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Must Read News Articles – May 18th, 2019

Archives GS-2 No move for nationwide NRC exercise: Centre The ruling party’s election promise to implement the National Register of Citizens across the country, if voted back to power for a second term, contradicts the Centre’s stand in the Supreme Court and Parliament. Govt. issues order on 10% quota for EWS The Karnataka state government… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – May 18th, 2019

Mizoram to increase maize yield despite pest outbreak

The Mizoram Agriculture Department has decided to take steps to increase maize production despite an outbreak of the Fall Army Worm (FAW) in the state. So far, FAW outbreak has infested 68% of the maize cultivation areas in Mizoram. The Fall Armyworm (FAW), or Spodoptera frugiperda is an invasive agricultural pest. It was first reported… Continue reading Mizoram to increase maize yield despite pest outbreak

Babies with low birth weight: trends in world, India

According to a study published in the Lancet Global Health,1 in 7 babies worldwide are born with a low birthweight. The study has said that more than 20 million babies are born with a low birthweight (less than 2500 g or 5.5 pounds) worldwide.Further,South Asia accounts for almost half of the world’s low birthweight live… Continue reading Babies with low birth weight: trends in world, India

Explained: Understanding Pakistan’s IMF bailout

The International Monetary Fund(IMF) and Pakistan have agreed on terms for a $6bn bailout package to be disbursed to Pakistan over a span of more than three years. Earlier,Pakistan had asked the IMF to bail itself out from a severe financial crisis that threatens to cripple the country’s economy. Pakistan has already received financial aid… Continue reading Explained: Understanding Pakistan’s IMF bailout

Crop insurance fail: only ₹8 cr. spent for NE

According to the Agriculture Ministry officials,Out of ₹1,400 crore earmarked annually for the north-eastern States under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana,only ₹8 crore was actually spent last year. Further,Four north-eastern States namely Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland ,Manipur and Mizoram are not covered under the scheme at all. The lack of coverage has left thousands of… Continue reading Crop insurance fail: only ₹8 cr. spent for NE

Voynich Manuscript: An illustrated codex written in an extinct language, purchased in 1912, deciphered in 2019

Researcher at the University of Bristol has decoded the Voynich manuscript. The Voynich manuscript is a handwritten and illustrated text carbon-dated to the mid-15th Century.The document is housed in the Beinecke Library at Yale University in the USA. The manuscript is named after Wilfrid M Voynich,a Polish book dealer and antiquarian who purchased it in… Continue reading Voynich Manuscript: An illustrated codex written in an extinct language, purchased in 1912, deciphered in 2019

Telling Numbers | Under-5 mortality in India: study flags disparity among states

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has found out that the Under-5 mortality in India was higher than in any other country in 2015.Under-5 mortality means probability of dying between birth and age 5 which is expressed per 1,000 live births. Researchers have said that while India has reduced its annual… Continue reading Telling Numbers | Under-5 mortality in India: study flags disparity among states

RBI tells bigger NBFCs to appoint chief risk officer

The Reserve Bank of India has directed non-banking finance companies (NBFC) with assets size of over Rs 5000 crore to appoint a chief risk officer(CRO) to improve standards of their risk management. This directive comes at a time when NBFCs are facing a funding crisis as some of the firms are burdened with over-leveraging and… Continue reading RBI tells bigger NBFCs to appoint chief risk officer

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