Category: 9 PM Brief

Good Governance Index launched News:Minister of State for Public Grievances and Pensions has launched Good Governance Index on the occasion of Good Governance Day. Facts: About Good Governance Index: The Good Governance Index is a uniform tool to assess the status of governance and impact of various interventions taken up by State governments and Union… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – December 25th, 2019

South India has higher prevalence of mental disorders: study News:India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative has released the first report on disease burden attributable to mental health from 1990. Facts: Key Highlights of the report: The study finds that roughly one in seven Indians or 197 million people suffered from mental disorders of varying severity in… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – December 24th, 2019

India, China to intensify boundary settlement News:India and China have agreed to intensify efforts to find a mutually acceptable solution to their border dispute and work on more Confidence Building measures(CBMs) to maintain peace and tranquillity along the frontier. Facts: About India-China Border: The border between India and China is not clearly demarcated throughout.Along certain… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – December 22nd, 2019

JIGYASA program News:Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) has been collaborating with several scientists and research scholars in implementing the JIGYASA program. Facts: About JIGYASA program: Jigyasa is a student-scientist connect programme launched by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) in collaboration with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan(KVS). The programme aims to connect school students and scientists… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – December 21st, 2019

NITI Aayog to draft roadmap for achieving population stabilisation News: NITI Aayog, in partnership with Population Foundation of India (PFI), is organising a National Consultation titled “Realizing the vision of population stabilization: leaving no one behind”. Facts: Family Planning in India: India was the first country to evolve a government-backed family planning programme in the… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – December 20th, 2019

Land records in 90% of Indian villages have been computerised News:According to the Ministry of Rural development,around 90% of the land of Indian villages have been computerised under Digital india Land Records Modernisation Programme(DILRMP). Facts: About Digital india Land Records Modernisation Programme(DILRMP): The Digital India Land Record Modernization Programme (DILRMP), previously known as the National… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – December 19th, 2019

Govt. aims to provide broadband access to all villages by 2022 News: Ministry of Communications launched National Broadband Mission (NBM). Facts: Aim: fast track growth of digital communications infrastructure and bridge the digital divide Objectives: Broadband access to all villages by 2022 Facilitate universal and equitable access to broadband services Lay incremental 30 lakhs route… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – December 18th, 2019

Explained: What is the UN body that has criticised India for new citizenship Act? News: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concern over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act for being fundamentally discriminatory in nature. Facts: About Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) It is the principal UN entity… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – December 17th, 2019

‘Maternity scheme exclusionary, need benefits for all’ News: Critics have highlighted issues with Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) Facts: About Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana It is a conditional Maternity Benefit Programme launched by Ministry of Women and Child Development in 2017. It is in accordance to the National Food Security Act 2013. Objectives:… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – December 16th, 2019