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EDUCATIONAL FACT                      ASER REPORT 2020 Annual Status of Education Report (ASER )  2020  is an annual survey published by education non profit organization - Pratham  for the last 15 years .this year, the survey was conducted via phone calls. let's know all facts about ASER and its aim. Current news about it  Annual State of Education Report (ASER) Survey has been released which provide a glimpse into the levels of learning loss that students in rural India are suffering . ASER 2020 is the first ever phone -based ASER Survey and it was conducted in September 2020. Aim :-  The report aim to provide reliable estimates of children's enrolment and basic learning levels for each district and state in India . Major highlights  of this survey : impact of Covid-19 pandemic ASER 2020 was conducted in 26 states and four union territories A total of 52,227 households and 59,251 children in the 5 -16 age group were surveyed.  The phone- based survey  was done in September ,t

  EDUCATIONAL FACT                   Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recently , FATF decided to keep Pakistan in the " grey list " till the next review of its compliance  with the recommendations  made in February next year (2021) .  the decision by the Paris - based watchdog , the Financial Action Task Force .  Why the Pakistan keep remains in grey list ?  Turkey was the only country in the 39-member FATF to push for Pakistan to be let off but China , Saudi Arabia and Malaysia did not support it . Pakistan has made progress across all action plan items and has now  largely addressed 21 of 27 action plan item but as all action plan deadlines have expired, the FATF strongly urges Pakistan to swiftly complete its full action plan by February 2021.   key point on which Pakistan failed to deliver Lack of action against charitable organizations linked to terror groups banned by the UN Security council  delays in the prosecution of banned individuals such as Hafiz Saeed , Zaki

  Social Security    know the facts of "  Mission Shakti "  and about its progress . What is Mission Shakti  Mission Shakti is an initiative launch by Uttar Pradesh  CM Yogi Adityanath on october 17th , 2020  on the first day of Navaratri . it is a 6- month long women empowerment campaign till the 'Basant Navaratri' April,2021 to raise awareness and tackle crime against women in the state . The campaign was kicked off  from Devi Paatan Shakti Peeth in Balrampur  in order to vows  'Zero tolerance' to crime against women . in present time the crime against women has been increased day by day and facing flak over a string of rape incidents in Uttar Pradesh . Why the campaign name " Mission Shakti" As the Mission launch in navaratra time and Goddess Durga is a symbol of maha shakti so taking inspiration from it the campaign name so. Progress of " mission Shakti "          w hen we talking about any initiative, it is just because of the awarenes

  Technology and Innovation                             Kamdhenu Deepawali Abhiyan :   2020   What is the news ?     Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog  begins National wide campaign to celebrate  "      Kamdhenu Deepawali Abhiyan".  Ministry of Fisheries , animal husbandry and Dairying implemented the nation wide kamadhenu Deepavali abhiyan on Oct 12 , to promote extensive use of cow dung during the festive season of Diwali . similar initiative was carried out during the Ganesh festival  and this is the continuation in the Programme .     Introduction of this campaign :     Under this campaign,  small scale products such as Diyas, agarbatti , dhoop , swastika , decorative wall - piece and idols of Mata Lakshmi and Ganesha ,all made out of cow dung will be promoted by the Aayog . The initiative has set a goal of r eaching around 11 crore families and ignite almost 1 lakh diyas made of cow dung at the Varanasi Ghat . What is the singnificance of this campaign ? As our Country now focu

Health                 Aarogyasetu : A Multi-dimensional  Bridge What is "AarogyaSetu "  AarogyaSetu is a mobile app that joins Digital India for health and well- being  of  every Indian. it will enable people to assess themselves the risk for  their catching  the corona Virus infection . it will calculate this based on their interaction with  other , using cutting edge Bluetooth technology , algorithms and artificial intelligence. When it is launched :  It is launched on 2 April 2020 by Government of India and it is countries first COVID -19 Tracking App  How it works :        once installed in a smart phone through an easy and user - friendly process ,   the app detect other devices with AarogyaSetu installed that come in the     proximity of that phone .the app can then calculate the risk of infection   based  on sophisticated  parameters if any of these contacts is tested positive.  The App will help the Government take necessary timely step for   assessing risk  of sprea

Education      Global  Hunger  Index   (GHI) Today's topic is very important as Global Hunger Index 2020 has been released and India has been ranked at  94/107 countries in this year 2020. GHI (global hunger index) report publish every year in October month and jointly publish by Concern Worldwide and Welt hunger  half .  Some important facts of GHI   GHI  was first produced in 2006  and 2020 mark the 15th edition of  global hunger index  Aim :- To measure and track huger at global , regional, and country level. GHI score is computed using four indicators         1. Under nourishment :- 14% of India's  population is undernourished (2017-19) .         2.     child wasting        :-  17.3% of India 's population face child wasting(2015-19) .         3.     child stunting       :- 34.7, it has improved significantly ,from 54% in 2000 to                                                         less than 35% now .         4.    child mortality      :- 3.7% , it was 5.2% in 2012 .

                       DISASTER MANAGEMENT               Disaster management refers to the conservation of  lives and property during natural or man made disaster .  the managements of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies ,in particular situations in order to lessen the impact of disaster.    Disaster management in India   According to the statistics, 68% of India's land is prone to drought   56% area of India is vulnerable to earthquake ,12% to flood and     8%  to cyclone , making India one of the most disaster prone           countries in the world , affecting overall 85% of Indian land and       more than 50 million people   National disaster management authority   when we are talking about national disaster management authority , first we need to understand the reason behind making this authority in India . recalling the major serious earthquake of  2001 in Gujarat  and the sever tsunami in Indian ocean of 2004 was create such