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Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2020-21

In News Recently, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for 2020-21. About Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) The PLFS is an annual survey conducted by the NSO. Data Collection: There are two ways and they differ in terms of the reference period.  Usual Status (US): In this […]

Migration in India 2020-21

In News Recently, a report was released named Migration in India 2020-21, by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). Key Findings After the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, 0.7 per cent of the country’s population was a temporary visitor in households during July 2020-June 2021. Over 84 percent of these […]

Updated Map Of Earth’s Tectonic Plates

In Context Recently researchers from the University of Adelaide, Australia, have carried out a new study that includes an updated map of the earth’s tectonic plates. The paper “New maps of global geological provinces and tectonic plates” is published in the journal Earth-Science Reviews. About The new model for tectonic plates better explains the spatial […]

Malnutrition in India

In News Recently ,It has been observed that Malnutrition in India is a worry in a modern scenario. Malnutrition It refers to deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients.  The term malnutrition covers 2 broad groups of conditions and these are :  ‘Undernutrition’—It includes stunting (low height for age), wasting […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   3   Average maths score of first-year engineering students below 40%: AICTE (Education) What are key findings of learning assessment survey carried out by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) ?issues and suggestions  GS 2 3 Hate speeches starting […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1   Retail inflation eases to 7.04% in May (Economy) What is Retail Inflation? Know about the cause and effect of inflation. GS 2 4 ‘Governors should act impartially’   (Polity and Governance ) Know about Governor,Functions and Powers,What is the law […]

LaMDA

In News  A senior software engineer at Google was suspended after sharing transcripts of a conversation with a LaMDA that he claimed to be “sentient,” and began reasoning like a human being.  What is LaMDA? Language Models for Dialog Applications is a machine-learning language model created by Google as a chatbot that is supposed to […]

Mission Buniyaad

In Context The Delhi government is working towards bridging the learning gap induced by COVID-19 for students of state-run schools under ‘Mission Buniyaad’. About ‘Mission Buniyaad’ The Delhi government had announced the launch of ‘Mission Buniyaad’ in February 2018. It is being implemented in all the schools under the Directorate of Education (DoE) daily. Under […]

SIPRI Yearbook 2022

In News Recently, The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) launched the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2022, which assesses the current state of armaments, disarmament and international security. Nuclear-armed states There are nine nuclear-armed states: the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North […]

International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC)

In News Recently, Iran starts the transfer of Russian goods to India by using the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) Origin:  The foundation of the North-South transport corridor was laid on September 12, 2000, in accordance with an intergovernmental agreement signed between Russia, Iran, and India.  Aim:  To reduce […]