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21 Nov, 2019
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Paper | Topics | Subject |
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GS-II | Smart Safety Surveillance (3S) programme | |
New Code on Wages | ||
GS-III | NASA completes first Geological Mapping of ‘Titan’ | |
India climbs the EM League tables | Economic Issues |
Syllabus subtopic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
News: The central government is planning to expand the reach of the Smart Safety Surveillance, or 3S, programme.
Prelims focus: About 3S programme
Mains focus: Its significance, challenges in implementation and their redressal
Context: According to WHO, access to medicines and vaccines in low- and middle-income countries has improved in the past two decades. However, there has not been a proportionate improvement in pharmacovigilance infrastructure and activities to monitor adverse events and address safety issues.
About 3S project
Need for and significance of this programme for India:
Source: The Hindu
Syllabus subtopic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections
News: The Centre will soon notify the rules that will create the mechanisms to fix a floor wage that would then undergird the minimum wages for different categories of workers — unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled — that the States and Central government would have to set and enforce. This is in accordance with the Code on Wages, 2019.
Prelims and Mains focus: Key features of the new code, need, significance, need for uniform wage across the country.
Key features of the new code:
The new code will amalgamate the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.
Significance:
Need for a National minimum wage:
Source: The Hindu
Syllabus subtopic: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
News: The American Space Research Organization (NASA) has completed the first 'Global Geological' mapping of Saturn's largest moon 'Titan'. NASA's Jet Propulsion Jet Laboratory (JPL) has released this information.
Prelims and Mains focus: About geological mapping of Saturn’s moon and its significance
Geological Mapping: Geologic mapping involves plotting the location and attitude of the various rock units, faults, and folds on a base map.
Key observations
Source: Indian Express
News: Buoyed by an improvement in financial sector indicators, India rose several notches to the second position among large emerging markets in October
Prelims and mains focus: a current slowdown in the Indian economy, its impact on various sectors and overall GDP
Context:
About the 7 high-frequency indicators
Way ahead:
Source: Livemint
Syllabus subtopic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. News: The Mizoram government has passed a resolution revoking the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Tradi
China's Uighur policy Syllabus subtopic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. News: International concern has been growing about what China is doing to its Uighur population. Reports have emerged of China ‘
PMC Bank crisis Syllabus subtopic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. News: With the failure of the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank reigniting the debate on the low level o
Syllabus subtopic: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. News: On the occasion of its 250th session, Rajya Sabha MPs have made the following suggestions:
Syllabus subtopic: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. News: SpaceX, the world’s leading private company in space technology, has launched 60 satellites into the
Syllabus subtopic: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. News: The Haryana Cabinet has taken an in-principle decision to bring an amendment in Section 31 of the Haryana Pa
IMD World Talent Ranking- 2019 Syllabus subtopic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. News: The 2019 World Talent Ranking was released. Prelims focus: About the rankings Mains focus: Issues and concern
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