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National Girl Child Day 04 Feb 2019 8 min read Why in News National Girl Child Day was celebrated on 24, January 2019. Theme for this year National Girl Child Day is “Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow”. It will be celebrated with objectives of generating awareness on the issue of declining Child Sex Ratio…
Witness Protection Scheme 2018 06 Feb 2019 9 min read Why in News? The Supreme Court on December 5, approved the Witness Protection Scheme 2018 which aimed at enabling a witness to depose fearlessly and truthfully. While the scheme is pending in the Parliament, the Supreme Court has ordered to imply the scheme immediately in…
Leprosy 08 Feb 2019 7 min read Why in News? World Leprosy Day is observed on the last Sunday of January. It seeks to increase public awareness about leprosy and focuses on the target of zero cases of leprosy-related disabilities in children. The theme for the 2019 World Leprosy Day is ‘ending discrimination, stigma, and…
India Central Asia Relations 11 Feb 2019 11 min read Last Updated: November 2022 What is the Context? Recently, the Prime Minister of India hosted the first India-Central Asia Summit in virtual format. It was attended by Presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Republic of Uzbekistan. This first…
OBOR-CPEC 15 Feb 2019 8 min read Why in News? In spite of India’s objection, Pakistan and China have launched a luxury bus service passing through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir from Lahore (Pakistan) to Kashgar city (China’s) in November 2018. It is part of an initiative to connect the two countries via road under the USD 60…
India-Africa Relations 18 Feb 2019 9 min read Why in News? Recently, President of South Africa Cyril Ramphosa visited India on a two-day visit. He was the chief guest at 70th Republic Day Celebrations in New Delhi. Historical Ties India’s relations with Africa date back several centuries. The presence of Indians in East Africa is…
Indian Diaspora 27 Feb 2019 11 min read Why in News? Recently India celebrated its 15th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas from 21st January to 23rd January. India every year celebrates its Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas on 9th January to commemorate return of its most iconic Pravasi M.K. Gandhi from Africa on 9th Jan 1915. India would be…
Gender Budgeting 04 Mar 2019 6 min read Why in News? The Finance Minister has proposed to increase the gender budget allocation to Rs 131,700 crore for 2019-20 from Rs 121,961crore a year ago. The Minister pitched for women-led development to be the government’s mantra from being about women development; focussing on schemes on nutrition,…
Forest Rights Act, 2006 06 Mar 2019 13 min read Why in News? Recently Supreme Court asked states to free tracts of forest land in possession of people whose claims have been rejected under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006. The judgement has triggered protests from forest rights groups, who contended that wildlife conservation cannot…
Self Help Groups (SHGs) 11 Mar 2019 13 min read What are SHGs? Self-Help Groups (SHGs) are informal associations of people who choose to come together to find ways to improve their living conditions. It can be defined as self governed, peer controlled information group of people with similar socio-economic background and having a desire…