COVID 19 pandemic Current Affairs, GK & News
ONORC Scheme Operational in Entire Country
With the adoption of “One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) in Assam, this scheme has become operational in entire India. Key Points Assam became the 36th state to adopt One Nation One Ration Card food security scheme. With the addition of Assam, all the 36 states and union territories have now started issuing ration cards ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: COVID 19 pandemic • Mera Ration Mobile App • National Food Security Act (NFSA) • One Nation One Ration Card Scheme • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) • Ration Card Portability
75th Edition of the World Health Assembly
From 22nd to 28th May 2022, the 75th World Health Assembly is being held in Geneva, Switzerland. This is the first in-person Health Assembly since the COVID-19 pandemic began. What is the theme of this year’s health assembly? “Health for peace, peace for health” is the theme for this year’s assembly. The COVID-19 pandemic along ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Events Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: COVID 19 pandemic • Geneva • Sustainable Financing Working Group • Switzerland • World Health Assembly • World Health Organization
Global Food Security Call to Action Meeting
Antony Blinken, the United States Secretary of State, has chaired a “Global Food Security Call to Action” meeting of foreign ministers from around 30 countries with the aim of reviewing the urgent development and humanitarian needs and identifying steps to address the challenges of global nutrition, food security, and resilience. This meeting has been held ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: Antony Blinken • COVID 19 pandemic • Food security • Global Food Security • Global Food Security Call to Action • V. Muraleedharan
WTO Projection on Global Trade Growth
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has revised its global trade growth forecast this year from 4.7 percent to 3 percent due to the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war. The WTO has also warned about a potential food crisis that might be caused price surges. Overview: This WTO report has stated that the conflict which is ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: COVID 19 pandemic • food crisis • Global Trade Growth • Russia-Ukraine war • World Trade Organization
World Bank on India’s Learning Poverty
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the education sector was one of the many sectors that took a massive hit. India and many other countries had to shut down colleges and schools while encouraging online classes. But, during the pandemic, there were irregularities and its effects were felt by the students especially the ones from the marginalized ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: COVID 19 pandemic • EduAnalytics Report • Education • Jaime Saavedra • Learning Poverty • World Bank