Current Affairs of 2019-2020

National Education Policy 2020 Announcement on 29/07/2020  Why in News? The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister  Shri Narendra Modi approved the National Education Policy 2020,  transformational reform in both school & higher education sector.   6% of GDP spending on the Education Sector . " Ministry of Human Resource Development " change the name to " Ministry of Education ". The decision of changing the name of the ministry was done as per the recommendations listed in the draft on new education policy, which suggested it to bring the focus back on education & learning.  History:  After the freedom, this is the third NEP after policies that came in 1968 & 1986. Through the govt. amended the 1986 policy in 1992, it was largely the same. Aim: New Policy aims for Universalization of education from pre-school.   6% GDP spending on the Education Sector. l to secondary level 100% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in school education by 2030. Atta...

Reliance announced: - JIO GLASS What is Jio Glass?  Reliance Jio announces new Jio Glass for 3D interactions, holographic content.    Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) during its 43rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) showcased a new Mixed Reality solution, called Jio Glass.  RIL has stated that the new  Jio  Glass is designed for teachers and students to enable 3D virtual rooms and conduct holographic classes via the  Jio  Mixed Reality service in real-time. Apart from this, they can also be used to perform virtual meetings. The Jio Glass weighs just 75gms and comes with personalized audio. In order to access content on the device, the company will provide a simple cable that can be attached to the smartphone in order to access different use case scenarios.   The Jio Glass can use 3D avatars to make interactions better in the virtual world. The company will also allow designed discussions by sharing 3D holograms. According to the company, Jio Gla...

One Nation One Ration Card Why in NEWS?    As part of the Economic relief package amid COVID 19 outbreak, the Central government  has announced the national rollout of a  "One Nation One Ration Card" system in  all states & Union Territories by March 2021 . About One Nation, One Ration Card Scheme-   Under this ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ system, beneficiary will be able to buy subsidized food grains from any FPS across Country using their existing/same ration card that is Aadhaar linked. Under present Public Distribution System (PDS), a ration cardholder can buy food grains only from Fair Price Shop (FPS) that has been assigned in the locality in which he/she lives.  To address the grim state of food security in the country & combat the problem of hunger, the government has started the “One Nation One Ration Card” facility.  Currently, this scheme is applicable in several states & the central government seeks to implement this acro...

Important Report Published By  Organization              1. Reserve Bank of India Monetary Policy of India Report on Trend & Progress of Banking Quarterly Statistics on Deposits & credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks          Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy.             2. International Monetary Fund Global Financial Stability Report World Economic Outlook                                        3.  World Economic Forum Global Competitive Index Global gender Gap report Global Information Technology Report Global Risk Report Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Inclusive Growth & Development Report Human Capital Report Outlook on Global agenda Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report       ...

-: Science & Technology Current Affairs: - Set:- 2                      1. India using Robot to Fight Covid 19 Robot HCARD ( Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device ) to assist frontline COVID19 healthcare warriors. It has features like navigation, drawer  activation for providing medicine & food  to patients, sample collection &  audio-visual connection. It is developed by CMERI , (Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute.) IIT Ropar design ' WardBot ' that will deliver food, medicines to patients in isolation wards.  2 .  Yuvika scheme ISRO has started Yuvika schemes to impact basic knowledge on Space Technology. Those who have just finished 9 th standard & waiting to join 10 th standard will be eligible for this programme . During summer holidays & it is proposed to select 3 students each from each State/UT. Students belonging to the rural area have been g...

-: Science & Technology Current Affairs: - Set:- 1       1.          Which country to select for the Gaganyaan Project with the ISRO? ISRO has signed with the “Russia Firm Glavkosmos ” to select & train astronauts for the country`s Gaganyaan Project. The Gaganyaan Programme, an indigenous mission that would take 3 Indian astronauts to space for 7-Days, was announced in 2018. 4 th country to send a man to space, after the USSR, USA & CHINA. The astronauts on the human space mission “Gaganyaan” are IAF pilot. 2. Vyommitra (humanoid robot) ISRO will send “Vyommitra” in the “ unmanned Gaganyaan Project ”. Vyommitra {vyoma-space; mitra-friend} is an artificial intelligence- based robotic system (half humanoid) to mimic crew activity inside the crew module of Gaganyaan. It has been developed by scientist at IISc in collaboration with ISRO.              3. Human Space Flight Center (In INDI...