Fatalities due to road accidents #GS-02 Healthcare For Prelims Road accident deaths in India: As per Road Transport Ministry’s annual Road Accidents in India-2021 report, road accident deaths increased by 9% in 2021 from the 2019 figure. A total of 4,12,432 road accidents were reported […]
Delegated legislation #GS-02 Governance For Prelims Delegated legislation ‘Delegated legislation’ refers to the exercising of legislative power by an agent who is of a lower rank to the Legislature, or who is subordinate to the Legislature. This type of legislation is also known as subordinate […]
The Jan Vishwas Bill, 2022 #GS-02 Governance For Prelims The Jan Vishwas Bill, 2022: The Jan Vishwas Bill, 2022 has been introduced with the objective of “decriminalising” 183 offences across 42 laws. This is expected to enhance the ease of living and doing business in […]
Mullaperiyar dam #GS-03 Disaster Management, #GS-02 Inter-State Disputes For Prelims Mullaperiyar dam Mullaperiyar dam is a 126-year-old dam located on the confluence of the Mullayar and Periyar rivers in Kerala’s Idukki The dam though fully located within Kerala, is owned, operated and maintained by Tamil […]
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) #GS-02 Social Welfare, #GS-03 Employment For Prelims MGNREGS: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was launched on 2nd February 2006 under the MGNREG Act. Its aim is to guarantee 100 days of employment in every financial […]
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) #GS-02 Social Justice For Prelims National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR): NCPRC is a statutory body created on March 2007 under Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005. The act defines “child rights” […]
Constitutional silences, unconstitutional inaction #GS-02 Federalism For Prelims: Article 200 Article 200 deals with the powers of the Governor with regard to assent given to bills passed by the State legislature. It also talks about other powers of the Governor such as reserving the bill […]
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act #GS-02 Governance, #GS-03 Internal Security For Prelims Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was enacted in 1967 by the Union Government for effective prevention of unlawful activities associations in India. According to the act, an activity can be deemed […]
Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (MANAS) #GS-02 Healthcare For Prelims Tele-MANAS Tele-MANAS is a toll-free 24/7 number (14416) launched on October 10 2022 on World Mental Health Day by the Union government. It aims to provide free tele-mental health services all over […]
Alleviating the scourge of private healthcare #GS-02 Healthcare For Prelims Healthcare Expenditure in India: India’s public health expenditure as a percentage of its GDP is 1.28%. While its share of general government expenditure dedicated to health remains 8%. Due to these parameters private spending still […]