The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is developing an affordable single policy that covers health, life, property, and accident risks in order to safeguard residents and speed up claim settlements by merging death records onto a single industry platform.
What is the need for an affordable single insurance policy in India?
Snapshot of Indian Insurance market
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What are the IRDA plans to compensate the protection gaps through the initiative?
Will the latest amendment benefit the residents?
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority or IRDA
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The former Supreme Court justice recently refused to recuse himself from hearing a plea by a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer to present further evidence to support his Gujarat High Court appeal against his conviction in a 1990 custodial death case.
What is Judicial Recusal?
Types of judiciary recusal in practise |
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Automatic Recusal |
Plea for recusal (personal interest) |
Case of Justice Markandey Katju
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Why do judges recuse?
Recusal of Judges in foreign jurisdictions?
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The NITI Aayog recently released the ‘annual health index’ for the Covid year 2020-21.
Key highlights of the annual health index:
About the Index
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) became a net seller of US dollars in fiscal year 2023, after being a net purchaser for three consecutive years.
Key Highlights:
Why did the RBI become a net seller of US dollars?
Polity & Governance E-Governance declaration in Kerala |
Kerala's state government recently declared that the state had fully implemented e-governance. About e-Sevanam
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Environment New committee set up to oversee cheetah project |
The Centre appointed a new steering committee to oversee the implementation of Project Cheetah, which was born to a translocated Namibian cheetah at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh in March 2023. Key highlights:
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Environment People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) |
The National Campaign for Updation and Verification of People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) was launched in Goa recently, marking a significant step towards the documentation and preservation of India's rich biological diversity. About:
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Context
During a parliamentary recess, the President of India enacted the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023, using legislative authority under Article 123. This ordinance nullifies a Supreme Court verdict that granted the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCTD) control over "services".
Key issues
Alteration needs an amendment
A perspective
Verifying, please be patient.