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Direct Incentive Disbursement : Postal Life Insurance (GS-3) News: The Postal Life Insurance (PLI) launched the “Direct Incentive Disbursement” pilot program in the Delhi and Uttarakhand Circles in recognition of the crucial role that its sales staff plays. The Direct Incentive Disbursement Program will acknowledge the sales force of PLI, which has been instrumental in …
Read MoreRelevance : GS3 Health, GS4 Ethics. Context: If much of the debate in health care is about equity, in a sense practically every innovation in biological care has been based on a con job, a steal. The biggest strike to rectify decades of wrong came last week, when biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific came to …
Read MoreRelevance: Prelims: Social Sector initiatives. Mains: GS2, Services relating to Health, Government Policies & Interventions, GS3 S&T. Context: The National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), formerly designated as the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), is working with a strategic intent to alleviate the burden of tuberculosis (TB) in India by 2025, achieving this milestone five …
Read MoreRelevance: GS Paper 1 Post-independence consolidation The Freedom Struggle. Why in News? Prime Minister Modi’s call for Partition Horrors Remembrance Day to foster unity and social harmony. Two-Nation Theory and Jinnah’s Mobilization: Sir Syed Ahmad khan was the first exponent of the Two-Nation Theory in the modern era. Muhammad Ali Jinnah formulated the concept that …
Read MoreRelevance: GS Paper-3 Developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. Indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Why in news? The world’s quest to decarbonize itself is guided, among other things, by the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7: “to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all”. Challenges of decarbonization: …
Read MoreRelevance: GS3/Science and Technology, GS4/ Ethics Why in new? An amendment to the New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules (2023), recently passed by the Government of India, aims at stopping the use of animals in research, especially in drug testing. The amendment authorizes researchers to instead use non-animal and human-relevant methods, including technologies like 3D …
Read MoreRelevance GS Paper 2 Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. Separation of powers between various organs. Why in News? The government tabled the Chief election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointments, Conditions of Service, Term of Office) Bill in the Rajya Sabha. This comes after the Supreme Court’s …
Read MoreRelevance: Prelims: Location and Mapping Mains: India and its neighborhood- relations Context: The article highlights Myanmar’s recent pivotal events – an unjustified ’emergency’ extension, superficial prisoner releases, and Aung San Suu Kyi’s house arrest. Despite these gestures, it argues that genuine democracy remains elusive due to military control, delayed elections, and India’s paradoxical policy stance. …
Read MoreQuit India Movement Day 2023 (GS-2) News: August 8 is designated as Quit India Day each year to honor the occasion. The event’s 81st anniversary is this year. On August 8, 1942, in Gowalia Tank Maidan, also known as August Kranti Maidan in Bombay, Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress began a large civil …
Read MoreRelevance: GS1, GS3, Economy Introduction: India became the world’s top sugar producer in 2021-2022, surpassing Brazil with a record of 359 lakh tonnes. However, the extensive use of resources in sugar production is depleting rapidly, leading to a potential crisis in the future. Over-cultivation of sugarcane has caused a sugar surplus and high exports, impacting …
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