Why in News? The Namath Basai programme, introduced recently, received overwhelming response in Attappady, Kerala. About Namath Basai Namath Basai is the Kerala State government’s unique programme of teaching tribal children in their mother tongue. The programme, implemented by the …
Why in News? The Science and Technology Indicators (STI), 2018, a periodic compendium of the state of scientific research in India was released in August, 2020. About the STI The STI is prepared by a division of the Department of …
What’s in the news? The Reserve Bank of India has released its National Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE): 2020-2025 document. The multi-stakeholder led approach is aimed at creating a financially aware and empowered India. This NSFE for the period 2020-2025, …
Ready for Anything David Allen What’s in the book for you? If you want to be productive in life, you should be ready to face anything that comes along your way. According to Allen, a person who has mastery in …
Context The Lt. Governor’s acts have not been in consonance with the Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in the prosecutor’s appointment in the Delhi riot case. Background On 4th July 2018, the five-judge Bench unanimously held that the Chief Minister is …
About UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven states: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Umm al-Qaiwain, Fujairah, Ajman and Ra’s al-Khaimah. Four-fifths of the UAE is desert. Each emirate is governed by a ruler; together, they jointly …
About EU The European Union (EU) is a unique economic and political union between 27 European countries. The United Kingdom, which had been a founding member of the EU, left the organization in 2020. The EU was created by the …
THE POMODORO TECHNIQUE Franceso Cirillo The Pomodoro Technique is a simple but effective method created by Franceso Cirillo. This method helps to overcome the lack of motivation and gain more control over one’s work. This is mainly for …
About the scheme Samagra Shiksha is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12. The scheme has been prepared with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal opportunities for …
About Hindu Succession Act, 1956 The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 governed succession and inheritance of property but recognised only males as legal heirs. The law applied to everyone who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion. Buddhists, …