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Aadhaar-Based Payment System (ABPS)  |

Aadhaar-Based Payment System (ABPS) 

Context ∙ Under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) payments are made mandatory through an Aadhaar-based payment system (ABPS). What is the Aadhaar-based payment system (ABPS)? ∙ Under ABPS, workers’ 12-digit Aadhaar numbers are linked with their job cards as well as their bank accounts. ∙ ABPS uses the worker’s Aadhaar number …

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Antimicrobial Resistance, Its Threat  |

Antimicrobial Resistance, Its Threat 

Context ∙ The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the top threats to public health. What is Antimicrobial Resistance? ∙ Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of …

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Draft Guidelines for Coaching Sector |

Draft Guidelines for Coaching Sector

Context ∙ The Government is discussing the guidelines to regulate the misleading ∙ The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) conducted the first meeting of the Committee constituted to prepare Guidelines. ∙ Need: Recently, CCPA has issued notices to 31 coaching institutes for misleading advertisement and imposed fine on 9 of them for misleading advertisement. Guidelines …

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Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur  |

Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur 

Context: ∙ Recently, the Government of India conferred ‘Bharat Ratna’ (India’s highest civilian award) to Karpoori Thakur (posthumously) on his 100th birth anniversary. About Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur Before Independence of India: ∙ Karpoori Thakur was greatly influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and Satyanarayan Sinha. ∙ He joined the All India Students Federation (AISF), the oldest …

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Blanets |

Blanets

In News ∙ The dust clouds around supermassive black holes are the perfect breeding ground for Blanets. About Blanets ∙ Scientists in Japan have theorised that planets could form in the massive dust and gas clouds. Formation ∙ planets are formed when the dust and gas swirling around a young star collide and clump together.  …

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Women of ASHA: Overworked and Underpaid |

Women of ASHA: Overworked and Underpaid

Context ∙ A recent study highlights the marginalization of ASHA workers for being Overworked and Underpaid.  Who are ASHA workers? ∙ ASHA workers are volunteers from within the community who are trained to provide information and aid people in accessing benefits of various healthcare schemes of the government. ∙ They act as a bridge connecting …

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