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Context ∙ The subject of slums has found a prominent place in the debates and discussions of the Indian Parliament throughout history. Slums in India ∙ Nationwide Data: Slums are found in 65 percent of the Indian towns. One in every six urban Indians lives in slums. ∙ Andhra Pradesh tops the list, with 36.1% […]

Context ∙ External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Nepal counterpart NP Saud co-chaired the seventh meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission. About ∙ Established in 1987, the India-Nepal Joint Commission provides a platform to review all aspects of the bilateral partnership. ∙ India and Nepal have signed five key agreements. They are: ∙ An

Context ∙ The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) conducted a survey of antibiotics use across 15 States and two Union Territories. Key findings ∙ Out of 11,588 admissions and 9,652 eligible patients, 72% were prescribed antibiotics. ∙ Of these, only 45% were prescribed antibiotics for therapeutic indications, meant to treat infection or disease. ∙

Context ∙ The National Medical Commission (NMC) has recently introduced the ‘Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023’ About Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023 ∙ It outlines a comprehensive framework for post-graduate medical education. The regulations cover the admission, counselling, and course work for post graduate medical education in India. ∙ These reforms aimed at fostering quality,

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