Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package
Focus: GS II- Welfare Schemes Why in News? The ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP), insurance scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19’ has been extended for a further period of 180 days from 19th April, 2022. It has been decided to extend the policy so as to continue to provide the safety net to the […]
National Apprenticeship Mela 2022
Focus: GS III- Growth and Development Why in News? Skill India, in association with the Directorate General of Training (DGT), is organising a day-long ‘Apprenticeship Mela’ across the country in more than over 700 locations on 21st April 2022. About Apprenticeship Mela Under the initiative, the aim is to support hiring of more than one lakh […]
Cryptos and CBDCs are not the same thing
Context Cryptocurrency will be discouraged via taxation and capital gains provisions. This was the message from the Finance Minister during the Budget discussion in Parliament. Relevance GS-III: Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment. Dimensions of the Article Growing worry about the Cryptocurrencies Crypto as Currency Why CBDC is not […]
Upholding the Right to Repair
Context Apple recently announced that consumers will have the right to purchase spare components of their products, following an order of the Federal Trade Commission of the United States, which directs manufacturers to remedy unfair anti-competitive practice and asks them to make sure that consumers can make repairs, either themselves or by a third-party agency. […]
Parboiled Rice
Context: Recently, Telangana Chief Minister and members of his Cabinet staged a dharna at Telangana House, demanding a uniform paddy procurement policy. The protest came after the Centre said it was stopping the purchase of excess parboiled rice, of which Telangana is a major producer. The Centre has said demand is low and it cannot waste money […]
RoDTEP Scheme
Context: Recently, the government had left out sectors such as iron and steel, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, from the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) scheme. These sectors were omitted from the scheme, as iron and steel were ‘already booming’ and the pharma industry’s business had also increased during the pandemic. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and Development of Indian Economy, Taxation) […]
The Process of Cartelization
Context Competition Commission of India (CCI) has fined 11 firms for of bid rigging, cartelization in Indian Railways tenders. Relevance GS-III: Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment. Dimensions of the Article What is a Cartel? What is Cartelization? Philosophy behind How do they work? How do cartels hurt? Are […]
Confidentiality Ring Amendment and Its Impact on Antitrust Disputes
Context Amazon (the defendant) decided to take the confidentiality route towards its submissions in an order dated March 7 passed by the DG-CCI on the Amazon dispute. Relevance GS-III: Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment. Dimensions of the Article About the Confidentiality Ring Adoption of Confidentiality ring by CCI […]
The Functioning of the Enforcement Directorate
Context: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is in the news now and often. It goes back to May 1, 1956, when an ‘Enforcement Unit’ was formed in the Department of Economic Affairs, for handling Exchange Control Laws violations under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA). Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution, Governance Dimensions of the Article: Enforcement Directorate Functions […]
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
Context: Recently, the Maharashtra government has developed a Migration Tracking System (MTS) application to map the movement of migrant workers to maintain the continuity of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) like nutrition supply, immunisation and health check-up etc. Relevance: GS II- Government policies and Interventions Dimensions of the Article: About Migration Tracking System Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) […]