GS1/GS 2 Paper Syllabus: Government policies and interventions/ Indian Society Source: TOI Context: Parliament Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment in India has recommended conducting a survey to assess the impact of drug abuse on society. In 2018, the ministry commissioned a national survey conducted by the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre …
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GS Paper 2: Syllabus: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Context: When British Columbia decriminalizes small amounts of some illicit drugs next year, Canada will join a growing number of countries that have taken strides toward removing penalties for drug use. Canada recently decided that from Jan. …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Internal security related issues. Context: The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry has recently recommended that the National Fund to Control Drug Abuse be used to carry out de-addiction programmes, rather than just policing activities. About the National Fund to Control Drug Abuse: It was created in accordance with …
