General Awareness

GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - July 2019

Jul 2019

Sep 21, 2020

Second Phase of Punjab Achievement Survey Begins

According to the PUNJAB school education department, all arrangements for the second phase of the Punjab Achievement Survey (PAS) have been completed. The survey will be conducted from September 21 to October 3 and the final phase in November.
The survey is being conducted to assess the learning outcomes of students of government and government-aided schools. State Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla has directed the department to ensure the survey is a success.
the survey will be conducted for classes I to XII. For class I students, there will be 10 questions for each subject. and for classes II to V there will be 15 questions for each subject. Each question will be of 2 marks. For students of classes VI to X, each paper will have 20 questions and one paper will have 40 marks. The primary classes survey examination will start on September 21 and will be ending on September 25 while the survey of students from classes VI to X will start on September 21 and end on September 26. Surveys for XI and XII will begin on September 21 and end on October 3.
For the first time, Punjab is conducting PAS on the lines of National Achievement Survey (NAS) to assess learning outcome levels of government and aided school students and to prepare them for NAS.

Sep 20, 2020

FSSAI Constitutes Task Force on Vegan Food

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) constituted a task force to look into guidelines/ provisions for vegan foods in the country. The task force comprises seven members, including Shankar Narayan, founder-president, Satvik Vegan Society (formerly Indian Vegan Society.
Mr. Narayan founded the society in 2004 as a registered charitable trust. The society is a member of the International Vegetarian Union and Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisation.

Sep 18, 2020

Brucellosis Outbreak in China

More than 3,000 people in northwestern China have tested positive for a deadly bacterial infection after an outbreak caused by a leak at a biopharmaceutical company last year.
The National Health Commission (NHC) of Lanzhou confirmed that at least 3,245 people in the city of Lanzhou - the capital of Gansu province - have been diagnosed with the infectious disease usually caused by drinking unpasteurised milk or contact with livestock. However, the infection can also be caused by inhaling the bacteria, which appears to be the case in Lanzhou.
Authorities have now discovered that the Zhongmu Lanzhou biological pharmaceutical factory, which was making brucellosis vaccines for animals, accidentally vented an aerosolized version of Brucella (the bacteria that causes brucellosis) into the air last summer due to the use of expired sanitizers and disinfectants.
This has led to the spread of the bacterial disease across the surrounding area through the air. S
ome experts fear that the zoonosis disease can have more serious side effects, including inflammation of the liver and spleen, respiratory issues, lasting damage to the reproductive system that can lead to infertility in men.

US Embassy in Kabul Warns of Extremist Attacks Against Women

The US Embassy in Afghanistan is warning that extremists groups are planning attacks against a "variety of targets" but are taking particular aim at women.
The warning issued doesn't specify the organisations plotting the attacks, but it comes as the Taliban and government-appointed negotiators are sitting together for the first time to try to find a peaceful end to decades of relentless war.

Sep 17, 2020

India ranks 116 in World Bank's Human Capital Index

India has been ranked at the 116th position in the latest edition of the World Bank's annual Human Capital Index that benchmarks key components of human capital across countries.
However, India's score increased to 0.49 from 0.44 in 2018, as per the Human Capital Index report released by the World Bank.

The 2020 Human Capital Index update includes health and education data for 174 countries - covering 98 per cent of the world's population - up to March 2020, providing a pre-pandemic baseline on the health and education of children, with the biggest strides made in low-income countries.

Sep 15, 2020

Ramesh Pokhriyal Launches Alternative Academic Calendar for Classes 9 and 10

Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal launched the alternative academic calendar for the next eight weeks for the secondary stage, classes 9 and 10. The alternative academic calendar for primary and upper primary stages, and higher secondary stages were released earlier.
The calendar further aims to empower our students, teachers, school principals and parents with positive ways to deal with COVID-19 via online teaching-learning resources and achieve the best possible learning outcomes.
The calendar has a list of activities about which students may be guided through SMS on mobile phones or voice calls. These activities are devised keeping in mind students who do not have access to high-end infrastructure, as per NCERT. A week-wise plan for the secondary stage (from classes 9 to 10) has been developed, keeping in view the choice of availability of tools with the teachers. Links for e-resources have been provided along with the activities.

Share on

TCY Analytics (View Subscription Plans)

Subscribe to GK Updates

I want to receive

GK Tags

October GK, September GK, August GK, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS AND ECONOMY, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, SPORTS, NATIONAL AFFAIRS, DEFENCE, PERSONS IN NEWS, DAYS AND EVENTS, AWARDS AND HONOURS, GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES, GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION, ART AND CULTURE, BOOKS AND AUTHORS, TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS, ART AND CULTURE, LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

Start Discussion

On any topic

Take Tests

Compiled from GK updates

Login

Sign Up

Forgot Password

Download TCY App

Unlock All Services and Enjoy The Premium Benefits

US$ 10

US$ 13

US$ 15

US$ 17

US$ 19

US$ 20

US$ 21

US$ 22

US$ 23

US$ 24

US$ 25

US$ 26