Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS-Paper 1 Laws against Inter-faith marriage and Fundamental rights GS-Paper 2 Why central deputation to 3 Bengal police officers not right? India-U.K. relations after Brexit GS-Paper 3 Digital technology worsen financial exclusion in rural India Why lightning kills so many Indians? Issue of single… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – January 6, 2021
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Digital technology worsen financial exclusion in rural India
Synopsis- Internet Services’ base payment system is worsening the financial exclusion prevalent in rural India. Introduction Financial Exclusion in rural India Internet services have provided much comfort to the user. But for the majority of the rural population digital technology has become troublesome due to a lack of technical knowledge and nexus of service providers, middlemen, government officials, and… Continue reading Digital technology worsen financial exclusion in rural India
Supreme Court Judgment on Central Vista Redevelopment Project
Supreme Court pronounced 2-1 judgment and cleared the Central Vista Redevelopment Project. Petition challenging the Centre’s change-of-land-use notification of March 2020 for 86 acres of land was filed in SC. Following statements were put forward by the majority judgment and dissenting judge: More about judgment SC Court in its judgment held that it found no… Continue reading Supreme Court Judgment on Central Vista Redevelopment Project
Pune hub to track vaccine chain across 41 key cities
News: A command and control centre has been set up at Airports Authority of India Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited(AAICLAS) to monitor the movement of COVID-19 vaccines. Facts: Source: The Hindu What will AAICLAS do? It will be the nodal body for coordinating air transportation of the vaccines across a network of 41… Continue reading Pune hub to track vaccine chain across 41 key cities
Swasth Vayu Non-invasive Ventilator receives regulator nod
News: Swasth Vayu Ventilator has received the approval of the expert committee constituted by Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. Facts: Swasth Vayu: It is a ‘Made in India’ non-invasive (involves use of masks or similar device) ventilator developed by the National Aerospace Laboratories(NAL),Bengaluru. Key Features: It… Continue reading Swasth Vayu Non-invasive Ventilator receives regulator nod
World’s largest floating solar energy project in Omkareshwar Dam
News: The Government of India has announced the construction of the World’s largest floating solar energy project. Facts: Floating Solar Energy Project: The world’s largest floating 600 MW solar energy project is to be constructed at Omkareshwar dam on Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh. Funding: The International Finance Corporation, World Bank and Power Grid have… Continue reading World’s largest floating solar energy project in Omkareshwar Dam
On Nile river, Grand Renaissance Dam project divides African nations
News: Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt has agreed to resume negotiations to resolve their decade-long complex dispute over the Grand Renaissance Dam hydropower project in the Horn of Africa. Facts: Source: Indian Express Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam(GERD) which was formerly known as the Millennium Dam is located in Ethiopia, on the Blue Nile River about 40km… Continue reading On Nile river, Grand Renaissance Dam project divides African nations
Prime Minister inaugurates Kochi-Mangalore natural gas pipeline
News: Prime Minister of India has inaugurated the Kochi-Mangalore LNG (liquified natural gas) pipeline. Facts: Kochi-Mangalore Gas Pipeline: It is a 450 km long pipeline being built by GAIL (India) Ltd. Purpose: It will carry natural gas from the Liquefied Natural Gas(LNG) Regasification Terminal at Kochi (Kerala) to Mangalore (Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka). Pass through:… Continue reading Prime Minister inaugurates Kochi-Mangalore natural gas pipeline
Government launched virtual toy hackathon ‘Toycathon 2021’
News: Union Education Minister and Union Minister for Textiles and Women & Child Development jointly launched the Toycathon 2021. Facts: Toycathon 2021: It’s a kind of hackathon for the toy industry. It has been organized by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), Ministry of Textile, Ministry of Commerce and Industries,… Continue reading Government launched virtual toy hackathon ‘Toycathon 2021’
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Two-day Asian Waterbird Census off to a flying start News: The two-day Asian Waterbird Census-2020 commenced in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday under the aegis of experts from the Bombay Natural History Society(BNHS). Facts: Asian Waterbird Census(AWC): It was started in the year 1987.It is an annual event in which thousands of volunteers across Asia and… Continue reading Factly :-News Articles For UPSC Prelims| Jan 06,2021
