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9 PM Daily Brief – December 10, 2020

Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS 1 Smart Anganwadi system Nutritional Security GS 2 India’s diminishing democracy GS 3 Overestimate GDP growth data 9 PM for Preliminary examination FACTLY Smart Anganwadi system Source: The Indian Express Syllabus: GS- 1 Context: Infrastructure development and capacity building of… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Brief – December 10, 2020

Central Vista Project: What are the benefits and issues associated to it?

Amid the controversies surrounding the Central Vista Project, the PM of India laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building. Objections were raised against the project due to the land-use changes and environmental clearances issue to the project by authorities. The matter is being heard by the Supreme Court. In its recent order, the… Continue reading Central Vista Project: What are the benefits and issues associated to it?

Indus valley Civilization: Important aspects and new developments

Presence of animal products during Indus Valley civilisation Recent studies have found the presence of animal products at seven Indus Valley Civilisation sites in present-day Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, including cattle and buffalo meat, in ceramic vessels dating back about 4,600 years. New study has been published in the ‘Journal of Archaeological Science’. The University… Continue reading Indus valley Civilization: Important aspects and new developments

Overestimate GDP growth data

Context- The higher GDP growth rate of the economy actually masks the decline in the unorganized sector. Contents1 What in the news-2 Why GDP data should not be taken as sustainable recovery?3 Why quarterly growth numbers are not robust?4 Way forward- What in the news- The second quarter GDP contracted at a slower pace of… Continue reading Overestimate GDP growth data

Challenges threatening India’s democracy

Context – With various issues arising, there is an opinion that democracy takes a hit and policymakers must take note of the drift.  What are the areas of concern for India?  Recession – The Indian economy is in recession and is among the worst-performing among major nations Cybersecurity attack– India ranked second only to the US… Continue reading Challenges threatening India’s democracy

Nutritional Security

Context: The single greatest threat that blocks the promise of India at a foundational level is malnutrition. What are the different effects of malnutrition on people? Effect of malnutrition: Malnourished children tend to fall short of their real potential physically as well as mentally. That is because malnutrition leaves their bodies weaker and more susceptible… Continue reading Nutritional Security

Smart Anganwadi system

Context: Infrastructure development and capacity building of the anganwadi remains the key to improving the programme, the standards of all its services need to be up-scaled. In what areas the ICDS programme lagging? Community development: The country has 13.77 lakh AWCs. These centres have undoubtedly expanded their reach, but they need to play a much… Continue reading Smart Anganwadi system

[Downloads] Prelims Marathon Compilation – December, 2020 – 1st week

Hello everyone, We are posting compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of  December, 2020 – First week. Click on the following link to download Prelims Compilation for the month of December, 2020 – First week About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focussed on UPSC Prelims 2020. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10… Continue reading [Downloads] Prelims Marathon Compilation – December, 2020 – 1st week

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