Source: Click here News: World Health Organization(WHO) has released the World Malaria Report 2020. Facts: Aim: To look at the 20 years of global progress and challenges in the fight against the Malaria. Key Takeaways: Malaria Control: The two decades from 2000 to 2020 was a period of extraordinary success in malaria control: As many as 1.5 billion… Continue reading World Malaria Report 2020
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World Trade Report(WTR)
Source: Click here News: World Trade Organization(WTO) has released the report titled ‘World Trade Report 2020: Government Policies to Promote Innovation in the Digital Age’. Facts: World Trade Report: It is an annual report published since 2003 by the World Trade Organization to deepen understanding about trends in trade, trade policy issues, and the multilateral trading system… Continue reading World Trade Report(WTR)
Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 3rd December 2020
Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: \ GS Paper 1 UP’s ‘love jihad’ ordinance has chilling effect on freedom of conscience Indian Express Page – 10 Syllabus Topic – Society – Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India, communalism, regionalism & secularism GS Paper 2 Hard… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 3rd December 2020
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: December 2, 2020
Good Evening Friends, We are posting today’s 10pm Current Affairs Quiz [WpProQuiz 1924]
9 PM Daily Brief – December 2, 2020
Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS 1 Uttarakhand’s nameplate initiative GS 2 Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Regional priorities Origin of COVID-19 GS 3 Farmer’s protest Corporate houses owning banks 9 PM for Preliminary examination FACTLY Uttarakhand’s nameplate initiative Source- The Indian Express Syllabus- GS 1… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Brief – December 2, 2020
Decriminalising Marijuana in India
This article is based on the two Indian Express articles (links Indian Express, Indian Express) published today and in October, 2020 respectively. Why in News US President Biden promises decriminalising the use of marijuana and also gave assurance to clearing out the past convictions related to it during his election campaign. In India also Recent… Continue reading Decriminalising Marijuana in India
What is FSSAI? What are its functions?
What is FSSAI? Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is a statutory body established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSS Act). FSSAI is an autonomous body. The administrative ministry for FSSAI is the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. FSSAI is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety. … Continue reading What is FSSAI? What are its functions?
What is Planning Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS)
Planning Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS) is a technique for optimizing allocation of funds in the budget through exercise of proper choice among programmes which compete for limited resources. It involves three steps: Planning- Identification of goals and objectives Programming- Prioritising the goals Budgeting- Allocation of funds
What is gender budgeting?
Gender Budgeting Gender Budgeting is a dissection of the government budget to establish its gender differential impact and to translate gender commitments into budgetary commitments. It looks at the government budget from a gender perspective to assess how it addresses the need for women in the areas like health, education, employment etc. Read More: Gender… Continue reading What is gender budgeting?
What is Outcome based budget?
Outcome based budget technique has been recommended from the budget 2007- 08. Under this every ministry handling a sector presents a preliminary outcome budget to the Ministry of Finance. It seeks to bring correlation between outlay, output and outcome. Outlay- is the amount that is provided for a given scheme or project in the Budget.… Continue reading What is Outcome based budget?
