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Human Freedom Index 2020

Source: Click here News: The Human Freedom Index 2020 has been jointly released by Fraser Institute in Canada and the Cato Institute in the United States. Facts: About the index: The index presents a broad measure of human freedom, understood as the absence of coercive constraints. Parameters: It uses a 0 to 10 scale to measure personal freedom… Continue reading Human Freedom Index 2020

Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 18th December 2020

Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: \ UP anti-conversion law amounts to discrimination and a violation of the right to equality | The Indian Express Indian express page – 12 Syllabus Topic – Society- Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India, women related issues, communalism and… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 18th December 2020

9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – December 17, 2020

Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS 2 Child nutrition Uttar Pradesh’s strategies to contain the pandemic State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First GS 3 Why green revolution states should shift from MSP crops to high value crops and Non-farm activities? What are… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – December 17, 2020

What are the implications of Initial NFHS-5 results?

This article on NFHS-5 results has been developed based on the Indian Express Article under the title ‘Give children weight’ that appeared in the news on 17th December 2020. Situation of Nutrition in India as per NFHS-5 survey and other measures As per the National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4), 35.7 per cent children below five… Continue reading What are the implications of Initial NFHS-5 results?

India drops two ranks in Human Development Index 2020

News: United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has released the Human Development Index (HDI) 2020. Facts: ● HDI  Human Development Index measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human development: ○ A long and healthy life- measured by Life expectancy at birth ○ Access to knowledge: measured by Mean years of… Continue reading India drops two ranks in Human Development Index 2020

State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First

News: UNESCO has released the 2020 State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First. Facts: ● The second edition of the State of Education Report focuses on technical and vocational Education reports and training(TVET). What is TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training)? TVET refers to aspects of the Education Report process involving… Continue reading State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First

Uttar Pradesh’s strategies to contain the pandemic

Context- Early and systematic tracking of high-risk contacts helped Uttar Pradesh step up the fight against COVID-19. What were the measures taken by UP government to control the outbreak? Uttar Pradesh is the largest state in the country in terms of population and hence, the battle against COVID-19 becomes more challenging. Several factors distinguish the handling of… Continue reading Uttar Pradesh’s strategies to contain the pandemic

Child nutrition

Context: New evidence on child nutrition calls for a radical expansion of child nutrition development services. What are the various issues found by several survey reports on child nutrition? NFHS-4: Leaving aside two or three countries like Niger and Yemen, India has the highest proportion of underweight children in the world: a full 36 per cent according… Continue reading Child nutrition

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