Daily Current Affairs – 24 August, 2021

Indian Polity  Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Syllabus: GS 2/Government Policies & Interventions The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS)has brought high-speed internet to some of the remotest tribal hamlets deep inside the Nilambur jungle in Kerala  About  It has been implemented through NGOs in the country since 1967 with 100% grants from the Government of India.  It […]

In News Recently, the police arrested five teenagers for ‘moral policing’ in Malappuram, Kerala. Background The arrest was made in connection with the attack on a 23-year-old man. The incident came to light when a video of the attack was circulated on social media. About Moral Policing It is a kind of a social as […]

In News A 4 year National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) has been unveiled by the Finance Minister. This monetisation will create further value for infrastructure creation in the country  It will explore innovative ways of private participation without transfer of government ownership. About  It is a 4 year program worth Rs 6 lakh crore to unlock […]

In News Recently, The Prime Minister of India has paid tributes to Sree Narayana Guru on his Jayanti.  About Shree Narayana Guru He was born in 1856, in the village of Chempazhanthi near Thiruvananthapuram as the son of Madan Asan, a farmer, and Kutti Amma.  He was born into an Ezhava family, in an era […]

In News  Recently, the Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education (ICFRE) raised objections against introducing oil palm in biodiversity-rich areas. More in news  The Union Cabinet cleared the Rs 11,040-crore National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) with a focus on growing the crop in the northeast and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands due […]

In News  Recently, the Karnataka government has begun preparations to constitute a State Mental Health Authority.  About  The State Cabinet approved the Karnataka State Mental Healthcare Rules 2021 for implementing the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 of the Centre, and providing health care and services for persons with mental illness. Under the rules, a State Mental […]