Contents1 What is the news? 2 About the study3 What are the key findings of the study?4 What is Heatwave? What is the news? A recent analysis by the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology(DST) and the Ministry of Earth Sciences(MoES), has found a spatial shift of heatwaves in India. With this shift… Continue reading Heatwave occurrences increasing in India, occurring in new regions: study
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Explained: Importance of Nobel winner Abdulrazak Gurnah’s writing in highlighting the refugee experience
Contents1 What is the news? 2 About Gurnah’s work3 What is the significance of his work in the contemporary world? 4 About the Nobel Prize in literature What is the news? This year’s Nobel Prize for Literature is awarded to “Abdulrazak Gurnah”, who was born in Zanzibar and now lives in the UK. He became the fifth African writer to… Continue reading Explained: Importance of Nobel winner Abdulrazak Gurnah’s writing in highlighting the refugee experience
In India, 5 out of 6 multidimensionally poor are from lower tribes or castes: UN report
Contents1 What is the news? 2 What is the key focus of the Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021?3 What are the key findings of the Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021? 3.1 Key findings at the global level3.2 Key findings related to India4 About the Multidimensional Poverty Index What is the news? The UN report: Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021 highlights yet another divide in the Indian society as 5… Continue reading In India, 5 out of 6 multidimensionally poor are from lower tribes or castes: UN report
Education Ministry report: At least 40% school children in 7 large states lack access to digital devices
What is the news? The report, “Initiatives by the School Education Sector in 2020-21“, released by the Union Ministry of Education talks about the response to challenges thrown up by the Covid-19 pandemic. What are the key findings of the report? The report shows that 40% to 70% of school-going children in seven large states do not have access to digital… Continue reading Education Ministry report: At least 40% school children in 7 large states lack access to digital devices
Explained: What is Mosquirix, the first malaria vaccine to get the WHO’s backing?
Contents1 2 What is the news? 3 About the vaccine – Mosquirix 4 What is the significance of the WHO recommendation? 5 About Malaria6 What are the criteria for obtaining malaria-free status? What is the news? The new vaccine “RTS,S/ASO1 (RTS.S)” with its trade name “Mosquirix” was endorsed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently. This is the first and only vaccine shown to have the… Continue reading Explained: What is Mosquirix, the first malaria vaccine to get the WHO’s backing?
India’s school system faces acute shortage of teachers, says UNESCO report
Contents1 What is the news?2 About the State of the Education Report (SOER) for India3 What are the key findings of the State of the Education Report (SOER) 2021?4 What are the key recommendations of the SOER report? What is the news? United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recently released its 2021… Continue reading India’s school system faces acute shortage of teachers, says UNESCO report
Detail in relief: On SC order on financial assistance to kin of COVID-19 families
What is the news? Supreme Court (SC) in the recent judgement gave detail for the payment of ex gratia financial assistance to the families of those who died of COVID-19. The court held that no State shall deny the benefit solely on the ground that a person’s death certificate did not specify the cause of… Continue reading Detail in relief: On SC order on financial assistance to kin of COVID-19 families
Online system for aviation safety
Contents1 What is the news?2 About the Voluntary Safety Reporting System3 What is the Voluntary Safety Reporting System?4 What is DGCA? What is the news? The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has introduced a Web-based system on the eGCA platform for voluntary reporting of incidents that pose a potential threat to flight safety. About… Continue reading Online system for aviation safety
Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat & Dr. Jitendra Singh To Jointly Inaugurate Heli-Borne Survey For Ground Water Management In Arid Regions
Contents1 What is the news?2 About the Heli-Borne Survey3 What is the importance of the project?4 What is the National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme(NAQUIM)?5 Terms to know: What is the news? The Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Jal Shakti and CSIR-NGRI (National Geophysical Research Institute), Hyderabad have signed an agreement for use of… Continue reading Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat & Dr. Jitendra Singh To Jointly Inaugurate Heli-Borne Survey For Ground Water Management In Arid Regions
British-era bungalow is home to Brahmaputra heritage centre
What is the news? Vice-President has recently inaugurated the Mahabahu Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre in Guwahati. About the Mahabahu Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre The Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre has been set up in a nearly 150-year-old Scottish-type wooden bungalow after an elaborate restoration. The Centre is located in Guwahati’s Barphukanar Tila, meaning Barphukan’s Hillock. The… Continue reading British-era bungalow is home to Brahmaputra heritage centre
