Under international law, the law and practices pertaining to treaties is governed by the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969. Although India is not a Part to the Convention, it follows its provisions in practice. According to the Indian Constitutional scheme, making of international treaties is an executive act. A Treaty is concluded … Continue reading Steps Involved for Concluding an International Treaty

‘Project O2 for India’ of the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India, is to enable stakeholders working to augment the country’s ability to meet this rise in demand for medical oxygen. Under Project O2 for India, a National Consortium of Oxygen is enabling the national level supply of critical raw materials such as … Continue reading ‘Project O2 for India’ of the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw0M_IHS87A Recently, Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar disqualified 17 MLAs for the entire term of the ongoing 15th Assembly. These include 14 from the Congress and three from JDS till the end of the current term, ie. till 2023. The speaker said his action was based on the petitions moved by the Congress … Continue reading Anti-Defection Law and the Associated Challenges

The field of rare diseases is very complex and heterogeneous and prevention, treatment and management of rare diseases has multiple challenges.   Early diagnosis of rare diseases is a major challenge owing to a variety of factors that include lack of awareness among primary care physicians, lack of adequate screening and diagnostic facilities etc. There are … Continue reading National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021

https://videopress.com/v/Q5MiLC2E?preloadContent=metadata India is known to be the land of temples. From grand, ornate edifices to simple, austere shrines, these symbols of faith can be seen in almost every corner of the country today. Read More

The Ministry of Education has  approved the release of Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories of India. The Government has introduced the Performance Grading Index with a set of 70 parameters to catalyse transformational change in the field of school education. The PGI for States and Union Territories was first published in … Continue reading Performance Grading Index

NITI Aayog recently released the third edition of the SDG India Index and Dashboard 2020–21. Since its inaugural launch in 2018, the index has been comprehensively documenting and ranking the progress made by States and Union Territories towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Now in its third year, the index has become the primary tool … Continue reading SDG India Index 2020–21

To ensure holistic growth of horticulture, the government has launched the Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP). A central sector programme implemented by the National Horticulture Board (NHB) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, CDP aims at growing and developing identified horticulture clusters to make them globally competitive. The programme will address all major issues related … Continue reading Horticulture Cluster Development Programme

Mucormycosis, a fungal infection, is being reported in a few COVID-19 patients during or post recovery. As per a statement given by the Health Minister of Maharashtra two days ago, more than 2000 people had already been affected by this fungal infection in the state; 10 people had even succumbed to it. Some patients even lost their eyesight. … Continue reading Mucormycosis