The NITI Aayog had released the second edition of its State Health Index 2019 in a report titled “Healthy States, Progressive India: Report on Rank of States and UTs”. The index has used estimated figures in place of reported numbers to calculate certain health indicators.This has adversely impacted the final index score of certain States… Continue reading Final index score of NITI Aayog report on States adversely impacted
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Must Read News Articles-July 22nd 2019
Archives GS-2 Centre’s decision to bring amendments to RTI Act draws criticism from activists Activists and former information commissioners have hit out at the Centre’s move to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act. NITI Aayog health index suffers from skew An analysis of the NITI Aayog’s ‘Healthy States, Progressive India’ report released on June… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-July 22nd 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 22th, 2019
Q.1) “Without factoring in agriculture, the vision of a $5-trillion economy will remain a distant dream”. Discuss. The Hindu Q.2) “The ugly path of unilateralism and protectionism has affected the growth and stability of the world”. Comment. The Hindu Q.3) Discuss salient features of draft National education policy. How it ensure better learning and critical… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 22th, 2019
Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurates NSG facility at CCMB
Union Minister Science and Technology and Earth Sciences has inaugurated the Next Generation Sequencing(NGS) facility at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad. Genome sequencing means determining the order of the four chemical building blocks called bases that make up the DNA molecule. Genome sequencing helps to understand how genes work together to… Continue reading Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurates NSG facility at CCMB
One Stop Crisis Centre
Minister of Minister of Women and Child Development has informed the Rajya Sabha about the One Stop Centre(OSC) scheme. One Stop Centre(OSC) are centres established by the Government of India through the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) to support women affected by violence of any sort. The main objectives of the scheme is… Continue reading One Stop Crisis Centre
One case of Chandipura virus infection detected in Gujarat: All you need to know about the virus that affects children
Recently,four cases of suspected Chandipura virus infection were reported in Gujarat. Chandipura virus is named after the town in Maharashtra where the discovery was made and isolated.Chandipura virus is known to cause inflammation of the brain,progress rapidly from an influenza-like illness to coma and death. The virus was first discovered by two virologists of the… Continue reading One case of Chandipura virus infection detected in Gujarat: All you need to know about the virus that affects children
ECI Flagship IT Program – Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) – a success story
The Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) has recorded a 60.14% voting in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. ETPBS was developed by the Election Commission of India with the help of C-DAC for the use of service voters.It is fully secured system. This system enables the entitled service voter to cast their vote using… Continue reading ECI Flagship IT Program – Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) – a success story
Establishing Urban Haats
Union Minister of Textiles has informed Rajya Sabha about the ‘Urban Haats’ scheme. The objective of the scheme is to setup a permanent marketing infrastructure in metropolitan cities to provide direct marketing facilities to the handicrafts artisans/handloom weavers. The scheme is implemented through State Handicrafts/Handlooms Development Corporations/Tourism Development Corporations/ Urban Local Bodies with sufficient financial… Continue reading Establishing Urban Haats
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 20, 2019
Q.1) ““Smart Cities Mission that aimed at providing better cities and infrastructure has failed to do so”. Comment. Answers Q.2) “India need to follow East Asian model of growth if it has to achieve the $5-trillion economy status by 2024-25”. Discuss. Answers Q.3) Critically examine the success of anti-defection law in India. Highlight its relevance… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 20, 2019
Colistin banned in animal food industry
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an order prohibiting the manufacture, sale and distribution of colistin and its formulations for food-producing animals, poultry, aqua farming and animal feed supplements. Activists across the country has welcomed this move as a massive victory for the movement against antimicrobial resistance. According to experts,the recent step… Continue reading Colistin banned in animal food industry
