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National Rare Disease Policy

National Rare Disease Policy India,2021

National Rare Disease Policy India,2021 Context: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare approved National  Rare Disease Policy, 2021 Analysis What are rare diseases? Broadly, a ‘rare disease’ is defined as a health condition of low prevalence that affects a small number of people when compared with other prevalent diseases in the general population. While there …

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what is e way bill

What is E-Way Bill? Why Electronic Way Bill is Important?

Context: E-Way Bill System under GST regime has achieved a new milestone of generation of 7.12 Crores E-way Bills in the month of March 2021. This is the highest number of e-way bills generated in any month during last three years’ journey of E-Way Bill system. Analysis E-Way Bill system, short form for electronic way …

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National Social Assistance Programme

National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) 

Context: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development slams government for not raising pension amounts of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). The Centre must increase the “meagre” pensions provided for poor senior citizens, widows and disabled people, said the Parliamentary Standing Committee in its report submitted to the Lok Sabha. Analysis National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) …

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Money Laundering and Associated Concepts

Money Laundering and Associated Concepts 

Context: About 700 entities that had taken the assistance of a hawala racket allegedly operated by Naresh Jain and his associates are under the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) scanner for suspected laundering of undisclosed income running into thousands of crores.  The entities allegedly paid commissions to the syndicate to rotate funds and also send the money …

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DST Womens Scientist Fellowship 2021

DST womens Scientist fellowship 2021

DST womens Scientist fellowship 2021 Context: The Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions (GATI) is an attempt to bring about gender balance in the institutions, the Consolidation of University Research for Innovation and Excellence in Women Universities (CURIE) targets to improve infrastructure in women-only universities and the Indo-U.S. Fellowship for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (WISTEMM) exposes women to some …

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Sagarmala Pariyojana and the concept of  por tled development

Context: The Sagarmala Pariyojana programme is the flagship programme of the Ministry of Shipping to promote port-led development in the country over the period 2015 to 2035 through harnessing India’s 7,500 km long coastline, 14500 km of potentially navigable waterways and strategic location on key international maritime trade routes. Analysis The concept of “port led development” The concept …

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Recycling of Ships Act 2019

Hong Kong International Convention For Recycling of Ships Act 2019

Context: PM highlighted India’s efforts in growing the maritime sector and emerging as a leading Blue Economy of the world. Domestic ship recycling industry will also be promoted to create ‘Wealth from Waste’.India has enacted the Recycling of Ships Act 2019, and agreed to the Hong Kong International Convention– a treaty that set global standards …

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Public Financial Management System

Public Financial Management System (PFMS)

Context: The Public Financial Management System (PFMS) is a web-based online software application developed and implemented by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. Analysis PFMS started during 2009 with the objective of tracking funds released under all Plan schemes of Government of India, and real time reporting of expenditure …

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Nine Missions of PM-STIAC

Nine Missions of PM-STIAC and Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship

Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) Nine missions of  PM-STIAC facilitate the Principal Scientific Adviser’s (PSA’s) Office to assess the status in specific science and technology domains, comprehend challenges in hand, formulate specific interventions, develop a futuristic roadmap and advise the Prime Minister accordingly.  PSA’s Office also oversees the implementation of such …

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special category status india

What is Special Category Status and States India? 

Context: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister during the virtual meeting of the governing council of NITI Aayog said the Central government is obliged to grant the Special Category Status India to Andhra Pradesh as per the commitment given in Parliament as a precondition to the bifurcation. Analysis In 1969, the Fifth Finance Commission proposed the Special …

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