Performance Grading Index For Districts (PGI-D): The 1st ever report on PGI-D for the year 2018-19 and 2019-20 was released to grade schools in Indian districts. Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL under the ministry of education) Importance: Will help prioritise interventions in school education It grades districts in 10 grades e.g. Daksh (>90 […]
Dak Karmayogi
Dak Karmayogi: The Ministry of Communications has launched ‘Dak Karmayogi, an e-learning portal of the Department of Posts. To recognise the good performance of employees of Department of Posts, Meghdoot Awards were also conferred in eight different categories. Meghdoot Award was introduced in the year 1984. This is the highest award of Department of Posts […]
High-Grade Lithium Discovered In Nigeria
High-Grade Lithium Discovered In Nigeria: High-grade Lithium has been discovered in Nigeria. Greenbushes mine in Western Australia is the largest hard-rock Lithium mine in the world. The largest importers of lithium are South Korea, China, Japan, US and Belgium. Lithium is an element and in nature tends to concentrate sufficiently in the two minerals, spodumene […]
Living Lands Charter
Living Lands Charter: The Commonwealth members have agreed to voluntarily dedicate ‘living land’ in their respective countries to future generations, in line with the strategy set for the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The ‘Living land’ charter was announced at the conclusion of the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali (Rwanda). […]
Rise in Demand for NREGS
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: In May 2022, 2.61 crore households worked under the NREGS (National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme), which is 17.39% more than in the same month last year. Key Findings: There was a rise in demand for NREGS after the dip in April. In April 2022, 1.86 crore families availed the NREGS, […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 29th June 2022
Today Current Affairs:29th June 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Bharat NCAP
Bharat NCAP: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved the draft GSR (General Statutory Rules) notification to introduce Bharat NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme). NCAP will be rolled out from 1st April 2023 and will mean auto manufacturers in India as well as importers will have the option of getting cars star rated […]
India-Malaysia Defence Cooperation
India-Malaysia Defence Cooperation: Indian Defence Minister interacted with his Malaysian counterpart to deepen Defence Cooperation between the two countries. The Malaysian air force has been looking for 18 new light fighter jets with several nations, including South Korea, Pakistan, China and Sweden, making a pitch. The Indian offer is for the LCA Mk1A version. India […]
Issue With The Juvenile Justice Amendment Act, 2021
Issue With The Juvenile Justice Amendment Act, 2021: The Juvenile Justice Act Amendment is making it harder to report abuse at child care institutions by making abuse and cruelty by staffers or persons in-charge at Child Care Institutions (CCI) non-cognisable. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2021 was passed to amend […]
Performance Grading Index For Districts (PGI-D)
Performance Grading Index For Districts (PGI-D): The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of Education (MoE) released the Centre’s first-ever Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2018-19 and 2019-20. In June, 2021, the Union Education Minister has approved the release of Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories. PGI-D […]
