Burning Issues Of India & The World

Burning Issues

Strategic Policy Shifts

New Education Policy 2020 - YB 20-21

New Epr Framework For Plastic Waste Management - YB 20-21

Indian National Space Promotion And Authorisation Centre: In-Space - YB 20-21

Amendments To Essential Commodities Act - YB 20-21

Two Ordinances To Kick In Agri-Reforms - YB 20-21

Building Strong Institutions In India

Questionable Remedy: National Medical Commission Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

New Traffic Rules And Penalties: The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

For Better Protection Of Human Rights: Protection Of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

Streamlining Spg: The Special Protection Group (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

Customer Is King: The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

Dilution Or Strengthening: The Right To Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 - YB 20-21

The Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019 - YB 20-21

Cds & The Path To Jointmanship - YB 20-21

Scientific Developments In India

Earth Observation Satellite Risat-2b - YB 20-21

Cartosat-3 Mission - YB 20-21

Chandrayaan-2: India’s Orbiter-Lander-Rover Mission - YB 20-21

Gaganyaan: India’s First Manned Mission To Space - YB 20-21

India-Indonesia: Cooperation On Outer Space - YB 20-21

Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog For Welfare Of Cows - YB 20-21

Mera – India: Malaria Elimination Research Alliance - YB 20-21

Genome India Initiative: Human Genome Cataloguing Project - YB 20-21

National Medical Devices Promotion Council To Be Set Up Under Dipp - YB 20-21

DD Science & India Science - YB 20-21

Blockchain Based Coffee: E-Marketplace For Coffee - YB 20-21

Electronic Cigarettes Prohibited In India - YB 20-21

Indian Diplomacy At Work

Indo-China Informal Summit- Without Sino-Pak Prism - YB 20-21

Diplomatic Depth & Maneuver Over Kashmir - YB 20-21

India Invited At Oic - YB 20-21

India & Indo-Pacific - YB 20-21

Awards Conferred On Prime Minister – Sign Of Increasing Soft Power Of India - YB 20-21

Global Isolation Of Pakistan On The Issue Of Terror Funding - YB 20-21

Advancing To $5 Trillion Economy

Reduction Of Corporate Tax - YB 20-21

Merger Of Public Sector Banks - YB 20-21

Logistics Development Committee Report - YB 20-21

Scientific Mining: National Mineral Policy 2019 - YB 20-21

National Policy On Electronics 2019 - YB 20-21

Agriculture Export Policy - YB 20-21

New Economic Capital Framework Of The RBI - YB 20-21

Cso & Nsso Merger: Reforming Statistical Institutions - YB 20-21

Harnessing Financial Technology (Fintech) For Development - YB 20-21

Rights Based Approach To Equitable Society

Battle Of Unequals: Pepsico Vs. Gujarat Farmers Case - YB 20-21

Sc/ St Act: Supreme Court Recalls March 2018 Directions - YB 20-21

Education Of Children With Disabilities - YB 20-21

Stringent Punishment To Deter Sexual Offences Against Children - YB 20-21

Privacy Vs. Effective Administration: Aadhaar Amendment Act - YB 20-21

Transgender Persons Act: Gender Justice Or Discrimination - YB 20-21

One Nation One Ration Card: Ensuring Food Security For All - YB 20-21

Social Integration & Harmony

Abrogation Of Article 370 & Article 35(A) - YB 20-21

Harmony Post-Ayodhya Verdict - YB 20-21

Triple Talaq Case - YB 20-21

Reservation For Economically Weaker Sections (Ews) - YB 20-21

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

Environmental Activism

Water Conservation & Management - YB 20-21

Air Pollution Mitigation - YB 20-21

Resource Management & Circular Economy - YB 20-21

AI: The Game Changer In The World

Artificial Intelligence: Primer - YB 20-21

Artificial Intelligence: Types & Framework - YB 20-21

From Science Fiction To Reality: Evolution Of Artificial Intelligence - YB 20-21

AI: Game-Changer For The World - YB 20-21

Artificial Intelligence: A Disruptive Technology - YB 20-21

India & Artificial Intelligence - YB 20-21

COVID-19: Disruptions And Response

Covid 19: A Biological Disaster - YB 20-21

Coronavirus: Impact On Environment - YB 20-21

Indian Federalism Amidst Covid 19 - YB 20-21

Covid-19 And Rural Lives And Livelihood In India - YB 20-21

Covid-19 And Its Impact On Women - YB 20-21

Covid-19 And Armed Forces - YB 20-21

Covid-19 And Restructuring Of Healthcare Infrastructure - YB 20-21

Covid 19 And Ethics Of Human Challenge Trials - YB 20-21

Psychosocial And Behavioural Impacts Of Covid-19 - YB 20-21

Capitalize On Artificial Intelligence To Combat Covid-19 - YB 20-21

Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan - YB 20-21

Stride Towards A Climate Resilient India

National Policy on Biofuels, 2018 - YB 19

National e-Mobility Programme - YB 19

National Clean Air Programme - YB 19

Methanol Economy for India - YB 19

India Cooling Action Plan - YB 19

National Monitoring Framework on SDGs - YB 19

Realizing Equality Through Rights Based Approach

Decriminalization of Adultery - YB 19

Law Commission on Uniform Civil Code in India - YB 19

Ordinance Banning Instant Triple Talaq (or talaq-e-biddah) - YB 19

Women Temple Entry: Sabarimala Issue - YB 19

Decriminalization of Homosexuality - YB 19

Institutional Autonomy Vs. Public Interest Debate

RBI-Government Tussle - YB 19

Electoral Bonds - Tool for Political Autonomy or Political Accountability? - YB 19

Revamp of Bank Board Bureau in the Backdrop of Rising NPAs - YB 19

CBI’s Institutional Autonomy or Public Accountability? - YB 19

Governor’s Office: Appointed Vs. Elected Office Tussle - YB 19

Review of Government Litigation Policy - YB 19

Supreme Court Debate over Collegium System - YB 19

India's Transition To Fourth Industrial Revolution

National Digital Communication Policy 2018 - YB 19

Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 - YB 19

Net Neutrality Rules Approved - YB 19

Public Cloud Policy - YB 19

National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems - YB 19

India’s Drone Policy 1.0 - YB 19

Aspirational Districts Programme - YB 19

“National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI)” - YB 19

Relevant Issues

Global E-waste Monitor 2017 - YB 18

Methanol Economy Fund - YB 18

15th Finance Commission - YB 18

Data Protection Framework - YB 18

Criminalisation of Politics - YB 18

Draft Regulation of CAR on Civil Use of Drones - YB 18

Draft Space Activities Bill, 2017 - YB 18

ISRO to Launch Aditya sL-1 Mission - YB 18

International Year of Millets - YB 18

Global Gender Gap Index 2017 - YB 18

Global Hunger Index - YB 18

Detoxifying India’s Poisoned Farmland - YB 18

Global Disaster Displacement Risk Model - YB 18

National Wildlife Action Plan - YB 18

India-South Africa Twenty Years of Strategic Partnership - YB 18

India International Science Festival (IISF) - YB 18

Jharkhand Passes Anti-Conversion Law - YB 18

Modernisation of Police Forces - YB 18

Rohingya & Internal Security Threat - YB 18

Hague Convention on Child Custody - YB 18

Thomas Piketty’s Study on Inequality - YB 18

Countering China’s Presence in South Asia - YB 18

Report on Modern Slavery - YB 18

BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism - YB 18

Global Competitiveness Index 2017-18 - YB 18

Right to Privacy - YB 18

Sunderbans Mangrove at Risk - YB 18

Article 35A & Its Significance - YB 18

Global Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons - YB 18

Curbing ‘Paid News’ in the Electoral Arena - YB 18

Verdict on Triple Talaq - YB 18

NOTA in Rajya Sabha Poll - YB 18

BIMSTEC Turns 20 - YB 18

Fixing of Accountability for Bureaucrats and the Issue of Corruption - YB 18

Law Commission’s Report on Granting of Bail - YB 18

Deteriorating Health of States’ Finances - YB 18

Farm Loan & Agrarian Distress - YB 18

India Ranks Low in Women Workforce - YB 18

Asia-Africa Growth Corridor - YB 18

India and Pakistan Enter SCO - YB 18

New APMC Act - YB 18

Bhutan Withdraws from BBIN Transport Plan - YB 18

India Still on USTR’s Priority Watch List - YB 18

Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) - YB 18

Universal Periodic Review - YB 18

India’s Indian Ocean Outreach - YB 18

No Baseline Survey Conducted for PVTGs - YB 18

Centre, J&K Asked to Decide on Muslim Minority Status - YB 18

Legal Aid and Empowerment Initiatives - YB 18

Sino-Indian Relations in the Time of B&RI - YB 18

China’s White Paper on Asia Pacific Security Cooperation - YB 18

Outer Space Treaty: 50 Years Later - YB 18

Five Decades of ASEAN - YB 18

US Pulls Out of TPP - YB 18

Graded Response Action Plan - YB 18

SECC Data to be Used for Government Allocations - YB 18

National Alliance against Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation - YB 18

Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas - YB 18

Re-promulgation of Ordinances fraud on Constitution: SC - YB 18

Convention against Torture - YB 18

Strategy Paper of ‘Accessible India Campaign’ - YB 18

National Action Plan for Children, 2016 - YB 18

PM’s 10-point Agenda on Disaster - YB 18

SC Directs Centre to Preserve Wetlands - YB 18

State of Global Air 2017 Report - YB 18

Disabled can’t Claim Extra OBC Quota - YB 18

Abolition of Plan & Non-plan Expenditure - YB 18

Non-Compliance of Environment Norms and its Adverse Impacts - YB 18

Human Development Report 2016 - YB 18

The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 - YB 18

Delhi, Puducherry: Different LGs, Varying Powers - YB 18

Unrest in Nagaland over Reservation for Women - YB 18

IORA Concludes First-Ever Leaders’ Summit - YB 18

India’s Accession to TIR Convention - YB 18

India signs WHO ‘Call To End TB by 2030’ - YB 18

Pilot Project on Ornamental Fisheries - YB 18

Transforming Urban Governance - YB 18

The Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill, 2017 - YB 18

Commission to Examine Sub-categorisation of OBCs - YB 18

Commercial Surrogacy - YB 18

Legal Framework for Protection of Migrants - YB 18

Supreme Court’s Order on BS IV Standards - YB 18

FRBM Committee - YB 18

Government to Promote Generic Drugs - YB 18

Law Commission Proposes New Sections for Hate Speech - YB 18

Report on Hate Speech - YB 18

India Ranking 2017 - YB 18

Standing Committee of ISC Discusses Governor’s Role - YB 18

Mental Healthcare Bill - YB 18

Government e-Marketplace (GeM SPV) - YB 18

Geo-tagging of Agriculture Assets - YB 18

RBI Proposes Wholesale and Long-Term Finance Banks - YB 18

ICJ’s Ruling on Kulbhushan Jadhav - YB 18

Draft Three Years’ Action Agenda - YB 18

National Nutrition Strategy, 2017 - YB 18

Water Management & River-Interlinking: New Issues - YB 18

Indian Candidate Re-elected as ICJ Chief - YB 18

Global Innovation Index 2017 - YB 18

Mission for Advanced Ultra Supercritical Technologies - YB 18

The National Energy Policy (NEP) - YB 18

100 Issues Of Current Affairs

Art, Culture & Heritage Related Issues

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: A Symbol Of Colonial Cruelty - YB 22

Sabarmati Ashrama: The Symbol Of Satyagraha - YB 22

Subramania Bharati: The Pinnacle Of Tamil Literature - YB 22

Bengal School Of Art: Features & Role In Promoting And Inculcating Indian Nationalism - YB 22

100 Years Of Malabar Rebellion - YB 22

Human Values & Ethical Issues

Animal Organ Transplantation: Ethical Concerns - YB 22

Role Of Emotional Intelligence In Administration In Times Of Adversity & Social Unrest - YB 22

Value Of Integrity In Corporate Governance In The Age Of Growing Economic Inequality - YB 22

Importance Of Value Of Impartiality In Administration - YB 22

Importance Of Human Values During Adversity - YB 22

Issues Related To Foreign Policy & International Events

India-Russia Relations In A Changing World Order - YB 22

India’s Soft Power - YB 22

The Indo-Pacific Region: A New Theatre Of Global Diplomacy - YB 22

Us Withdrawal From Afghanistan: Options For India - YB 22

Outer Space: A New Platform For Global Diplomacy - YB 22

India Taiwan Relations: Opportunities & Challenges - YB 22

India-Myanmar Relations: Impacts On India After The Military Coup - YB 22

Nord Stream Pipeline - YB 22

India China Relations In Changing World Order - YB 22

75 Years Of Uno: Relevance, Challenges & Reforms - YB 22

India-Uae Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement - YB 22

Issues Related To National Interest & Security

Hate Speech: Threat To India’s Unity - YB 22

Rise Of Pro-Isis Propaganda In South Asia & Its Implications For India - YB 22

Karbi Anglong Peace Accord: Expectations & Concerns - YB 22

National Cyber Security Strategy Of India - YB 22

Refugee Policy Of India: Security Vs. Human Rights - YB 22

Extended Jurisdiction Of Bsf & Its Implications - YB 22

Pegasus Surveillance: National Security And Privacy Related Issues & Challenges - YB 22

Project 75 (I): Importance For India’s Maritime Security - YB 22

Unlawful Activities Prevention Act: National Security Vs. Constitutional Rights - YB 22

Inter-State Border Disputes In North East India & Its Spillover Effects - YB 22

India At Tokyo Olympics: An Analysis - YB 22

Environmental Issues

Hydrogen As A Fuel: Importance & Challenges - YB 22

Cop26 Glasgow Declaration: Critical Analysis - YB 22

Air Pollution In India: A Complex Issue - YB 22

Plastic Waste Management: Challenges & Alternatives - YB 22

Electric Vehicles: Future Of Sustainable Transportation - YB 22

Long-Term Strategy Of India To Deal With Climate Change - YB 22

Environmental Crisis In Himalayan States - YB 22

Carbon Neutrality Target Of India: Strategy & Challenges - YB 22

Challenge Of Managing Biomedical Waste Generated During The Pandemic - YB 22

Challenges Of Energy Transition In India - YB 22

New Technological Developments

Geospatial Technology: Application, Significance, & Challenges - YB 22

Deep Ocean Mission: Targets & Challenges - YB 22

Deep Fake: Emerging Challenge to Cyber Security - YB 22

5G Technology: India’s Preparedness - YB 22

Metaverse: Technology of the Future - YB 22

Science, Technology And Innovation Policy 2020: A Critical Analysis - YB 22

Chandrayaan-3: Importance & Challenges - YB 22

Patent System In Pharmaceuticals: Challenges To Affordable Healthcare - YB 22

Blockchain Technology - YB 22

Role Of Digital Technology In Healthcare - YB 22

Role Of Innovation In Building A Strong India: Initiatives & Challenges - YB 22

Issues Related To Social Development

Mental Health In The Time Of Pandemic - YB 22

Food Fortification For Nutritional Security: Benefits & Risks - YB 22

National Family Health Survey 5 - YB 22

Role Of Media In Promoting Social Harmony - YB 22

Raising Legal Age Of Marriage - YB 22

Demands For Caste Based Census - YB 22

Effects Of Pandemic On Women Labour Force Participation - YB 22

Rising Drug Abuse In India - YB 22

Inter-Religious Marriage & Individual Rights - YB 22

Rising Child Marriages During The Pandemic - YB 22

Marital Rape: Legal Provisions & Socio-Emotional Aspects - YB 22

Challenge Of Digital Divide In The Changing Landscape Of Education - YB 22

Human Trafficking - YB 22

Constitutional Issues

Role Of Governor In A Federal Setup: A Critical Analysis - YB 22

Sedition Law: A Threat To Indian Democracy - YB 22

Tenth Schedule: Need Of A Review - YB 22

Uniform Civil Code: Issues Of Identity And Citizenship - YB 22

Right To Government Aid: An Analysis From The Perspective Of Fundamental Rights - YB 22

One Nation One Election: Cost, Viability & Federalism - YB 22

All India Judicial Service: Debate Of Federalism Vs. Institutional Reform - YB 22

105th Constitutional Amendment: Powers Of States With Respect To Reservation - YB 22

Policy, Administrative And Governance Issues

Lateral Entry In Administration: Path To Efficiency & Productivity In Bureaucracy - YB 22

Har Ghar Jal: An Ambitious Program - YB 22

Information Technology Rules, 2021: Regulation Vs. Freedom Of Expression - YB 22

Federalism In Times Of The Pandemic - YB 22

Draft E-Commerce Rules: Consumer Protection In The Age Of Digital Commerce - YB 22

Reforms In Cooperative Societies - YB 22

The Future Of Public Health After The Pandemic - YB 22

Governance 4.0: Need In Times Of Emerging Challenges - YB 22

Linking Aadhar With Voter’s Id Card: Implications & Challenges - YB 22

New Education Policy: Opportunities & Challenges - YB 22

Election Commission Of India: From The Lens Of Transparency & Credibility - YB 22

Use Of Digital Technology In Judicial System: Benefits & Challenges - YB 22

National Tribunals Commission: An Effort To Streamline Quasi-Judicial Institutions - YB 22

Electoral Bonds: Tool For Transparency Or Opacity? - YB 22

Economic Issues

Need To Foster Economic Democracy - YB 22

Palm Oil Farming: Benefits & Associated Risks - YB 22

Allowing Corporates In Banking: Benefits & Challenges - YB 22

Social Entrepreneurship: A New Paradigm In The Field Of Development - YB 22

Women Entrepreneurship In India: Possibilities & Challenges - YB 22

Development Of Semiconductor Ecosystem In India - YB 22

Central Bank Digital Currency - YB 22

Fintech: Key Components, Possibilities & Challenges - YB 22

Bad Bank: Will It Resolve The Npa Crisis? - YB 22

The Challenge Of Informality In The Indian Economy - YB 22

Relevance Of Msp During The Changing Agricultural Policy - YB 22

Poverty & Inequality: The Collateral Damage By Pandemic - YB 22

Development of Indian Economy

Indian Economy & Social Development

Infrastructure

Industry & Infrastructure - YB 19

Energy Security - YB 19

Urban Development & Smart Cities - YB 19

Water Transport - YB 19

Sagarmala Project - YB 19

Bharatmala Programme - YB 19

Aviation Sector - YB 19

Indian Railways - YB 19

Miscellaneous - YB 19

Agriculture

Land Reforms - YB 19

Cropping Pattern - YB 19

Soil Health - YB 19

Organic & Sustainable Agriculture - YB 19

Irrigation - YB 19

E-Technologies For Farmers - YB 19

Livestock & Animal Husbandry - YB 19

Rural Development in India - YB 19

Social Development

Inclusive Development - YB 19

Gender Equity - YB 19

Children & Child Labour - YB 19

Hunger & Malnutrition - YB 19

Human Development - YB 19

Food Security - YB 19

Poverty & Inequality - YB 19

Universal Basic Income & Social Security - YB 19

Financial Inclusion - YB 19

Regional Inequality - YB 19

Contemporary Indian Economy

Indian Banking System - YB 19

Cashless Economy - YB 19

Economic Planning - YB 19

Government Budgeting - YB 19

Inflation - YB 19

Monetary Policy - YB 19

Currency Management - YB 19

Indian Financial Market - YB 19

Disinvestment - YB 19

Black Money - YB 19

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) - YB 19

Unemployment - YB 19

Indian Demography - YB 19

Social Development

Skill & Employment

Terminology

‘Sentinel on the qui vive’ - YB 23

Poverty Trap - YB 23

Silver Economy - YB 23

Gerontechnology - YB 23

Organisations

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) - YB 23

Constitutional Safeguards

Constitutional Safeguards - YB 23

Proposals & Initiatives

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022 - YB 23

India Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide - YB 23

Government Interventions

National Policy on Skill Development and Entrepreneurship - YB 23

Project Unnati - YB 23

Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission - YB 23

Bharat Skills Forum - YB 23

National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman - YB 23

“Her&Now” Project - YB 23

Women@Work Programme - YB 23

Atmanirbhar Hastshilpkar Scheme - YB 23

Recent Developments

Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman - YB 23

Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on MGNREGA - YB 23

Current Issues of Social Development

Ageing Population of India - YB 23

Sexual Minorities in India (LGBTQ): Status and Challenges - YB 23

Sheltering India’s Urban Homeless - YB 23

Pneumococcal Diseases in India - YB 23

Child Mortality in India - YB 23

India’s Challenges of Nutritional Security - YB 23

Growth of Slum in India: Challenges - YB 23

Unemployment in India: Hindrance to Inclusive Growth - YB 23

Protecting Women’s Dignity: Swachh Bharat Mission - YB 23

Providing Security to Muslim Women: Abolishment of Triple Talaq - YB 23

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Stand-Up India and PM MUDRA Yojana - YB 23

Ensuring Tribal Development - YB 23

Welfare of Unorganized Workers - YB 23

Work from Home: Impact on Indian Family Relationships - YB 23

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education - YB 23

Child Labour

Definition - YB 18

Constitutional Provisions for Children’s Rights - YB 18

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) - YB 18

National Child Labour Project (NCLP) - YB 18

Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 - YB 18

The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 - YB 18

Other Laws related to Children - YB 18

Women & Children

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao - YB 18

The Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) - YB 18

MAA-Mother’s Absolute Affection - YB 18

Introduction of New Vaccines - YB 18

Family Planning - YB 18

Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) - YB 18

Other Interventions - YB 18

POCSO e-Button for Children to File Complaints of Sexual Abuse - YB 18

Senior Citizens

Census 2011 Data on Senior Citizens - YB 18

Relevant Constitutional & Legislative Provisions - YB 18

National Policy for Senior Citizens, 2011 - YB 18

Schemes for Senior Citizens - YB 18

Schemes and Policy interventions by Various Ministries - YB 18

RashtriyaVayoshri Yojana - YB 18

Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) - YB 18

Migration

Migrant Workforce in India - YB 18

Cohort-based Migration Metric (CMM) - YB 18

Female Migration - YB 18

Gravity Model for Migration - YB 18

Legal Framework for Protection of Migrants - YB 18

World Economic Forum’s ‘Migration and Cities’ Report 2017 - YB 18

Welfare Of Differently-abled

Constitutional Provisions - YB 18

Census 2011 Data on Disabled - YB 18

Disability Definitional Changes (Census 2001-Census 2011) - YB 18

The National Policy for Persons with Disabilities, 2006 - YB 18

Mechanism for Implementing National Policy on Differently-abled - YB 18

Marrakesh Treaty - YB 18

Different Schemes & Programmes - YB 18

Accessible India Campaign - YB 18

Rights of persons with Disability Act, 2016 - YB 18

Mental Health Policy - YB 18

The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 - YB 18

Regional Inequality

Convergence/Catch-up Effect - YB 18

Increasing Inequality in India - YB 18

Reasons of Regional Disparities - YB 18

Composite Development Index - YB 18

Gadgil-Mukherjee Formula - YB 18

Special Category States - YB 18

Policy Response - YB 18

Financial Inclusion

Nachiketa Mor Committee - YB 18

Financial Inclusion Programmes - YB 18

Poverty & Inequality

Inclusive Growth - YB 18

Why We Need to Measure Poverty - YB 18

Non-Monetary Dimensions of Poverty - YB 18

Choosing and Estimating a Poverty Line - YB 18

Brief History of Measuring Poverty in India - YB 18

New Poverty Norms Adopted by the Rangarajan Committee - YB 18

Measuring Inequality - YB 18

Impact of Natural Resources on Poverty - YB 18

Food Security

Food Security & Food Subsidy - YB 18

Prudent Management of Foodgrain Stocks - YB 18

Nutritional Balance - YB 18

Current Challenges in PDS - YB 18

Food Security: Government’s Interventions - YB 18

Inclusive Education

Incheon Declaration - YB 18

Five Key Themes of Education for All - YB 18

Key Findings of ASER 2017 - YB 18

Key Challenges for India - YB 18

Improving Learning Outcomes - YB 18

TSR Subramanian Committee Report on Education - YB 18

Government’s Initiatives - YB 18

Draft Norms for Proposed World-class Institutes - YB 18

Conventions, Declarations and Recommendations - YB 18

Hunger & Malnutrition

Measuring Hunger & Malnutrition - YB 18

SDGs on Hunger & Malnutrition - YB 18

Extent of Malnutrition in India - YB 18

Two Reports on Nutrition Released in 2015 - YB 18

India Health Report: Nutrition 2015 - YB 18

Global Nutrition Report, 2015 - YB 18

Government’s Initiatives to Improve Nutritional Health - YB 18

Schemes & Programmes by the Government of India - YB 18

National Nutrition Mission - YB 18

First India Access to Nutrition Spotlight Index - YB 18

Global Hunger Index 2017 - YB 18

Welfare Of Substance-abused

Relevant Constitutional & Legislative Provisions for Substance Abuse - YB 18

Targets and Goals Set by the 12th Plan - YB 18

Schemes for Substance-abuse Victims - YB 18

United Nations Conventions/Substance Abuse - YB 18

National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use - YB 18

General Equality

The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 - YB 18

MoU between India and UN-Women - YB 18

UN’s Efforts towards Gender Equal World - YB 18

Nairobi: Forward Looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women (FLS) - YB 18

Gender Unequal India - YB 18

Policy Measures - YB 18

Draft National Policy for Women, 2016 - YB 18

Statutory Measures - YB 18

Programme and Schematic Intervention - YB 18

Digital Gender Atlas for Girls’ Education in India - YB 18

India Ranks Low in Women Workforce - YB 18

Sexual Harassment at the Workplace - YB 18

Global Gender Gap Report 2017 - YB 18

Reason behind India’s low performance - YB 18

Sex with Minor Wife is Rape: Supreme Court - YB 18

India Ranks 148th for Number of Women MPs - YB 18

Welfare Of Sexual Minorities

Transgender Persons: Basic Names and Identities Used - YB 18

Why Transgenders are Considered as Vulnerable Sections? - YB 18

Policy Measures Suggested by the 12th Plan - YB 18

SC Recognizes ‘Third Gender’ - YB 18

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 - YB 18

SC Agrees to Review Section 377 - YB 18

Welfare Of Other Backward Classes

Inclusion of Socially Backward Castes - YB 18

Concept of Social Backwardness - YB 18

Central List of OBCs - YB 18

National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 - YB 18

Revision of Income Criteria for “Creamy Layer” - YB 18

Mandate of the Commission - YB 18

Scheme for Empowerment of OBCs - YB 18

Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 - YB 18

Economically Backward Classes - YB 18

New OBC Commission to Get Constitutional Status - YB 18

Reservations Exceeding 50% - YB 18

Welfare Of Minority

Status of Minorities in India - YB 18

Sachar Committee Report - YB 18

National Commission for Minorities - YB 18

National Waqf Development Corporation (NAWADCO) - YB 18

Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme - YB 18

Schemes & Programmes - YB 18

Recent Initiatives - YB 18

Muslims have Largest Share in Non-working Population - YB 18

Welfare Of Scheduled Tribes

Distribution of Tribes - YB 18

Scheduled Areas - YB 18

Committee on Condition of Tribals - YB 18

Tribal Development: Policy Measures Suggested by the 12th Plan - YB 18

Forest Rights Act - YB 18

Checking Displacement of Tribals - YB 18

Intellectual Property Rights - YB 18

Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce - YB 18

Unrest in Tribal Areas: Left Wing Extremism - YB 18

Programmes and Schemes - YB 18

Tribal Welfare: Recent Developments - YB 18

Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNTs) - YB 18

Welfare Of Scheduled Castes

Definition & Specification of Scheduled Castes - YB 18

Common Constitutional Provisions for the Empowerment of SCs, STs and OBCs - YB 18

Common Statutory Framework for SCs and STs - YB 18

Schemes for SCs: An Overview - YB 18

Liberation & Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers - YB 18

Legislative Interventions - YB 18

Reservation in Promotion to SC, ST - YB 18

Universal Basic Income & Social Security

Why India Needs Universal Basic Income? - YB 18

Improvements in MGNREGS since 2014-15 - YB 18

National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) - YB 18

Social Progress Index - YB 18

Vulnerable Sections & Inclusive Development

Types of Inclusion - YB 18

Vulnerable Groups that Face Discrimination - YB 18

Social Inclusion/Exclusion in India - YB 18

Eleventh Plan Achievements on Inclusive Growth - YB 18

The Twelfth Five Year Plan’s Inclusive Agenda - YB 18

Core Indicators for Inclusive Growth - YB 18

Tribal Development

Organisations

National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) - YB 23

National Commission for Schedule Tribes (NCST) - YB 23

TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited) - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

Articles promoting Advancement of STs/SCs - YB 23

Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Articles promoting Advancement of STs/SCs - YB 22

Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

NAC Recommendations for PVTGs (2013) - YB 22

Development Challenges in Extremist Affected Areas (2006) - YB 22

Mungekar Committee Report (2005) - YB 22

Bhuria Commission Report (2004) - YB 22

Lokur Committee Report (1965) - YB 22

Tribal Development Report 2022 - YB 23

Renke Commission - YB 23

Idate Commission - YB 23

NAC Recommendations for PVTGs (2013) - YB 23

Mungekar Committee Report (2005) - YB 23

Bhuria Commission Report (2004) - YB 23

Lokur Committee Report (1965) - YB 23

Government Interventions

TRIFOOD Scheme - YB 22

“Friends of Tribes” Initiative - YB 22

Van Dhan Yojana - YB 22

Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana - YB 22

Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) - YB 22

Eklavya Model Day Boarding Schools (EMDBS) - YB 22

Odisha to host India’s First Tribal Health Observatory - YB 23

PM Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana - YB 23

Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) - YB 23

Tribal TB Initiative - YB 23

SEED Scheme - YB 23

Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY) - YB 23

TRIFOOD Scheme - YB 23

“Friends of Tribes” Initiative - YB 23

Van Dhan Yojana - YB 23

Scheme for ‘Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP” - YB 23

Scheme of Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) Areas - YB 23

Recent Developments

Tribes India Aadi Mahotsav - YB 22

Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas - YB 22

Minor Forest Produce in MSP - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission - YB 23

Wayanad: Country’s First District to Provide Basic Documents to all Tribals - YB 23

Panda Task Force - YB 23

Second Phase of Goal Program Launched - YB 23

Community Forest Resource Rights - YB 23

Hattis of Himachal Pradesh - YB 23

Darlong Community - YB 23

Facts & Figures - YB 22

Terms & Terminologies - YB 22

Health

Organizations

National Medical Commission - YB 23

CDSCO - Central Drugs Standard Control Organization - YB 23

World Health Organization (WHO) - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

The National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Act, 2021 - YB 23

The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2020 - YB 23

Mental Healthcare Act 2017 - YB 23

Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care - YB 23

Judgments

Bandhua Mukti Morcha Case (1997) - YB 22

Bandhua Mukti Morcha Case (1997) - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2020 - YB 22

Mental Healthcare Act 2017 - YB 22

National & International Organizations

National Medical Commission - YB 22

CDSCO - Central Drugs Standard Control Organization - YB 22

World Health Organization (WHO) - YB 22

Proposals And Initiatives

Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle – NITI Ayog - YB 22

Healthcare Equity in Urban India Report - YB 22

Bhore Committee (1946) - YB 22

Mudaliar Committee - YB 22

World Malaria Report 2022 - YB 23

World Tuberculosis Report 2022 - YB 23

Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle – NITI Ayog - YB 23

Bhore Committee (1946) - YB 23

Mudaliar Committee - YB 23

International Safeguards

Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care - YB 22

Government Intervention

National Health Policy, 2017 - YB 22

National Mental Health Policy 2014 - YB 22

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana - YB 22

PM ABHIM - Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission - YB 22

PM Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi - YB 22

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission - YB 22

Revised Draft of Health Data Management Policy - YB 23

National Health Policy, 2017 - YB 23

National Mental Health Policy 2014 - YB 23

AYURSWASTHYA Yojana - YB 23

Heal in India Campaign - YB 23

SRESTHA-G Project - YB 23

Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully’ (SAANS) Campaign - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) - YB 23

Anaemia Mukt Bharat - YB 23

National Mental Health Program - YB 23

PM ABHIM - Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission - YB 23

PM Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi - YB 23

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission - YB 23

Recent Developments

Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery Course - YB 22

MusQan Initiative - YB 22

E Sanjeevani - YB 22

Regulatory Body for Health in India - YB 22

State Health Index of NITI Aayog - YB 22

Global Health Security Index - YB 22

Healthcare Equity in Urban India - YB 23

Nutrition Smart Village Initiative - YB 23

Asia’s First Drone Delivery Hub - YB 23

Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF)-2022 - YB 23

Extension of National AIDS & STD Control Programme - YB 23

Fair Bank Disease - YB 23

Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana - YB 23

Hope Express - YB 23

Global Health Security Index, 2021 - YB 23

Poverty & Hunger

Organisations

Food Corporation of India - YB 23

Food and Agricultural Organization - YB 23

Parliamentary Lagislations

National Food Security Act, 2013 - YB 23

Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition - YB 23

Judgments

PUCL Case, 2001 - YB 22

PUCL Case, 2001 - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

National Food Security Act, 2013 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

Food Corporation of India - YB 22

Food and Agricultural Organization - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Oxfam – The Inequality Virus - YB 22

Y. K. Alagh Committee (1979) - YB 22

Suresh Tendulkar Committee, 2005 - YB 22

Rangrajan Committee, 2012 - YB 22

The Global Report on Food Crises 2022 - YB 23

Y. K. Alagh Committee (1979) - YB 23

Suresh Tendulkar Committee, 2005 - YB 23

Rangrajan Committee, 2012 - YB 23

International Safeguards

Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition - YB 22

Government Intervention

National Nutrition Policy - YB 22

National Food Security Mission (NFSM) - YB 22

Antodaya Anna Yojana - YB 22

National Nutrition Policy - YB 23

National Food Security Mission (NFSM) - YB 23

Antodaya Anna Yojana - YB 23

Recent Developments

National Scheme for PM Poshan Shakti Nirman - YB 22

Global Hunger Index, 2021 - YB 22

NITI AYOG Multi-dimensional Poverty Index - YB 22

Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021 - YB 22

State of Global Learning Poverty 2022 - YB 23

Extension of PM SVANidhi Scheme - YB 23

Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022 - YB 23

India related Findings - YB 23

Global Hunger Index, 2022 - YB 23

Education & Human Resource Development

Organisations

All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) - YB 23

University Grants Commission (UGC) - YB 23

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) - YB 23

National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) - YB 23

United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

Promotion and Development of Education in India - YB 23

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 - YB 23

RTE (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 23

RTE (Amendment) Act, 2012 - YB 23

Higher Education

Scheme for Higher Education Youth for Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS) - YB 23

STARS Scheme (Scheme for Translational and Advanced Research in Science) - YB 23

Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences (IMPRESS) - YB 23

SPARC — Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration - YB 23

Madhyamik and Uchchtar Shiksha Kosh (MUSK) - YB 23

Institute of Eminence (IoE) Scheme - YB 23

Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) - YB 23

Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) India - YB 23

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) - YB 23

Ishan Vikas - YB 23

Saksham Scholarship Scheme - YB 23

Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) - YB 23

Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) - YB 23

Child Education

“Saharsh” Special Education Program - YB 23

Padhe Bharat Campaign - YB 23

Project Udaan - YB 23

NIPUN Bharat Initiative - YB 23

NISHTHA – National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement - YB 23

Samagra Shiksha - An Integrated Scheme for School Education - YB 23

Samagra Shiksha Scheme 2.0 - YB 23

Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) - YB 23

Shala Gunvatta (ShaGun) Portal - YB 23

UDAAN- Giving Wings to Girls - YB 23

DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) Portal - YB 23

Shala ASMITA (All School Monitoring Individual Tracing Analysis) Yojana - YB 23

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme - YB 23

Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan (VISAKA) - YB 23

Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan - YB 23

Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat - YB 23

Saakshar Bharat Programme - YB 23

MID-DAY Meal Scheme - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Promotion and Development of Education in India - YB 22

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 - YB 22

RTE (Amendment) Act, 2012 - YB 22

RTE (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) - YB 22

University Grants Commission (UGC) - YB 22

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) - YB 22

United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

16th Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) - YB 22

All India Survey on Higher Education - YB 22

2021 State of Education Report for India: No teacher No class - YB 22

TSR Subramanian Committee - YB 22

Justice Verma Commission on Teacher Education - YB 22

Report of the Committee to Advise on ‘Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education’ (Prof. Yashpal Committee Report) - YB 22

Report on Performance Grading Index for Districts - YB 23

TSR Subramanian Committee - YB 23

Justice Verma Commission on Teacher Education - YB 23

Report of the Committee to Advise on ‘Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education’ (Prof. Yashpal Committee Report) - YB 23

Bhargava Committee Report on IIM - YB 23

Government Interventions

Five-year Vision Plan – ‘Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP)’ - YB 22

National Education Policy, 2020 - YB 22

National Policy on Education, 1986 (As modified in 1992) - YB 22

NIPUN Bharat Initiative - YB 22

NISHTHA – National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement - YB 22

Samagra Shiksha - An Integrated Scheme for School Education - YB 22

Samagra Shiksha Scheme 2.0 - YB 22

Operation Digital Board (ODB) - YB 22

Digital Gender Atlas for Advancing Girls’ Education in India - YB 22

Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) - YB 22

National Academic Depository (NAD) - YB 22

Shala Gunvatta (ShaGun) Portal - YB 22

UDAAN- Giving Wings to Girls - YB 22

DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) Portal - YB 22

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme - YB 22

Vidyanjali - YB 22

Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan - YB 22

MID-DAY Meal Scheme - YB 22

Scheme for Higher Education Youth for Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS) - YB 22

STARS Scheme (Scheme for Translational and Advanced Research in Science) - YB 22

Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences (IMPRESS) - YB 22

SPARC — Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration - YB 22

Institute of Eminence (IoE) Scheme - YB 22

Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) - YB 22

Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) India - YB 22

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) - YB 22

Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) - YB 22

Five-year Vision Plan – ‘Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP)’ - YB 23

National Education Policy, 2020 - YB 23

Key Features of the NEP 2020 - YB 23

National Policy on Education, 1986 (As modified in 1992) - YB 23

Organizations

All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) - YB 20-21

University Grants Commission (UGC) - YB 20-21

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) - YB 20-21

National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) - YB 20-21

United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and allied amendments - YB 20-21

RTE (Amendment) Act, 2012 - YB 20-21

RTE (Second Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

Policies

Draft National Education Policy, 2019 - YB 20-21

National Policy on Education, 1986 (As modified in 1992) - YB 20-21

Index

National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) - YB 20-21

Committees

TSR Subramanian Committee - YB 20-21

Justice Verma Commission on Teacher Education - YB 20-21

Report of the Committee to Advise on ‘Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education’ (Prof. Yashpal Committee Report) - YB 20-21

Bhargava Committee Report on IIM - YB 20-21

Schemes

Saksham Scholarship Scheme - YB 20-21

Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) - YB 20-21

Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) - YB 20-21

SAMAGRA SHIKSHA - An Integrated Scheme for School Education - YB 20-21

Operation Digital Board (ODB) - YB 20-21

Digital Gender Atlas for Advancing Girls’ Education in India - YB 20-21

Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) - YB 20-21

National Academic Depository (NAD) - YB 20-21

DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) Portal - YB 20-21

Shala Gunvatta (ShaGun) Portal - YB 20-21

UDAAN- Giving Wings to Girls - YB 20-21

Shala ASMITA (All School Monitoring Individual Tracing Analysis) Yojana - YB 20-21

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme - YB 20-21

Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan (VISAKA) - YB 20-21

Vidyanjali - YB 20-21

Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan - YB 20-21

Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat - YB 20-21

Saakshar Bharat Programme - YB 20-21

MID-DAY Meal Scheme - YB 20-21

B. Higher Education - YB 20-21

Scheme for Higher Education Youth for Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS) - YB 20-21

STARS Scheme (Scheme for Translational and Advanced Research in Science) - YB 20-21

Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences (IMPRESS) - YB 20-21

SPARC — Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration - YB 20-21

Madhyamik and Uchchtar Shiksha Kosh (MUSK) - YB 20-21

Institute of Eminence (IoE) Scheme - YB 20-21

Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) - YB 20-21

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) - YB 20-21

Ishan Vikas - YB 20-21

Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

NISHTHA – National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement - YB 20-21

Five-year vision plan ‘Education Quality Up gradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP)’ finalized and released by HRD Ministry - YB 20-21

Boost to Educational Infrastructure in Tribal Areas - YB 20-21

All India Survey on Higher Education Report (2018-19) - YB 20-21

Vidya Pravesh Scheme - YB 22

PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana 2020-21 - YB 22

Human Development Index 2020 - YB 22

National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) - YB 22

All India Survey on Higher Education 2020-2021 - YB 23

Kollam: First Constitution Literate District in India - YB 23

Sukhashray Sahayata Kosh - YB 23

PM Schools for Rising India - YB 23

India’s First Olympic Values Education launched in Odisha - YB 23

New India Literacy Programme - YB 23

National Educational Alliance for Technology 3.0 - YB 23

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) - YB 23

Human Development Index 2021-22 - YB 23

Conclusion - YB 20-21

Tribal Affairs

Organizations

National Commission for Schedule Tribes (NCST) - YB 20-21

TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 - YB 20-21

Committees

NAC Recommendations for PVTGs (2013) - YB 20-21

Development Challenges in Extremist Affected Areas (2006) - YB 20-21

Mungekar Committee Report (2005) - YB 20-21

Bhuria Commission Report (2004) - YB 20-21

Lokur Committee Report (1965) - YB 20-21

Schemes

TRIFOOD Scheme - YB 20-21

“Friends of Tribes” Initiative - YB 20-21

Van Dhan Yojana - YB 20-21

Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana - YB 20-21

Scheme for ‘Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP” - YB 20-21

Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) - YB 20-21

Scheme of Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) Areas - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Going Online as Leaders (GOAL) - YB 20-21

Aadi Mahotsav - YB 20-21

Women & Child Development

Organisations

Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) - YB 23

National Commission for Women (NCW) - YB 23

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) - YB 23

UN Women - YB 23

Parliamentary Lagislations

Provisions for Protection and Empowerment of Women - YB 23

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 - YB 23

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 - YB 23

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 - YB 23

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2021 - YB 23

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 23

Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021 - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguard

Provisions for Protection and Empowerment of Women - YB 22

The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2020 - YB 22

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 - YB 22

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 - YB 22

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2020 - YB 22

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2021 - YB 22

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 22

National & International Organizations

Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) - YB 22

National Commission for Women (NCW) - YB 22

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) - YB 22

Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB) - YB 22

UN Women - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

UNFPA- State of World Population Report- My Body is My Own - YB 22

Women in Prison - Statistics - YB 22

Pam Rajput Committee - YB 22

UNFPA- State of World Population Report- My Body is My Own - YB 23

NFHS 5 – Women and Children related Findings - YB 23

Pam Rajput Committee - YB 23

International Safeguards

UN Convention on Elimination on all Forms of Discrimination against Women - YB 22

UN Convention on Child Rights - YB 22

Government Intervention

India Newborn Action Plan (INAP) - YB 22

Draft National Policy for Women, 2016 - YB 22

National Policy for Children, 2013 - YB 22

Mission Poshan 2.0 Scheme - YB 22

Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) - YB 22

Mahila Shakti Kendras (MSK) - YB 22

Compensation Scheme for Women Victims/Survivors of Sexual Assault/other Crimes – 2018 - YB 22

SWADHAR Greh (A Scheme for Women in Difficult Circumstances) - YB 22

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme - YB 22

One Stop Centre (OSC) Scheme - YB 22

UJJAWALA - YB 22

Nirbhaya Fund - YB 22

Gender Budgeting Scheme - YB 22

India Newborn Action Plan (INAP) - YB 23

Draft National Policy for Women, 2016 - YB 23

National Policy for Children, 2013 - YB 23

National Creche Scheme (NCS) - YB 23

Child Protection Services Scheme - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) - YB 23

PM Poshan Shakti Nirman Scheme - YB 23

Mission Vatsalya - YB 23

Mission Shakti – An Initiative towards Women Safety, Security and Empowerment - YB 23

Paalan 1000- Campaign - YB 23

Kangaroo Mother Care - YB 23

Bal Mitra - YB 23

Changing Childhood Project - YB 23

GHAR (Go Home and Re-Unite) Portal - YB 23

Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) - YB 23

Mahila E-Haat - YB 23

Mahila Shakti Kendras (MSK) - YB 23

SWADHAR-Greh Scheme - YB 23

One Stop Centre (OSC) Scheme - YB 23

UJJAWALA Scheme - YB 23

Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP) - YB 23

Nirbhaya Fund - YB 23

Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV) - YB 23

Gender Budgeting Scheme - YB 23

Organizations

Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) - YB 20-21

National Commission for Women (NCW) - YB 20-21

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) - YB 20-21

Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB) - YB 20-21

UN Women - YB 20-21

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

Compensation Scheme for Women Victims/Survivors of Sexual Assault/other Crimes – 2018 - YB 20-21

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 - YB 20-21

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 - YB 20-21

Index

Global Gender Gap Report 2020 - YB 20-21

Committees

Pam Rajput Committee - YB 20-21

Reports

Women in Prison Report - YB 20-21

Schemes

Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) - YB 20-21

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme - YB 20-21

One Stop Centre (OSC) Scheme - YB 20-21

Women Helpline Scheme - YB 20-21

UJJAWALA: A Comprehensive Scheme for Prevention of Trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Victims of Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation - YB 20-21

Working Women Hostel - YB 20-21

SWADHAR Greh (A Scheme for Women in Difficult Circumstances) - YB 20-21

Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP) - YB 20-21

Nari Shakti Puraskar - YB 20-21

Mahila E-Haat - YB 20-21

Mahila Shakti Kendras (MSK) - YB 20-21

Nirbhaya Fund - YB 20-21

Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV) - YB 20-21

Gender Budgeting Scheme - YB 20-21

Kishori Shakti Yojana - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

WCD Ministry launches Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh (BPKK) - YB 20-21

September 2019 celebrated as POSHAN Maah - YB 20-21

National Database on Sexual Offenders - YB 20-21

POSHAN Maah 2021 - YB 22

Global Gender Gap Report, 2021 - YB 22

Mahila Samman Savings Certificate - YB 23

Manipur’s Ima Market - YB 23

UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage - YB 23

Revision of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ Scheme - YB 23

5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2022 - YB 23

‘Hyderabad Declaration’ on Human Trafficking - YB 23

SC Directives on Rehabilitation of ‘Children in Street Situation’ - YB 23

Decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio - YB 23

POSH Act - YB 23

Global Gender Gap Report, 2022 - YB 23

Law & Justice

Organisations

22nd Law Commission of India - YB 23

National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

The Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 - YB 23

The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019 - YB 23

National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, 2014 - YB 23

Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 - YB 23

Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 - YB 23

Amendment

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2021 - YB 22

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019 - YB 22

The Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 - YB 22

National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, 2014 - YB 22

Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

Law Commission of India - YB 22

National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

PRS Legislative Report on Pendency of cases in India - YB 22

21st Law Commission Report - YB 22

21st Law Commission Report - YB 23

Report of Committee on Repeal of Obsolete Laws - YB 23

Government Intervention

Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy - YB 22

Legal Information Management & Briefing System (LIMBS) - YB 22

Tele-Law Initiative partnered with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) - YB 22

Pro Bono Legal Service - YB 22

Nyaya Mitra - YB 22

E-Courts Integrated Mission Mode Project - YB 22

National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms - YB 22

DISHA Scheme - YB 23

Legal Information Management & Briefing System (LIMBS) - YB 23

Tele-Law Initiative partnered with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) - YB 23

Pro Bono Legal Service - YB 23

Nyaya Mitra - YB 23

Organization

Law Commission of India - YB 20-21

National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) - YB 20-21

Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange (ATFE) - YB 20-21

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Ordinance, 2019 - YB 20-21

National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, 2014 - YB 20-21

Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 - YB 20-21

Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms - YB 20-21

Pre Legislative Consultation Policy - YB 20-21

Index

World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index - YB 20-21

Reports

21st Law Commission Report - YB 20-21

Report of Committee on Repeal of Obsolete Laws - YB 20-21

Schemes

Legal Information Management & Briefing System (LIMBS) - YB 20-21

Tele-Law Initiative partnered with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) - YB 20-21

Pro Bono Legal Service - YB 20-21

Nyaya Mitra - YB 20-21

e-Courts Integrated Mission Mode Project - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde: Chief Justice of India - YB 20-21

National Judicial Infrastructure Authority - YB 22

Police Reforms in India - YB 22

50% Representation for Women in the Judiciary - YB 22

World Justice Project - Rule of Law Index, 2021 - YB 22

All Women Bench of Supreme Court - YB 23

Project 39A - YB 23

Hakku Patra - YB 23

World Justice Project - Rule of Law Index, 2022 - YB 23

Minorities

Judgments

Bal Patil vs. Union of India (2005) - YB 23

TMA Pai vs. State of Karnataka (2002) - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

Constitutional Safeguards for Minorities - YB 23

Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (United Nations) - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions And Safeguards

Constitutional Safeguards for Minorities - YB 22

National & International Organizations

National Commission for Minorities - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Over Represented Religious Minorities in Indian Prisons - YB 22

Sachar Committee - YB 22

National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities - YB 22

Represented Religious Minorities in Indian Prisons - YB 23

National Productive Council Report on High Dropout amongst Minorities (2018) - YB 23

Sachar Committee - YB 23

National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities - YB 23

International Safeguards

Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (United Nations) - YB 22

Government Intervention

PM’s 15-Point Program for the Welfare of Minorities - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram - YB 22

Garib Nawaz Skill Development Centres - YB 22

Nai Udaan - YB 22

Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development (USTTAD) - YB 22

Nai Manzil - YB 22

Jiyo Parsi - YB 22

Learn and Earn (Seekho Aur Kamao) - YB 22

Nai Roshni - YB 22

Maulana Azad National Fellowship - YB 22

PM’s 15-Point Program for the Welfare of Minorities - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram - YB 23

Garib Nawaz Skill Development Centres - YB 23

Naya Savera - YB 23

Nai Udaan - YB 23

Cyber Gram - YB 23

Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship - YB 23

Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development (USTTAD) - YB 23

Nai Manzil - YB 23

Jiyo Parsi - YB 23

Learn and Earn (Seekho Aur Kamao) - YB 23

Nai Roshni - YB 23

Padho Pardesh - YB 23

Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS) - YB 23

Organizations

National Commission for Minorities - YB 20-21

National Commission for Minorities - YB 23

Policies

PM’s 15-Point Program for the Welfare of Minorities - YB 20-21

Committee/Commission

Sachar Committee - YB 20-21

National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities - YB 20-21

Reports

National Productive Council Report on High Dropout amongst Minorities (2018) - YB 20-21

Schemes

Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) - YB 20-21

Gharib Nawaz Skill Development Centres - YB 20-21

Naya Savera - YB 20-21

Nai Udaan - YB 20-21

Cyber Gram - YB 20-21

Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development (USTTAD) - YB 20-21

Nai Manzil - YB 20-21

Jiyo Parsi - YB 20-21

Learn and Earn (Seekho Aur Kamao) - YB 20-21

Nai Roshni - YB 20-21

Padho Pardesh - YB 20-21

Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS) - YB 20-21

Maulana Azad National Fellowship - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Haj 2020 - YB 20-21

Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship - YB 20-21

Minorities Rights Day 2021 - YB 22

Ranganath Mishra Commission - YB 23

PM Virasat ka Samvardhan - YB 23

Nikah-Halala - YB 23

Determination of Minority Status - YB 23

Hunar Haat - YB 23

Social Justice & Empowerment

Senior Citizens

World Social Report, 2023 - YB 23

National Policy for Senior Citizens (2011) - YB 23

Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana - YB 23

Atal Pension Yojana (APY) - YB 23

SAGE – Senior care Aging Growth Engine - YB 23

SACRED – Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity - YB 23

Integrated Program for Older Persons - YB 23

Jeevan Pramaan - YB 23

LASI – Longitudinal Ageing Study of India - YB 23

Manual Scavenging And Weaker Sections

Global Estimates of Modern Slavery - YB 23

National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem - YB 23

Swachhta Udyami Yojana - YB 23

Self-Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) - YB 23

Dr. Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration through Inter-Caste Marriages - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) - YB 23

Ensuring Social and Economic Justice - YB 23

Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 - YB 23

Untouchability Offences Act, 1955 - YB 23

Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) - YB 23

National Commission for Scheduled Castes - YB 23

National Commission for Safai Karamcharis - YB 23

Transgender

Conversion Therapy - YB 23

Extension of Ayushman Bharat Scheme to Transgenders - YB 23

Separate Wards for Transgender Jail Inmates - YB 23

SMILE-75 Initiative - YB 23

Garima Greh Scheme - YB 23

Expert Committee Report on Transgender - YB 23

Transgender Protection of Rights Act, 2019 - YB 23

Persons in Destitution (Protection, Care and Rehabilitation) Model Bill, 2016 - YB 23

National Council for Transgender Persons - YB 23

NALSA Case 2014 - YB 23

Navtej Johar Case, 2018 - YB 23

Person With Disabilities

Global Report on Health Equity for Disables - YB 23

Singapore’s Enabling Village - YB 23

Inclusiveness and Accessibility Index - YB 23

National Policy for Persons with Disabilities - YB 23

Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase / Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP) Scheme - YB 23

Unique Disability Identification (UDID) Project - YB 23

Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan/ Accessible India Campaign - YB 23

Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) - YB 23

District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC) Scheme - YB 23

First Country Report on Status of Disability in India (2015) - YB 23

The Draft National Policy on Disability - YB 23

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 - YB 23

Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) - YB 23

National Institute for the Empowerment of the Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD) - YB 23

Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (AYJNISHD) - YB 23

National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities (NILD) - YB 23

Judgments

Bombay Hawkers Union Case, 1983 - YB 22

NALSA Case 2014 - YB 22

Navtej Johar Case, 2018 - YB 22

Constitutional Provisions

Ensuring Social and Economic Justice - YB 22

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - YB 22

Transgender Protection of Rights Act, 2019 - YB 22

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 - YB 22

Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 - YB 22

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 - YB 22

Untouchability Offences Act, 1955 - YB 22

Persons in Destitution (Protection, Care and Rehabilitation) Model Bill, 2016 - YB 22

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2021 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) - YB 22

National Commission for Safai Karamcharis - YB 22

Development and Welfare Board for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes - YB 22

International Safeguards

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - YB 22

United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) - YB 22

Proposals And Initiatives

LASI – Longitudinal Ageing Study of India - YB 22

World Drug Report 2021 - YB 22

World Inequality Report 2022 - YB 22

Renke Commission - YB 22

Idate Commission - YB 22

Government Intervention

National Policy for Persons with Disabilities - YB 22

National Policy for Senior Citizens (2011) - YB 22

National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (2018-2023) - YB 22

SAGE – Senior care Aging Growth Engine - YB 22

SACRED – Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity - YB 22

Integrated Program for Older Persons - YB 22

Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana - YB 22

Garima Greh Scheme - YB 22

Unique Disability Identification (UDID) Project - YB 22

Inclusive India Initiative - YB 22

Sugamya Pustakalaya - YB 22

Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan/ Accessible India Campaign - YB 22

Swachhta Udyami Yojana - YB 22

Dr. Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration through Inter-Caste Marriages - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) - YB 22

Organizations

Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) - YB 20-21

National Commission for Scheduled Castes - YB 20-21

National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) - YB 20-21

National Commission for Safai Karamcharis - YB 20-21

Development and Welfare Board for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes. - YB 20-21

International Conventions

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - YB 20-21

South Asia Partnership on Ageing: The Kathmandu Declaration 2016 - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments (National)

Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 - YB 20-21

Persons in Destitution (Protection, Care and Rehabilitation) Model Bill, 2016 - YB 20-21

Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 - YB 20-21

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,1989 - YB 20-21

Untouchability Offences Act, 1955 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Policy for Persons with Disabilities - YB 20-21

National Policy for Senior Citizens (2011) - YB 20-21

Index

Inclusiveness and Accessibility Index - YB 20-21

Committees/Commission

Renke Commission - YB 20-21

Report

First Country Report on Status of Disability in India (2015) - YB 20-21

Idate Commission - YB 20-21

Schemes

Empowerment Of Persons With Disabilities - YB 20-21

Empowerment Of Other Weaker Sections - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

World Mental Health Day - YB 20-21

National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Drug Abuse in India - YB 20-21

All India Survey on Domestic Workers - YB 22

Main Bhi Digitial Initiative - YB 22

Decade of Healthy Aging (2020-2030) - YB 22

Inclusiveness and Accessibility Index - YB 22

National Fund to Control Drug Abuse - YB 22

Core Sectors Of Indian Economy

C. Services Sector

Index

Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Tourism Policy (NTP) - YB 20-21

National E-Commerce Policy - YB 20-21

National Digital Communication Policy, 2018 - YB 20-21

National Policy on Electronics, 2019 - YB 20-21

Public Cloud Policy - YB 20-21

Schemes

Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) - YB 20-21

Swadesh Darshan Scheme - YB 20-21

Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) - YB 20-21

Adarsh Smarak - YB 20-21

Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Scheme - YB 20-21

Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme - YB 20-21

India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS) - YB 20-21

Service Sector In India: Sectors And Growth Potential

IT-BPM/ Fintech - YB 20-21

Healthcare & Tourism - YB 20-21

Space - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

National Bench of the GSTAT - YB 20-21

EU drags India to WTO over Import Duties on ICT Products - YB 20-21

Draft Export Policy - YB 20-21

CBDT and GSTN Sign Pact to Share Data - YB 20-21

Surjit Bhalla Committee on Indian Trade - YB 20-21

Tribal Circuit Added to Swadesh Darshan Scheme - YB 20-21

Broadband Readiness Index for States - YB 20-21

NIRVIK Scheme: To Ease Lending Process - YB 20-21

Government Initiatives for Improving Ease of Doing Business - YB 20-21

Issues & Challenges - YB 20-21

B. Manufacturing Sector

Organizations

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) - YB 20-21

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) - YB 20-21

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 - YB 20-21

Reports/Committees/Indices

India Innovation Index - YB 20-21

Logistics Performance Index - YB 20-21

Global Competitiveness Index - YB 20-21

Human Capital Index - YB 20-21

Ease of Doing Business Report - YB 20-21

Economic Freedom Index - YB 20-21

Global Financial Stability Report - YB 20-21

World Economic Outlook - YB 20-21

Global Manufacturing Index - YB 20-21

Baba Kalyani Committee - YB 20-21

Policies

National Capital Goods Policy, 2016 - YB 20-21

National Steel Policy - YB 20-21

Schemes

Make in India - YB 20-21

Start-Up India Initiative - YB 20-21

Digital India - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

The Standing Committee on Affordable Medicines and Health Products (SCAMHP) - YB 20-21

Public Utility Service Expanded - YB 20-21

Startups Exempted from Angel tax - YB 20-21

The Drug Price Control Order, 2019 - YB 20-21

The Trade Unions (Amendment) Bill, 2019 - YB 20-21

NuGen Mobility Summit 2019 - YB 20-21

Draft Export Policy - YB 20-21

World Investment Report 2019 - YB 20-21

Government Proposes WTO-Compliant Schemes - YB 20-21

U K Sinha Committee on MSMEs - YB 20-21

Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) - YB 20-21

Gujarat Again Tops Perception Based National Logistics Index - YB 20-21

Other National Initiatives taken by Government of India - YB 20-21

Agriculture Plan & Policies

Institutions

Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) - YB 20-21

Food Corporation of India (FCI) - YB 20-21

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) - YB 20-21

National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) - YB 20-21

Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

Model Agricultural Produce and Livestock Contract Farming and Services (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2017 - YB 20-21

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2017 - YB 20-21

Policies

Agriculture Export Policy 2018 - YB 20-21

National Agroforestry Policy - YB 20-21

Restructured National Bamboo Mission - YB 20-21

Model Food Processing Policy - YB 20-21

National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture - YB 20-21

National Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy - YB 20-21

National Policy on Mariculture - YB 20-21

Reports

Ashok Dalwai Committee - YB 20-21

National Commission on Farmers (M.S. Swaminathan Report) - YB 20-21

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) - YB 20-21

Fisheries

Schemes

Blue Revolution (Neel Kranti Mission) - YB 20-21

Matsya Sampada Yojana - YB 20-21

Intensive Aquaculture in Ponds and Tanks - YB 20-21

Ornamental Fisheries - YB 20-21

Mariculture - YB 20-21

Food Processing

Schemes

Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana - YB 20-21

Irrigation

Schemes

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana - YB 20-21

Livestock & Animal Husbandry

Schemes

National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development - YB 20-21

National Livestock Mission (NLM) - YB 20-21

Agricultural Seeds & Crops

Schemes

Operation GREENS - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) - YB 20-21

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana - YB 20-21

National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM- AASHA) - YB 20-21

National Agriculture Market (eNAM) - YB 20-21

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana - RAFTAAR - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri KISAN Samman Nidhi - YB 20-21

Krishonnati Yojana - YB 20-21

ATMA Scheme - YB 20-21

AGMARKNET - YB 20-21

Jaivik Kheti - YB 20-21

Agriculture & Allied Sectors

Recent Developments

PM-KISAN Scheme - YB 20-21

PM-Kisan Portal - YB 20-21

Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog - YB 20-21

Maharashtra has Announced Big Dam Establishment - YB 20-21

Threat of Monoculture in Crop Production - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana - YB 20-21

Transport & Marketing Assistance (TMA) Scheme to Boost Agriculture Exports - YB 20-21

Geographical Indication (GI) Tags for Agricultural Products - YB 20-21

National Stock Exchange Proposed to Launch Eight New Agri-Commodity Contracts - YB 20-21

Extension of New Urea Policy-2015 for Existing Gas-based Units - YB 20-21

NABARD Announces Venture Capital Fund - YB 20-21

Kisan Credit Card Facility Extended to Fisheries, Animal Husbandry Sectors - YB 20-21

Contemporary Indian Economy

Taxation

Organizations

Central Board of Direct Taxes - YB 20-21

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (erstwhile Central Board of Excise and Customs) - YB 20-21

Committees

Raja Chelliah Committee - YB 20-21

Vijay Kelkar Committee - YB 20-21

Schemes

Tax Information Network (TIN) - YB 20-21

e-TDS and e-TCS - YB 20-21

e-Sahyog Initiative - YB 20-21

Unification of Grievance Redressal Systems- e-Nivaran - YB 20-21

Basics Of Taxation

Methods of Taxation - YB 20-21

Features of Good Tax System - YB 20-21

Indian Demography

Census

15th Census (Socio Economic Caste Census, 2011) - YB 20-21

Major Highlights of Census 2011 - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

15th Socio-Economic Caste Census Data on Migration - YB 20-21

National Population Register’s (NPR) Data to be Collected with 16th Decennial Census - YB 20-21

Foreign Direct Investment

Recent Developments

Changes in FDI Policy - YB 20-21

Draft National E-commerce Policy - YB 20-21

Sector wise FDI in India - YB 20-21

Disinvestment

Committees

The Rangarajan Committee on Disinvestment (1993) - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Disinvestment Targets in Budget 2019-20 and progress so far - YB 20-21

Concept of Disinvestment - YB 20-21

Indian Financial Market

Financial Market And Allied Concepts

Money Market - YB 20-21

Capital Market - YB 20-21

Stock Exchanges - YB 20-21

Stock Market - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Nifty Midcap150 Quality 50 - YB 20-21

Government to Issue Sovereign Gold Bonds - YB 20-21

SEBI Panel for Social Stock Exchanges - YB 20-21

SEBI Proposes Whistle Blower Mechanism to Curb Insider Trading - YB 20-21

Monetary Policy

Committee On Inflation

Agreement on Monetary Policy Framework/Urjit Patel Committee on Inflation - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

RBI Directs Banks to Link Loan Rates to External Benchmark - YB 20-21

Objectives of Monetary Policy in India - YB 20-21

Instruments of Monetary Policy in India - YB 20-21

Indian Banking System

Significant Issues

I. Financial Inclusion - YB 20-21

II. NPAs (Non-Performing Assets) - YB 20-21

III. Basel III Norms - YB 20-21

IV. Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) - YB 20-21

V. Differentiated Banking - YB 20-21

VI. Bad Banks - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Steering Committee on Financial Technology (Fintech) - YB 20-21

Jana Small Finance Bank gets Scheduled Bank Status - YB 20-21

Financial Sector Overview

Organizations

Directorate of Enforcement (ED) - YB 20-21

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 - YB 20-21

The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 - YB 20-21

Reports/Committees/Indexes

Committee on Direct Tax Matters - YB 20-21

Financial Inclusion Index - YB 20-21

Schemes

Stand Up India Scheme - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana - YB 20-21

Atal Pension Yojana - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) - YB 20-21

Swachh Bharat Kosh (SBK) - YB 20-21

Public Financial Management System - YB 20-21

National Pension System - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) - YB 20-21

Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Soma Roy Burman takes charge as the new Controller General of Accounts. - YB 20-21

Global Competitiveness Index, 2019 - YB 20-21

Committee on Financial Technology Suggests Sweeping Reforms - YB 20-21

NITI Aayog’s ‘Strategy for New India @ 75’ - YB 20-21

Inflation Rate breaches MPC range - YB 20-21

Gold Monetization Scheme - YB 20-21

Energy

New And Renewable Energy

Organizations

National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) - YB 20-21

National Institute of Wind Energy - YB 20-21

The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) - YB 20-21

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) - YB 20-21

International Solar Alliance (ISA) - YB 20-21

International Renewable Energy Agency - YB 20-21

Renewable Energy Network (REN) 21 - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

New Renewable Energy Act, 2015 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy, 2018 - YB 20-21

National Policy on Biofuels - YB 20-21

Strategic Plan for New and Renewable Energy Sector - YB 20-21

Index

State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index–SARAL - YB 20-21

Global Energy Transition Index - YB 20-21

Schemes

Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) - YB 20-21

Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Power Projects - YB 20-21

Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY) - YB 20-21

Development of Solar Cities Scheme - YB 20-21

SURYAMITRA & Skill Development Programme - YB 20-21

Green Energy Corridor Project - YB 20-21

Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM) Scheme - YB 20-21

Scheme for Biomass based Cogeneration Projects - YB 20-21

National Energy Storage Mission - YB 20-21

ARUN (Atal Rooftop Solar User Navigation) - YB 20-21

National Biogas and Manure Management Programme - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage - YB 20-21

India to add 500 GW Renewable Energy by 2030 - YB 20-21

Renewable Energy Now Accounts for a Third of Global Power Capacity: IRENA - YB 20-21

Tidal Energy: The New Energy Frontier - YB 20-21

State-run Companies to Make Green Energy Parks - YB 20-21

Power & Electricity

Organizations

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) - YB 20-21

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) - YB 20-21

Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) - YB 20-21

Damodar Valley Corporation - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

The Electricity Act, 2003 - YB 20-21

Schemes

Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of Efficient Textile Technologies to Help Small Industries (SAATHI) - YB 20-21

Standard and Labeling Programme - YB 20-21

Urban Jyoti Abhiyaan (URJA) - YB 20-21

Merit Order Dispatch of Electricity for Rejuvenation of Income and Transparency (MERIT) Web Portal - YB 20-21

ECO Niwas Samhita - YB 20-21

National Power Portal (NPP) - YB 20-21

Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) - YB 20-21

Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) - YB 20-21

UJALA - YB 20-21

Street Lighting National Programme - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) - YB 20-21

Integrated Power Development Scheme (For Urban Areas) - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

ADB to Provide Loan for Railway Track Electrification Project - YB 20-21

Pan Nation Electricity Mobile App: ‘Jagruk’ - YB 20-21

Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project - YB 20-21

New Hydroelectricity Policy - YB 20-21

Teesta Stage-VI Hydro Electric Project, Sikkim - YB 20-21

Kiru Hydro Electric Project, Jammu and Kashmir - YB 20-21

Coal

Organizations

Coal India Limited - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 - YB 20-21

Schemes

E-CPMP (Electronic Coal Projects Monitoring Portal) - YB 20-21

SHAKTI (Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala Transparently in India) - YB 20-21

UTTAM (Unlocking Transparency by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal) App - YB 20-21

Khan Prahahri - YB 20-21

PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony) Portal - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Changes in FDI Policy - YB 20-21

Khurja Super Thermal Power Project in Uttar Pradesh - YB 20-21

Mining & Minerals

Organizations

Indian Bureau of Mines - YB 20-21

Geological Survey of India - YB 20-21

National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Mineral Policy, 2019 - YB 20-21

National Mineral Exploration Policy, 2016 - YB 20-21

The National Mineral Policy 2008 - YB 20-21

Committees

Hoda Committee (2006) - YB 20-21

Shah Commission - YB 20-21

Schemes

Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) - YB 20-21

TAMRA (Transparency, Auction Monitoring and Resource Augmentation) - YB 20-21

Project Sudoor Drishti - YB 20-21

Bhuvan - YB 20-21

Star Rating of Mines - YB 20-21

Mining Surveillance System (MSS) - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

New Income Tax Rate Option for Domestic Companies - YB 20-21

Parliamentary Panel Report on Uranium Mines - YB 20-21

Challenges Faced by Mining Sector in India - YB 20-21

Petroleum & Natural Gas

Organizations

International Energy Forum (IEF) - YB 20-21

International Energy Agency (IEA) - YB 20-21

Policies

Hydrocarbon Vision, 2030 (For North-East India) - YB 20-21

Reports

Report of Expert Committee on National Auto Fuel Policy and Vision 2025 - YB 20-21

Schemes

Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh (PAHAL) - YB 20-21

Direct Benefit Transfer in PDS Kerosene (DBTK) Scheme - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat Scheme - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN (Jaiv Indhan- Vatavaran Anukool Fasal Awashesh Nivaran) Yojana - YB 20-21

City Gas Distribution (CGD) Network - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga - YB 20-21

SAKSHAM (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav) 2018 - YB 20-21

Sustainable Alternative towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) Initiative - YB 20-21

Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP)/ Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

‘Maharatna’ status to HPCL and PGCIL - YB 20-21

Government Mandates Used Cooking Oil for Biodiesel - YB 20-21

Bio-fuels - YB 20-21

Government Restricts Bio-Fuel Imports - YB 20-21

Extension of New Urea Policy-2015 for Existing Gas-based Units - YB 20-21

National Gas Grid - YB 20-21

City Gas Distribution (CGD) Projects in 65 Geographical Areas (GAs) - YB 20-21

Transport

Road Transport & Highways

Acts/Amendments

National Highways Act, 1956 - YB 20-21

The National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 - YB 20-21

The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - YB 20-21

Policies/Reports

National Road Transport Policy - YB 20-21

National Road Safety Policy - YB 20-21

Green Highways Policy, 2015 - YB 20-21

FAME India - YB 20-21

Global Mobility Report, 2019 - YB 20-21

Schemes

Setu Bharatam - YB 20-21

Bharatmala Programme - YB 20-21

INFRACON - YB 20-21

INAM PRO - YB 20-21

Bidder Information Management System (BIMS) - YB 20-21

Bhoomi Rashi Portal - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Cabinet Authorises NHAI to Set Up Infrastructure Investment Trust - YB 20-21

Annual Report on Road Accidents in India – 2018 - YB 20-21

National Freight Index - YB 20-21

National Investment and Infrastructure Fund & ‘Roadis’ to Invest in Road Projects in India - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-lll (PMGSY-III) gets Cabinet Approval - YB 20-21

Indian Railways

Organizations

Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) - YB 20-21

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) - YB 20-21

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

Railways Act, 1989 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Railways Plan 2020 - YB 20-21

Privatization of Railways - YB 20-21

Diamond Quadrilateral - YB 20-21

Metro Rail Policy 2017 - YB 20-21

Index

Performance Efficiency Index - YB 20-21

Committees

Prakash Tandon Committee, 1994 - YB 20-21

Rakesh Mohan Committee, 2002 - YB 20-21

Anil Kakodkar Committee, 2011 - YB 20-21

Sam Pitroda Committee, 2012 - YB 20-21

Bibek Debroy Committee, 2015 - YB 20-21

Reports

Environment Sustainability Report, 2019 - YB 20-21

Future of the Rail Report, 2019 - YB 20-21

Schemes

AVATARAN - YB 20-21

Mission Satyanishtha - YB 20-21

Smart Freight Operation Optimization & Real Time Information (SFOORTI) - YB 20-21

Project Saksham - YB 20-21

Project Swarn - YB 20-21

NIVARAN: Grievance Portal - YB 20-21

Vikalp Scheme - YB 20-21

Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) - YB 20-21

SRESHTA - YB 20-21

Indian Railway e-Procurement System (IREPS) - YB 20-21

Rail MADAD - YB 20-21

Rail Sahyog Web Portal - YB 20-21

Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) - YB 20-21

Yatri Mitra Sewa - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Silver Line Project - YB 20-21

Transformational Organisational Restructuring of Indian Railways - YB 20-21

French Railways to Develop Indian Railway Stations - YB 20-21

One Nation One Card - YB 20-21

India’s Longest Rail-Road Bridge, Bogibeel, Inaugurated - YB 20-21

Civil Aviation

Organizations

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) - YB 20-21

Airport Authority of India (AAI) - YB 20-21

Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

Regulations for Civil Use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System - YB 20-21

The Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP), 2016 - YB 20-21

Committees

Justice Dharmadhikari Committee - YB 20-21

Reports

Naresh Chandra Committee Report on the Civil Aviation Sector - YB 20-21

Schemes

Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN)/Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - YB 20-21

Digi Yatra Platform - YB 20-21

NABH (NextGen Airports for Bharat) - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Cabinet Approves Aircraft (Amendment) Bill - 2019 - YB 20-21

Airport Traffic Rankings by ACI - YB 20-21

Shipping

Organisations

Sagarmala Development Company Limited - YB 20-21

Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

National Waterways Act, 2016 - YB 20-21

Inland Vessels (Prevention and Control of Pollution and Protection of Inland Water) Rules, 2016 - YB 20-21

Schemes

Sagarmala - YB 20-21

Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) - YB 20-21

Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Cabinet Approves Recycling of Ships Bill – 2019 - YB 20-21

Logistics Development Committee to Suggest Reforms in Logistics Development - YB 20-21

Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) Index - YB 20-21

Indian Economy

Commerce & Industry

Organizations

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) - YB 23

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) - YB 23

Parliamentary Lagislations

Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 - YB 23

The Trade Unions (Amendment) Bill, 2019 - YB 23

Proposals & Initiatives

World Economic Outlook (October 2022) - YB 23

World Investment Report 2022 - YB 23

Baba Kalyani Committee - YB 23

U K Sinha Committee on MSMEs - YB 23

Surjit Bhalla Committee on Indian Trade - YB 23

The Rangarajan Committee on Disinvestment (1993) - YB 23

Government Interventions

Draft New Industrial Policy-2022 - YB 23

Public Sector Enterprise (PSE) Policy - YB 23

National Capital Goods Policy, 2016 - YB 23

National Steel Policy - YB 23

National Tourism Policy (NTP) - YB 23

Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RODTEP) Scheme - YB 23

Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) - YB 23

Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes - YB 23

PM Mega Integrated Textiles Region and Apparel Park (PM MITRA) - YB 23

Make in India - YB 23

Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) - YB 23

Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Scheme - YB 23

Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme - YB 23

NIRVIK Scheme: To Ease Lending Process - YB 23

Recent Developments

NIRYAT Portal - YB 23

MAARG Platform - YB 23

India’s Startup Boom - YB 23

Specialty Steel - YB 23

New Schemes to Strengthen Pharmaceutical MSMEs - YB 23

Global Innovation Index, 2022 - YB 23

India Innovation Index, 2021 - YB 23

Insurance

Organisations

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) - YB 23

General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) - YB 23

Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) - YB 23

National Startup Advisory Council - YB 23

Chronicle Year Book