Isro launches India’s 42nd communication satellite CMS-01

Source: Click here News: Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) has launched the country’s 42nd communication satellite named CMS-01. Facts: CMS-01: It is a communication satellite launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) on board the PSLV-C50.This satellite is a replacement of GSAT-12. It is envisaged to provide services in the Extended-C Band of the frequency spectrum whose… Continue reading Isro launches India’s 42nd communication satellite CMS-01

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Human Freedom Index 2020

Source: Click here News: The Human Freedom Index 2020 has been jointly released by Fraser Institute in Canada and the Cato Institute in the United States. Facts: About the index: The index presents a broad measure of human freedom, understood as the absence of coercive constraints. Parameters: It uses a 0 to 10 scale to measure personal freedom… Continue reading Human Freedom Index 2020

Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 18th December 2020

Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: \ UP anti-conversion law amounts to discrimination and a violation of the right to equality | The Indian Express Indian express page – 12 Syllabus Topic – Society- Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India, women related issues, communalism and… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 18th December 2020

9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – December 17, 2020

Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS 2 Child nutrition Uttar Pradesh’s strategies to contain the pandemic State of the Education Report for India: Vocational Education First GS 3 Why green revolution states should shift from MSP crops to high value crops and Non-farm activities? What are… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – December 17, 2020

What are the implications of Initial NFHS-5 results?

This article on NFHS-5 results has been developed based on the Indian Express Article under the title ‘Give children weight’ that appeared in the news on 17th December 2020. Situation of Nutrition in India as per NFHS-5 survey and other measures As per the National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4), 35.7 per cent children below five… Continue reading What are the implications of Initial NFHS-5 results?

What are the negative impacts of farm laws on landless labourers and small tenant farmers?

Syllabus: GS-2- Development issues Source: – Click Here Context: Although the issue of MSP system has been brought into the limelight by protest of farmers, but very little attention has been paid to the impacts of farm bills on the landless and agricultural laborers. Present data of landless laborers and tenant farmers About 60 per… Continue reading What are the negative impacts of farm laws on landless labourers and small tenant farmers?

Why green revolution states should shift from MSP crops to high value crops and Non-farm activities?

Source – Click Here Context: Green Revolution states are required to shift their focus from MSP crops to high-value crops and Non-farm activities due to the consequences Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh were early adopters and major beneficiaries of Green Revolution technology and enabled India in becoming a nation close to self-sufficiency in food… Continue reading Why green revolution states should shift from MSP crops to high value crops and Non-farm activities?

India drops two ranks in Human Development Index 2020

News: United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has released the Human Development Index (HDI) 2020. Facts: ● HDI  Human Development Index measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human development: ○ A long and healthy life- measured by Life expectancy at birth ○ Access to knowledge: measured by Mean years of… Continue reading India drops two ranks in Human Development Index 2020

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