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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – January 5, 2021

Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS-Paper 1 Should There Be Wages for Housework?  GS-Paper 2 Way forward for India at UNSC Rising vaccine hesitancy and its solution A multi-dimensional approach to tackle malnutrition GS-Paper 3 Solving the issue of Urban employment through platform/gig economy Increasing energy efficiency among consumer Should… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – January 5, 2021

Should There Be Wages for Housework?

Synopsis- MNM led by Kamal Haasan promised to recognize HouseWorks. Efforts by historical movement to provide wages for HouseWorks, highlighted many challenges in doing that.    Background-  Makkal Needhi Maiam MNM, led by its founder Kamal Haasan has promised that homemakers’ will get their due recognition through payment for their house works which hitherto has been unrecognized and unmonitored.   According to International Labour Organization, women perform 76.2 per cent of total hours of unpaid care work, more than three… Continue reading Should There Be Wages for Housework?

Way forward for India at UNSC

Synopsis: As India assumes UNSC membership for the 8th time as one of the 10 non-permanent members, it should integrate UNSC functions with national objectives while adjusting to changed realities.  Introduction   Dynamics at UNSC have changed completely since the cold war, while India’s attitude has changed from the reactive to the proactive.  India needs to align its goals of national objectives at UNSC with the present dynamics at… Continue reading Way forward for India at UNSC

Solving the issue of Urban employment through platform/gig economy

Synopsis– With no urban equivalent to the NREGA as yet, there must be a focus on supporting new forms of urban employment in the form of the gig economy. Background- Debate around GDP contraction and V-Shaped recovery has ignored the prevalence of unemployment in India. Data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy points to a gradual slowdown… Continue reading Solving the issue of Urban employment through platform/gig economy

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A multi-dimensional approach to tackle malnutrition

Synopsis: Solution to the issue of malnutrition is not solely dependent on increasing food intake, but it requires a multidimensional approach including women empowerment. Introduction National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) has provided mixed results. Positive results include fall in infant mortality rates and under-five mortality rates, increase in institutional births and child immunisation rates. Negative… Continue reading A multi-dimensional approach to tackle malnutrition

Rising vaccine hesitancy and its solution

Synopsis- As the country readies to implement its COVID-19 vaccination programme, vaccine hesitancy could be an issue that the government needs to address forthwith.  Introduction-  Prime-Minister hailed the approval of two made in India COVID-19 vaccines by the drug regulator and said India is on the threshold of beginning the largest vaccination programme in the world.   However, the COVID-19 vaccination intent is decreasing due to increasing hesitancy.  … Continue reading Rising vaccine hesitancy and its solution

DoE circular asks teachers to check weight of school bags

News: The directorate of Education has issued a circular asking school to follow the new ‘School Bag Policy, 2020’ released by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). Facts: Why is there a need for a School Bag Policy? Heavy school bags are a serious threat to the health and well-being of students.… Continue reading DoE circular asks teachers to check weight of school bags

Kerala on alert after bird flu in two districts

News: Kerala was placed on high alert after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed in Kottayam and Alappuzha districts. Facts: Source: The Hindu Bird Flu: It refers to the disease caused by infection with avian (bird) influenza(flu) Type A viruses.These viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds worldwide and can infect domestic poultry and… Continue reading Kerala on alert after bird flu in two districts

Community fishing banned at Deepor Beel

News: Kamrup (Metropolitan) district administration has prohibited community fishing at Deepor Beel, a wetland on the south-western edge of Guwahati and Assam’s only Ramsar site. Facts: Read  more:-Daily current affairs Deepor Beel: It is located to the south-west of Guwahati city, in Kamrup district of Assam.It is a permanent freshwater lake and drains into the Brahmaputra… Continue reading Community fishing banned at Deepor Beel

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