GS-3 DRINKING WATER According to information provided to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources, Only half of government schools and anganwadis have tap water supply, despite a 100-day campaign for 100% coverage being launched by the Jal Shakti Ministry in October 2020. Important points: Less than 8% of schools …
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Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes;
GS-2 50% CAP ON QUOTA The Supreme Court decided to examine whether its nearly three-decade-old judgment which fixed reservation for the marginalised and the poor in government jobs and educational institutions at 50% needs a relook. In the Indira Sawhney verdict of 1992, a nine-judge Bench of the court had …
Read More »Global Bio India:Atma Nirbhar Bharat Conclave: For India and the World
The three-day event will see different sessions touching down upon different aspects of biotechnology. The first session of the Global Bio-India addressed how India’s campaign of ‘Make in India’ has translated into “Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan” to provide resilience and self-sufficiency” to the country. The session highlighted the National Priorities, examples …
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