MISHTI Programme for Mangrove Plantations
Introduction The Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes (MISHTI) scheme was introduced during the Union Budget session 2023–24, by the finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, to facilitate the development of mangroves in the country and was...
RBI to Discontinue I-CRR: Meaning and Impact
Introduction The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced on September 8, 2023 that it would discontinue the incremental cash reserve ratio (I-CRR) because of an assessment of current and evolving liquidity conditions. The RBI also decided to release the amount under the...
Green Credit Programme
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified Green Credit Programme (GCP) under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 on October 13, 2023. The GCP had been launched by the Finance Minister in February 2023 in her Union Budget 2023-24...
Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0
Mission Indradhanush was first launched in December 2014 to achieve universal immunisation coverage. India had an immunisation programme from 1978. The ‘Expanded Programme of Immunisation’ was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which was one of the...
Special Session of Parliament: Significance and Constitutional Aspects
Introduction A special session of Parliament was held from September 18, 2023 to September 22, 2023. Comprising five sittings, this special session of Parliament was the 13th session of the 17th Lok Sabha and the 261st session of the Rajya Sabha. It denotes the first...
Revised National Curriculum Framework 2023
Introduction The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2023 is the visionary framework released by the National Council for Educational Research & Training (NCERT) in the country. Considered as a ‘pioneering step’, this document defines the framework, principles,...
ASEAN Summit 2023
The 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, between September 5 and 7, 2023. The theme of the summit was ‘ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth’. The summit was chaired by Joko Widodo, the President of the Republic of...
G20 Summit 2023
The 18th Group of 20 (G20) Summit was held at the Bharat Mandapam International Exhibition-Convention Centre (IECC), in New Delhi, between September 9 and 10, 2023. It was attended by the leaders of 19 member countries and the European Union (EU) besides others. This...
The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023
Introduction The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 01, 2023 and in the Rajya Sabha on August 03, 2023. It received the presidential assent on August 10, 2023 and became an act. This act...
Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) Launched
In order to fund states and union territories (UTs) to attain higher levels of education, access, efficiency, transparency, and accountability, a centrally sponsored scheme, namely, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) was launched in 2013. In 2018, the second...
India Launches Spacecraft Aditya-L1 to Study the Sun
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched India’s first solar observatory mission, Adity-L1, on September 2, 2023. In its 59th flight with the Aditya-L1 on-board, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C57, took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre...
The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act, 2023
Introduction Recently, the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission (NNMC) Act, 2023 was implemented by the government to initiate comprehensive reforms in the nursing sector. It was passed in the Lok Sabha on July 28, 2023 and in the Rajya Sabha on August 08, 2023....
Potential Impacts of Restrictions on Laptops’ Import
The Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, on August 3, 2023 released a notification stating that import of laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computer, and ultra-small form factor computers and servers falling under HSN 8471 (automatic data-processing...
The Anusandhan National Research Foundation Act, 2023
Introduction Recently, the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (NRF) Act, 2023 has been implemented in the country. The Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill, 2023 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 04, 2023 and was passed on August 07, 2023. Two...
‘Ayushman Bhav’ Programme Launched
The ‘Ayushmann Bhav’ campaign was launched by the Indian president, Droupadi Murmu, on September 13, 2023. This programme intends to ensure saturation coverage of health schemes and an initiative to ensure optimum delivery. This scheme also aims to achieve 100 per...
Parliament Passes Women’s Reservation Bill 2023
Introduction The Women’s Reservation Bill 2023, or The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023, was passed in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on September 20 and 21, 2023, respectively. The chief objective of the Bill is to introduce 33...
Gig Workers and Platform in India
India has become the world’s most populated country this year. With a large share of the young population, the demographic dividend is yet to be capitalised. There is a large number of unemployed youth. There have always been small and informal jobs or part-time jobs...
The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Act, 2023
Introduction Recently, the Government of India has implemented the Coastal Aquaculture Authority (CAA) (Amendment) Act, 2023. The Act is intended to amend the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005. It will amend some of the provisions of the 2005 Act. According to...
The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022
Introduction The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022 was enforced on January 1, 2023 with an aim to amend the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 03, 2022 and it was passed on...
Impact of Climate Change on Storms Worldwide
Hurricane Idalia made its landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast in August 2023, which proved to be more dangerous than the meteorologists had predicted. Initially, the meteorologists had predicted a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season, but as the worldwide surface ocean...