Context: Farmers protest against the bill Sources: Times Of India, India Legal Live, Business Today
Table Of Contents CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF SMOG MEASLES, POLIO EOS-01 CYCLONE MISS PADHNA LIKHNA ABHIYAN NATIONAL WATER AWARDS GOV-TECH-THON 2020 1. CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF Subject : Defence Context : India will not accept any shifting of LAC, says CDS General Rawat. Concept : CDS acts as the permanent Chairman of […]
Subject : Current Events Context : Gov-Tech-Thon 2020, a 36 hours, pan-India virtual hackathon organized by IEEE, National Informatics Centre (NIC)and Oracle, under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). Concept : Shortlisted 447 enthusiasts from 100 teams participated in the Hackathon on the five problem statements provided by 3 central […]
Subject : Current Events Context : Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation is organising the 2nd National Water Awards (NWAs) Distribution Ceremony. Concept : The awards are given to motivate both individuals/organizations who are doing commendable work in the field of water resources conservation and management. The award […]
Subject : Education/ Schemes Context : Union Government decided to allocate Rs. 2.84 Cr to Kerala as its share for implementing Padhna Likhna Abhiyan. Concept : It is hoped that the new literacy scheme ‘Padhna Likhna Abhiyan’ is going to be a leap forward to achieve the goal of Total Literacy by 2030. It comes […]
Subject : Geography Context : October to December period is among the favourable months for the development of cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. This year, however, October passed without witnessing a cyclonic storm. Concept : India’s east and west coasts are prone to cyclones with the maximum associated hazards—rain, heavy […]
Subject : Science & tech Context : The countdown for the November 7 launch of earth observation satellite EOS-01 along with nine international customer satellites on board launch vehicle PSLV-C49 has begun , ISRO said recently. Concept : EOS-01 EOS-01 is nothing but another radar imaging satellite (RISAT) that will work together with RISAT-2B and […]
Subject : Health Context : UNICEF , WHO warns of Measles , Polio Outbreak threat due to COVID disruptions. Concept : Measles It is a highly contagious viral disease and is a cause of death among young children globally. It is particularly dangerous for children from the economically weaker background, as it attacks malnourished children […]
Subject : Environment Context : SC asks Centre to ensure Delhi – NCR is smog free. Concept : Smog = smoke + fog (smoky fog) caused by the burning of large amounts of coal, vehicular emission and industrial fumes (Primary pollutants). Smog contains soot particulates like smoke, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and other components. At […]