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Solving India’s Job Problem

The News: More about 374 million India’s at the age bracket of 10-24 years constitute the fifth of the world’s young people. Recent data predicts that unemployment is much higher among the youth (15-29 years) than those over 30 years. Statistics on Jobs Scenario in India: A higher-educated Indian youth is six times (35%) as likely to be unemployed ... .Read more

Updated on 5 November, 2019 GS3 Economy

ICEDASH & ATITHI for custom clearance

The News: Finance Minister has launched two new IT Initiatives -ICEDASH & ATITHI for improved monitoring and pace of Customs clearance of imported goods and facilitating arriving international passengers. About ICEDASH & ATITHI : ICEDASH ICEDASH is an Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) monitoring dashboard of the Indian Customs helping the public see the da... .Read more

Updated on 5 November, 2019 GS3 Economy

Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC)

The News: In the wake of the recent crisis that hit the PMC bank, there have been demands from various quarters that the deposit guarantee limit, which was last revised in 1993, be increased. Key-Highlights of the Issue: Under ‘Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corp. (DICGC)’, a person’s aggregate deposits in a bank including fixed deposits,... .Read more

Updated on 5 November, 2019 GS3

Building digital infrastructure for national health database

Context: Need for National health stack (NHS), especially in Indian federalism context. Background of the NHS & NDHB Ayushman Bharat, the world’s largest state-funded health insurance programme, aims to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). India’s commitment to SDG 2030 “to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for al... .Read more

Updated on 5 November, 2019 GS3 Infrastructure Health and Family wellfare

Joint Exercise On Urban Earthquake Search & Rescue (SCOJtEx) - 2019

Union Minister of Home Affairs inaugurated the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Joint Exercise on Urban Earthquake Search & Rescue (SCOJtEx-2019) on 04th November 2019 at Dr. Ambedkar International Center, New Delhi. The joint exercise hold special importance to SCO Objective To practice and strengthen the national and international response, co... .Read more

Updated on 5 November, 2019 GS2 GS3 International Relations Environment Disaster Management

End Stubble Burning Immediately, Orders SC

End Stubble Burning Immediately In a bid to save Delhi from air pollution, the Supreme Court said it would hold the entire State administrative and police mechanisms of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh — from the Chief Secretary to the local policeman — responsible if even one instance of stubble burning occurred in the future. Context: Th... .Read more

Updated on 5 November, 2019 GS2 GS3 Governance Environment