Subject: Government schemes Context: Systemic reform in education sector has gained ground in recent years through initiatives such as the NITI Aayog’s School Education Quality Index (SEQI), the Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital in Education (SATH-E) and even the Aspirational Districts programme Concept: School Education Quality Index (SEQI) The School Education Quality Index (SEQI) […]
Subject: Geography Context: The India Meteorological Department has forecast rainfall during August-September to be 104% of long-period average with a model error of ± 8%. The prediction assumes “neutral” ENSO (El Nino) and Indian Ocean Dipole conditions continuing during the remaining part of the monsoon season Concept: ENSO (El Nino) ENSO is one of the […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: R value has fallen below 1 in Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, for the first time since the novel Coronavirus outbreak began in India in March Concept: R0 or reproduction number tells you the average number of people who will contract a contagious disease from one person with that disease R-naught is […]
Subject: History Context: Architect of Assam accord has passed away Concept: The Assam Accord was a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) signed between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Movement in New Delhi on 15 August 1985. Six year agitation demanding identification and deportation of illegal immigrants was launched by […]
Subject: Government schemes Context: A survey conducted in Delhi has found that PM-KISAN is not reaching all farmer households as intended Concept: Pradhan MantriKisanSammanNidhi (PIV-KISAN) is a new Central Sector Scheme to provide income support to all landholding farmers’ families in the country to supplement their financial needs for procuring various inputs related to agriculture […]
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