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Context:  ∙ Recently, draft Rules, 2024 have been proposed to implement the provisions of the Press and Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023. Press and Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023. ∙ It replaces the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, which governed the registration of print and publishing industry in the country since 1867. ∙ […]

Context ∙ Wastewater surveillance can be a tool to monitor the presence of pathogens of diseases like malaria, dengue etc. Vector-borne diseases ∙ Vector-borne diseases are human illnesses caused by parasites, viruses and bacteria that are transmitted by vectors. Example: Malaria, Dengue etc. ∙ Vector-borne diseases account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases,

Context ∙ The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has notified revised Pharma manufacturing rules under Schedule M of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945. About Schedule M prescribes the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for pharmaceutical products. ∙ GMP is mandatory standards which builds and brings quality into a product by way of control

Context ∙ Transporters and commercial drivers from States like Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, and Punjab have staged protests against the recent legislation concerning hit-and-run incidents. About the law ∙ Section 106 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) stipulates a penalty of up to 10 years in jail and a fine 7 lakh for

Context ∙ Boeing had asked 737 MAX operators globally to carry out inspections after a loose bolt was found in the rudder control system of one of the planes. ∙ Three Indian airlines — Akasa Air, SpiceJet, and Air India Express — operate 737 MAX-8 planes which were also inspected for safety concerns as directed

Context ∙ As per the report of the Centre for Research and Planning of the Supreme Court there are severe gaps in accessibility for people with disabilities at courts across India. About ∙ The first-of-its-kind report, sheds light on the inadequacies in the infrastructure of District Courts across India, raising serious concerns about the impediments

Context: ∙ The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), the agency responsible for abatement of pollution in river Ganga and its tributaries, has assumed new powers. About ∙ The NMCG issued a notification recently to amend the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016. ∙ The NMCG now has powers to allow discharge

Context: ∙ Recently, the President of India presented the ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023’ at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. About Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023: ∙ Indore (in Madhya Pradesh) and Surat (in Gujarat)together were declared as the cleanest cities of the country, and Navi Mumbai (in Maharashtra) ranked third spot. ∙ Indore has been ranked

Context ∙ The Supreme Court declined a request for an interim stay on the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023. ∙ The Act set the salary of the CEC and ECs at the same level as a Supreme Court judge. About ∙ The Act