The Perils of Manual Scavenging
Context All cleaning jobs are regarded as demeaning and are assigned to people at the bottom of the social hierarchy. The majority of Dalits work in sanitation as manual scavengers, drain cleaners, garbage collectors, and road sweepers. According to government data, 97 percent of manual scavengers in India are Dalits. Despite the fact that manual […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 30 August 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 30 August 2022 Contents The Landmark Judgement of Subramaniam Balaji Vs TN The Perils of Manual Scavenging The Landmark Judgement of Subramaniam Balaji Vs TN Context The Supreme Court referred to a three-judge Bench a series of petitions seeking a judicial direction that political parties who make wild promises of largesse […]
Current Affairs Quiz 29 August 2022
Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana
Focus: GS II- Welfare schemes Why in News? Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) – National Mission for Financial Inclusion, completed 8 years of successful implementation. About Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana: Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana – PMJDY was announced by Prime Minister in 2014, and has been a key initiative towards the commitment to provide financial […]
Guru Granth Sahib
Focus: GS I- Medieval History Why in News? The Prime Minister has greeted the people on the sacred occasion of the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. About Guru Granth Sahib The Guru Granth Sahib was first compiled by the Fifth Sikh Guru, Arjan Dev, in 1604 in the city of Amritsar. Its […]
Association of Renewable Energy of States
Focus: GS III- Infrastructure Why in News? Association of Renewable Energy of States (AREAS) celebrated 8th Foundation Day. About Association of Renewable Energy of States: Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) is the nodal agency at the central level for promotion of grid-connected and off-grid renewable energy in the country. Ministry’s programmes are implemented […]
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
Focus: GS II- Government Policies and Intervention, Health Why in News? To commemorate 25 years of existence of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), a programme is being organised at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, Janpath. About National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority NPPA is an organization under Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers which was set up in […]
S. Subramaniam Balaji vs Tamil Nadu judgment
Context: The Supreme Court referred to a three-judge Bench a series of petitions seeking a judicial direction that political parties who make “wild” promises of largesse should also reveal in their poll manifestos where they will get the money to pay for them. The reference is a shift from the court’s own stand in the S. […]
Tigray Crisis
Context: The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) director-general has suggested that racism is behind a lack of international attention and interest in Ethiopia’s war-stricken northern Tigray region, where millions of civilians are living in dire conditions. The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), described the Tigray crisis region as the “worst humanitarian disaster on earth”. […]
Nuclear Matrix
Context: Using a novel method, a group of researchers from CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad (CCMB) and Tata Institute for Genetics and Society, Bengaluru (TIGS), have established a way of studying the nuclear matrix of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) without removing the nucleus from the embryo. Relevance: GS III: Science and Technology […]