CENTRE ROLLS OUT STEPS FOR WOMEN’S SAFETY
Why in news? Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani sought to send the message that “The government and its machinery are working for women who seek protection” through a video-conference on 8th April 2020. Why was this needed? The appeal comes at a time gender rights activists and the U.N. have called for […]
Gender Violence Is A “Shadow Pandemic”: Un Women
Measuring the shadow pandemic: Violence against women Focus: GS-II Social Justice, International Relations Why in news? The UN Women has urged member-States to include prevention of violence against women in their action plans on COVID-19 and consider shelters and helplines essential services, calling the rise in gender-based violence a “shadow pandemic”. Details: According to UN […]
Integrated Government Online training’ (iGOT)
Why in news? Government of India has launched a training module for management of COVID-19 named ‘Integrated Govt. Online training’ (iGOT) portal For What purpose? For the capacity building of frontline workers to handle the pandemic efficiently Where? On Ministry of HRD’s DIKSHA platform Details: Courses on iGOT have been launched for Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics, […]
PIB 6th March
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana Prime Minister said the central government and the state governments are taking all the required steps to tackle the threat of corona virus. He said India also has very skilled doctors medical star resources as well as complete awareness among the citizens. He said that vigilant citizens have a very […]
219 INFANTS DIED AT TWO GUJRAT CIVIL HOSPITALS IN DECEMBER 2019
Why in News? The number of infant deaths at the civil hospitals in Gujarat’s Rajkot and Ahmedabad is markedly higher than over 100 deaths reported from the government hospital at Kota in Rajasthan. Causes of such increase: This is mainly due to increase in referral patients. Shortage of medical staff and collapse of primary healthcare […]
MERIL’S DEVICE
Why in news? Three years after setting cap on stents, NPPA exempts Meril’s device from price control Details Meril had approached the NPPA for exemption under this provision after it received the Indian drug regulator’s approval in 2017 for the stent, a drug-coated product called MeRes-100 that naturally dissolves over a period of time. The […]
GOVERNMENT TO MOVE CUT CROP COVER PREMIUM
Why in news? Recently the Centre has decided to reduce its subsidy share in the case of high premium crops in PMFBY Details: The scheme, which has so far been mandatory for farmers with crop loans, is becoming optional from April and is expected to see a 30% drop in enrolment Centre had capped its […]
ONLY 82 TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS AWARDED RELIEF IN LAST 8 YEARS
Highlighting the poor status of compensation awarded to survivors of human trafficking in the country, response obtained through RTI queries from 25 States and seven Union Territories reveal that between March 2011 and April 2019 only 82 such victims were awarded compensation Between 2011 and 2018, the total number of cases of human trafficking recorded […]
TRUST FORMED FOR RAM TEMPLE CONSTRUCTION
Why in news? Cabinet has approved a scheme for the construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya by setting up an autonomous trust, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra, to take forward the process as per the Supreme Court’s orders
SC UPHOLDS RIGHT OF WOMEN NAVAL OFFICERS
Focus: GS-II Social Justice Why in news? The Supreme Court on 17th March 2020, upheld the right of serving Short Service Commission (SSC) women officers of the Navy to be granted permanent commission (PC) on a par with their male counterparts. Observations in the Judgement All the “excuses” given against the Permanent Commission for women- […]