National Health Policy : national programmes for prevention and control of Malaria, Leprosy,T.B., Cancer, Aids, Blindness etc

The primary aim of the National Health Policy, 2017, is to inform, clarify, strengthen and prioritize the role of the Government in shaping health systems in all its dimensions- investments in health, organization of healthcare services, prevention of diseases and promotion of good health through cross sectoral actions, access to technologies, developing human resources, encouraging … Read more

08.10.17 (KPSC) Karnataka Daily Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Karnataka could go for region specific development under Vision 2025 Karnataka could well shed one-size fits all development model and move in for tailor made region-specific development. The objective of Vision 2025 is to achieve common standards keeping in mind the diverse stages of development that each geographical block in the state has … Read more

04.10.17 (KPSC) Karnataka Daily Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Foundation stone for national waterway on Krishna River laid   Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu laid the foundation stone to develop Muktyal to Vijayawada waterway stretch on River Krishna as part of National Waterway. The 82-km inland waterway stretch is Phase-1 of National Waterway-4 developed under Sagar Mala project. It will be used mainly for … Read more

Nuclear Energy : its merits and demerits

Nuclear Energy Introduction Global energy demand continues to climb as the industrialized world’s energy use rises, millions pull themselves out of poverty in developing countries, and the world population expands. Thus, the debate over the energy supply of the future intensifies. This debate is complicated by ongoing global climate destabilization as a result of green … Read more

TRENDS IN NUCLEAR POLICY, NPT AND CTBT

  Nuclear policy of india Important points of india’s nuclear policy are as follows: Building and maintaining a credible minimum deterrent. nuclear weapons will only be used in retaliation against a nuclear attack on Indian Territory or on Indian forces elsewhere. Nuclear retaliation to a first strike will be massive and designed to inflict unacceptable … Read more

28.09.17 (KPSC) Karnataka Daily Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Karnataka to release Biotechnology Policy version 3.0   The new policy, which was cleared by the state cabinet on Wednesday, is aimed at fostering development of bio-economy by supporting research and development in emerging technologies such as bio-agriculture, marine biology, rare disease management, synthetic biology, bioinformatics, stem cell and regenerative medicine, anti microbial resistance, bioengineering, … Read more

Sound/Noice Pollution

Sound is measured in decibels (dB). An increase of about 10 dB is approximately double the increase in loudness. A person’s hearing can be damaged if exposed to noise levels over 75 dB over a prolonged period of time. The World Health Organization recommends that the sound level indoors should be less than 30 dB. … Read more

Computers and its application in data processing

Basics of Computers Computer is a device that transforms data into meaningful information. Data can be anything like marks obtained by you in various subjects. It can also be name, age, sex, weight, height, etc. of all the students in a class. A computer is a programmable machine. It allows the user to store all … Read more

30.09.17 (KPSC) Karnataka Daily Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Karnataka government launches subsidized pilgrimage tour packages   On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday launched ‘Puneeta Yatre’, a subsidized pilgrimage tour package to various religious places.   ‘Puneeta Yatre’ will help people from all religious faiths to visit their religious places including temples, churches and mosques and also … Read more