What is the News? The Union Minister For Labour & Employment has participated in a High-Level Panel discussion under the World of Work Summit. What is the World of Work Summit? Organized by: International Labour Organization(ILO) The summit was organized on the sidelines of the International Labour Conference. Objectives: To discuss the multiple challenges that… Continue reading Union Minister For Labour & Employment Participates in World Of Work Summit In Geneva
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – June 11th, 2022
Dear Friends, We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs. What we sought to do: Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you. We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more than enough… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – June 11th, 2022
Guidelines on Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022’
What is the News? Central Consumer Protection authority(CCPA) under the Department of Consumer Affairs has notified ‘Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022’ What are Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022? Issued by: Central Consumer Protection authority(CCPA) under the Department of Consumer Affairs. Objective:… Continue reading Guidelines on Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022’
Galápagos Giant Tortoise name Chelonoidis phantasticus Rediscovered
What is the News? A Giant Tortoise named Chelonoidis Phantasticus once believed to be extinct has been recently discovered in 2019. What is Chelonoidis Phantasticus? IUCN status: Critically endangered & possibly extinct. Chelonoidis Phantasticus is a Giant Tortoise. It is commonly called Fernandina Island, Galápagos Giant Tortoise. It has been named Fernanda after the Fernandina… Continue reading Galápagos Giant Tortoise name Chelonoidis phantasticus Rediscovered
Misery Index
Misery index is a simple sum of a nation’s annual inflation rate and its unemployment rate. The higher the index, the more the misery felt by average citizens. The first Misery Index was constructed by economist Art Okun in the 1960s. The Index has been modified several times, first by Robert Barro of Harvard and… Continue reading Misery Index
How India Got Her Top Guns
Context: In 1940/50s Indian Air Force (IAF) undertook air combat tactics and training through the Royal Air Force. Contents1 Evolution of IAF Training2 Measures Taken to develop tactics and training more suited to Indian needs3 Outcomes4 What are the challenges? Evolution of IAF Training In the post-independent India, The Indian Air Force (IAF) has sent… Continue reading How India Got Her Top Guns
‘Microbes cause Earth to function — from plants to humans, we all live due to microbial activity’
Contents1 What is the News?2 Why are Microbes essential to Earth’s species?3 Do microbes cause diseases?4 What is the significance of the Geosime molecule? What is the News? This article talks about why microbes are essential to life and the threat it faces from climate change. Why are Microbes essential to Earth’s species? Source: TOI… Continue reading ‘Microbes cause Earth to function — from plants to humans, we all live due to microbial activity’
India is not the fastest growing big economy
News: Recently, the Provisional Estimates of Annual National Income in 2021-22 was released. It showed that India’s GDP grew 8.7% in real terms and 19.5% in nominal terms (including inflation) which made India the fastest growing major economy in the world. Contents1 What are the problematic areas in the present GDP estimation?2 What are the… Continue reading India is not the fastest growing big economy
What India is doing to tackle its water crisis?
Context: Although India has 16% of the world’s population, the country possesses only 4% of the world’s freshwater resources. India is water-stressed due to changing weather patterns and repeated droughts. But it looks like the country has finally got its act together and several measures are now in place to conserve and rejuvenate our water… Continue reading What India is doing to tackle its water crisis?
Explained: What is the environment index, and why has India questioned it?
News: The newly released Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022, measured by Yale and Columbia universities, ranks India at the bottom position among 180 countries. The Environment Ministry has issued a rebuttal, saying the indicators used in the assessment are based on “unfounded assumptions”. Contents1 What is the Environmental Performance Index (EPI)?2 How poor is the… Continue reading Explained: What is the environment index, and why has India questioned it?
