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) issued an order establishing it. The NTAGI, as India’s top immunization advisory council, advises the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on vaccination and immunization services for the country’s successful control of vaccine-preventable […]
Background: The biennial “India State of Forest Report (ISFR)” was released by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The Forest Survey of India (FSI), which has been tasked with assessing the country’s forest and tree resources, including wall-to-wall forest cover mapping on a […]
About the FCRA Act: The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) of 2010 is a federal law that regulates foreign contributions. Foreign funding of volunteer groups in India is governed by the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), which is enforced by the Ministry of Home Affairs. […]
About: The government has merged the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), the Computer Centre, and the Central Statistical Office to form the National Sample Survey Office (NSO) (CSO). The Rangarajan Commission envisioned the NSO to implement and maintain statistical standards and coordinate statistical activities of […]
Prelims Specific Topic About: On the campus of the CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitender Singh inaugurated the first open rock museum on Thursday, displaying various types of rocks gathered from various states with ages ranging from […]
About: It is located in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, in the eastern section of the state. The park covers about 30 square kilometers and includes numerous artificial and seasonal ponds. Keoladeo is home to a variety of migratory birds who use it as a […]
Background: Last year, the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was recently passed by Parliament. The 1988 SPG Act will be amended by the SPG Bill. The proposed revisions to the Special Protection Group (SPG) Bill are intended to lower the state’s financial burden of […]
Background: The Kerala government’s proposed ‘Silver Line’ project has received in-principle permission from the Ministry of Railways. The Project’s Background: It entails the construction of semi-high-speed railways between Kerala’s two corners. It stretches over 532 kilometers. The corridor will be constructed separate from the existing […]