EDEN IAS

November

NEWS IMPULSE – ATAL ACADEMY FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES| 25 NOVEMBER

Syllabus Section- Polity and Governance Why in the news? • Union Education Minister has recently inaugurated 46 online AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) to train teachers of higher education institutions associated with All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) in emerging areas in technology. About Atal Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) …

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NEWS IMPULSE – NATIONAL DIGITAL HEALTH MISSION| 24 NOVEMBER

SECTION OF THE SYLLABUS- Government Schemes Why in News ? Digital health mission ready for nationwide roll-out soon. About • Health ID– Health account will contain details of  every test, every disease, the doctors visited, the medicines taken and the diagnosis. This information will be very useful as it is portable and easily accessible even …

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NEWS IMPULSE – 5 TECHNOLOGIES RECOMMENDED BY THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF JAL JEEVAN MISSION| 24 NOVEMBER

Syllabus Section- Science and Technology   Why in news A Multi-disciplinary Technical Committee set up under the Jal Jeevan Mission has recommended 5 technologies in order to provide field-level solutions to the states. The 5 technologies are: 1-Johkasou technology • It is one of the five technologies in Drinking Water and Sanitation to provide Field …

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NEWS IMPULSE – PORTAL FOR DEFENCE LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS)| 24 NOVEMBER

Section of the syllabus –society Why in News ? Defence Minister launched a portal for defence land management system (LMS) that is expected to bring greater transparency, efficiency and speed in dealing with land management matter. About : • Developed by the Department of Defence (DOD) in conjunction with the Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE) …

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NEWS IMPULSE – GMRT ACCORDED PRESTIGIOUS IEEE MILESTONE STATUS| 30 NOVEMBER

WHY IN NEWS? Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has been given “ the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope” milestone status. IEEE MILESTONES PROGRAMME  • The IEEE Milestones programmehonors significant technical achievements which have global or regional impact. • This is only the third such IEEE ‘Milestone’ recognition for an Indian contribution. • The previous two …

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NEWS IMPULSE – INDIA CLIMATE CHANGE KNOWLEDGE PORTAL| 30 NOVEMBER

Syllabus section – Environment Why in News? Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change  launched the India Climate Change Knowledge Portal. About: • The portal will have all the major steps the Government is taking at both national and international levels to address  the climate change issues. • It will be a single-point information resource …

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NEWS IMPULSE – HOYSALA LAKSHMI DEVI TEMPLE| 30 NOVEMBER

Syllabus section- Culture Why in News ? The idol of Mahakali at Mahalakshmi temple of the Hoysala era at Doddagaddavalli in the taluk has been fixed by experts, which was damaged recently. About the Hoysala Temple Architecture: • It is the largest monument in Halebidu, a town in the state of Karnataka, India and the …

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NEWS IMPULSE – MISSION COVID SURAKSHA| 30 NOVEMBER

Syllabus section: Governance / Government schemes and initiatives   Why in news? The Government of India (GOI) has announced the third stimulus package of Rs. 900 Crore for the Mission COVID Suraksha- The Indian COVID-19 Vaccine Development Mission. This grant will be provided to the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) for Research & Development of Indian …

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NEWS IMPULSE – DRY SWAB-DIRECT RT-PCR TESTING METHOD| 30 NOVEMBER

Syllabus section: Science & Technology.   Why in news? The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved the “dry swab-direct RT-PCR testing method” to test the COVID-19 virus. It has been developed by CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). This developed method is a simple variation of the conventional gold standard RT-PCR method. …

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NEWS IMPULSE – THE ELECTRONIC VACCINE INTELLIGENCE NETWORK (E-VIN)| 30 NOVEMBER

Why in news? Recently, PM Modi interacted virtually with the head of all states and Union Territories for discussing the preparedness of COVID-19 vaccination in India. During the interaction, it was informed that India is using e- Vin i.e. Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for identifying the …

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