UNICEF Report on malnutrition
Malnutrition caused 69 per cent of deaths of children below the age of five in India, according to a UNICEF report released. In its report — The State of the World’s Children 2019, UNICEF said that every second child in that age group is affected by some form of malnutrition.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21735-unicef-report-on-malnutrition.html
#UNICEF #malnutrition #NNM #POSHAN #India
FATF retains Pakistan in Grey List
International terror financing watchdog FATF on 18 October 2019 retained Pakistan on the Grey List and warned the country of action for its failure in combating money laundering and terror financing.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21734-fatf-retains-pakistan-in-grey-list.html
#FATF #Pakistan #GreyList #FinancialAction #TaskForce
BREXIT deal sealed
The long-awaited BREXIT deal has finally been sealed but it is too early to draw inferences on its implications on India as the minutes of the deal have not yet been disclosed.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21733-brexit-deal-sealed.html
#BREXIT #India #BorisJohnson #EuropeanUnion
Global Tuberculosis Report 2019
The Global Tuberculosis Report 2019 cites that nearly 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis (TB) each year. The report categorically establishes that TB is one of the top 10 causes of death, ranking above HIV/ AIDS.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21732-global-tuberculosis-report-2019.html
#GTR #GlobalTuberculosisReport2019 #HIV #AIDS #MDR #HBC
Insight lander starts digging
NASA’s InSight lander has dug nearly 2 centimetres (3/4 of an inch) into the surface of Mars with the help of its heat probe called “the mole”, the US space agency has announced.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21731-insight-lander-starts-digging.html
#NASA #Mars #Martiansoil #HP3 #spacecraft #redplanet
Malnutrition caused 69 per cent of deaths of children below the age of five in India, according to a UNICEF report released. In its report — The State of the World’s Children 2019, UNICEF said that every second child in that age group is affected by some form of malnutrition.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21735-unicef-report-on-malnutrition.html
#UNICEF #malnutrition #NNM #POSHAN #India
FATF retains Pakistan in Grey List
International terror financing watchdog FATF on 18 October 2019 retained Pakistan on the Grey List and warned the country of action for its failure in combating money laundering and terror financing.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21734-fatf-retains-pakistan-in-grey-list.html
#FATF #Pakistan #GreyList #FinancialAction #TaskForce
BREXIT deal sealed
The long-awaited BREXIT deal has finally been sealed but it is too early to draw inferences on its implications on India as the minutes of the deal have not yet been disclosed.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21733-brexit-deal-sealed.html
#BREXIT #India #BorisJohnson #EuropeanUnion
Global Tuberculosis Report 2019
The Global Tuberculosis Report 2019 cites that nearly 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis (TB) each year. The report categorically establishes that TB is one of the top 10 causes of death, ranking above HIV/ AIDS.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21732-global-tuberculosis-report-2019.html
#GTR #GlobalTuberculosisReport2019 #HIV #AIDS #MDR #HBC
Insight lander starts digging
NASA’s InSight lander has dug nearly 2 centimetres (3/4 of an inch) into the surface of Mars with the help of its heat probe called “the mole”, the US space agency has announced.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21731-insight-lander-starts-digging.html
#NASA #Mars #Martiansoil #HP3 #spacecraft #redplanet
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UNICEF Report on malnutrition | KSG India | Best IAS Coaching For UPSC Civil Services Preparation | Khan Study Group
Malnutrition caused 69 per cent of deaths of children below the age of five in India, according to a UNICEF report released. In its report — The State of the World’s Children 2019, UNICEF
EU nations agree Brexit delay
The European Union on 28 October 2019 agreed a 3-month flexible delay to Britain’s departure from the bloc as Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushes for an election after opponents forced him to request an extension he had vowed never to ask for.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21823-eu-nations-agree-brexit-delay.html
#EU #Brexit #BorisJohnson #Britain #DonaldTusk
Scheme to save groundwater
Aimed at checking depletion of groundwater in the country, the World Bank-funded Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY) is still waiting for the Union Cabinet’s approval for more than a year after the World Bank board approved it in June 2018.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21822-scheme-to-save-groundwater.html
#groundwater #ABHY #Protection #CGWA #JalShaktiMinistry
AI model to solve engineering problems
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) on 28 October 2019 said its researchers have developed algorithms that enable novel applications for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and deep learning to solve engineering problems.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21821-ai-model-to-solve-engineering-problems.html
#AI #IITM #AISoft #GPU #CFD #CNN #Madras
China expands footprint in Nepal, Myanmar
China is expanding its air links with South and Southeast Asia, focusing on Nepal and Myanmar, to help enlarge its regional footprint. On 27 October 2019, Himalaya Airlines — a China-Nepal joint venture — landed on its maiden flight from Kathmandu to Beijing’s brand new Daxing International airport.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21820-china-expands-footprint-in-nepal-myanmar.html
#LDC #Myanmar #XiJinping #footprint #RuiliAirlines
The European Union on 28 October 2019 agreed a 3-month flexible delay to Britain’s departure from the bloc as Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushes for an election after opponents forced him to request an extension he had vowed never to ask for.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21823-eu-nations-agree-brexit-delay.html
#EU #Brexit #BorisJohnson #Britain #DonaldTusk
Scheme to save groundwater
Aimed at checking depletion of groundwater in the country, the World Bank-funded Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY) is still waiting for the Union Cabinet’s approval for more than a year after the World Bank board approved it in June 2018.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21822-scheme-to-save-groundwater.html
#groundwater #ABHY #Protection #CGWA #JalShaktiMinistry
AI model to solve engineering problems
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) on 28 October 2019 said its researchers have developed algorithms that enable novel applications for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and deep learning to solve engineering problems.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21821-ai-model-to-solve-engineering-problems.html
#AI #IITM #AISoft #GPU #CFD #CNN #Madras
China expands footprint in Nepal, Myanmar
China is expanding its air links with South and Southeast Asia, focusing on Nepal and Myanmar, to help enlarge its regional footprint. On 27 October 2019, Himalaya Airlines — a China-Nepal joint venture — landed on its maiden flight from Kathmandu to Beijing’s brand new Daxing International airport.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21820-china-expands-footprint-in-nepal-myanmar.html
#LDC #Myanmar #XiJinping #footprint #RuiliAirlines
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EU nations agree Brexit delay | KSG India | Khan Study Group
The European Union on 28 October 2019 agreed a 3-month flexible delay to Britain’s departure from the bloc as Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushes for an election after opponents forced him to reques
UK's Brexit election
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 13 December 2019 won the historic UK General Election as his Conservative Party crossed the 326-mark required for a majority in Parliament, marking a victory for his "Get Brexit Done" message and setting the UK on course to leave the European Union (EU) in the New Year.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22333-uk-s-brexit-election.html
#UK #Brexit #BorisJohnson #election #British
Antenna of RISAT-2BR1
Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 12 December 2019 undertook an operation to unfurl the antenna that was inside the radar imaging earth observation satelliteRISAT-2BR1, a day after it was launched from Sriharikota.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22332-antenna-of-risat-2br1.html
#Antenna #RISAT #2BR1 #ISRO #PSLV #MOM #satellites
Renewable energy generating state
Tamil Nadu has overtaken Karnataka to become India's top renewable power generating state in FY20 (till October). Of the total renewable power generation in the country, nearly 17.2 per cent was from Tamil Nadu.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22331-renewable-energy-generating-state.html
#TamilNadu #FY20 #CEA #India #megawatt #SolarPolicy
E-Pharmacy rules
E-pharmacies, in recent years, have been able to fulfil unmet medical needs of the large Indian population by enabling access to affordable medicines to people in remote areas.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22330-e-pharmacy-rules.html
#EPharmacy #DTAB #FDI #AIOCD #DISHA #PDPBill #DCC
FM in the world's most powerful women list
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, HCL Corporation CEO and Executive Director Roshni Nadar Malhotra and Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw have been named among the world’s 100 most powerful women by Forbes.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22329-fm-in-the-world-s-most-powerful-women-list.html
#FM #CEO #NirmalaSitharaman #HCL #PowerfulWomen #India
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 13 December 2019 won the historic UK General Election as his Conservative Party crossed the 326-mark required for a majority in Parliament, marking a victory for his "Get Brexit Done" message and setting the UK on course to leave the European Union (EU) in the New Year.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22333-uk-s-brexit-election.html
#UK #Brexit #BorisJohnson #election #British
Antenna of RISAT-2BR1
Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 12 December 2019 undertook an operation to unfurl the antenna that was inside the radar imaging earth observation satelliteRISAT-2BR1, a day after it was launched from Sriharikota.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22332-antenna-of-risat-2br1.html
#Antenna #RISAT #2BR1 #ISRO #PSLV #MOM #satellites
Renewable energy generating state
Tamil Nadu has overtaken Karnataka to become India's top renewable power generating state in FY20 (till October). Of the total renewable power generation in the country, nearly 17.2 per cent was from Tamil Nadu.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22331-renewable-energy-generating-state.html
#TamilNadu #FY20 #CEA #India #megawatt #SolarPolicy
E-Pharmacy rules
E-pharmacies, in recent years, have been able to fulfil unmet medical needs of the large Indian population by enabling access to affordable medicines to people in remote areas.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22330-e-pharmacy-rules.html
#EPharmacy #DTAB #FDI #AIOCD #DISHA #PDPBill #DCC
FM in the world's most powerful women list
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, HCL Corporation CEO and Executive Director Roshni Nadar Malhotra and Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw have been named among the world’s 100 most powerful women by Forbes.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22329-fm-in-the-world-s-most-powerful-women-list.html
#FM #CEO #NirmalaSitharaman #HCL #PowerfulWomen #India
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UK's Brexit election | KSG India | Khan Study Group
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 13 December 2019 won the historic UK General Election as his Conservative Party crossed the 326-mark required for a majority in Parliament, marking a victory f
Draft roadmap for population stabilisation
Government think tank Niti Aayog on 20 December 2019 will hold a consultative meeting to discuss a roadmap for population stabilisation and come out with a working paper to address key gaps in India's family planning programmes.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22380-draft-roadmap-for-population-stabilisation.html
#NitiAayog #PFI #NarendraModi #India
‘Operation Twist’ in desi avatar
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has commenced something that is akin to the famous “Operation Twist” conducted by the US Federal Reserve by deciding to buy the long-tenor 10-year benchmark bonds worth Rs. 10,000 crore and selling four short-dated securities worth the same amount under open market operations (OMOs).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22379-operation-twist-in-desi-avatar.html
#OperationTwist #RBI #OMOs #acknowledgement #US
Ethiopia launches first satellite
Ethiopia launched its first satellite into space on 20 December 2019, as more sub-Saharan African nations strive to develop space programs to advance their development goals and encourage scientific innovation.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22378-ethiopia-launches-first-satellite.html
#Ethiopia #satellite #China #AddisAbaba #space
Satellite to monitor Amazon rainforest
An Earth observation satellite jointly developed by China and Brazillaunched into space on 20 December 2019 under a bilateral programme seen as a template for broader cooperation among BRICS nations.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22377-satellite-to-monitor-amazon-rainforest.html
#Satellite #Amazon #rainforest #BRICS #CBERS #Earth
Votes for Brexit deal
Britain's freshly-elected parliament prepared on 20 December 2019 to move past years of partisan wrangling and initially approve Prime Minister Boris Johnson's divorce deal with the EU.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22376-votes-for-brexit-deal.html
#Votes #EU #Johnson #Brexit #London #EuropeanUnion
Government think tank Niti Aayog on 20 December 2019 will hold a consultative meeting to discuss a roadmap for population stabilisation and come out with a working paper to address key gaps in India's family planning programmes.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22380-draft-roadmap-for-population-stabilisation.html
#NitiAayog #PFI #NarendraModi #India
‘Operation Twist’ in desi avatar
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has commenced something that is akin to the famous “Operation Twist” conducted by the US Federal Reserve by deciding to buy the long-tenor 10-year benchmark bonds worth Rs. 10,000 crore and selling four short-dated securities worth the same amount under open market operations (OMOs).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22379-operation-twist-in-desi-avatar.html
#OperationTwist #RBI #OMOs #acknowledgement #US
Ethiopia launches first satellite
Ethiopia launched its first satellite into space on 20 December 2019, as more sub-Saharan African nations strive to develop space programs to advance their development goals and encourage scientific innovation.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22378-ethiopia-launches-first-satellite.html
#Ethiopia #satellite #China #AddisAbaba #space
Satellite to monitor Amazon rainforest
An Earth observation satellite jointly developed by China and Brazillaunched into space on 20 December 2019 under a bilateral programme seen as a template for broader cooperation among BRICS nations.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22377-satellite-to-monitor-amazon-rainforest.html
#Satellite #Amazon #rainforest #BRICS #CBERS #Earth
Votes for Brexit deal
Britain's freshly-elected parliament prepared on 20 December 2019 to move past years of partisan wrangling and initially approve Prime Minister Boris Johnson's divorce deal with the EU.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22376-votes-for-brexit-deal.html
#Votes #EU #Johnson #Brexit #London #EuropeanUnion
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Draft roadmap for population stabilisation | KSG India | Khan Study Group
Government think tank Niti Aayog on 20 December 2019 will hold a consultative meeting to discuss a roadmap for population stabilisation and come out with a working paper to address key gaps in India's