SAANS aims to reduce child mortality due to Pneumonia News:Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare(MoHFW) has launched SAANS campaign to reduce child mortality due to pneumonia. Facts: About SAANS campaign: SAANS stands for Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully. The campaign aims to create mass awareness about the most effective solutions for… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 18th, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 17th, 2019
CBI forms unit to check online child abuse cases News:The Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) has set up an Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (OCSAE) Prevention/Investigation Unit. Facts: About the unit: The unit will probe offences covered under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code(IPC),the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 17th, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 16th, 2019
Skill Development minister announces IndiaSkills 2020 News:Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has announced the opening of online registrations for IndiaSkills 2020. Facts: About IndiaSkills: IndiaSkills is a biennial national skills competition initiative organized by National Skill Development Corporation(NSDC) under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. It aims at helping youth in India leverage the… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 16th, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 15th, 2019
Terrorism caused $1 trillion loss to world economy: PM Modi at BRICS summit News:Indian Prime Minister has attended the 11th BRICS summit in Brasilia, Brazil. Facts: About BRICS: BRICS is the acronym coined for an association of five major emerging national economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The BRICS 2019 summit was… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 15th, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 14th, 2019
Global supply chains major user of child labour: UN report News: A report titled “Ending child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains”, for the first time, has examined child labour in global supply chains. Facts: About the Report: It was conducted by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Organisation for Economic Cooperation and… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 14th, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 13th, 2019
Government unveils draft e-commerce rules News:Government has released the draft Consumer Protection (e-Commerce) Rules,2019. Facts: About the E-commerce rules: Unfair Trade Practices:Therules prohibit E-commerce firms from adopting unfair methods or deceptive practice that may influence transactional decisions of consumers to products and services. False reviews:Italso bars such entities from falsely representing themselves as consumers or… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 13th, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 12th, 2019
India worst affected by climate change among G20 says report News: A study titled ‘Brown to Green’ by Climate Transparency (CT) has said that India is worst affected by climate change among G20 countries. Facts: Key Takeaways from the study India, Russia, France, Italy and Germany are the top 5 for average climate related annual deaths… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 12th, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 11th, 2019
Explained: What is Article 142, invoked by SC to give land for a mosque? News:The Supreme Court referring to the demolition of the Babri Masjid at the disputed site has said that it was invoking Article 142 to ensure that a wrong committed must be remedied. Facts: The Supreme Court had used extraordinary powers granted… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 11th, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 9th, 2019
Ozone Depletion and the Montreal Protocol News: NASA and US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists have reported that the annual ozone hole over the Antarctic has been found to be at its smallest since the 1980s Facts: Ozone Layer: Ozone layer, also called ozonosphere is a layer in the stratosphere lying between roughly… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 9th, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 8th, 2019
Where does Kerala’s Internet access stand compared to other States? News: Kerala state government has recently announced Kerala Fibre Optic Network project Facts: About Kerala Fibre Optic Network project The project aims to provide free high-speed internet connection to around 20 lakh families below the poverty line in the state. The scheme will be set… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 8th, 2019
