Safety concerns in Indian Railways
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What is the issue? Derailment of the Kalinga Utkal Express in Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh demands a deeper analysis of the working of Indian Railways. What led to the incident? Preliminary probe su…
August 22, 2017 0 553
Foreign Facade
Daily News GS II Govt Policies & Interventions
Why in news? The incoming head of the NITI Aayog recently said in a news column that India is subject to “foreign influences”, especially in the economic sphere and that we must overcome …
August 21, 2017 0 919
New Metro Rail Policy
Why in news? Recently Union Cabinet approves new Metro Rail Policy. The policy seeks to enable realization of metro rail aspirations with the use of PPP models. What are the highlights of Metro …
August 17, 2017 0 876
Draft ordinance on NEET
What is the issue? Recently Tamilnadu government had submitted a draft ordinance on National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) to Centre. This last-minute exemption may lead to more compl…
August 15, 2017 0 707
Challenges in PPP Health Care Model
What is the issue? NITI Aayog proposed a model contract to increase the role of private hospitals in treating non-communicable diseases. This proposal has implementation challenges. What are the…
August 12, 2017 0 890
Age of Consent
Why in news? Supreme Court asked the government to provide details of the number of child marriage prohibition officers and prosecutions initiated under the Child Marriage Act in the past three years…
August 10, 2017 0 1040
Minimum Wage Code Bill
Why in news? The Union Cabinet has approved the new wage code bill. What is the bill about? It will ensure a minimum wage across all sectors by integrating four labour related laws. It will cons…
August 10, 2017 0 1504
Supreme Court’s order on NFSA
Why in news? Centre has been asked by the Supreme Court to ensure that States implement key aspects of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013. What was the case about? NFSA empowers the commo…
August 09, 2017 0 822
Rregulation of domestic work
What is the issue? Recently there was a confrontation between workforce of domestic workers and their employers in Noida (Uttar Pradesh). The incident revealed the nexus between the police, employ…
August 07, 2017 0 1183
Draft National Energy Policy- 17
Why in News? There has been calls for redoing the entire DNEP-17 exercise as it is fraught with contradictions and omissions. What is the new policy about? NITI Aayog’s Draft National Energ…
August 07, 2017 0 1575
