September

SOURCE – INDIAN EXPRESS GS PAPER – 2 CONTEXT – The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the report of a survey titled ‘Health in India’, whose main objective was to gather basic quantitative information on India’s health sector. KEY FACTS – The report details aspects of the role played by government and …

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SOURCE – THE HINDU GS PAPER – 3 CONTEXT – Recently, the Ministry of Tourism has launched the SAATHI Application on the occasion of World Tourism Day. KEY FACTS It is a System for Assessment, Awareness & Training for Hospitality Industry. It is a certification programme of the Ministry of Tourism with Quality Council of India. It aims to assist the hospitality industry to continue to operate …

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SOURCE – LIVE MINT GS PAPER -2 AND 3 CONTEXT – Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the vaccine portal for Covid-19 on September 28, 2020 in order to create awareness among masses. KEY FACTS The online portal available on the ICMR site, will be a repository for all information related to Covid vaccine …

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SOURCE – THE HINDU GS PAPER – 3 CONTEXT – The regulator’s move has come ahead of the government plan to list the shares of LIC on the stock exchanges through an initial public offering (IPO) next year. GIC Re and New India are already listed on the exchanges. KEY FACTS – The insurance regulator …

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SOURCE – THE HINDU GS PAPER – 2  and 3 CONTEXT– Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) COVID-19 first sero-survey should not create a sense of complacency in people with regard to the virus. Speaking in his social media interaction Sunday Samvaad-3, Mr. Vardhan said indications from the up-coming second sero survey “are that India is far …

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SOURCE – THE HINDU GS PAPER- 2 CONTEXT -The National Medical Commission (NMC) has replaced the Medical Council of India (BoG-MCI), as per information released by the Health Ministry on Friday. KEY FACTS  The Union government has set up the National Medical Commission (NMC) along with four other autonomous boards while abolishing the MCI. The …

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SOURCE – THE HINDU GS PAPER- 3 CONTEXT –  Every year International Day of Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is celebrated on September 26. ABOUT– The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (or Nuclear Abolition Day) is held every year on September 26 since 2014. The day was declared by the UN …

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SOURCE – THE HINDU GS PAPER – 2 CONTEXT – The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and NITI Aayog will organize a summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI), RAISE 2020- ‘Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020′ from October 5-9, 2020. HIGHLIGHTS RAISE 2020 will be a global meeting of minds to exchange ideas and chart a course for using AI for …

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