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
India in Human Development Index 2019
India ranks 129 out of 189 countries on the 2019 Human Development Index, marking incremental improvement from the previous year’s ranking (130 of 189).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22300-india-in-human-development-index-2019.html
#India #HumanDevelopmentIndex #UNDP #HDR #HDI
None of river linking projects at implementation stage
None of the river linking projects in the country have reached the implementation stage and only symbolic budgetary allocations have been made for them, a Parliamentary committee has told the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22299-none-of-river-linking-projects-at-implementation-stage.html
#GangaRejuvenation #riverlinking #LokSabha #NWDA
Evidence of Saraswati’s existence
There has been a strong belief that the Harappan civilization depended on monsoons.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22298-evidence-of-saraswati-s-existence.html
#Evidence #Saraswati #PRL #IITBombay #Ahmedabad #RigVeda
Arms (Amendment) Bill passed
Makers of illegal arms and those carrying such guns will face maximum punishment of life in jail if convicted under a proposed legislation passed by Lok Sabha on 9 December 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22297-arms-amendment-bill-passed.html
#Arms #Amendment #LokSabha #1AA #arms #firearms
Largest number of multidrug-resistant TB cases
India has the largest number of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases, 27 per cent of the global total, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey has said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22296-largest-number-of-multidrug-resistant-tb-cases.html
#TB #AshwiniChoubey #MDR #RNTCP #IEC #UDST #ACF
SpaceX delivers 'mighty mice'
SpaceX made an early holiday delivery to the International Space Station on 8 December 2019, dropping off super muscular "mighty mice," pest-killing worms and a smart, empathetic robot.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22295-spacex-delivers-mighty-mice.html
#SpaceX #mightymice #NASA #ISS #ILP #spacecraft #Kazakhstan
India ranks 129 out of 189 countries on the 2019 Human Development Index, marking incremental improvement from the previous year’s ranking (130 of 189).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22300-india-in-human-development-index-2019.html
#India #HumanDevelopmentIndex #UNDP #HDR #HDI
None of river linking projects at implementation stage
None of the river linking projects in the country have reached the implementation stage and only symbolic budgetary allocations have been made for them, a Parliamentary committee has told the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22299-none-of-river-linking-projects-at-implementation-stage.html
#GangaRejuvenation #riverlinking #LokSabha #NWDA
Evidence of Saraswati’s existence
There has been a strong belief that the Harappan civilization depended on monsoons.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22298-evidence-of-saraswati-s-existence.html
#Evidence #Saraswati #PRL #IITBombay #Ahmedabad #RigVeda
Arms (Amendment) Bill passed
Makers of illegal arms and those carrying such guns will face maximum punishment of life in jail if convicted under a proposed legislation passed by Lok Sabha on 9 December 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22297-arms-amendment-bill-passed.html
#Arms #Amendment #LokSabha #1AA #arms #firearms
Largest number of multidrug-resistant TB cases
India has the largest number of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases, 27 per cent of the global total, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey has said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22296-largest-number-of-multidrug-resistant-tb-cases.html
#TB #AshwiniChoubey #MDR #RNTCP #IEC #UDST #ACF
SpaceX delivers 'mighty mice'
SpaceX made an early holiday delivery to the International Space Station on 8 December 2019, dropping off super muscular "mighty mice," pest-killing worms and a smart, empathetic robot.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22295-spacex-delivers-mighty-mice.html
#SpaceX #mightymice #NASA #ISS #ILP #spacecraft #Kazakhstan
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India in Human Development Index 2019 | KSG India | Khan Study Group
India ranks 129 out of 189 countries on the 2019 Human Development Index, marking incremental improvement from the previous year’s ranking (130 of 189). This steady progress caps nearly three deca