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Ambedkar Social Innovation & Incubation Mission

News: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission under Venture Capital Fund for SCs Facts: Objective: To promote entrepreneurship among the SC Youth with special preference to Divyangs. To support (1,000) innovative ideas till 2024 through a synergetic work with the Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) set up by… Continue reading Ambedkar Social Innovation & Incubation Mission

Must Read News Articles I 2nd October 2020

Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read News Articles below. GS PAPER 1 # 1 Legacy of Lal Bahadur Shastri Syllabus Topic – Post-independence consolidation and reorganisation within the country GS PAPER 2  # 2 Constraining critique – Amnesty’s decision to close shop in India is unfortunate U.S., E.U. should not condone… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 2nd October 2020

PoS 3.1 Software, SMS Services and facility of Home delivery of Fertilizers (RBK) for farmers

News: Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers launched POS 3.1 software, SMS Gateway and Home Delivery facility of Fertilizers (RBK) for farmers in Andhra Pradesh. Facts: POS 3.1 version: Contactless OTP based authentication option has been introduced. Farmer will be able to purchase fertilizer without touching fingerprint sensor. SMS Gateway: It will periodically send SMS… Continue reading PoS 3.1 Software, SMS Services and facility of Home delivery of Fertilizers (RBK) for farmers

‘Decarbonization and Energy Transition Agenda’

News: NITI Aayog and Embassy of the Netherlands, New Delhi, signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) on to support the decarbonization and energy transition agenda for accommodating cleaner and more energy. Facts: The focus of the partnership is on co-creating innovative technological solutions by leveraging the expertise of the two entities. Key elements include: lowering… Continue reading ‘Decarbonization and Energy Transition Agenda’

Understanding an abundant, highly transmissible coronavirus mutation

News: D614G mutation of SARS- CoV-2 has been found more transmissible than most others. Facts: Mutation: A mutation is a change in the sequence of bases of DNA or RNA in a genome. All viruses mutate to adapt to the barriers that humans put up. RNA viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 mutate slowly as they require… Continue reading Understanding an abundant, highly transmissible coronavirus mutation

9 PM Daily Brief – October 1st, 2020

Good evening dear reader. Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today 9 PM for Mains examination GS-1 A case for older women GS-2 Changing Health Behaviour QUAD Grouping- India, Japan, US and Australia Need of a Maritime strategy 9 PM for Preliminary examination FACTLy 1. A case for older women Source: The… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Brief – October 1st, 2020

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