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What is Thermal Screening used at airports for COVID-19?
Thermal Screening are being used at airports to check COVID-19 virus. The numbers infected in India has reached 500 and India has entered into complete lock down for 21 days to contain the disease. What is Thermal Screening? Thermal screening is a process that detects radiation emitted by an object with increased temperature. When a ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Corona virus • COVID-19 • COVID-19 testing • Fever • Laser Technology • Medical devices • New Issues • Social Issues
Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot Visits Sashakt Divyang
Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment visited “Sashakt Divyang-A Unique Mega Event with Exclusive Job Fair for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)” organised by Ladli foundation trust on 12 Nov. Many organisations and private institutions participated in job fair to provide suitable jobs to Divyangjans with an aim to provide equal opportunities and ..
Topics: Anti-racism • Disability • Discrimination • Egalitarianism • Equal opportunity • Equality rights • Political ideologies • Politics • Social inequality • Social Issues
Rural children breastfed more: Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey
According to the first-ever national nutrition survey conducted by the government, breastfeeding is inversely proportional to household wealth and other factors. Due to these reasons, rural children receive meals more frequently in a day at 44% as compared to 37% of urban children. Key details: The Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey released by the government ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: GS1 • malnutrition • Poshan Abhiyan • Social Issues
India’s first e-waste clinic set up in Bhopal
India’s first e-waste clinic is being set up in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. For this noble cause, the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have signed pact that would enable segregation, processing and disposal of waste from both household and commercial units. Initially, it will be 3-month pilot project and being ..
Topics: Bhopal • Bhopal Municipal Corporation • Central Pollution Control Board • India • Ministry of Environment and Forests • Municipal solid waste • Pollution in India • Social Issues • Waste
Kerala high court rules that right to access Internet is part of fundamental Right to Education (RTE) & Right to Privacy
The Kerala High Court has recently ruled that the right to have access to the Internet is part of the fundamental Right to Education (RTE) & also the Right to Privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution. The verdict came on a petition filed by a Kozhikode college student challenging her expulsion for not adhering ..
Topics: Digital rights • Fundamental rights • Human rights • Identity management • Internet privacy • Kerala • Law • Privacy • Privacy law • Right to Privacy • Social Issues
Triple Talaq Bill
After much deliberations and long discussions, the Union Government has finally been able to pass the much-touted and highly controversial Triple Talaq bill in the Rajya Sabha. While the NDA has the numbers in the lower house, it lacked the numbers to push the bill through the Upper house and hence, the passage looked doubtful. ..
Topics: Bills • Social Issues • social justice • Triple Talq • women