Why in news?The formation of appropriate laws to combat bioterrorism has been advocated by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health (Nov 2020) Introduction:* The intentional release or threat of release of biological agents (i.e. viruses, bacteria, fungi, ortheir toxins) in order to cause disease or death among human population or food crops andlivestock to terrorize … Continue reading Bio-Terrorism and the Need for Appropriate Law

The Government has adopted several developmental programmes, schemes, reforms and policies that focus on higher incomes for the farmers. All these policies & programmes are being supported by higher budgetary allocations, non-budgetary financial resources such as creating Corpus Funds like Micro Irrigation Fund etc. There have been several reforms to unleash the potential, e.g. Formation … Continue reading Making Agriculture Profitable – Programmes, Schemes, Reforms and Policies

Important Excerpts from Prime Minister's Speech - There is a saying in our country – ‘ध्यान मूलम् गुरु मूर्ति’, i.e., the idol of our Guru is the center of our attention, because knowledge is revealed to us through the Guru. We become aware of that which is incomprehensible. The inspiration to reveal the mystic, the … Continue reading Inauguration of ‘Statue of Equality’ commemorating Bhakti Saint Sri Ramanujacharya

The highlights of the Economic Survey are as follows: State of the Economy: Indian economy estimated to grow by 9.2 percent in real terms in 2021-22 (as per first advanced estimates) subsequent to a contraction of 7.3 percent in 2020-21. GDP projected to grow by 8- 8.5 percent in real terms in 2022-23.  The year ahead … Continue reading Key Highlights of Economic Survey 2021-22