ZSI documents another new snake eel species in Odisha News: A new snake eel species residing in the Bay of Bengal has been discovered and documented by Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). The new marine species has been named Ophichthus kailashchandrai. Facts: Zoological Survey of India The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) is an organization for… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 24th, 2020
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 23th, 2020
First glimpse of ‘Vyommitra’, the humanoid for Gaganyaan News: The Indian Space Research Organisation has unveiled a human robot, named Vyommitra that will be sent to space as part of the Gaganyaan mission. Facts: About Vyommitra Vyommitra is a half-humanoid who can mimic human actions ISRO will send Vyommitra to space on unmanned missions About… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 23th, 2020
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 22th, 2020
World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2020 (WESO) report:ILO News:The United Nations International Labour Organization(ILO) has released the World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2020 (WESO) report. Facts: About the report: The report analyses key labour market issues, including unemployment, labour underutilisation, working poverty, income inequality, labour income share and factors that exclude people from… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 22th, 2020
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 21th, 2020
India ranks low at 76th place on global Social Mobility Index News: World Economic Forum has released its maiden Social Mobility Index Facts: Social Mobility: It can be understood as the movement in personal circumstances either “upwards” or “downwards” of an individual in relation to those of their parents Social Mobility Index: It measures 82… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 21th, 2020
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 20th, 2020
Oxfam:Time to Care report News:Oxfam, an international non-profit organisation has released the study ‘Time to Care’ ahead of the 50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Facts: Report on Global inequality: The world’s 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than 4.6 billion people. The 22 richest men have more wealth than all the women… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 20th, 2020
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 19th, 2020
Explained: The Pulse Polio Programme and why India still runs it News:Recently,Rashtrapati Bhavan became the site of a polio vaccination drive, to mark the beginning of this year’s Pulse Polio Programme. Facts: About Polio: Polio is an acute infectious disease caused by polio virus.The virus is a human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae.Polio mainly affects children… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 19th, 2020
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 18th, 2020
United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects(WESP) 2020 News:United Nations(UN) has released its World Economic Situation and Prospects(WESP) 2020. Facts: About WESP Report,2020: The report is released annually by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs(UN/DESA), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development(UNCTAD) and the five United Nations regional commissions. Report on… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 18th, 2020
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 17th, 2020
India to invite Imran Khan for Shanghai Council meet News: Prime Minister of Pakistan will be invited to participate in the Heads of Government Council meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) that will be hosted in India in 2020 Facts: About Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 17th, 2020
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 16th, 2020
India 117th among 190 countries in empowering women News: World Bank released Women Business and the Law (WBL) 2020 index which measures economic empowerment of women Facts: About the Index: It uses 8 indicators to measure legal differences between men and women as they transition through different stages of working life. Key takeaways from Women… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 16th, 2020
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 15th, 2020
Explained: Why eruption of a tiny, ‘complex’ volcano is causing concern News: Taal Volcano erupted on 12th January Facts: About Taal Volcano It is located on the island of Luzon, in Philippines. It is classified as a “complex” volcano. Additional Information: Volcano: A volcano on Earth is a vent or fissure in the planet’s crust… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 15th, 2020
