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GOAL (GOING ONLINE AS LEADERS) Context : Union Minister for Tribal Affairs launched the “GOAL (Going Online As Leaders)” programme of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) in partnership with Facebook. About GOAL (GOING ONLINE AS LEADERS) : GOAL (Going Online As Leaders) is a Joint initiative of Facebook India with Ministry of Tribal affairs to provide mentorship to tribal youRead More…

INTEGRATED BATTLE GROUPS (IBG) Context : Army chief Gen. Manoj Naravane announced that the Army’s new concept of agile Integrated Battle Groups (IBG) as part of the overall force transformation will be operationalised very soon. Key Facts : The IBGs are brigade sized agile self-sufficient combat formations which, can swiftly launch strikes against adversary. They will be able to mobRead More…

GLOBAL NUTRITION REPORT 2020 Context : According to the Global Nutrition Report 2020, India is among 88 countries that are likely to miss global nutrition targets by 2025. It also identified the country as one with the highest rates of domestic inequalities in malnutrition. Highlights of the report : According to the Global Nutrition Report 2020, India will miss targets for all foRead More…

STATE OF THE WORLD’S NURSING REPORT 2020 Context : During the ‘Year of the Nurse and Midwife,’ WHO has released the first ever State of the world’s nursing report. It has been developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the International Council of Nurses and the global Nursing Now campaign. Report highlights : Nursing is the largest occupational groupRead More…

SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS) BULLETIN Context : The Registrar General of India released its Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin based on data collected for 2018.  Infant mortality rate (IMR) has improved very marginally from 33 per 1,000 live births in 2017 to 32 in 2018. Report Highlights : The report stated that Madhya Pradesh has the worst IMR iRead More…

PRIME MINISTER’S RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (PMRF) SCHEME Context : Union HRD Ministry has recently carried out various amendments in Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship Scheme to boost research in the country. Key Amendments : To boost research, a dedicated Division is being created in the ministry with the name of “Research and Innovation Division”. This division will beRead More…

IMPACT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES FOR THE YEAR 2018-19 Context : Report on “Impact of energy efficiency measures for the year 2018-19” through Video conference has been released. This report was prepared by an Expert agency PWC Ltd, who was engaged by Bureau of Energy efficiency (BEE) for an independent verification to assess the resultant annual savings in energy as welRead More…

DST INSPIRE develops nanomaterials with energy storage application and optical sensors for water pollution control Context : A team from INSPIRE, under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, develops nanomaterials based supercapacitors to achieve high energy density and power density of supercapacitors. Feature of nanomaterials based supercapacitors :Read More…

Operation “Samudra Setu“ Context : Indian Navy launched Operation Samudra Setu, meaning Sea Bridge, as a part of a national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas. Indian Naval Ships (INS) Jalashwa and Magar are presently en route to the port of Malè, the Republic of Maldives to commence evacuation operations from 8 May 2020 as part of PhaRead More…

Jharkhand launches schemes for job creation Context : Recently, Jharkhand launched three employment schemes — Birsa Harit Gram Yojana (BHGY), Neelambar Pitambar JAL Sammridhi Yojana (NPJSY) and Veer Sahid Poto Ho Khel Vikas Scheme (VSPHKVS) — to create wage employment for workers in rural areas. Highlights : These three schemes have been devised in convergence with the MahatmRead More…