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9th Sep Current Affairs News Analysis | Prelims & Mains 2020

The Digital divide
HEADLINES:
Digital divide shadows post-pandemic education
WHY IN NEWS:
NSO report highlights wide disparity in access to online classes
SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 3: Education
ISSUE:
The survey on household social consumption related to education was part of the NSO’s 75th round, conducted from July 2017 to June 2018.
- Schools across the country have now been closed for six months due to COVID-19, but this means vastly different things for different people.
- For the child in urban Himachal Pradesh, where Internet penetration is higher than 70%, it likely means online schooling, Zoom classes and digital textbooks.
MOST IN CITIES
- Most of these Internet-enabled homes are located in cities, where 42% have Internet access.
- The national capital has the highest Internet access, with 55% of homes having such facilities.
- Himachal Pradesh and Kerala are the only other States where more than half of all households have Internet.
- There are 10 other States with less than 20% Internet penetration, including States with software hubs such as Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
IASbhai WINDUP:
- Even in Odisha, almost 63% of homes in the top urban quintile have Internet facilities.
- In the poorest quintile of rural Odisha, however, that figure drops to an abysmal 2.4%.
- Kerala shows the least inequality: more than 39% of the poorest rural homes have Internet, in comparison to 67% of the richest urban homes.
- Himachal Pradesh also fares well, with 40% of the lowest rural quintile having Internet.
SOURCES: PIB | 9th Sep Current Affairs News Analysis
Gaps in Vaccination
HEADLINES:
Gaps in Vaccination
WHY IN NEWS:
The report is based on the 75th round of the National Sample Survey (July 2017-June 2018) on household social consumption related to health.
SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 3:Health
ISSUE:
KEY POINTS
- Across the country, only 59.2% of children under five years are fully immunised.
- About 97% of children across the country received at least one vaccination — mostly BCG or the first dose of OPV at birth.
- Only 67% of children are protected against measles.
- Only 58% got their polio booster dose, while 54% got their DPT booster dose.
IASbhai WINDUP:
- Best Performance: Manipur (75%), Andhra Pradesh (73.6%) and Mizoram (73.4%) recorded the highest rates of full immunisation.
- Poor Performance: Nagaland (12%), followed by Puducherry (34%) and Tripura (39.6%).
- In Delhi, less than half of all children are fully immunised.
SOURCES: PIB | 9th Sep Current Affairs News Analysis
Rogan art’s
HEADLINES:
Rogan art’s connect during COVID-19
WHY IN NEWS:
The centuries old tradition of Rogan art (hand painting on cloth), is facing an unprecedented challenge due to pandemic.
SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 1 : Art and Culture
ISSUE:
ROGAN ART
- The word Rogan means “Oil” in Persian.
- With origins in Persia, it came to Kutch around 300 years ago.
- This rare craft is practised by a lone Muslim family, the Khatris of Nirona Village, Gujarat.
STYLE
- Castor is a crop commonly grown in the Kutch region of Gujarat and the artists source it from the local farmers.
MOTIFS
- These are drawn from the history and folk culture of the Kutch region.
PROCEDURE
- This metal rod never comes in contact with the fabric.
- The artisans then carefully twist the paint across the cloth into motifs and patterns.
- Next, the fabric is folded thereby printing its mirror image.
- The finer details are then added thus completing the Rogan painting.
IASbhai WINDUP:
- The ‘Tree of Life’ design is the most famous design in Rogan painting.
- It is inspired by traditional Persian designs.
- The nine artists from the Khatri family have six national awards and six State awards between them.
SOURCES: PIB | 9th Sep Current Affairs News Analysis
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