Modi launches mission for most backward of the Scheduled Tribes Context Along with launching new missions to uplift the SC and ST, the Prime Minister also released the 15th instalment of the PM-Kisan payout to farmers and dedicated a slew of projects worth over 7,000 […]
Food labels to have QR codes to help the visually disabled Context To make food safe for everyone, including those with special needs, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has advised using rapid response (QR) codes on food products for accessibility […]
Railways to expedite installation of safety systems on passenger trains Context: Three different fire safety systems will be swiftly installed on all different types of passenger carriages by the Indian Railways. The decision to expedite the installation of firefighting equipment on trains was made in […]
NCM seeks SIT investigation into the death of Kota student Context: Days after a 17-year-old NEET applicant was discovered dead in Kota, Rajasthan, under suspicious circumstances, the man’s father filed a report with the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) saying that his son was murdered. […]
Centre to record the biometrics of “illegal migrants”. Context: Ajay Kumar Bhalla, the Union Home Secretary, had requested the state governments of Manipur and Mizoram to collect “biographic and biometric details of illegal migrants” days before ethnic violence broke out in Manipur. The biometric data […]