The Government has been implementing the National Family Planning Program which provides voluntary and informed choices to the beneficiaries through a target free approach with the objective of checking population increase in the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 A National Population Policy has been formulated in the year 2000 with the long-term objective of […]
Any exploitation of the North Sentinel Island of the Andamans for commercial and strategic gain would spell the death knell for its occupants, the Sentinelese, a most secluded, particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) who reside in complete isolation on the island. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In a policy document, which comes almost two
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The Human Freedom Index presents the state of human freedom in the world based on a broad measure that encompasses personal, civil, and economic freedom in which placed India at the 111th spot out of 162 countries. India ranked 94 on the index in 2019. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points India’s scored 6.30 out
India dropped two ranks in the United Nations’ Human Development Index this year, standing at 131 out of 189 countries. However, if the Index were adjusted to assess the planetary pressures caused by each nation’s development, India would move up eight places in the ranking, according to the report. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points
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The Government of India and the World Bank signed a $750 million of $1 billion proposed for Accelerating India’s COVID-19 Social Protection Response Programme to support India’s efforts at providing social assistance to the poor and vulnerable households, severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This is the second operation
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UNESCO, New Delhi, has launched the ‘State of the Education Report for India 2020: Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)’ with over 400 attendees including representatives from the government, civil society, academia, partners and youth being present in the virtual event. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The second edition of the State of
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NITI Aayog has released a white paper: Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India. To make India’s public health surveillance system more responsive and predictive to enhance preparedness for action at all levels. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Citizen-friendly public health surveillance system will ensure individual privacy and confidentiality, enabled with a client feedback
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The BJP-led government in Karnataka passed the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill (2020) in the Assembly on December 9 amid strong opposition from the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Bill envisages a ban on all forms of cattle slaughter and stringent punishment for
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for Atmanirbhar Bharat RojgarYojana (ABRY) to boost employment in formal sector and incentivize creation of new employment opportunities during the Covid recovery phase under Atmanirbhar Bharat Package 3.0. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Government of India will provide subsidy for two years in respect of new employees
The cyber wing of the Maharashtra Police recently acquired a software from Interpol that would help them track down child pornography uploaded online. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Earlier this year, 12 officers of Maharashtra cyber were trained by the Interpol officers in the use of this software after which they were provided access
