Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Aadhar?3 Importance of Aadhar4 Recommendations from the workshop What is the News? The Minister of Electronics & Information Technology has addressed the three-day workshop ‘Aadhaar 2.0- Ushering the Next Era of Digital Identity and Smart Governance’. The workshop was organized by the Unique Identification Authority of India(UIDAI). The… Continue reading ‘Aadhaar 2.0- Ushering the Next Era of Digital Identity and Smart Governance’ workshop
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Need to make agri-food systems resilient to address food security: SOFA 2021
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the purpose of the report?3 What are the key findings of the report?4 What happens if there is a disruption in Agri-Food Systems?5 What are the recommendations given by the report to improve Agri-Food Systems? What is the News? The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) has released the… Continue reading Need to make agri-food systems resilient to address food security: SOFA 2021
Group of 8 Food secretaries to create national policy for community kitchens
Contents1 What is the News?2 Background3 What was the Central Government’s response?4 What is a Community Kitchen? What is the News? The Government of India has decided to constitute a group of secretaries from states, along with senior officers of the Centre, to deliberate on a framework of Community Kitchens Scheme. Background A petition was… Continue reading Group of 8 Food secretaries to create national policy for community kitchens
Raksha Mantri virtually inaugurates 5th World Congress on Disaster Management
What is the News? The Defence Minister has inaugurated the Fifth World Congress on Disaster Management. About Fifth World Congress on Disaster Management Organized by: Disaster Management Initiatives and Convergence Society (DMICS) Aim: To promote interaction of science, policy, and practices to enhance understanding of risks and advance actions for reducing risks and building resilience… Continue reading Raksha Mantri virtually inaugurates 5th World Congress on Disaster Management
Union Health Ministry releases NFHS-5 Phase II Findings
Contents1 What is the news?2 States covered in NFHS-5 phase II3 About NFHS and findings of NFHS-5 Phase I4 What are the key findings of NFHS-5 Phase II?5 What are the significant things to consider from NFHS-5 Survey? What is the news? Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) has released the 2019-21 National Family… Continue reading Union Health Ministry releases NFHS-5 Phase II Findings
Hard to count the poor, but poverty in India is falling
Contents1 What is the news?2 About the brief history of India’s poverty line3 What are the issues associated with the poverty line?4 About the multidimensional poverty What is the news? According to last year data on the Tendulkar committee recommended poverty line, India’s poverty has reduced by 7.9 percentage points between 2009-10 and 2011-12. About… Continue reading Hard to count the poor, but poverty in India is falling
India has made no progress on anaemia, childhood wasting: Global Nutrition Report
What is the News? The Global Nutrition Report, 2021 has been released. What is the Global Nutrition Report 2021? The Global Nutrition Report was conceived following the first Nutrition for Growth Initiative Summit (N4G) in 2013. Released by: It is a multi-stakeholder initiative, consisting of a Stakeholder Group, Independent Expert Group and Report Secretariat.… Continue reading India has made no progress on anaemia, childhood wasting: Global Nutrition Report
NITI Aayog under the Indo-German Cooperation releases inaugural SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021–22
What is the News? Niti Aayog has released the first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Urban India Index. About SDG Urban India index Developed by: Niti Aayog in collaboration with GIZ and BMZ under the umbrella of Indo-German Development Cooperation. Purpose: It is an SDG progress monitoring tool at the Urban Local Bodies(ULB) level. Methodology: For… Continue reading NITI Aayog under the Indo-German Cooperation releases inaugural SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021–22
India’s drug chase could be on the wrong trail
What is the News? Data shows that India is struggling more with opioid problems rather than cannabis. What is the status of drug consumption in India? Data: India’s National Crime Records Bureau has data on the number of drugs seized every year under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The data shows that over 60% of the… Continue reading India’s drug chase could be on the wrong trail
Union Minister of Home Affairs performed Bhoomi Pujan of Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum in Manipur
What is the News? Union Minister of Home Affairs has laid the foundation stone for setting up of the Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum at Luangkao village in Manipur’s Tamenglong district. Who was Rani Gaidinliu? Rani Gaidinliu was born on January 26, 1915, in the present-day Tamenglong district of Manipur. She belonged to the… Continue reading Union Minister of Home Affairs performed Bhoomi Pujan of Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum in Manipur
