PRADHAN MANTRI MATSYA SAMPADA YOJANA
Why in news? The Union Cabinet has given its approval for implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) PMMSY is a scheme to bring about Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of fisheries sector in India under two components namely, Central Sector Scheme (CS) and Centrally Sponsored […]
EXTENSION OF PRADHAN MANTRI VAYA VANDANA YOJANA (PMVVY)
Why in news? The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the Extension of Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) and other changes for the welfare of and to enable old age income security for Senior Citizens. Changes for the Welfare of the aged Extension of Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) up to 31st […]
A MARRIAGE STORY FOR EVERYONE
Why in news? A petition recently filed in the Kerala High Court by a male same-sex couple challenges the constitutionality of the Special Marriage Act on the ground that it discriminates against same-sex couples who want to formalize their relationship through marriage Special marriage act of 1954 Special Marriage Act of 1954 allows and facilitates […]
NUTRITION AND THE BUDGET
Global Hunger Index, reported that India suffers from “serious” hunger, ranked 102 out of 117 countries, and that just a tenth of children between six to 23 months are fed a minimum acceptable diet The Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh which was launched in 2019 by Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani, and Microsoft […]
A NATION FOR THE PERSECUTED
In his historic address to the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago in 1893, Swami Vivekananda declared, “I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the Earth.” Refugee law and India Refugees include Sri Lankan Tamils, Tibetans from China, […]
ENSURING ACCESS AND EQUITY IN EDUCATION
Why in news? The Finance minister announced a slew of measures for the education sector as a part of the ~20 lakh crore economic package. The key principles behind the education sector reforms are equity and access for students. Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) Of the total population in the age group of 18-23, which is […]
MOST MISSING WOMEN FROM MAHARASHTRA, M.P
Why in news? The highest number of women and children who go missing in the country are from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh respectively according to the study of NCRB.
SC TO FRAME ISSUES FOR 9 JUDGE BENCH TO HEAR RELIGIOUS RIGHTS
Why in news? The Sabarimala case review by a five-judge Bench led by then CJI Ranjan Gogoi took a different turn on November 2019. What did the SC tell? The Bench sidestepped the task of reviewing the September 2018 judgment, which declared the prohibition on the entry of women of menstruating age into the Sabarimala […]
THE JUDICIARY AND MIGRANT WORKERS
Introduction Millions of stranded workers, facing an acute shortage of food and cash, have desperately tried to return home. Five weeks after the lockdown was imposed, the government finally introduced measures to enable stranded migrants to return home — a process which is ongoing, but which has not stopped thousands of others from continuing to […]
ILO: MGNREGA AS SOCIAL PROTECTION CAN MITIGATE COVID CRISIS
Why in news? The rural employment programme MGNREGA came in for praise from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in its analysis of social protection coverage in developing countries, which was released on 14th May. Details of what ILO said Even as the ILO pointed to “devastating gaps in social protection coverage in developing countries”, which were […]