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No rohingya entry since 2014  Context Minister of State for Home KirenRijiju said on Tuesday that no Rohingya entered India since 2014 after the BharatiyaJanata Party government came to power. Sharp decline in insurgency-related incidents in Northeast, says Rijiju Mr.Rijiju also said that insurgency-related incidents in the Northeast had come down to 308 in 2017,… Continue reading No rohingya entry since 2014 

Open trafficking  Context Employment opportunities should be created in Nepal to prevent cross-border trafficking between Nepal and India What Following the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that human trafficking from Nepal to India witnessed “a three-fold jump” The SashastraSeemaBal (SSB) reported that most of the victims were minors, with girls and… Continue reading Open trafficking 

The people connection  Context Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accompanied on his visit to India by a large delegation drawn from the defence, cyber, and agricultural sectors; he intends to boost trade, investment, and tourism between the two nations. Young Israelis visit India in huge numbers each year, forging a stronger acquaintance This year,… Continue reading The people connection 

Online degree in non-tech courses  Context The Centre would soon finalise regulations enabling universities with high National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) scores to offer degree, certificate and diploma courses for non-technical subjects in online mode Eligibility criteria Only institutions with a NAAC grade of A plus and A plus plus – meaning, a NAAC… Continue reading Online degree in non-tech courses 

Water scarcity may hit thermal power  Context New report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) Findings of the report Risk of outages to Thermal power plants: India’s thermal power plants, about 90% of which rely on fresh water for cooling, risk facing serious outages because of shortage of water Shutdowns: Between 2013 and 2016, 14… Continue reading Water scarcity may hit thermal power 

Govt holds firm on disability pensions  Context The Defence Ministry has no proposal to withdraw pending appeals against disability pensions and benefits. This was conveyed by Defence Minister NirmalaSitharaman in a letter to RajyaSabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar Background Former Defence Minister ManoharParrikar had attempted to reduce litigations against veterans and serving personnel and had appointed… Continue reading Govt holds firm on disability pensions 

1.2 lakh fewer deaths in under-5 category in 2016  Context Figures from the Sample Registration Survey (SRS) Findings Sharpest decline in U5 mortality rate: India has posted its sharpest, year-on-year decline in the under-5 infant mortality rate (u5) since 2010. The u5, at 39 deaths per 1,000 live births, recorded a 5-point decline from the… Continue reading 1.2 lakh fewer deaths in under-5 category in 2016 

36% rural youth cant name India’s capital, finds survey  Context 2017 Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) Focus of the survey The survey looks ‘Beyond Basics’, exploring a wider set of domains beyond foundational reading and arithmetic in an attempt to throw light on the status and abilities of youth in this age group.” What… Continue reading 36% rural youth cant name India’s capital, finds survey 

Megalithic-era sarcophagus unearthed in Kerala  Context A rare sarcophagus (stone coffin), said to be 2,000-year old from the Iron Age–Megalithic era, was discovered from a rock-cut cave at Viyur village of Kollam, near Koyilandy, in Kozhikode district on Monday Man or woman The bone fragments could be of either a man or a woman Carbon… Continue reading Megalithic-era sarcophagus unearthed in Kerala 

Link rivers Gadkari urges States Context Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari has asked officials to work on ways to “better utilise” water from non-Himalayan rivers that are emptying out into the sea Polavaram project example He cited the Polavaram project as an example of where water was being transferred from the Godavari to the… Continue reading Link rivers Gadkari urges States