National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to use build-operate-transfer (BOT-PPP) model for develop highways in Public Private Partnership (PPP) Model.
[Polity] New Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Parliament Record Expunction, Bail vs Jail, Weekly Mrunal Digest from Jul week2-2022 (WMD) for UPSC
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to be the BJP/NDA’s vice- presidential candidate. VP is elected from electoral college comprising MPs of the Lok Sabha.
[Environment] Floating Solar Farms, Banni Grassland, Nairobi flies & more Weekly Mrunal Digest from Jul week1-2022 (WMD)
Solar plants can be either ground-mounted or set up on the surface of waterbodies. Floating solar farms are expensive but has advantages as well.
[Polity] OBC Triple Test for PRI Reservation, OBC Subcategorisation, Zonal Councils, Nominated RS Members, RTI on PM Cares- Weekly Mrunal Digest from Jul week1-2022 (WMD)
SC judgment in Vilas Krishnarao Gawli case- OBC reservation for Panchayati raj body must pass OBC triple test benchmark with 3 conditions.
[Economy] CRR-SLR Exempt on FCNR, ECB Limits Changed Weekly Mrunal Digest from Jul week1-2022 (WMD)
RBI Exempts FCNR- foreign currency non-resident bank deposits and non-resident external (NRE) deposits from CRR SLR requirements to prevent Rs. fall
[Ethics WMD] Leadership Qualities- Mahua Moitra, Boris Johnson, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Weekly Mrunal Digest from Jul week2-2022
TMC MP Mahua Moitra in controversy because of her Twitter posts comparing sexual harassment word with “Mr.Gogoi”
[Ethics WMD] Attitude towards women- nonconsensual image, porn, right to privacy, abortion Weekly Mrunal Digest from Jul week1-2022
Army Officers went to Court for relief saying “We shouldn’t be punished for porn because it’s invasion of their right to privacy.
[Science WMD] ISRO POEM, NASA CAPSTONE, GEMCOVAC-19, Doctors Day, Weekly Mrunal Digest from Jun week4-2022
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module or ‘POEM’. POEM is a platform that will help perform in orbit experiments using the discarded, stage of PSLV rocket.
[Polity WMD] Nupur Sharma FIR clubbing, separation of powers, judicial appointments, Hermit Spyware- Weekly Mrunal Digest from Jun week4-2022
Supreme Court declined a plea by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma to club/group FIR filed against her for hate speech
[Economy WMD] NITI Report on Gig Workers, Environmental Activism, Weekly Mrunal Digest from Jun week4-2022
Gig workers are temporary workers who are engaged in livelihoods outside the traditional employer-employee arrangement. Delivery boys, app-based taxi drivers, service providers such as cleaners and technicians,
[Economy WMD] FSIB- Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB), BBB, GST Rate Change, Weekly Mrunal Digest from Jun week4-2022
Govt is establishing the Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) in place of the Banks Board Bureau (BBB). FSIB Chairman: Bhanu Pratap Sharma
[Environment WMD] Single use plastic ban, ESZ, Surya Nutan Cooker, & more from Jun week3-2022
India bans single use plastic using Environment Protection Act 1986 – e.g. cups, glasses, forks, spoons, knives, trays; sweet boxes etc
[Polity WMD] President Droupadi Murmu, OTT-Child actor rights, Election Symbol, Dynastic Politics Weekly Mrunal Digest from Jun week3-2022
Ensure at least one parent or legal guardian (a nurse in case of an infant) – is present during shoot.
Ensure the child’s education under the Right to education Act