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IIT Kharagpur launched COVIRAP

News: Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Kharagpur has launched a Covid-19 test called ‘COVIRAP’.   Facts: COVIRAP: It is a cuboid-shaped portable testing device that can deliver results in an hour making it an effective tool to scale up Covid-19 screening in peripheral and rural areas. Benefits of COVIRAP: Economical: It is a cheaper and quicker… Continue reading IIT Kharagpur launched COVIRAP

Precautions during festive season

What are the views of experts amid festive season? Committee warning – A government-appointed committee of doctors and scientists warned of a rapid surge of 26 lakh Coronavirus cases within a month if people show laxity in following COVID-19 protocol during the upcoming festive season and winter days. Kerala festive example– The epidemic curve of… Continue reading Precautions during festive season

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NEP: Computational Thinking

National Education Policy  Computational Thinking What is algorithms? How does it translate in the NEP? The notions of calculation and algorithms are as old as mathematics and date back to the early stages of representing numbers and geometrical figures and manipulating them for various uses. All early learning of counting and arithmetic is method-based, and… Continue reading NEP: Computational Thinking

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully touches asteroid

News: OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has successfully touched an asteroid Bennu to collect dust and pebbles from the surface for delivery to Earth.   Facts: OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) is a NASA asteroid-study and sample-return mission. Aim: To travel to a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu and bring a small sample back to… Continue reading NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully touches asteroid

Anemia Mukt Bharat Index

News: Haryana State has topped the Anemia Mukt Bharat(AMB) Index among 29 states in the country.   Facts: Anemia Mukt Bharat: It is an initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and UNICEF. Aim: To reduce the prevalence of Anemia all over India. Implementation: It provides preventive and curative mechanisms through a 6x6x6… Continue reading Anemia Mukt Bharat Index

The plight of Sanitation workers

The Hidden World of Sanitation Workers :- What were the demands of civil society? How did the government respond? Civil society started a movement in the 1990s to eradicate dry latrines, the focus now is on manhole deaths and provision of safety equipment to sanitation workers. Several State governments and the previous Central governments have… Continue reading The plight of Sanitation workers

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Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 22nd October 2020

Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: GS Paper – 1 Nothing in this section today GS Paper – 2 The answer is fraternity : The term’s inclusion in the Preamble is of historic importance — and contemporary relevance. Syllabus Topic – Indian Constitution historical underpinnings, evolution, features amendments,… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 22nd October 2020

Environmental clearance to Kaleshwaram given in violation of law: NGT

News: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held that environmental clearance (EC) to Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) was granted ex post facto, after completion of substantial work, by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) “in violation of law”. Facts: Location: Kaleshwaram Multipurpose Lift Irrigation Project is located in Telangana. It was… Continue reading Environmental clearance to Kaleshwaram given in violation of law: NGT

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