Ambedkar Social Innovation & Incubation Mission

News: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission under Venture Capital Fund for SCs Facts: Objective: To promote entrepreneurship among the SC Youth with special preference to Divyangs. To support (1,000) innovative ideas till 2024 through a synergetic work with the Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) set up by… Continue reading Ambedkar Social Innovation & Incubation Mission

Must Read News Articles I 2nd October 2020

Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read News Articles below. GS PAPER 1 # 1 Legacy of Lal Bahadur Shastri Syllabus Topic – Post-independence consolidation and reorganisation within the country GS PAPER 2  # 2 Constraining critique – Amnesty’s decision to close shop in India is unfortunate U.S., E.U. should not condone… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 2nd October 2020

PoS 3.1 Software, SMS Services and facility of Home delivery of Fertilizers (RBK) for farmers

News: Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers launched POS 3.1 software, SMS Gateway and Home Delivery facility of Fertilizers (RBK) for farmers in Andhra Pradesh. Facts: POS 3.1 version: Contactless OTP based authentication option has been introduced. Farmer will be able to purchase fertilizer without touching fingerprint sensor. SMS Gateway: It will periodically send SMS… Continue reading PoS 3.1 Software, SMS Services and facility of Home delivery of Fertilizers (RBK) for farmers

‘Decarbonization and Energy Transition Agenda’

News: NITI Aayog and Embassy of the Netherlands, New Delhi, signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) on to support the decarbonization and energy transition agenda for accommodating cleaner and more energy. Facts: The focus of the partnership is on co-creating innovative technological solutions by leveraging the expertise of the two entities. Key elements include: lowering… Continue reading ‘Decarbonization and Energy Transition Agenda’

Understanding an abundant, highly transmissible coronavirus mutation

News: D614G mutation of SARS- CoV-2 has been found more transmissible than most others. Facts: Mutation: A mutation is a change in the sequence of bases of DNA or RNA in a genome. All viruses mutate to adapt to the barriers that humans put up. RNA viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 mutate slowly as they require… Continue reading Understanding an abundant, highly transmissible coronavirus mutation

9 PM Daily Brief – October 1st, 2020

Good evening dear reader. Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today 9 PM for Mains examination GS-1 A case for older women GS-2 Changing Health Behaviour QUAD Grouping- India, Japan, US and Australia Need of a Maritime strategy 9 PM for Preliminary examination FACTLy 1. A case for older women Source: The… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Brief – October 1st, 2020

Parliament and the new labour codes

Source- The Hindu Syllabus- GS 3- Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. Context- Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar told that four new labour codes will become operational before the year ends. In the brief monsoon session of Parliament, three new labour codes were bulldozed into passing and now await… Continue reading Parliament and the new labour codes

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