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25 Oct, 2020
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Abortion Law = Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill, 2020 amends MTP Act, 1971
1971 Act and 2020 Bill
Issues in 1971 Act:
Still Issues in 2020 Bill
Source: IE
UDAN (Ude Desh ke Aam Nagrik), 2016
UDAN Phase 1.0 to 4.0
International UDAN Scheme
Source: IE
Source: IE
Source: IE
Taking on the Centre: On States rejecting farm laws Context Punjab’s efforts to enact State amendments to override the effects of the Centre’s new agriculture laws epitomise the difficulties in managing the conflict between liberalising the farm sector and protecting the small a
India’s UN journey, from outlier to the high table By, C.S.R. Murthy taught till recently at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is the author of the book India in the United Nations: Interplay of Interests and Principles Context The 75th
Lockdowns don’t work Context On the advice of experts, the world confronted the SARS Cov-2 virus in an unprecedented manner — closures of schools and workplaces and lockdowns became commonplace. Details: WHO director Tedros Adhanom said as early as March 11 that hist
Freeing the farmer Introduction: The debate on the Farmers’ Produce Trading and Commerce Act 2020 (FPTC Act) has seen some misinformation and qualms among stakeholders, especially farmers in some states. It is imperative to understand the background and intentions underlying
What determines onion prices? Context The Centre on Friday reintroduced the stock limit on onions — a move aimed at controlling rising prices, which crossed Rs 80 per kg in many cities on Friday, including nearly Rs 100/kg in Mumbai. Barely a month ago, Parliament had amended the Es
Is death in Brazil a blow for AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine? Context There has been a death in the late-stage clinical trials of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by University of Oxford and Swedish-British drugmaker AstraZeneca. What happened and why is it important? A voluntee
Apurva Chandra to Chair of ILO Governing Body INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION (ILO), 1919 It was 1 of the 1st organizations to deal with labour issues. ILO was established as an agency of League of Nations following the Treaty of Versailles (after WW1). It is the only tripartite U.N. a
Return of the socialists: On the victory of Evo Morales’s party in Bolivia Context Preliminary results of Sunday’s Presidential election in Bolivia point to an emphatic victory for the former President Evo Morales’s Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party almost a year after
Potholes on the digital payment superhighway By, R.B. Barman is a Former Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India Context With such versatility and ease of settling financial transactions, the growth of digital payments is going to be phenomenal, supported by banks and Fin-Tech, or fina
The manacles of caste in sanitation work By, Dr. Raees Muhammad is the director of Dalit Camera and general secretary of the Nilgiris All India Sanitation Workers Self Respect Trade Union, Tamil Nadu Context While civil society started a movement in the 1990s to abolish dry latrines, the
Back to basics in algorithms Context The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) envisages putting greater emphasis on mathematical and computational thinking throughout the school years, starting right from the foundational stage of the learning process. Computation and algorithms
US sues Google in biggest anti-trust case: What it means for India ? Context The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) sued Google on Tuesday, alleging that the company had abused its dominant position in a way that had harmed its competitors as well as customers. Eleven US states hav
Recalling a Pakistan misadventure: What happened on October 22, 1947? Context Kashmiris have traditionally observed October 27 as a Black Day to mark the first landing of Indian troops in the Valley in 1947 to push back Pakistan-backed tribal invaders. But this year, in what appears to b
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