The Verma Committee: police reform in india

The Delhi 2012 gangrape and murder sparked off spontaneous protests across the country. The Verma Committee, set up thereafter, recommended- Police reforms Statutory procedures for managing sexual offence cases, including Rape Crisis Cells Criminalisation of marital rape Disqualification of politicians with criminal records Repeal of laws like AFSPA Educational reforms including education of adults Gender-free socialisation,...

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

Welfare and social issue In news: Indian government is not yet ready to sign the Hague Convention on inter-country abduction of children by parents fleeing a bad marriage. Recap: Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is a multi-national treaty that seeks to protect children wrongfully removed by one of the parentsfrom the...

Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY)

  In news: The World Bank has approved Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY). The scheme is to be implemented over a period of five years from 2018-19 to 2022-23, with World Bank assistance.   About Atal Bhujal Yojana: It is a Rs.6000 crore Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation....

Global Cancer Report: 2018, What is incompatible with India?

       development and management of social sector / services related to governance, constitution, governance system, social justice and international relations   In news: In the recent research paper on Jama Oncology, researchers from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) have analyzed cases of new cancers in 195 countries in 2016. Incompatible analysis...

Small finance banks (SFBs)

Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.       Why in news: The Reserve Bank of India has decided to allow urban co-operative banks (UCB) to convert into small finance banks (SFB), a move aimed at bringing these entities into mainstream banking. It has been decided to allow voluntary transition of UCBs meeting the...