Rajya Sabha Passes Bills to Modify SC, ST list in States
- Bill add four Particularly Tribal Vulnerable Groups (Bondo, Mankidia, etc.) to ST list of Odisha.
- Article 366 (24) prescribes that Scheduled Caste (SC) means such castes, races or tribes as are deemed under article 341 of constitution.
- Article 366 (25) prescribes that Schedule Tribes (ST) means such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed under Article 342 of the Constitution.
- President may with respect to any State or Union territory, after consultation with governor can notify castes, races or tribes which will deemed to be SC/ST.
- Parliament may by law modify the list of SC/ST specified in notification issued.
- Tags :
- Rajya sabha
- SC/ST list
South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC)
- Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of multiple road upgradation as part of the SASEC corridor connectivity.
- About SASEC
- Genesis: Established in 2001.
- Secretariat : Asian Development Bank
- Members: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives ,Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Objective: It is a project-based partnership to promote regional prosperity by improving,
- Cross-border connectivity
- Boosting trade among member countries and
- Strengthening regional economic cooperation
- Four Main SASEC Sectors: Transport, Trade facilitation, Energy, and Economic corridor development.
- Tags :
- South Asia
- SASEC
Bharat Brand
- Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution launched ‘Bharat Rice’ at a subsidized rate.
- In the first phase, it will be offered to consumers through three central cooperative agencies - Kendriya Bhandar, National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (Nafed), and National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India (NCCF).
- Earlier, the government has started retailing subsidized Wheat flour and Chana dal under the ‘Bharat’ Brand.
- It aims to stabilize prices, curb food inflation, and augment domestic availability of these food items.
- Tags :
- Bharat Brand
- Rice