civil services chronicle magazine

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civil services chronicle magazine Published this article page no  25 Mismatch with curriculum expectations Childrens skills and abilities improve in each subsequent grade. But the huge jump between curriculum expectations at each grade means that by Std III their early language and numeracy outcomes are already well behind curriculum expectations. o For example 41.1% of students in Std I can recognize 2digit numbers while 72.2% of students in Std III can do so. But according to NCERTs specification of learning outcomes children are expected to be able to recognize numbers up to 99 in Std I itself. About ASER  ASER is samplebased household survey and largest citizenled survey in India.  It is an annual survey that aims to provide reliable annual estimates of childrens schooling status and basic learning levels for each state and rural district in India  Every year since 2005 ASER has reported on the ability to do basic reading and arithmetic tasks for children in the 516 age group in Rural India.  In 2017 ASER Beyond Basics focused on the abilities experiences and aspirations of youth in the 1418 age group. PreSchool Education and Care in India  The Right to Education Act proposes that state governments make the necessary arrangements for early childhood care and education for all preschool age children that is 3 to 6 years.  The draft National Education Policy 2019 underlines the importance of early childhood education and prescribes guidelines for providing preprimary education.  However the India Early Childhood Education Impact Study 2017 presents evidence that young children do not follow the enrollment trajectories outlined by policy. 70  Poor condition in anganwadis Children in anganwadis do worse than private preschool children on cognitive as well as early language tasks. o For instance 14% children in anganwadis could recognise letters or more compared to 52.9% in private preschools. Recommendation  civil services chronicle magazine buy.

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Banking service chronicle

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Banking service chronicle Published this article page no  21 Dissolution means annulment of the adoption legally due to nonadjustment of child with adoptive family after court decree for adoption has been obtained. Agencies involved  Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)  It is a statutory body of Ministry of Women & Child Development and functions as the nodal body which ensures smooth functioning of the adoption process from time to time. It is mandated to monitor and regulate incountry and intercountry adoptions.  State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA)  It acts as a nodal body within the State to promote and monitor adoption and noninstitutional care in coordination with CARA.  Specialized Adoption Agency (SAA)  It is a child care institution recognized by the State Government for the purpose of placing children in adoption.  Authorized Foreign Adoption Agency (AFAA) It is recognized as a foreign social or child welfare agency that is authorized by CARA on the recommendation of the concerned Central Authority or Government Department of that country for coordinating all matters relating to adoption of an Indian child by a citizen of that country.  District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) – It is a unit set up by the State Government at district level. It identifies orphan abandoned and surrendered children in the district and gets them declared legally free for adoption by Child Welfare Committee. Issues with Adoption in India  Banking service chronicle buy.

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Junior science refresher

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Junior science refresher Published this article page no  13 Policy reorientation o Progressive taxation in order to redistribute resources across society. o Social spending on public services such as education health and social protection. Evidence from more than 150 countries – shows that overall investment in public services and social protection can tackle inequality.  Free up womens time by easing the millions of unpaid hours they spend every day caring for their families and homes. Invest in public services including water electricity and childcare that reduce the time needed to do this unpaid work.  Low productivity workers should be incentivized to move to sectors that are more productive. Simultaneously fundamental reforms need to be delivered to increase the productivity of these sectors. Thus need for o Robust labour protections o Institutional and policy support for collective bargaining social safety nets and trade protectionism  Leveraging technology Technology should be looked at as a tool to address poverty and inequality. To leverage technology as a tool the government must o promote technological innovation use it in agricultural industrial and services sectors along with creating an encouraging regulatory environment. o promote digital literacy and internet penetration especially in local languages. o reskilling and better aligning education outcomes with industry needs Junior science refresher buy.

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knowledge questions magazine

knowledge questions magazine

knowledge questions magazine Published this article page no  06 MULTICELLULAR ANIMAL WITHOUT MITOCHONDRIAL DNA  Researchers have found a multicellular animal with no mitochondrial DNA.  The organism Henneguya salminicola a microscopic parasite is a nonoxygen breathing 88 animal. It is only known animal to exist without the need to breathe oxygen.  One of the common characteristics of multicellular animals is mitochondrial respiration the process by which oxygen is used to generate adenosine triphosphate the fuel used to power cellular processes for instance to burn food.  This mitochondrial respiration in which oxygen is used to generate energy is also called as aerobic respiration. While anaerobic respiration is the process by which cells do not use oxygen rather it uses oxidising agents to generate energy.  It is seen as a process of deevolution as it has shed unnecessary genes responsible for aerobic respiration and become an even simpler organism. 5G HACKATHON  5G Hackathon is aimed at shortlisting India focussed cutting edge ideas that can be converted into workable 5G products and solutions.  It is organised by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in association with government academia & industry stakeholders.  It will convert innovating ideas into products and solutions in different verticals and develop India specific use cases around 5G.  It is open to developers students startups SMEs academic institutions & registered companies in India & NRIs.  It was organised along side India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2020 New Delhi. India Mobile Congress is the largest digital technology forum in South Asia organised by the DoT and Cellular Operator Association of India knowledge questions magazine buy.

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knowledge questions magazine Published this article page no  05 PARSI POPULATION  Recent data show that Parsi population in the country has gone up by 233 since the launch of the Jiyo Parsi Scheme.  The population of Parsis a notified minority community under National Commission of Minorities Act 1992 had declined from 114000 in 1941 to 57264 in 2011. In this backdrop the scheme was introduced.  Jiyo Parsi scheme launched in 2013 aims to arrest the decline in population of the Parsi Community in India.  It comprises of three components Advocacy Component Health of the Community Component and Medical Component.  The scheme adopts a scientific protocol and structured interventions to stabilise the Parsi population.  Some reasons identified by National Commission for Minorities (NCM) for decline in population of Parsis o Late and nonmarriages o Fertility decline o Emigration o OutMarriages and o Separation and divorces. About Parsis (Zoroastrians)  Parsis follow Zoroastrianism which was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster (Zarathustra) in ancient Iran.  They emigrated to India to avoid religious persecution by Muslims in around 8th century.  They live chiefly in Mumbai and also in Karachi (Pakistan) and Bengaluru (Karnataka India) knowledge questions magazine buy. 

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arihant current affairs magazine

arihant current affairs magazine

arihant current affairs magazine Published this article page no  16 IDA provides significant levels of debt relief through the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI). Program for Asia Resilience to Climate Change (PARCC)  It is a trust fund supported by the United Kingdoms Department for International Development and administered by the World Bank.  It was launched in 2018 to strengthen disaster and climate resilience in Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Myanmar Nepal Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Regional Integrated MultiHazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES)  It is an intergovernmental institution for the generation and application of early warning information.  RIMES evolved from the efforts of countries in Africa and Asia in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.  RIMES builds capacity of its Member States in the endtoend early warning of tsunami and hydrometeorological hazards.  It operates from its regional early warning center located at the campus of the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand.  India is a founding member and currently chairs RIMES Council. Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)  It is an intergovernmental organization that works to build the resilience of people and institutions to disasters and climate change impacts in Asia and the Pacific.  Established 1986 Headquarter Bangkok Thailand.  It provides comprehensive technical services to countries in the region to support sustainable solutions for risk reduction and climate resilience.  ADPC is governed by its nine founding member countries Bangladesh Cambodia China India Nepal Pakistan the Philippines Sri Lanka and Thailand arihant current affairs magazine buy.

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pratiyogita darpan english

pratiyogita darpan english

pratiyogita darpan english  Published this article page no  90 Minor constituents include arsenic beryllium boron cadmium chromium hexavalent chromium cobalt lead manganese mercury molybdenum selenium strontium thallium and vanadium along with very small concentrations of dioxins and PAH compounds. It also has unburnt carbon. Health and environmental hazards  164 Toxic heavy metals present All the heavy metals found in fly ash nickel cadmium arsenic chromium lead etc—are toxic in nature. They are minute poisonous particles accumulate in the respiratory tract and cause gradual poisoning. Radiation For an equal amount of electricity generated fly ash contains a hundred times more radiation than nuclear waste secured via dry cask or water storage. Water pollution The breaching of ash dykes and consequent ash spills occur frequently in India polluting a large number of water bodies. Effects on environment The destruction of mangroves drastic reduction in crop yields and the pollution of groundwater in the Rann of Kutch from the ash sludge of adjoining Coal power plants has been well documented. However fly ash can be used in the following ways 1. Concrete production as a substitute material for Portland cement sand. 2. Flyash pellets which can replace normal aggregate in concrete mixture. 3. Embankments and other structural fills. 4. Cement clinker production – (as a substitute material for clay). 5. Stabilization of soft soils. 6. Road subbase construction. 7. As aggregate substitute material (e.g. for brick production). 8. Agricultural uses soil amendment fertilizer cattle feeders soil stabilization in stock feed yards and agricultural stakes. 9. Loose application on rivers to melt ice. 10. Loose application on roads and parking lots for ice control pratiyogita darpan English buy.

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