News: Supreme Court has allowed the commencement of counselling for postgraduate medical admissions under All India Quota scheme. What is the background of the development? Read here: Income Criteria for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in India – Explained, pointwise What is the decision made by the Supreme Court? The court has upheld the 27% quota… Continue reading Unchanged: On EWS quota income norm
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NFHS-5: Reading NHFS-5 data to understand India’s health, population outlook
News: The government of India recently released National Family Health Survey 5 (NFHS-5) data. The data shows some promising trends and some areas of concern. Read here: NFHS-5 and its findings – Explained, pointwise What are the findings of the National Family Health Survey 5? Read here: What does NFHS-5 data tell us about state of… Continue reading NFHS-5: Reading NHFS-5 data to understand India’s health, population outlook
Health Infrastructure: PM bats for health infra at district level
News: While putting vaccination for adolescents in “mission mode”, the Prime minister stressed the need to ensure adequate health infrastructure at the district level. Read more: How to fix India’s creaking health infrastructure? What steps should be adopted to improve health infrastructure amid Omicron? – Government should work towards Upgrading health infrastructure, testing capacity, availability… Continue reading Health Infrastructure: PM bats for health infra at district level
Heartbeat stars: A star with a heartbeat & without a magnetic field discovered
Contents1 What is the news?2 What are the heartbeat stars?3 What are the findings by the scientists?4 What is the importance of the discovery? What is the news? Scientists have discovered a peculiar binary star named HD73619 in the Cancer constellation, one of the closest open star clusters to the Earth. The star shows heartbeat… Continue reading Heartbeat stars: A star with a heartbeat & without a magnetic field discovered
Union Jal Shakti Minister Announces 3rd National Water Awards
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is the significance of water for India?3 About National Water Awards4 What is the objective of the National Water Awards? What is the news? Ministry of Jal Shakti has recently announced the 3rd National Water Awards-2020. What is the significance of water for India? India has more than 18%… Continue reading Union Jal Shakti Minister Announces 3rd National Water Awards
Cabinet approves Agreement between India and Spain on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters
What is the news? Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister has approved an Agreement between India and Spain on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters. What are the provisions of the agreement? – The correct assessment of customs duties, especially information belonging to the determination of the customs value, tariff classification and the… Continue reading Cabinet approves Agreement between India and Spain on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters
Instability in Kazakhstan will resonate in regional geopolitics
News: Violent unrest has been taken in Kazakhstan after the increase in fuel prices. Contents1 What are the reasons for the crisis in Kazakhstan?2 What are the consequences of the protest?3 Importance of Kazakhstan4 How is the Kazakhstan government handling the crisis? What are the reasons for the crisis in Kazakhstan? 1) Rise in LPG prices… Continue reading Instability in Kazakhstan will resonate in regional geopolitics
The elderly are assets, not dependents
News: India’s demographic dividend implies that there is a larger pool of young population. This implies lower dependency and can boost the economy of a country, like was experienced by East Asian tigers and even in China. But in the future, India is likely to experience an increasingly elderly population. Must Read: Elderly population in… Continue reading The elderly are assets, not dependents
Collaborative approach: Tackling a public health challenge is a team effort
News: All major public health problems need combined technical, bureaucratic and political efforts. As the friction between the different wings affects the health policies in India. Contents1 What different wings involves in health profiling?2 What are the contributions of various agents?3 What are the challenges in this collaborative approach?4 What are the challenges posed by… Continue reading Collaborative approach: Tackling a public health challenge is a team effort
Vaccination: Central control of health care
News: India, in its vaccination process, obtained complete control and power over the doctor-patient relationships. This impacted the vaccination process and also the response of the market. The state should have allowed greater decentralization as the vaccination needs of people are different. Contents1 What are the different vaccination needs?2 What were the challenges posed by… Continue reading Vaccination: Central control of health care
