Implementation of the Code on Wages Act, 2019 The Union Labour and Employment Ministry published the draft rules framed for the implementation of the Code on Wages Act, 2019, that guarantees minimum wages to all, defines how the wages will be…
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana PMGKAY Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana ( PMGKAY ) is part of Rs 1.70 Lakh Crore relief package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana for the poor to help them fight the battle…
New domicile rule in J&K Before the abrogation of article 370 and article 35A, State of J&K gained special powers to define its ‘permanent residents’ and restrict land, educational and employment rights only to them. Subsequent to changes in article 370 and…
Criminalisation of Politics According to recent findings, 46% of Members of Parliament have criminal records and among Loksabha MPs 29% are with serious declared criminal cases such as murder and rape. Researchers have found that such candidates with serious records…
Chabahar port Chabahar port located in gulf of Oman is a seaport in the southeastern Iran. Chabahar port agreement is a trilateral agreement between India, Iran and Afghanistan to develop railroad connectivity linking Chabahar port of Iran to Zahedan, across…
Reconstitution of central zoo authority (CZA) The Environment Ministry has reconstituted the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) to include an expert from the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, and a molecular biologist. The CZA is a statutory body chaired by the…
Nagaland Governor R.N. Ravi’s recent letter to the CM says ‘scenario in Nagaland is grim, law and order has collapsed’. There is no progress in finalising Naga peace accord since 2015. The Naga Hills became part of British India in 1881.…
World Bank’s STARS project World Bank has approved a new project worth $500 million to improve learning outcome and governance of government schools in six Indian states. The project, named STARS (Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Program), will be…
Privatisation of Indian Railways Indian Railways has launched the process of opening up train operations to private entities on 109 destination pairs of routes using 151 modern trains. The Tejas train operated by IRCTC,in which government is majority stakeholder, is…
Balochistan Liberation Army The June 29 attack on the Karachi Stock Exchange that claimed at least eight lives brought back attention on the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) as well as the complexity of the Baloch militancy. Three phases of Baloch…