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
SDG India Index 2020–21
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
Horticulture Cluster Development Programme
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
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
National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage
National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal of Department of Heavy Industry for implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme 'National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage’ for achieving manufacturing capacity of Fifty (50) Giga Watt Hour … Continue reading National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage
Covid Management in Rural India
Sarkaria Commission ON GOVERNER’S DISCRETION
There are no specific guidelines in the Constitution on what the Governor should do or whom he or she should invite in case there is a face/off between parties or coalition allies. In this matter, the Sarkaria Commission recommendations, which were affirmed by a Constitution Bench of the SC in Rameshwar Prasad vs Union of India in … Continue reading Sarkaria Commission ON GOVERNER’S DISCRETION
FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES
When the Constitution was adopted in the year 1949, there were no provisions regarding Fundamental Duties to the Citizens though there was a Part III for Fundamental Rights. The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee that was constituted … Continue reading FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES
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