Prelims Focus 9th May 2026

JANANI Platform

In News: JANANI (Journey of Antenatal, Natal and Neonatal Integrated Care) was announced by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at the recently concluded National Summit on Innovation and Inclusivity. 

• JANANI Platform is a service-oriented digital platform for the comprehensive monitoring and management of digital health records of women during their reproductive years.
• It is being developed as an improved platform of the current Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) portal. 
• The platform is digital and is introducing QR-enabled digital Mother and Child Health (MCH) Cards to provide convenient and portable access to health records. 
• It enables real-time monitoring with high-risk pregnancy alerts, dashboards for supervisory and due-list generation for timely interventions.
• It has the capacity to connect to national systems like U-WIN and POSHAN, which facilitates smooth data transfer and synchronised tracking of beneficiaries.
• It lets beneficiaries register with their ABHA, Aadhaar, or mobile number; facilitates self-registration; and helps to maintain continuity and avoid duplicate registrations for migratory people and populations.

Article 26(b)

In News: The court had posed a question as to whether the power to excommunicate does not fall under Article 26(b).

• Article 26 is about the Freedom to manage religious affairs and provides rights for every religious denomination or a section of any religion except for public order, morality and health.
  • (a) to create and maintain religious and charitable institutions;
  • (b) to conduct its own religious affairs;
  • (c) to be able to own and buy land and houses; and
  • (d) to manage such property according to the law.

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