CAT BENCH AT JAMMU
Focus: GS-II Governance, Prelims Why in news? 18th Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) for the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh was inaugurated on 8th June 2020. Details All three important agencies of DoPT (Department of Personnel and Training)- CAT, CIC and CVC are now operational in UTs of J&k and Ladakh. […]
DISTINCT COLOUR BAND FOR NUMBER PLATE STICKER FOR BS-6
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has mandated a strip of green colour on top of the existing sticker carrying details of registration for BS-VI vehicles of any fuel type. Existing Stickers For petrol or CNG: a light blue colour For diesel vehicle which: orange colour Bharat […]
A BLUEPRINT TO PROTECT LABOUR RIGHTS
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Introduction More than 90% of India’s workforce is informally employed. About three-quarters is either self-employed or casual labourers, with no income and employment security or benefits. India’s organised sector too is characterised by stagnant wages, and a decrease in the proportion of employees with social security benefits. Need for reform It […]
RESET RURAL JOB POLICIES, RECOGNISE WOMEN’S WORK
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Introduction A survey found that women workers were worse off than men during the lockdown as, among rural casual workers 71% of women lost their jobs after the lockdown, while 59% of the men lost their jobs. Data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) also suggest that job losses […]
5th July 2020, Static Quiz on Environment
4th July – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Reset rural job policies, recognise women’s work A blueprint to protect labour rights RESET RURAL JOB POLICIES, RECOGNISE WOMEN’S WORK Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Introduction A survey found that women workers were worse off than men during the lockdown as, among rural casual workers 71% of women lost their jobs after the lockdown, while […]
KARIMPUZHA SANCTUARY COMES INTO BEING
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? Establishment Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary makes it the18th wildlife sanctuary in the State is spread over an area of 227.97 sq km. Highlights The Karimpuzha sanctuary will comprise the new Amarambalam reserve forest and Vadakkekotta vested forest. It is expected that the new sanctuary would help lift […]
A HISTORIC HEAT WAVE ROASTS SIBERIA
Focus: GS-I Geography, GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? The climate has been warming rapidly in the Arctic for years, but a heat wave roasting northern Siberia recently has been shocking. Signs of seriousness Verkhoyansk was best known for sharing the Northern Hemisphere’s cold temperature record — 90 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, set in […]
INDIA THIRD LARGEST E-WASTE GENERATOR IN WORLD IN 2019
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? India is the third largest electronic waste generator in the world after China and the US and these three countries together contributed to almost 40% of total e-waste generated worldwide in 2019. Details Releasing the data, UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2020 presented a worrying scenario where […]
4 CITIES HIT 95% OF 2024 CLEAN AIR TARGETS: STUDY
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? Unprecedented lockdown measures resulted in four cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru — achieving 95% of their 2024 National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) targets in a short span of 74 days Highlights of the Study Researchers found that all four cities managed to better their […]