Subject: Current Events Context: India, which has the highest average monthly mobile data traffic per smartphone, is expected to surpass 350 million 5G subscriptions by 2026, accounting for 27% of all mobile subscriptions in the country, according to a report by Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson. Concept: As per the ‘The Ericsson Mobility Report 2020,’ […]
Subject: Current Events Context:Ministry of AYUSH will develop Nisarg Gram campus at Pune as the 21st Century abode of Naturopathy. Concept: Invoking recollections of Mahatma Gandhi’s famous Nature Cure campaign of 1946 at the “NisargUpchar” Ashram in UruliKanchan village near Pune, the upcoming new campus of National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN), Pune will be called […]
Subject : Current Events Context : The World Malaria Report (WMR) 2020 released by WHO indicates that India has made considerable progress in reducing its malaria burden. Concept : India is the only high endemic country which has reported a decline of 17.6% in 2019 as compared to 2018. The Annual Parasitic Incidence (API) reduced […]
Subject : Current Events Context : International Day of Persons with Disabilities is being observed on December 3, 2020. Concept : International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPWD) is a United Nations sanctioned day celebrated internationally on 3 December each year. The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992 […]
Subject: Current events Context: The Government of India (GOI) has announced the third stimulus package of Rs. 900 Crore for the Mission COVID Suraksha- The Indian COVID-19 Vaccine Development Mission. Concept: This grant will be provided to the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) for Research & Development of Indian COVID-19 vaccines. The COVID-19 Vaccine development Mission […]
Subject: Current Events Context: World AIDS Day is being observed on December 1 to raise public awareness about Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, AIDS. The theme this year is ‘Ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic: resilience and impact.’ Concept: World AIDS Day is observed on the 1st of December, every year, since 1988. World AIDS Day was the […]
Subject: Current events Context: Earlier this month, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said it would be better if both Haryana and Punjab agreed on Chandigarh as a Union Territory and make their independent capitals and Benches of High Courts. Concept: The statement once again brought into focus the long-simmering dispute between the two states […]
Subject : Current Events Context : Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ will be conferred with the Vatayan Lifetime Achievement Award at a virtual ceremony on 21st November, 2020. Concept : Vatayan International Awards given by the Vatayan-UK organization in London, honours poets, writers and artists for their exemplary work in their respective fields. Earlier […]
Subject : Current Events Context : Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched the “Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge”. Concept : The challenge aims to ensure that no life of septic tank or sewer cleaner is lost during cleaning. The challenge stresses on the fact that safety and dignity of sanitation workers is the core of Swachh […]
Subject : Current events Context : In a gazette notification issued on Wednesday and signed by the President Ram Nath Kovind, online films, digital news and current affairs content now come under the purview of the I&B Ministry, headed by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar. Concept : Currently, there is no law or autonomous body governing […]