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GOAL program

News:Union Minister of Tribal Affairs has announced the second phase of programme GOAL (Going Online as Leaders) for tribal women. Facts: About the programme: Going Online as Leaders(GOAL) is a digital skilling initiative launched by Facebook in March,2019 for underprivileged tribal women. The program aims at inspiring, guiding and encouraging tribal girls from across India… Continue reading GOAL program

Shinyuu Maitri

News:The Indian Air Force will be carrying out a joint military exercise called ‘Shinyuu Maitri’ with Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) from 17 to 23 October 2019. Facts: About Shinyuu Maitri: Shinyuu Maitri is a bilateral air exercise between the Japanese Air Self Defence Force(JASDF) and Indian Air Force(IAF). The exercise will be held… Continue reading Shinyuu Maitri

Food Safety Mitra Scheme

News:Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare has launched the Food Safety Mitra Scheme and Eat Right Smart Jacket. Facts: About Food Safety Mitra scheme: The scheme aims to create an ecosystem of food safety mitras(FSM) who will help Food Business organisations(FBO) with licensing and registration, training and auditing hygiene among others. FSM is an… Continue reading Food Safety Mitra Scheme

Kafala System

News:Qatar has announced to extend the elimination of Kafala System to all the remaining workers. Facts: About Kafala system: The Kafala (Sponsorship) System emerged in the 1950’s to regulate the relationship between employers and migrant workers in many countries in West Asia. The Kafala system requires foreign workers to have an in-country sponsor usually their… Continue reading Kafala System

National Security Guard(NSG)

News:Union Minister for Home Affairs celebrated the 35th raising day ceremony of National Security Guard (NSG) at NSG headquarters located in Manesar, Gurugram. Facts: About National Security Guard(NSG): National Security Guard(NSG) is a counter terrorism unit under the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). It was founded in 1984 following Operation Blue Star for combating… Continue reading National Security Guard(NSG)

Bluetongue(BT) virus

News:Department of Animal Husbandry released two diagnostic kits developed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under the Indian Veterinary Research Institute. Facts: About the diagnostic kits: The diagnostic kits developed are Bluetongue sandwich ELISA(sELISA) and the Japanese Encephalitis lgM ELISA kit for the control of Swine and Detection of AntigenELISA. About Bluetongue virus: It… Continue reading Bluetongue(BT) virus

Randomized Controlled Trial(RCT)

News:The three Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer are considered to be instrumental in using randomised controlled trials to test the effectiveness of various policy interventions to alleviate poverty. Facts: About Randomised Control trial(RCT): A Randomised Control trial is an experiment that is designed to isolate the influence that a certain intervention… Continue reading Randomized Controlled Trial(RCT)

Pakistan to remain in FATF’s ‘Grey List’ till February 2020: Reports

News:The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has decided to keep Pakistan on its grey list till February 2020. Facts: Pakistan and FATF: In June 2018,Financial Action Task Force(FATF) had greylisted Pakistan for failing to curb anti-terror financing. FATF had given 15 months to Pakistan to complete implementation of a 27-point action plan failing which it… Continue reading Pakistan to remain in FATF’s ‘Grey List’ till February 2020: Reports

U.S. House passes Hong Kong ‘Democracy Act’

News:The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a Hong Kong Democracy Act. Facts: Why was the bill passed? Hong Kong has been experiencing protests against a proposed law to allow extradition to mainland China but it has since transformed into a larger pro-democracy movement. The protests have also increasingly turned violent with police being accused… Continue reading U.S. House passes Hong Kong ‘Democracy Act’

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