9 PM Daily Brief – November 11, 2020

Good evening dear reader. Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS 2 Strengthening public health capacities GS 3 Unemployment Cold chain infra for covid vaccine 15th Finance commission report 9 PM for Preliminary examination FACTLY Strengthening public health capacities Source- The Hindu Syllabus- GS 2 – Issues relating to development and… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Brief – November 11, 2020

Effectiveness of Monetary Policy in India | Nov. 11th, 2020

What is Monetary Policy? Monetary policy is the process by which the RBI controls the supply of money, often targeting an inflation rate or interest rate to ensure price stability. Quantitative Instruments: General or indirect (Cash Reserve Ratio, Statutory Liquidity Ratio, Open Market Operations, Bank Rate, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate, Marginal standing facility and… Continue reading Effectiveness of Monetary Policy in India | Nov. 11th, 2020

Strengthening public health capacities

Context- Lessons learnt by India’s healthcare sector in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and possible solution. What is Disaster management act 2005? The stated object and purpose of the Disaster Management Act is to manage disasters, including preparation of mitigation strategies, capacity-building and more. It came into force in India in January 2006. The Act provides for “the… Continue reading Strengthening public health capacities

Cold chain infra for covid vaccine

Context: India must improve its cold chain infrastructure to avail benefits of new vaccines Elaborate about the potential covid-19 vaccine by Pfizer? Potential covid vaccine: Multinational drug company Pfizer has announced promising results from its ongoing phase-3 trial of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Effectiveness in trials: Pfizer, which is using a vaccine candidate by German firm BioNTech, had… Continue reading Cold chain infra for covid vaccine

The issue of Demographic Dividend in India | Nov. 10th, 2020

In News: India can achieve the goal of self-reliance (Atma Nirbharta) by enhancing the capability of youth. About Demographic Dividend: According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), demographic dividend meansthe economic growth potential that can result from shifts in a population’s age structure. The change in age structure is typically brought on by a decline… Continue reading The issue of Demographic Dividend in India | Nov. 10th, 2020

Global Initiative to reduce Land Degradation and Coral Reef program

Land Degradation and Coral Reef program News: Global Initiative to reduce Land Degradation and Coral Reef program has been launched at G20 Environment Ministers Meet. Facts: Global Initiative to reduce Land Degradation: It aims to strengthen the implementation of existing frameworks to prevent, halt and reverse land degradation within G20 member states and globally taking… Continue reading Global Initiative to reduce Land Degradation and Coral Reef program

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Plan to build temporary bird shelters near Sambhar Lake

News: Rajasthan government has decided to build temporary shelters for migratory birds near the Sambhar Lake (near Jaipur) before 2020’s winter season. Facts: Sambhar Lake: It is India’s largest inland saline water body located near Jaipur in Rajasthan. Geography:  The lake is surrounded on all sides by the Aravali hills and is spread across Jaipur… Continue reading Plan to build temporary bird shelters near Sambhar Lake

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