Why in News- The Ministry of Education released a “pre-draft” version of the National Curriculum Framework for School Education , and has sought feedback from various stakeholders. The pre-draft covers the framework of curriculum for age groups 3 to 18. The document says that it leans towards making students acquainted with... .Read more
Updated on 7 April, 2023 GS2 Society Governance Current Affairs Health and Family wellfare
Why in News- The RTH Bill focuses on access to healthcare, and guarantees several rights to patients, including privacy, dignity, and control over their health records, but what triggered the 16 day strike by doctors was the attempt to bring private healthcare enterprises into the circle. As per the National Crime Records Bureau data, over 10... .Read more
Updated on 7 April, 2023 GS2 Governance Social issues & Justice Current Affairs Health and Family wellfare
Why in News- Social media platforms and other intermediaries on the Internet are now required to make sure that “fake news” articles about the Union government, deemed and declared as such by PIB, are taken down from their platforms when they are alerted to such posts. The changes were notified through the Information Technology (Inter... .Read more
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Why in News- After two weeks of protest against the Right to Health Bill, private doctors in Rajasthan called off their agitation after reaching an agreement with the State government on the applicability of the legislation. The Private Hospitals & Nursing Homes Association announced that all hospitals across the State will start functioning now. ... .Read more
Updated on 5 April, 2023 GS2 Governance Social issues & Justice Current Affairs Health and Family wellfare
There is a fresh spike in COVID19 cases in India, a surge that is attributable to at least three reasons. One, the XBB.1.16 recombinant variant which has higher transmissibility in comparison to other circulating variants. Two, the recent viral flu surge (H1N1 and H3N2 subtypes) which resulted in healthcare providers r... .Read more
Updated on 4 April, 2023 GS3 Governance Current Affairs Health and Family wellfare
Why in News-The price of 651 essential drugs has come down by 6.73% on average from April 1. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) had been able to fix the ceiling prices of these 651 medicines so far out of the over 870 scheduled drugs listed under the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM). Because of the capping of ceiling... .Read more
Updated on 4 April, 2023 GS3 Society Governance Current Affairs Health and Family wellfare
