Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: \ UP anti-conversion law amounts to discrimination and a violation of the right to equality | The Indian Express Indian express page – 12 Syllabus Topic – Society- Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India, women related issues, communalism and… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 18th December 2020
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10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: December 17, 2020
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – December 17, 2020
Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS 2 Child nutrition Uttar Pradesh’s strategies to contain the pandemic State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First GS 3 Why green revolution states should shift from MSP crops to high value crops and Non-farm activities? What are… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – December 17, 2020
What are the implications of Initial NFHS-5 results?
This article on NFHS-5 results has been developed based on the Indian Express Article under the title ‘Give children weight’ that appeared in the news on 17th December 2020. Situation of Nutrition in India as per NFHS-5 survey and other measures As per the National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4), 35.7 per cent children below five… Continue reading What are the implications of Initial NFHS-5 results?
India drops two ranks in Human Development Index 2020
News: United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has released the Human Development Index (HDI) 2020. Facts: ● HDI Human Development Index measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human development: ○ A long and healthy life- measured by Life expectancy at birth ○ Access to knowledge: measured by Mean years of… Continue reading India drops two ranks in Human Development Index 2020
State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First
News: UNESCO has released the 2020 State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First. Facts: ● The second edition of the State of Education Report focuses on technical and vocational Education reports and training(TVET). What is TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training)? TVET refers to aspects of the Education Report process involving… Continue reading State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First
Uttar Pradesh’s strategies to contain the pandemic
Context- Early and systematic tracking of high-risk contacts helped Uttar Pradesh step up the fight against COVID-19. What were the measures taken by UP government to control the outbreak? Uttar Pradesh is the largest state in the country in terms of population and hence, the battle against COVID-19 becomes more challenging. Several factors distinguish the handling of… Continue reading Uttar Pradesh’s strategies to contain the pandemic
Child nutrition
Context: New evidence on child nutrition calls for a radical expansion of child nutrition development services. What are the various issues found by several survey reports on child nutrition? NFHS-4: Leaving aside two or three countries like Niger and Yemen, India has the highest proportion of underweight children in the world: a full 36 per cent according… Continue reading Child nutrition
India and UK launches Virtual Vaccines Hub
Source: Click here News: India and the UK Government has launched a Virtual Vaccines Hub. Facts: Objective: To distribute vaccines for Covid-19 and other deadly viruses by sharing knowledge on clinical trials and regulatory approvals and get vaccines to people who need them most in a safe, secure and energy-efficient way. Previous such collaboration with the UK: This… Continue reading India and UK launches Virtual Vaccines Hub
The significance of US recognising Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara
Source: Click here News: Morocco has agreed to become the fourth Arab nation to normalise relations with Israel as part of a deal in which the US agreed to recognise its claim over the disputed Western Sahara region. Facts: Western Sahara: It is a disputed territory on the northwest coast of Africa bordered by Morocco, Mauritania, and… Continue reading The significance of US recognising Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara
