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Must Read Current Affairs Articles – June 16, 2022
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10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz |June-15-2022
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We are posting the 10 PM current affairs quiz for today. Under our 10 PM current affairs quiz initiative, we are posting 10 MCQs sources from news articles, on a daily basis. MCQs in this initiative are sourced from PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.
Agnipath will lead to a leaner military, savings in pensions. But there are challenges beyond the bold step forward,
News: Recently, the Government of India has announced the Agnipath Scheme for recruitment of soldiers, the majority of whom will serve for four years. What is the Agnipath scheme It will lead to recruitment of non-officer personnel to the armed forces, who will be called as the Agniveer. They will be hired on contract in the age… Continue reading Agnipath will lead to a leaner military, savings in pensions. But there are challenges beyond the bold step forward,
Biomass co-firing: Why India’s target for coal power plants is challenging
News: The unavailability of biomass pellets of agricultural residues is halting the implementation of co-firing biomass with coal in thermal power plants. What is Biomass co-firing? Biomass co-firing is the practice of substituting a part of the fuel with biomass at coal thermal plants. Coal and biomass are combusted together in boilers that have been… Continue reading Biomass co-firing: Why India’s target for coal power plants is challenging
Patently false: WTO debate on waiving vax IPR misses the point. Equitable access needs quick tech transfer
News: The ongoing WTO ministerial conference in Geneva is discussing, among other things, a temporary waiver of intellectual property rights (IPR) on Covid vaccines. The genesis was an earlier India-South Africa proposal in October 2020. Since then, many other countries have backed the idea. Of course, as the draft says, India won’t benefit on account… Continue reading Patently false: WTO debate on waiving vax IPR misses the point. Equitable access needs quick tech transfer
Needed: A PM’s council for human development
Context: India’s goal should be to be in the top 50 nations of the world by 2047 in human development and at least a rank below 100 by 2030. These need a prime minister-led human development council under the NITI Aayog. The governing council/ National Development Council itself can be that body with exclusive meetings… Continue reading Needed: A PM’s council for human development
China wants a larger BRICS to challenge the existing international order
News: Recently, a virtual meeting of BRICS+ foreign ministers was held in which representatives of various countries participated and it was proposed to expand the BRICS membership. What was proposed? It was decided that this is an opportune time to expand BRICS and challenge the domain of the G7 by including members from the G20.… Continue reading China wants a larger BRICS to challenge the existing international order
Malnutrition in India is a worry in a modern scenario
News: Even after 75 years of independence, India is still struggling to meet the nutritional needs. Nutritional Indicators Stunting is defined as low height-for-age Wasting is defined as low weight-for-height Anaemia is defined as the condition in which the number of red blood cells (RBCs) or the haemoglobin (Hb) concentration within them is lower than… Continue reading Malnutrition in India is a worry in a modern scenario
The way to end child marriage
News: Recently, the government has increased the age of marriage of women in India from 18 to 21 years, as a delayed marriage might offer significant public health dividends and substantive benefits at the individual and societal levels. Benefit of increasing age of marriage There is a significant association between early marriage and adverse health… Continue reading The way to end child marriage
