What are the views of experts amid festive season? Committee warning – A government-appointed committee of doctors and scientists warned of a rapid surge of 26 lakh Coronavirus cases within a month if people show laxity in following COVID-19 protocol during the upcoming festive season and winter days. Kerala festive example– The epidemic curve of… Continue reading Precautions during festive season
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NEP: Computational Thinking
National Education Policy Computational Thinking What is algorithms? How does it translate in the NEP? The notions of calculation and algorithms are as old as mathematics and date back to the early stages of representing numbers and geometrical figures and manipulating them for various uses. All early learning of counting and arithmetic is method-based, and… Continue reading NEP: Computational Thinking
The plight of Sanitation workers
The Hidden World of Sanitation Workers :- What were the demands of civil society? How did the government respond? Civil society started a movement in the 1990s to eradicate dry latrines, the focus now is on manhole deaths and provision of safety equipment to sanitation workers. Several State governments and the previous Central governments have… Continue reading The plight of Sanitation workers
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon (Science & technology)–October 22nd,2020
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10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: October 21st,2020
Good Evening Friends, We are posting today’s 10pm Current Affairs Quiz [WpProQuiz 1831]
9 PM Daily Brief – October 21st, 2020
Good evening dear reader. Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS-2 1.Implications of Indo – US Defence deals SVAMITVA- Digitization of land records GS-3 Offset Policy in Defence India’s innovation potential and initiatives Fiscal Expansion Response GS-4 Dire need of Police reforms 9 PM for Preliminary examination FACTLY 1.Implications of Indo… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Brief – October 21st, 2020
Dire need of Police reforms
What are the major deficiencies in India Policing? The police-population ratio – The Indian police force is at only 77 per cent of its sanctioned strength. India has 144 police personnel for one lakh population, is less than what is recommended by UN i.e. 222 policemen per lakh population. Unfilled vacancies– One in every five posts sanctioned in… Continue reading Dire need of Police reforms
Fiscal Expansion Response
What are the Components of fiscal expansion? The non-discretionary automatic stabilizers: Automatic stabilizers are ongoing government policies that automatically adjust tax rates and transfer payments in a manner that is intended to stabilize incomes, consumption, and business spending over the business cycle. The discretionary fiscal impulse: Actions taken in response to changes in the economy.… Continue reading Fiscal Expansion Response
India’s innovation potential and initiatives
What is the realistic potential of India’s Innovation ecosystem? The Indian innovation system is very multifaceted in terms of user segments and income gaps. However, central government is trying to boost innovation in the country through several schemes. Innovation in India is being planned around the triangle of collaboration, facilitation and responsible regulation. It is… Continue reading India’s innovation potential and initiatives
Offset Policy in Defence
Offset Policy in Defence As of 2019, the Defence Ministry had signed 52 offset contracts worth $12 billion via Indian offset partners, or domestic firms. Findings of CAG report? Between 2007 and 2018, the government reportedly signed 46 offset contracts, However, the realised investments were merely 8%. Also, technology transfer agreements in the offset clause… Continue reading Offset Policy in Defence
