Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 = Act had endeavoured to eliminate not only dry latrines but also “insanitary latrines” + prohibit the employment of manual scavengers for the Read More ……
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GLimpse of Trafficking bill,2018 and SC/SC Bill,2018
GLimpse of Trafficking bill,2018 and SC/SC Bill,2018 Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 = With declaring trafficking as criminal offence it has made provisions to systematically combat the organised nature of trafficking + 1) Read More ……
Guru Padmasambhava
Guru Padmasambhava What is the News? Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unveiled a 19-foot-high statue of Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism. This 29 tonne stone statue is placed in the middle of ‘Padma Sarovar’, a large Read More ……
National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO)
National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO) National sex offenders registry = more than 4.4 lakh people convicted for various sexual offences after 2005 are listed. It includes name, address, photograph and fingerprint details of the convict. Details won’t Read More ……
Polar Vortex and Its effects
Polar Vortex and Its effects What is the News? A record-breaking cold wave has swept through the US Midwest, with 22 states hitting sub-zero temperatures. Among cities, Chicago dropped to a low of -30°C, slightly above the city’s Read More ……
Special Report on Climate Change
Special Report on Climate Change ‘Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C’ = by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) + 1.5 degree C rise in temperatures will be catastrophic for coastal nations and agricultural economies like Read More ……
KALIA Scheme of Odisha
KALIA Scheme of Odisha What is the news? Beneficiaries who have enrolled under the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme in the first phase will receive monetary assistance by January 26. Salient Features of the Read More ……
Devadasi Practise in some Southern Parts of India
Devadasi Practise in some Southern Parts of India What is the news? More than 36 years after the Karnataka Devadasis (Prohibition of Dedication) Act of 1982 was passed, the State government is yet to issue the rules for Read More ……
Kartarpur Corridor
Kartarpur Corridor What is the news? Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has written to the Centre to finalise the infrastructure to be built around the Kartarpur Corridor to ensure its early operationalisation. About the Corridor Kartarpur Sahib, the Read More ……
Significance of Chabahar Port
Significance of Chabahar Port What is the News? The opening of the first office of Indian Ports Global Limited at Iran’s Chabahar and the takeover of operations of the Shahid Beheshti port is a milestone in India’s regional Read More ……