Point-Wise Current-Affairs & GS (Includes Important PIB Updates) 2021 with Maps & Data- IAS, SSC Etc
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- Jun 13, 2021
News Snippets, Water (March 2021) [ Based on Down-to-Earth, News Snippets (English) ]
News Snippets
- Rishikesh to Badrinath - Char Dham highway project. Geologists allege steep cutting of the Himalayan slopes to widen the roads by 10 metres and make them all-weather is destabilizing the fragile region and making it prone to landslides. Workers violate all norms and …
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Stray Cattle, Cattle Breeds (March 2021) [ Based on Down-to-Earth ]
Stray Cattle
- Neglect of indigenous populations to excessive focus on crossbreeding in past few decades.
- Increased mechanization & national ban on cow slaughter
- Stray cattle include cows, bulls or calves that are abandoned because they are unproductive. They also include …
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Agriculture Sector, Budget for Infrastructure (March 2021) [ Based on Yojana ]
Agriculture Sector
- A paradigm shift in agriculture from a rural livelihood sector to a modern business enterprise.
- Amid many speculations on future of Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis, Govt. signaled its intention by announcing the agriculture Infrastructure fund …
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Education Sector, Flattening the Climate Curve (March 2021) [ Based on Yojana ]
Education Sector
- India is expected to become the country with the largest working-age population by 2030.
- Requires literacy, job, and life skills.
- Intentions to equip the Indian workforce with the skill-sets matching the demands of different industries and employers.
- Integrated Teach…
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Foreign Direct Investment, Diplomacy in Covid Times (March 2021) [ Based on Yojana ]
Foreign Direct Investment
- Extensive revisions to existing land, labour, and insolvency laws.
- Keys sectors like defence, electronics manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and renewable energy.
- Indian states have been at the forefront of this transformation, quick to adopt single window sys…
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- Jun 5, 2021
Mucormycosis and COVID-19 [ Science & Technology, Health ]
Mucormycosis and COVID-19
- Mucormycosis is a serious but rare fungal infection that causes headache, heaviness in the facial area, or swelling. This infection is being widely reported in COVID-19 recovered patients. Mucormycosis is also known as Zygomycosis.
- Nearly eighteen suspecte…
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Nanomicelles: Using Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment [ Science & Technology, Health ]
- Researchers across the globe have been exploring about the use of nanoparticles for efficient drug delivery. The nanomicelles have been observed as an emerging platform in targeted therapy.
- Nanomicelles are extremely small structures with a hydrophilic outer shell and a hydrophobi…
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India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre [ International Relations & Organizations, Health ]
India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre
- AIIMS, Delhi; AIIMS, Jodhpur, and Swedish Trade Commissioner՚s Office in New Delhi recently signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to set up a healthcare innovation center.
- For collaboration in the field of healthcare and public health, India …
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ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) [ International Relations & Organizations, Defense ]
- The ASEAN defense Ministers՚ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) meeting was held virtually at the 14th occasion. It is a platform for 10 ASEAN Countries and its eight Dialogue Partners to strengthen security and defense cooperation.
- Focus areas are peace, stability, and development in the r…
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- Jun 3, 2021
ISRO SSA Control Centre [ Science & Technology, Space and ISRO ]
- The ISRO SSA Control Centre, was formally inaugurated by chairman, ISRO/Secretary, DOS. The need for setting up a state-of-the art facility was re-iterated and dedicated to SSA activities on par with international agencies.
- It is being looked upon as an important milestone towards…
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