Context ∙ Under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) payments are made mandatory through an Aadhaar-based payment system (ABPS). What is the Aadhaar-based payment system (ABPS)? ∙ Under ABPS, workers’ 12-digit Aadhaar numbers are linked with their job cards as well as their bank accounts. ∙ ABPS uses the worker’s Aadhaar number […]
Context ∙ The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the top threats to public health. What is Antimicrobial Resistance? ∙ Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of
Context: ∙ Recently, the Indian National Congress party pitched for its NYAY scheme, if voted to power in the upcoming 2024 general elections. About ∙ NYAY is an acronym for Nyuntam Aay Yojana (or Minimum Income Scheme), and includes a guaranteed payment of Rs 72,000 to each eligible family annually. ∙ In 2018, the incumbent
Context ∙ The Government is discussing the guidelines to regulate the misleading ∙ The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) conducted the first meeting of the Committee constituted to prepare Guidelines. ∙ Need: Recently, CCPA has issued notices to 31 coaching institutes for misleading advertisement and imposed fine on 9 of them for misleading advertisement. Guidelines
Context: ∙ Recently, the Government of India conferred ‘Bharat Ratna’ (India’s highest civilian award) to Karpoori Thakur (posthumously) on his 100th birth anniversary. About Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur Before Independence of India: ∙ Karpoori Thakur was greatly influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and Satyanarayan Sinha. ∙ He joined the All India Students Federation (AISF), the oldest
Context: ∙ AI will affect 40% of jobs and probably worsen inequality, according to the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Analysis by the IMF ∙ About 60% of jobs in advanced economies such as the US and UK are exposed to AI and half of these jobs may be negatively affected. ∙ AI’s
In News ∙ The dust clouds around supermassive black holes are the perfect breeding ground for Blanets. About Blanets ∙ Scientists in Japan have theorised that planets could form in the massive dust and gas clouds. Formation ∙ planets are formed when the dust and gas swirling around a young star collide and clump together.
In Context ∙ The ability of Generative AI models to “converse” with humans and predict the next word or sentence is due to something known as the Large Language Model, or LLM. About ∙ It is to be noted that while not all generative AI tools are built on LLMs, all LLMs are forms of
Context ∙ A recent study highlights the marginalization of ASHA workers for being Overworked and Underpaid. Who are ASHA workers? ∙ ASHA workers are volunteers from within the community who are trained to provide information and aid people in accessing benefits of various healthcare schemes of the government. ∙ They act as a bridge connecting
Context: ∙ Recently, the Supreme Court of India said that termination of a woman’s employment due to marriage is gender discrimination, and unconstitutional. Status of Working Women in India: ∙ As per the Union Budget 2022, the overall workforce participation rate in India is 20.3%, of which 18.2% is in Urban India. ∙ Women’s employability
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