NEW MAPS OF UTs OF J&K AND LADAKH For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About newly craved Union Territories News Flash The survey of India has come out with the maps of newly created Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh and the map of India depicting these UTs. Highlights The new maps show the two UTs clearly demarcated. Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir’s Muzaffarabad and Mirpur areas have been kept as part of the…
Continue readingIndia’s labour productivity growth For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Analysis of Annual Survey of Industries Key Findings What is labour productivity? Why does labour productivity matter? News Flash In an analysis done by India Ratings and Research of Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) highlights a slowdown in labour productivity growth in the organised manufacturing sector in India. Key Findings India’s labour productivity between 2016 and 2018 grew marginally just by just 3.7…
Continue readingAsia Health Conference, 2019 For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About the Asia Health Conference 2019 Aim, Significance & major highlights News Flash The National Health Authority and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), are together organizing the Asia Health Conference, 2019. The conference is to act as a platform of interaction between policymakers, Indian and Global thought leaders and Global investors. The conference will provide a platform to exchange information on the entire…
Continue readingGlobal Tuberculosis Report 2019 For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Key findings of the TB report What is Tuberculosis? Concept of High Burden Country END TB strategy by the WHO News Flash The Global Tuberculosis Report 2019 released by the World Health Organization (WHO). According to the report, the world is not on track to reach the 2020 milestone of the End TB strategy. The report cites that nearly 10 million people fall…
Continue readingNational Milk Sample Safety Quality Survey For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Key findings of the National milk sample safety quality survey What is Aflatoxin (AFM1)? News Flash The country’s food regulator FSSAI has said that nearly 93 percent of the milk samples tested under the National Milk Safety and Quality Survey 2018 were found to be safe for consumption. Only 7 percent of the samples tested were found to have safety issues…
Continue readingKuki militants For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About Kuki Tribe News flash Two conglomerates of Kuki militants, Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United People’s Front (UPF), have sought the intervention of PM Modi to subdue the rising tension between the Kukis and Nagas in Manipur over ‘Anglo-Kuki War’ claim. KNO and UPF wants PM intervention into an order issued by the state government to remove memorial stones erected in Kuki villages marking the…
Continue readingWorld’s first Artificial Intelligence university For: Preliminary Topics covered: About world’s first Artificial Intelligence University What is Artificial Intelligence? News Flash The UAE has set up an artificial intelligence university, claimed to be the first in the world, in Abu Dhabi. Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) was inaugurated on 17 October 2019 and it offers courses for Msc and PhD-level, including Machine learning, Computer vision, Natural language processing etc. MBZUAI…
Continue reading“PACIFIC ISLAND” ON LEASE For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About the deal About Tulagi island and Solomon islands Newsflash A Chinese company signed an agreement to lease an entire island in the Solomon Islands. The Solomons’ Central Province made a “strategic cooperation agreement” on Tulagi Island, which has the type of deep-water harbour coveted by the military, with the state-owned China Sam Enterprise Group for the development of the Special economic zone.…
Continue readingGlobal Hunger Index 2019 For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About Global Hunger Index Major findings of the 2019 Hunger Index News Flash India has slipped to 102nd position among 117 countries in the 2019 Global Hunger Index, prepared jointly by Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organisation Welt Hunger Hilfe. India’s score was 30.3, putting it in the serious hunger category. Four countries in the alarming hunger category and the Central…
Continue readingUNICEF report on Malnutrition For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: What is in the report and what are the major highlights What is malnutrition? About UNICEF News Flash According to a UNICEF report “The State of the World’s Children 2019”, malnutrition caused 69 percent of deaths of children below the age of five in India. Malnutrition It is a condition that results from eating a diet in which nutrients are either not…
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