NASA’s PUNCH Mission will study the sun

NASA’s PUNCH Mission will study the sun PUNCH- “Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere” The mission is expected to be launched in 2022. PUNCH mission will image regions beyond the Sun’s outer corona. Mission PUNCH is focused on understanding the transition of particles from the Sun’s outer corona to the solar wind that fills interplanetary space. PUNCH will consist of a ‘constellation’ of four suitcase-sized microsats that will orbit the Earth in formation…

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Chartered Accountants’ Day – ICAI – Important Facts

Chartered Accountants’ Day Chartered Accountants’ Day is celebrated on 1st July every year to commemorate the finding of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). A chartered accountant is a profession that gives direction to the financial condition of any country. It was established on 1 July 1949 as a statutory body under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 enacted by the Parliament (acting as the provisional Parliament of India) to regulate the profession…

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National Doctors’ day 2019 – Theme – History – Objective

National Doctors’ Day National Doctors’ Day is a day celebrated to recognize the contributions of physicians to individual lives and communities. The celebration of the Doctors’ Day is an attempt to emphasize the value of doctors in our lives and to offer them our respects by commemorating one of their greatest representatives. National Doctors’ Day is celebrated on July 1 all across India to honour the legendary physician and the second Chief Minister of…

Association for the Prevention of Torture

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UN General Assembly resolutions on Torture

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS ON TORTURE For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: UN Assembly on torture, Association for the Prevention of Torture, India’s view, Indian constitutional provisions, the death penalty News Flash India joined ranks with Russia and 42 other nations to abstain from voting on a United Nations General Assembly resolution aimed at examining options to end the trade in goods used for capital punishment and torture, saying it is unacceptable to…

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National Commission for Protection of Child Rights

NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: NCPCR –Role, objectives, powers, responsibilities, and functions News Flash A two-member Bench of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) would hear cases related to child rights abuse. Complaints would be on these issues Children engaged in hazardous jobs Failure to pay compensation to aggrieved children Children subjected to physical and mental violence Domestic violence, acid attack…

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International Labour Organization report on Climate Change

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Key findings of the report, Impacts, Heat stress, ILO News Flash A report from the International Labour Organization estimated that in 2030, 2.2 per cent of total working hours worldwide will be lost because of higher temperatures. Report: “Working on a warmer planet: The impact of heat stress on labour productivity”. Highlights of the Report As climate change worsens, growing…

Inland Waterways Authority of India

INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) came into existence on 27th October 1986 for the development and regulation of inland waterways for shipping and navigation. The Authority primarily undertakes projects for the development and maintenance of IWT infrastructure on national waterways through grant received from the Ministry of Shipping. The head office of the Authority is at Noida. India has about 14,500 km of navigable waterways which comprise…

Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology

CENTRE FOR INLAND AND COASTAL MARITIME TECHNOLOGY IIT Kharagpur along with the Ministry of Shipping (MoS) under its flagship Sagarmala Programme is setting up the Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology (CICMT) at its campus. CMICT will provide applied research and development for the inland and coastal waterways sector. CICMT at IIT Kharagpur will provide technological support, research, testing and experimentation facility to agencies involved in inland water transport, shipbuilding, ports. etc. This…

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The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill, 2019

THE CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (RESERVATION IN TEACHERS’ CADRE) BILL, 2019 For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Details about the bill, need and significance News Flash This Bill is to ensure reservations in teaching positions in central institutions for persons from Scheduled Castes/Tribes, socially and economically backward classes, and those from economically weaker sections. A bill that provides for university and college to be considered a unit for providing reservation instead of a “department…

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The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill 2019

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RESERVATION (AMENDMENT) BILL For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About the bill – highlights, Why the amendment needed News Flash The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill which was cleared by Lok Sabha, now tabled at Rajya Sabha. Highlight The bill allows people living along the International Border to get the benefit of reservation in jobs, promotion, and admission in professional courses at par with those living along…

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