WEST BENGAL INVOKES EPIDEMIC DISEASES ACT
Focus: GS-II Governance, GS-III Disaster Management, Prelims Why in news? The West Bengal government on 16th March 2020, invoked the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and extended the closure of the educational institutions from March 31 to April 15. The wife and father of the coronavirus infected Google employee in Bangalore have been booked by the […]
INDIA STILL IN SECOND TRANSMISSION STAGE
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management, Science and Technology Why in news? Senior scientists and health officials have said that India currently is showing no evidence of any community transmission and that enough tests were being done to pick up any early indication of third stage transmission. So far there is no evidence for the need to […]
PRIME MINISTER MODI CALLS FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY FUND FOR SAARC
Focus: GS-II International Relations, GS-III Science and Technology, Disaster Management, Prelims Why in news? The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) should create a fund to fight the threat of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on 15th March 2020 – Addressing the first ever video conference among the heads of governments of the […]
THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR ONE HEALTH SCIENCE
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology, Disaster Managament, Prelims Why in news? As India goes into emergency mode to tackle the potentially catastrophic impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the ‘Kerala model’ is being widely cited as an example to emulate. Kerala Model In 2018, Kerala reacted quickly and efficiently to tackle the Nipah virus outbreak […]
PM CALLS FOR SAARC STRATEGY, MASKS AND SANITIZERS NOW ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES, CORONAVIRUS STRAIN ISOLATED
Focus: GS-II International Relations, GS-III Science and Technology, Disaster Management, Prelims Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14th March 2020 called for a videoconference summit of leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to discuss a common strategy to tackle COVID-19. Masks and hand sanitisers have been declared as essential […]
COVID-19 DECLARED PANDEMIC BY WHO, STATES TO BE ASKED TO INVOKE EPIDEMIC DISEASE ACT
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management, Science and Technology, Prelims Why in news? The World Health Organisation (WHO) on March 11 said that according to its assessment, COVID-19 “can be characterised as a PANDEMIC.” WHO has been assessing this outbreak round-the-clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by […]
PM MODI CALLS FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY FUND FOR SAARC
Focus: GS-II International Relations, GS-III Science and Technology, Disaster Management, Prelims Why in news? The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) should create a fund to fight the threat of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on 15th March 2020 – Addressing the first ever video conference among the heads of governments of the […]
WATER CRISIS LOOMS LARGE IN HIMALAYAN REGIONS
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? Eight towns in the Himalayan region of Bangladesh, Nepal, India and Pakistan were nearly 20%-70% deficient in their water supply, says a survey. Unplanned urbanisation and climate change are the key factors responsible for the state of affairs. Dependence on Springs The places surveyed are extremely dependent […]