- Sports
2022 FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar
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As per Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the 2022 World Cup is to be held in Qatar.
This will be the first world cup to be held in a muslim-majority country and in the Arab World.
It will also be the last world cup with 32 teams, which would be increased to 48 from the 2026 tournament.
- National Affairs
PRAGYATA guidelines for digital education by HRD Ministry
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PRAGYATA guidelines on digital education have been released by Human Resource Development Ministry
The guidelines include 8 steps of digital learning: Plan, Review, Arrange, Guide, Yak (talk), Assign, Track, Appreciate.
Screen time for students have been set by the guidelines as follows:
- Pre-primary students: not more than 30 min a day
- For classes 1-8: 2 online sessions of upto 45 min a day
- For classes 9-12: four sessions of upto 45 minutes each in a day
Quick Fact: Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank is the minister of HRD
3) Sports
First international test match after corona outbreak: West Indies win
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West Indies won the first International test match after the corona outbreak by 4 wickets
The match was played against England
It was played in an empty Ageas Bowl Stadium in England
4) Environment
Indian Railways targets to become ‘Green Railway’ by 2030
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Ministry of Railways is working on a mission mode to transform Indian Railways into Green Railways by 2030.
A number of measures have been taken for mitigation of global warming and combating climate change by the ministry.
Quick Fact: Piyush Goyal is the Union minister for Railways
5) Person in News
Sachin Awasthi honoured with Global Humanitarian Award 2020
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Global Humanitarian Award honours individuals who contribute to the betterment of society and the world.
Sachin Awasthi has been honoured with the award for organising a five day long clean Ganga awareness journey.
The journey was from Haridwar to Varanasi, and was also called Vande Gange Swachhata Jan Jagran Yatra
Quick Fact: The Global Humanitarian Award is bestowed by the World Humanitarian Drive
6) Person in News
New Stephen King Book: If It Bleeds
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Renowned author Stephen King was published another book called If It Bleeds
It is a collection of four storied centres around a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School.
It is a sequel of his book, The Outsider.
7) Science and Technology
India makes world’s most affordable COVID-19 kit ‘COROSURE’
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COROSURE, developed by IIT-Delhi, is the world’s most affordable RT-PCR based COVID-19 diagnostic kit with a base price of Rs. 399.
It has been approved by ICMR and DCGI
The testing cost of the method is reduced by the use of a probe-free method to conduct the test.
8) National Affairs
FICCI ties-up with UNICEF India for #Reimagine Campaign
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UNICEF INDIA will partner with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry’s (FICCI), Socio-Economic Development Foundation (SEDF) for #Reimagine
Campaign
The campaign will give COVID and post-COVID support to children, vulnerable population and curb long-term damage to business operations and employment
Quick Fact: Sangita Reddy is the president of FICCI