Download the compilation ofall summaries of all the news Articles here Explained: Government wish list for schools The Draft National Educational Policy 2019, has put forward a number of recommendations for strengthening the school education system in India. It has recommended to expand the ambit of the Right to Education Act to include early childhood… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 10, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 8, 2019
Download the compilation ofall summaries of all the news Articles here SEBI, MCA sign pact for more data scrutiny Ministry of Corporate Affairs(MCA) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for data exchange between the two regulatory organizations. The MoU comes in the backdrop of increasing need… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 8, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 7, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here Ecologists have 596 reasons to cheer In 2018, 596 new species of flora and fauna from India have been documented by scientists and taxonomists. The details have been published by Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in the… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 7, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 6, 2019
Telangana’s women farmers get their due The women sangams (groups) of the Deccan Development Society, an agro-based NGO have been awarded the United Nation’s Equator Prize for 2019. They are one of the 20 recipients of the 2019 Equator Prize. They have been selected for standing as ‘an outstanding example of a local, nature-based solution… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 6, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 5, 2019
India at 95 on maiden Gender Index The first of a kind edition of SDG Gender Index 2019 has been released.India has been ranked at 95th among 129 countries on the Index. The SDG Gender Index has been developed by Equal Measures 2030 which is a joint effort of regional and global organisations. The index… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 5, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 4, 2019
Nilekani panel suggests 24×7 RTGS, NEFT, elimination of all charges The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) had appointed a committee headed by Nandan Nilekani to submit its suggestions on promoting digital payments. The panel has suggested several measures to encourage digital payments such as (a)elimination of charges (b)round-the-clock RTGS and NEFT facility and (c)duty-free import of… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 4, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 3, 2019
PM-KISAN Scheme extension to include all eligible farmer families irrespective of the size of land holdings The Union Cabinet has approved to extend the ambit of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. This scheme can now be availed by all land holding eligible farmer families (subject to the prevalent exclusion criteria) under the scheme irrespective… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 3, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 31, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here Forbidden planet discovered in Neptunian Desert Astronomers have used the Next-Generation Transit Survey telescope in the Atacama Desert of Chile to identify an exoplanet in the Neptunian Desert. The exoplanet has been described in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 31, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 30, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here India has 20 health workers for 10,000 people, study finds A study based on National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) data has revealed that India has 20.6 health workers per 10,000 people. The study has been published in BMJ Open. The number of health workers is… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 30, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 29, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here India elected to Executive Board of first UN-Habitat Assembly India has been elected to the Executive Board of the first UN-Habitat Assembly. This had happened at the Plenary Session of the UN Habitat Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya.The special theme for the UN-Habitat Assembly is… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 29, 2019
