Polity

Context: ∙ The Draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023 introduced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting broadens regulation to cover OTT platforms and digital content. Draft Bill of 2023 and OTT Platforms: ∙ The Bill expands regulatory oversight to include OTT Platforms and Digital Content, by proposing mandatory registration, content evaluation committees for self-regulation, […]

Context:  ∙ The Centre has amended the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules of 2021. About the amended rules ∙ Rule 50 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021 allows the grant of family pension following the death of a government servant or retired government servant. ∙ The amendment was formulated by The Department of

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 ∙ Assam’s government has decided to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act, 1935. About ∙ The Act is in line with the Muslim personal law. It lays down the process for registration of Muslim marriages and divorces.  ∙ The Act authorizes the state to grant licenses to “any person, being a

Context ∙ Recently, the Union Government has agreed to examine whether the provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution can be implemented in Ladakh’s context. Background– The demand for inclusion in the Sixth Schedule came into prominence after Ladakh was carved out as a separate Union Territory from the erstwhile state of Jammu and

Context:  ∙ The German parliament voted recently to legalise the possession and controlled cultivation of cannabis starting in April. About ∙ Under the new law, it will be possible to obtain up to 25 grams of the drug per day for personal use through regulated cannabis cultivation associations, as well as to have up to