A Case For Community-Oriented Health Services
Context India’s one million Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) volunteers have received World Health Organization’s Global Health Leaders Awards 2022. Relevance GS-II: Development Processes and the Development Industry — the Role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders. Dimensions of the Article Background of the ASHA Program A well […]
PIB Summaries 06 June 2022
CONTENTS Ethanol blending Ex SAMPRITI-X World Environment Day 2022 Ethanol Blending Focus: GS III- Environment and Ecology, GS-III: Industry and Infrastructure Why in News? India has achieved the target of 10 percent ethanol blending, 5 months ahead of schedule What is Ethanol fuel? Ethanol fuel is ethyl alcohol, the same type of alcohol found in […]
Static Quiz 06 June 2022 (Geography)
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 06 June 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 06 June 2022 Contents A case for Community-oriented Health Services Lessons from the Ukraine crisis price shock A Case For Community-Oriented Health Services Context India’s one million Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) volunteers have received World Health Organization’s Global Health Leaders Awards 2022. Relevance GS-II: Development Processes and the Development Industry […]
Regarding ‘Atal Pension Yojana’ which of the following statements is/are correct?
Regarding ‘Atal Pension Yojana’, which of the following statements is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.(2016) a) 1 only b) 2 and 3 only c) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 C Atal Pension Yojana is a government-backed pension scheme in India, primarily targeted at the unorganised sector. […]
Which one of the following is a purpose of `UDAY’, a scheme of the Government?
a) Providing technical and financial assistance to start-up entrepreneurs in the field of renewable sources of energy b) Providing electricity to every household in the country by 2018 c) Replacing the coal-based power plants with natural gas, nuclear, solar, wind and tidal power plants over a period of time d) Providing for financial turnaround and […]
A recent movie titled The Man Who Knew Infinity is based on the biography of
a) S. Ramanujan b) S. Chandrasekhar c) S. N. Bose d) C. V. Raman A It is a 2015 British biographical drama film based on the 1991 book of the same name by Robert Kanigel.
Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?
Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?(2016) a) Andhra Pradesh b) Karnataka c) Chattisgarh d) Rajasthan DThe Inland Waterways Authority of India under the Ministry of Shipping proposes to guide and support Rajasthan government for building […]
Recently for the first time in our country, which of the following States has declared a particular butterfly as ‘State Butterfly’?
Recently, for the first time in our country, which of the following States has declared a particular butterfly as ‘State Butterfly’?(2016) a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Himachal Pradesh c) Karnataka d) Maharashtra D Maharashtra has become the first State in the country to have a ‘State butterfly.’ State has declared the Blue Mormon ( Papilio polymnestor) […]
With reference to `Astrosat’ the astronomical observatory launched by India which of the following statements is/are correct?
With reference to `Astrosat’, the astronomical observatory launched by India, which of the following statements is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.(2016) a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 and 2 DAstrosat is India’s first dedicated multi-wavelength space telescope. It was launched on a […]