Context Kala azar cases in India fell to 834 in 2022 from 44,533 in 2007 — a 98.7 per cent decline. Key Details As many as 632 endemic blocks (99.8…

Context The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has completed the Mother Tongue Survey of India (MTSI) with field videography of the country’s 576 languages. What is the MTSI? According to…

Context The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022 recently released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at the University of Oxford.…

Context Union Minister of Education and Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched the draft of National Credit Framework (NCrF) for public consultation, About National Credit Framework…

Context India has ranked 107th out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022, down from the 101st position the previous year. Key Rankings of Global Hunger Index 2022…

Context The National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), 2022, was released, with 384 drugs in it across 27 categories. While 34 new drugs are on the list, 26 drugs from…

Context Prime Minister announced PM SHRI School Scheme in which14,500 schools across India will be upgraded to showcase components of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 a new centrally sponsored scheme…

Context A look at the legal provisions that bar corporal punishment, and who has the responsibilty to protect children against abuse. What is corporal punishment? By definition, corporal punishment means…