Topic 1: Is India prepared for industrial disaster? [Reference: The Print] Context:  Disaster in a chemical factory and an oil well recently claiming lives Topic 2: Can online education replace traditional classroom education? [Reference: The Hindu] Context: Rise of online education

    On this Day 14th June is observed as World Blood Donor Day   Daily Mapping Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura   Daily Mains Mantra GS 1: Society What do you understand by social empowerment? Critically examine government’s efforts in the empowerment of SC/ST community. [Reference: Indian Express] Gender is non a binary form of […]

Subject: Science and tech Context: A web-based solution for the healthcare supply chain that provides real-time availability of critical supplies was launched by CSIR Concept: Aarogyapath, an integrated public platform that provides single-point availability of key healthcaregoods can be helpful to customers in tackling a number of routinely experienced issues like dependence on limited suppliers, […]

Subject: Economy Context: FSSAI food safety index for 2019-20 has been released. Concept: The index ranks states on five parameters of food safety: human resources and institutional data, compliance, food testing facility, training and capacity building besides consumer empowerment. Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have topped in the list of larger states on the index […]

Subject: Economy Context: For the first time India’s forex reserves crossed $500 billion in the week ended June 5, 2020. Concept: Forex reserves are define as external assets in the form of gold, SDRs (special drawing rights of the IMF) and foreign currency assets held by India and controlled by the Reserve Bank of India. […]