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Why in News? Every Year, 24th November, is commemorated as the Shaheedi Divas of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth guru of the Sikhs, who stood up against forcible conversions by the Mughals. Who was Guru Teg Bahadur? Guru Tegh Bahadur was born in Amritsar on 21st April 1621 to Mata Nanki and Guru Hargobind, the …
Read MoreWhy in News? Recently, the National Statistical Office (NSO) has released the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). The unemployment rate in urban areas for persons aged above 15 eased to 7.2% in July-September 2022 from 9.8% in July-September 2021. What are the Key Findings of the PLFS (July-September 2022)? Unemployment Ratio: The unemployment ratio is …
Read MoreWhy in News? Recently, the Government has introduced the draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animal (Amendment) Bill-2022 to amend the six-decade-old law Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960. The draft has been prepared by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. What are the Proposed Amendments? Bestiality as a Crime: The draft includes …
Read MoreWhy in News? Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released data on daily wage payments in India. What are the Findings? Agricultural Workers: In Madhya Pradesh (MP), male agricultural workers in rural areas got a daily wage of just Rs 217.8 while in Gujarat, it worked out to Rs 220.3 in the year ended …
Read MoreWhy in News? In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court claimed the government pays lip service to the independence of Election Commissioners, pointing out that Chief Election Commissioners’ terms have fallen from over eight years in the 1950s to less than three hundred days since 2004. What is the Election Commission of India? About: The …
Read MoreWhy in News? According to the projection by the United Nations, in 2022, China will for the first time register an absolute decline in its population and in 2023, India’s population to reach 1,428.63 million, will surpass China’s 1,425.67 million. What are the Drivers of Population Change? Total Fertility Rate (TFR): TFR has fallen for …
Read MoreWhy in News? Recently, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has announced the “National Suicide Prevention Strategy”. It is the first of its kind in the country, with time-bound action plans and multi-sectoral collaborations to achieve reduction in suicide mortality by 10% by 2030. The strategy is in line with the …
Read MoreWhy in News? Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has given environmental clearance for the ambitious Rs 72,000 crore development project on the strategically important Great Nicobar Island. The project is to be implemented in three phases over the next 30 years. What is the Proposal? A greenfield city has been proposed, …
Read MoreWhy in News? At the recently concluded COP27 summit, delegates from the United Nations agreed to create a ‘Loss and Damages’ fund which will compensate the most vulnerable countries for their losses due to climate-related disasters. What is ‘Loss and Damage’ Funding? ‘Loss and Damage’ refers to impacts of climate change that cannot be avoided …
Read MoreWhy in News? The Union Government has released a revised personal data protection bill, now called the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022. The Bill has been introduced after 3 months of the withdrawal of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019. What are the Seven Principles of the 2022 Bill? Firstly, usage of personal data …
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