{"id":57839,"date":"2020-03-26T21:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T15:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=57839"},"modified":"2020-03-31T12:01:04","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T06:31:04","slug":"9-pm-current-affairs-brief-march-26th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-march-26th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 March 26th, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Evening Friends<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are posting Todays 9pm Current Affair Brief<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About 9pm Current Affair Brief<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; This initiative provides a brief of all the relevant articles of day in a clear, concise and easily consumable format. Students don\u2019t need to look anywhere more for your daily news bytes. It will help students in their prelims and mains preparation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For old Archives of 9pm Current Affair Brief, Click on \u201cArchives\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-brief\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9pm Current Affair Briefs Archives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/news\/world\/climate-change-to-affect-water-availability-alter-food-production-un-report-69911\"><b>World Water Development Report 2020<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World Water Development Report 2020 has been released.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report is produced annually by the UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme(WWAP) and released by UN-Water.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Title: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water and climate Change<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[read more]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indiacsr.in\/scientists-of-ari-pune-develop-biofortified-high-protein-wheat-variety\/\"><b>MACS 4028- Wheat Variety<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists from Agharkar Research Institute (ARI),Pune, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science &amp; Technology have developed a wheat variety named MACS 4028.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>MACS-4028:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a biofortified durum wheat variety.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Benefits: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High protein content, better zinc and iron content, superior and stable yielding ability and good milling quality.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Resistance to: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stem rust, leaf rust, foliar aphids, root aphids and brown wheat mite.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Additional Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Biofortification: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the process by which the nutritional quality of food crops is improved through agronomic practices, conventional plant breeding or modern biotechnology.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tech\/internet\/davos-meet-karnataka-to-open-centre-for-internet-of-ethical-things\/articleshow\/73439694.cms\"><b>Centre for Internet of Ethical Things<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karnataka Government has decided to set up a Centre for Internet of Ethical Things In Bengaluru.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a collaboration with the World Economic Forum(WEF)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Aim: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To bring together aspects of Artificial Intelligence(AI), Internet of Things(IoT) and Ethics on a single platform.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Additional Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Artificial Intelligence:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It refers to the ability of machines to perform cognitive tasks like thinking, perceiving, learning, problem-solving and decision making(NITI Aayog).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Internet of Things: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a system of interrelated devices that can connect and share data over a network without requiring the human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=200691\"><b>\u00a0#StayHomeIndiaWithBooks Initiative<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Book Trust(NBT) has launched #StayHomeIndiaWithBooks initiative in the wake of preventive measures taken by the Government of India to contain the spread of Covid-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Aim: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">encourage people to read books by staying at Home.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Additional Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>National Book Trust:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an Indian publishing house which functions as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Human Resource Development.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/coronavirus-cabinet-nod-for-supply-of-2-kg-extra-subsidised-foodgrains-via-ration-shops\/article31163348.ece\"><b>National Food Security Act,2013<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cabinet has approved the supply of 2 kg extra subsidised food grains through the ration shops under the National Food Security Act,2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Nodal agency:<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food &amp; Public Distribution.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li>Objective:<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To provide food and nutritional security by ensuring access to an adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Coverage:<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">67% of the population (75% in rural areas and 50% in urban areas)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Allocation:<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eligible persons will be entitled to receive 5 Kgs of foodgrains per person per month at subsidised prices of Rs. 3\/2\/1 per Kg for rice\/wheat\/coarse grains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The existing Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households which constitute the poorest of the poor receives 35 Kgs of foodgrains per household per month.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pregnant women and lactating mothers are entitled to a nutritious take home ration of 600 Calories and a maternity benefit of at least Rs 6,000 for six months.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children upto 14 years of age are also entitled to nutritious meals as per the prescribed nutritional standards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Grievance Cell:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The act also contains provisions for setting up of grievance redressal mechanism at the District and State levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span id=\":8f.co\" class=\"tL8wMe EMoHub\" dir=\"ltr\">[\/read]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Evening Friends We are posting Todays 9pm Current Affair Brief About 9pm Current Affair Brief &#8211; 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