Daily Current Affairs – 17 August, 2021

Facts in News Navroz Recently, the Parsi New Year “Navroz”  was celebrated. Key Points  In Persian, the word ‘Nav’ means ‘new’ and ‘Roz’ means ‘day’. This translates to ‘New Day.  Parsi New Year has been observed by Iranians and Zorastians for the past 3,000 years.  It is also known as Jamshed-i-Nouroz, after the Persian king […]

In News  Recently the Prime Minister of India announced fortification of rice distributed under various government schemes including the Public Distribution System (PDS) and Mid-Day-Meal scheme by 2024. Rationale Behind the move Malnutrition is a big hurdle in the development of women and children. In view of this, it has been decided to fortify the […]

In News  The anti-drug law enforcement agencies are suspecting a steep surge in cross-border trafficking of heroin and crystal methamphetamine. It is due to the rapid Taliban takeover in Afghanistan where the economy has collapsed due to internal civil war and unrest. Current Threat as Highlighted in World Drug Report of UN Office of Drugs […]

In News Four more Indian sites have been recognised as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention taking the number of such sites in the country to 46. New Ramsar Sites Wadhwana Wetland (Gujarat)  It is located in a semi-arid agricultural landscape and it is surrounded by wheat and paddy fields and villages.  The […]

In News The Uttar Pradesh Government is striving hard towards bringing a two-child Policy in the State.   About Report and the draft bill of The Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilisation and Welfare) Bill, 2021 were submitted. The Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission recently submitted a report and draft bill of a new population control law […]

In News  Recently, the Union Minister of Women and Child Development launched the 2nd phase of the SAMVAD programme. About The second phase was launched on the completion of one year of the programme. The initiative aimed at mental health and psychosocial care of children in difficult circumstances encompass a specialized training curriculum on Childhood […]