Tana Bhagat tribals blocked trains in Jharkhand; after 57 hours withdrew rail blockade

 Tana Bhagat tribals block trains at Jharkhand's Tori station, demand land rights, amendment to ChhotaNagpur Tenancy (CNT) Act. They started the blockade at Tori station on September 2, seeking amendment of the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act – which protects the land rights of the tribals. The Rajdhani Express was stopped at Daltonganj railway station, while the goods trains were stranded on the Barkakana-Barwadih rail route of the East Central Railway...

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RBI unveils five-year National Financial Education plan

 On 20th August, 2020 the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a National Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE) : 2020-2025 document to be implemented in the next five year. It is the second NSFE , the first one being released in 2013. Key Points The NSFE: 2020-2025 intends to support the vision of the Government of India and the Financial Sector Regulators by empowering various sections of the population to develop adequate knowledge,...

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30 Years of Mandal Commission recommendations : How it began and its Impact

 Thirty years ago, on August 7, 1990, the then Prime Minister, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, announced that Other Backward Classes (OBCs) would receive 27 per cent reservation for jobs in central government services and public sector units. This would take the total number of reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to 49 per cent. The decision was based on a report submitted on 31 December, 1980 that recommended reservations for OBCs...

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Government approved a new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020

 On 29th July, 2020, the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 was announced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (soon to be called the Ministry of Education). The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will replace the National Policy on Education, 1986.   The NEP 2020 sets for itself the goal of transforming the system to meet the needs of 21st Century India. According to Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare, “There are...

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COVID-19 : UAE launches its first Mars Mission “Hope”

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched its first mission to Mars early on 20 July, 2020 as it strives to develop its scientific and technology capabilities and move away from its reliance on oil. The Arab world's first - the “Hope” Probe blasted off from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center at 6:58am Japanese time on Monday (21:58 GMT on Sunday) for a seven-month journey to the red planet, where it will orbit and send back data about...

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Bollywood Star Amitabh Bachchan and his Son Abhishek Test Coronavirus Positive

On 11th July, 2020 Superstar Amitabh Bachchan along with his son Abhishek, tested positive for Covid-19. Senior Bachchan has been admitted to Mumbai's Nanavati hospital. Nanavati Hospital spokesperson confirmed that Bachchan got admitted late in the evening. “He is undergoing a series of tests,” he said. Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan, on Saturday, also said that they have tested positive for coronavirus and...

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Government launches AI-based ASEEM Portal

On July 10, 2020 The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has launched ‘Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping (ASEEM)’ portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities. It aims to support decision and policy making via analytics and trends generated by the system for programmatic purposes. The Portal is expected to improve the information flow and bridge the demand-supply gap in the...

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