What is the news? The Centre has issued an advisory to parents and teachers on the threats posed by online gaming, observing that the closure of schools due to the lockdown has caused an increase in children using cell phones and the internet. Issued by: Ministry of Education It comes days after Rajya Sabha Chairman… Continue reading Watch for secretive behaviour, tendency to switch screens: govt advisory on online gaming among children
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Union Minister says, India’s maiden human space mission “Gaganyaan” will be launched in 2023
What is the News? The Union Minister of Science & Technology has said that India’s maiden human space mission, “Gaganyaan” will be launched in 2023. What is Gaganyaan Mission? Gaganyaan is India’s first Human Space Flight Programme to be launched by the ISRO. Aim: To demonstrate the capability to send humans to low earth orbit… Continue reading Union Minister says, India’s maiden human space mission “Gaganyaan” will be launched in 2023
World unprepared for future pandemics: Global Health Security Index 2021
What is the News? The Global Health Security Index 2021 has been released. About Global Health Security Index(GHS) GHS is the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across 195 countries. Published by: Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. The report was developed with Economist… Continue reading World unprepared for future pandemics: Global Health Security Index 2021
BEE Launches ‘Certification Course on Home Energy Audit’ Initiative
What is the News? The Bureau of Energy Efficiency(BEE) has launched a ‘Certification Course on Home Energy Audit(HEA)’. What is a Home Energy Audit(HEA)? A Home Energy Audit(HEA) enables appropriate accounting, monitoring and analysis of energy use of various energy-consuming equipment and appliances in a house. Based on this assessment, a technical report is given… Continue reading BEE Launches ‘Certification Course on Home Energy Audit’ Initiative
Imports made up 86% of gold supply in 2016-20, says WGC
What is the News? The World Gold Council (WGC) has released a report titled ‘Bullion Trade in India’. What are the key findings of the report? India’s Gold Imports India is the world’s second-largest gold consumer. However, the country is heavily dependent on imports to fulfil this demand. Over the five-year period 2016-2020, imports made… Continue reading Imports made up 86% of gold supply in 2016-20, says WGC
A better NJAC: Politicians are right on the collegium. But can their solution rise above politics, that’s the question
News: A demand for introducing National Judicial Appointments Commission has been resurfaced in Lok Sabha. What is National Judicial Appointments Commission? Read here: National Judicial Appointments Commission Why did the demand for NJAC arise? Supporters of collegium cite executive overreach and suspicious government interest in judicial appointments in the 1970s. But after the first and second judges’… Continue reading A better NJAC: Politicians are right on the collegium. But can their solution rise above politics, that’s the question
Across India, minorities are overrepresented in jails
News: National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reports show that in almost all the states of the Indian Union, irrespective of the party holding office, religious minorities are over-represented in jail. What do the NCRB Report data shows? Muslims are (and were) over-represented among jail inmates in almost all the Hindu-majority states. For example, In Assam, Muslims,… Continue reading Across India, minorities are overrepresented in jails
Poor nations lag in removing unhealthy trans fat from food – WHO report
What is the news? The World Health Organization (WHO) released the third progress report on Global trans fat elimination, 2021. What are Trans Fats? Trans fat is an artificial compound that can be found in cakes, cookies, biscuits, packaged foods, cooking oils and spreads. WHO estimates that consumption of these fats cause around 500,000 deaths… Continue reading Poor nations lag in removing unhealthy trans fat from food – WHO report
Surging prices threaten to scupper India’s coming-of-age gas party
What is the news? India will need to review its plans of expanding the use of Liquefied natural gas(LNG) if the prices of LNG continue to stay at high levels. What is Natural Gas? Natural gas is a fossil energy source that formed deep beneath the earth’s surface. Natural gas contains different compounds. The largest… Continue reading Surging prices threaten to scupper India’s coming-of-age gas party
Drone firms seek simpler rules, support for commercial ops
What is the news? Drone Companies have urged the Government to simplify Drone policies and provide better support that would help them scale up manufacturing and take advantage of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme. Background The Government of India has announced the PLI Scheme for drone manufacturers, component makers and software companies. The scheme will… Continue reading Drone firms seek simpler rules, support for commercial ops
