Number of girls migrating for education rising – Diligent IAS

NUMBER OF GIRLS MIGRATING FOR EDUCATION RISING For: Mains Topics covered: Girls migrating for education, significance, Highlights News Flash More girls are moving out of their states in search of education. This heartening trend emerges from the just-released census in 2011. Highlights Girls went from being over a third the number of boys who migrated out of their state for education in 1992-2001 to almost the number of boys by the 2011…

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‘Metrolite’ Light urban rail transit system in small cities

LIGHT URBAN RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM – ‘METROLITE’ For: Preliminary Topics covered: Features and Highlights of ‘Metrolite’, Urban rail transit, Suburban rail, Monorail, Light rail, Tram News Flash The Central government has proposed a light urban rail transit system – ‘Metrolite’ – in small cities and towns. Each train having three coaches and a restricted speed of 25 kmph. Highlights & Features The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has issued standard specifications…

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‘Medicine from the sky’ project by Telangana government and WEF

“MEDICINE FROM THE SKY” Project The World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network will initiate a drone-delivery project, called ‘Medicine from the Sky‘ in Telangana. The project will be commenced in collaboration with the government of Telangana and Apollo hospital-backed Health Net Global. The project will have a comprehensive study of drone-based deliveries for blood, vaccines, medical samples and organs. A successful drone experiment was completed in Uttrakhand’s Tehri district…

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Ethanol biorefinery in Vidarbha’s Bhandara, Maharashtra

ETHANOL BIOREFINERY IN VIDARBHA, MAHARASHTRA Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) will set up Maharashtra’s first ever ethanol biorefienry in Vidarbha’s Bhandara district. The plant will manufacture ethanol from rice straw. The project will utilise 2 lakh tonne of rice straw annually and has a capacity to produce 700 tonne of biofuel. BPCL will ensure environmental clearances. National Policy on Biofuels, 2018 The National Policy on Biofuels, 2018, aims to increase the percentage of…

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UNAIDS’s Global AIDS Update report 2019

UNAIDS’s Global AIDS Update report 2019 For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Shortage of Funds to tackle HIV and AIDS, UNAIDS, Highlights of the report News Flash UNAIDS says, for the first time, there’s a shortage of funds to tackle HIV and AIDS globally. The report notes that global funds for tackling AIDS and HIV have fallen by almost $1 billion. Highlights The report shows that there has been disparate progress both…

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Lok Sabha passed the Bill to amend Right To Information Act

BILL TO AMEND THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 – HIghlights, scope, governance and process News Flash A Bill to give the Centre the power to set the salaries and service conditions of information commissioners was introduced by the government and passed in Lok Sabha. It seeks to amend the landmark transparency law and bring in changes involving the salaries and tenures…

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Merger of Council of Trade Development and Promotion with the BoT

MERGER OF CTDP WITH THE BOARD OF TRADE For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Why the merger of CTDP with BoT, Significance, CTDP, BoT News Flash The Government has merged the Council of Trade Development and Promotion (CTDP) with the Board of Trade (BoT). It will bring greater coherence in the consultation process with all stakeholders for promoting exports and imports. The directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT), the new forum will remain…

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Verdict in Kulbhushan Yadav case by International Court of Justice

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Kulbhushan Yadav Case, International Court of Justice, Consular Access News Flash The International Court of Justice stayed the execution of Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistan. ICJ in the Hague, directed Pakistan to stay his execution and allow him consular access. Background Kulbhushan Yadav had been arrested in Pakistan’s restive province of Balochistan in 2016. He had been accused of terrorism, spying, and fomenting…

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What is a whip? What does it do? Types, Significance

WHIP A whip in parliamentary parlance is a written order that party members be present for an important vote, or that they vote only in a particular way. The term is derived from the old British practice of “whipping in” lawmakers to follow the party line. In India, all parties can issue a whip to their members. Parties appoint a senior member from among their House contingents to issue whips — this member is…

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Ploonet – A moon that becomes a planet

Ploonet Ploonet is the new word the scientific community has come up with to describe a moon that becomes a planet. A moon can become a planet if it leaves the orbit of its parent planet and takes up residence in a stable orbit around its star. At this point, this orbiting rock is neither a moon nor a planet, hence the term, ploonet. Our moon might soon desert us and become a ploonet…

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