#Govt_Initiative #2MinRead #PT2020
Rashtriya Poshan Maah
- Month of September(2019) was celebrated as Rashtriya Poshan Maah.
- The Theme of 2019 Poshan Maa was “Complementary Feeding”.
- Aim:To create awareness on the importance of nutrition, complimentary food, treatment and prevention of infections in children.
Rashtriya Poshan Maah
- Month of September(2019) was celebrated as Rashtriya Poshan Maah.
- The Theme of 2019 Poshan Maa was “Complementary Feeding”.
- Aim:To create awareness on the importance of nutrition, complimentary food, treatment and prevention of infections in children.
#Govt_Initiative #PT2020 #2MinRead
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana -Urban
- Launched in 2015
- by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- To provide affordable housing to the urban poor
- Target of building 20 million affordable houses by 31st March 2022.
- provides central assistance to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and other implementing agencies through States/UTs.
Eligibility - All statutory towns as per Census 2011 and towns notified subsequently.
Features
1. In-situ Rehabilitation of existing slum dwellers using land as a resource through private participation.
2. Credit Linked Subsidy.
3. Subsidy for Beneficiary-led individual house construction/enhancement.
4. Promotes women empowerment by providing the ownership of houses in the name of female members or in joint name
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana -Urban
- Launched in 2015
- by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- To provide affordable housing to the urban poor
- Target of building 20 million affordable houses by 31st March 2022.
- provides central assistance to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and other implementing agencies through States/UTs.
Eligibility - All statutory towns as per Census 2011 and towns notified subsequently.
Features
1. In-situ Rehabilitation of existing slum dwellers using land as a resource through private participation.
2. Credit Linked Subsidy.
3. Subsidy for Beneficiary-led individual house construction/enhancement.
4. Promotes women empowerment by providing the ownership of houses in the name of female members or in joint name
#Govt_Initiative #2MinRead #PT2020
Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs)
News - Recently approved by the Union Cabinet for providing affordable rental housing to about 3 lakh urban migrants.
- It is a sub-scheme of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban
- implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
- a part of the government’s economic package to address the Covid-19 crisis (and AtmaNirbhar Bharat)
Target Beneficiaries - Workers who come from rural areas or towns to work in manufacturing, hospitality, health, construction, etc.
- completed government-funded houses across cities that are yet to be allotted to beneficiaries under existing schemes would be converted into the rental housing complexes through Concession Agreements for 25 years.
- Complexes will revert to Urban Local Bodies (ULB) after 25 years to run on their own.
Special Incentives like concessional loan at priority sector lending rate, etc. will be offered to private/ public entities to develop ARHCs
Technology Innovation Grant - Rs. 600 crore would be provided for projects using identified innovative technologies for construction.
Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs)
News - Recently approved by the Union Cabinet for providing affordable rental housing to about 3 lakh urban migrants.
- It is a sub-scheme of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban
- implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
- a part of the government’s economic package to address the Covid-19 crisis (and AtmaNirbhar Bharat)
Target Beneficiaries - Workers who come from rural areas or towns to work in manufacturing, hospitality, health, construction, etc.
- completed government-funded houses across cities that are yet to be allotted to beneficiaries under existing schemes would be converted into the rental housing complexes through Concession Agreements for 25 years.
- Complexes will revert to Urban Local Bodies (ULB) after 25 years to run on their own.
Special Incentives like concessional loan at priority sector lending rate, etc. will be offered to private/ public entities to develop ARHCs
Technology Innovation Grant - Rs. 600 crore would be provided for projects using identified innovative technologies for construction.
#Govt_Initiative #PT2020 #2MinRead
National Oral Health Programme
- launched in 2014
- to strengthen the public health facilities of the country for an accessible, affordable & quality oral health care delivery.
- implemented under 2-components
1. National Health Mission – states and UTs can seek permission to set up Dental care units in district level hospitals.
2. Tertiary Component- For central level activities such as:
Designing IEC materials like Posters, TV, Radio Spots, Training Modules
Organizing national, regional nodal officers training program to enhance the program management skills, review the status of the program
National Oral Health Programme
- launched in 2014
- to strengthen the public health facilities of the country for an accessible, affordable & quality oral health care delivery.
- implemented under 2-components
1. National Health Mission – states and UTs can seek permission to set up Dental care units in district level hospitals.
2. Tertiary Component- For central level activities such as:
Designing IEC materials like Posters, TV, Radio Spots, Training Modules
Organizing national, regional nodal officers training program to enhance the program management skills, review the status of the program
#Govt_Initiative #2MinRead #PT2020
eDant Seva
- launched by the Ministry of Health and Family welfare under the National Oral Health Program
- initiative aims to sensitize the importance of maintaining oral health.
- provides information about nearest oral health service facility.
eDant Seva
- launched by the Ministry of Health and Family welfare under the National Oral Health Program
- initiative aims to sensitize the importance of maintaining oral health.
- provides information about nearest oral health service facility.
#Govt_Initiative #2MinRead #PT2020
SUMAN scheme – Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan scheme
- launched in 2019 by the Ministry of Women and Child development
- provides free medicines for pregnant women.
- It focuses to bring down the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in the country.
Key features
1. the mother up to 6 months after delivery and the sick new born will be able to avail free health care benefits
2. All the beneficiaries visiting the health care under the scheme are entitled to free services.
a) At least four ante – natal check up
b) One check up during the 1st trimester
c) One check up under Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
d) Iron Folic acid supplementation
e) Tetanus Diphtheria injection
f) Six home based new born care visits
g) Free transport will be provided from home to the health institutions by GoI.
h) Zero expenses for C – section facilities in case of complications during pregnancy.
SUMAN scheme – Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan scheme
- launched in 2019 by the Ministry of Women and Child development
- provides free medicines for pregnant women.
- It focuses to bring down the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in the country.
Key features
1. the mother up to 6 months after delivery and the sick new born will be able to avail free health care benefits
2. All the beneficiaries visiting the health care under the scheme are entitled to free services.
a) At least four ante – natal check up
b) One check up during the 1st trimester
c) One check up under Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
d) Iron Folic acid supplementation
e) Tetanus Diphtheria injection
f) Six home based new born care visits
g) Free transport will be provided from home to the health institutions by GoI.
h) Zero expenses for C – section facilities in case of complications during pregnancy.
#SnT_Currents #PT2020
Airborne transmission of COVID-19 - WHO new guidelines
Airborne transmission can occur in health care settings where specific medical procedures generate very small droplets - aerosols.
Understanding how SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads between people is critical for developing effective measures on infection prevention to break chains of transmission.
Transmission occurs primarily through direct, indirect, or close contact with infected individuals through their saliva and respiratory secretions, or through their respiratory droplets expelled when they cough, sneeze, talk or sing.
Airborne transmission of COVID-19 - WHO new guidelines
Airborne transmission can occur in health care settings where specific medical procedures generate very small droplets - aerosols.
Understanding how SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads between people is critical for developing effective measures on infection prevention to break chains of transmission.
Transmission occurs primarily through direct, indirect, or close contact with infected individuals through their saliva and respiratory secretions, or through their respiratory droplets expelled when they cough, sneeze, talk or sing.
#SnT_Currents #PT2020
NASA’s Voyager 2 Reaches Interstellar Space
It was launched to study the outer solar system up close.
• NASA’s Voyager 2 has exited heliosphere and has entered interstellar space.
• The spacecraft joined its twin voyager 1 on December 10, 2018.
• Voyager 2 is the first spacecraft to study all four planets together. It includes Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus
• It is the first spacecraft that discovered 14th moon of Jupiter.
• It is the first human-made object to fly by Neptune
• Voyager 2 also discovered 5 moons of Neptune. It identified a “Great Dark Spot” at Neptune. Also the spacecraft discovered that there are four rings around Neptune.
NASA’s Voyager 2 Reaches Interstellar Space
It was launched to study the outer solar system up close.
• NASA’s Voyager 2 has exited heliosphere and has entered interstellar space.
• The spacecraft joined its twin voyager 1 on December 10, 2018.
• Voyager 2 is the first spacecraft to study all four planets together. It includes Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus
• It is the first spacecraft that discovered 14th moon of Jupiter.
• It is the first human-made object to fly by Neptune
• Voyager 2 also discovered 5 moons of Neptune. It identified a “Great Dark Spot” at Neptune. Also the spacecraft discovered that there are four rings around Neptune.
#SnT_Basics #PT2020
Cosmic Rays
• Cosmic Rays are atom fragments that rain down on the surface of the earth from the outer space.
• Atom fragments such as protons (positively charged particles), electrons (negatively charged particles) and atomic nuclei.
• They travel at the speed of light.
• The study on Cosmic rays carry source of information about the origin of the universe.
• In 2017, a team of scientists found a void at the The Great Pyramid of Giza using cosmic rays.
• They may create electronics problems in satellites and other machinery.
Cosmic Rays
• Cosmic Rays are atom fragments that rain down on the surface of the earth from the outer space.
• Atom fragments such as protons (positively charged particles), electrons (negatively charged particles) and atomic nuclei.
• They travel at the speed of light.
• The study on Cosmic rays carry source of information about the origin of the universe.
• In 2017, a team of scientists found a void at the The Great Pyramid of Giza using cosmic rays.
• They may create electronics problems in satellites and other machinery.
#IR_OrgInNews #PT2020 #2MinRead
UN Women
- Established in 2011.
- Headquarter: New York, United States
- UN entity dedicated to gender equality and Women empowerment
- Helps Member States to set global standards for achieving gender equality
- works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services.
- UN Women is a member of the United Nations Development Group.
UN Women
- Established in 2011.
- Headquarter: New York, United States
- UN entity dedicated to gender equality and Women empowerment
- Helps Member States to set global standards for achieving gender equality
- works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services.
- UN Women is a member of the United Nations Development Group.
#SnT_Currents #PT2020
Sowa-Rigpa
- It commonly known as Tibetan system of medicine.
- It is also dubbed as Science of healing.
- It is one of the oldest, Living and well documented medical tradition of the world.
- It has been originated from Tibet and popularly practice in India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Mongolia and Russia.
- In India, it is widely practice in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Darjeeling (West Bengal), Dharamsala, Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) and Ladakh (UT).
Sowa-Rigpa
- It commonly known as Tibetan system of medicine.
- It is also dubbed as Science of healing.
- It is one of the oldest, Living and well documented medical tradition of the world.
- It has been originated from Tibet and popularly practice in India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Mongolia and Russia.
- In India, it is widely practice in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Darjeeling (West Bengal), Dharamsala, Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) and Ladakh (UT).
#PT2020
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS)
● It is an international certification scheme that regulates trade in rough diamonds.
- It aims to prevent the flow of conflict diamonds and protect legitimate trade in rough diamonds
● India is one of the founding members of the KPCS.
● It is not an organization. There are no offices or headquarters for KPCS. It cannot frame agreements. It simply relies on contributions of the participants, industries, governments, civil society observers
● The KPCS has been agreed by the United Nations and the World Diamond Council.
Conflict diamonds
Conflict diamonds are rough diamonds that are used by the rebel movements to finance wars, especially in the third world countries
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS)
● It is an international certification scheme that regulates trade in rough diamonds.
- It aims to prevent the flow of conflict diamonds and protect legitimate trade in rough diamonds
● India is one of the founding members of the KPCS.
● It is not an organization. There are no offices or headquarters for KPCS. It cannot frame agreements. It simply relies on contributions of the participants, industries, governments, civil society observers
● The KPCS has been agreed by the United Nations and the World Diamond Council.
Conflict diamonds
Conflict diamonds are rough diamonds that are used by the rebel movements to finance wars, especially in the third world countries
#Economy_Basics #PT2020
Gig economy
- Companies tend towards hiring independent contractors and freelancers instead of full-time employees.
- It undermines the traditional economy of full-time workers.
- As per an estimate, the gig economy is generating 56% employment in India and going to grow 25-30 % per annum.
Gig economy
- Companies tend towards hiring independent contractors and freelancers instead of full-time employees.
- It undermines the traditional economy of full-time workers.
- As per an estimate, the gig economy is generating 56% employment in India and going to grow 25-30 % per annum.
#IR_OrgInNews #PT2020 #2MinRead
International Civil Aviation Organization
• It is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
• It lays the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth.
• Headquarters: Montreal, Canada.
International Civil Aviation Organization
• It is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
• It lays the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth.
• Headquarters: Montreal, Canada.
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#Polity_Basics #PT2020 #2MinRead
National Investigation Agency (NIA)
- Formed-2009, with the enactment of the National Investigation Agency Act 2008.
- Headquarter - in New Delhi
- It acts as the Central Counter Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency.
- The agency is empowered to deal with terror related crimes across states without special permission from the states.
National Investigation Agency (NIA)
- Formed-2009, with the enactment of the National Investigation Agency Act 2008.
- Headquarter - in New Delhi
- It acts as the Central Counter Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency.
- The agency is empowered to deal with terror related crimes across states without special permission from the states.
#Polity_Basics #PT2020 #2MinRead
Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
- Came into force with retrospective effect in 1993.
Enacted to provide for the constitution of:
1. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),
2. State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) and
3. Human Rights Courts for the protection of human rights.
Human Rights
According to Section 2 of the Act -“Human Rights” means the rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the International covenants and enforceable by courts in India.
Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
- Came into force with retrospective effect in 1993.
Enacted to provide for the constitution of:
1. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),
2. State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) and
3. Human Rights Courts for the protection of human rights.
Human Rights
According to Section 2 of the Act -“Human Rights” means the rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the International covenants and enforceable by courts in India.
#Polity_current #PT2020 #2MinRead
126th Constitution Amendment Bill 2019
- Parliament has passed 126th Constitution Amendment Bill 2019.
- It seeks to extend the reservation provided to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes by 10 years.
- The reservation provided to the Anglo-Indian community, SC, ST was to end by January 25, 2020. The bill continues the reservation of seats for another 10 years that is till January, 25, 2030.
- The reservation has been included in Article 334 and therefore the bill seeks to amend the article.
126th Constitution Amendment Bill 2019
- Parliament has passed 126th Constitution Amendment Bill 2019.
- It seeks to extend the reservation provided to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes by 10 years.
- The reservation provided to the Anglo-Indian community, SC, ST was to end by January 25, 2020. The bill continues the reservation of seats for another 10 years that is till January, 25, 2030.
- The reservation has been included in Article 334 and therefore the bill seeks to amend the article.
#PT2020 #Polity_current #2MinRead
Industrial Relations Code, 2019
- This is the third code under labor reforms.
- Under the labour reforms, forty-four laws are to be amalgamated into four codes.
- The four codes include wage rates, social security, industrial relations and industrial security and labor welfare.
Features of the industrial relations code
1. The code intends to simplify and rationalize the acts-
Ø Trade Union Act, 1926,
Ø Industrial Disputes Act, 1947,
Ø Industrial Employment Act, 1946.
2. Sets up a two-member tribunal to fasten the disposal of cases.
3. The code allows the companies to hire fixed-term contract workers.
(for a duration of 3 to 6 months or a year based on the season and orders)
Industrial Relations Code, 2019
- This is the third code under labor reforms.
- Under the labour reforms, forty-four laws are to be amalgamated into four codes.
- The four codes include wage rates, social security, industrial relations and industrial security and labor welfare.
Features of the industrial relations code
1. The code intends to simplify and rationalize the acts-
Ø Trade Union Act, 1926,
Ø Industrial Disputes Act, 1947,
Ø Industrial Employment Act, 1946.
2. Sets up a two-member tribunal to fasten the disposal of cases.
3. The code allows the companies to hire fixed-term contract workers.
(for a duration of 3 to 6 months or a year based on the season and orders)
#PT2020 #Polity_current
Bar Council of India (BCI)
Founded: 1961
A statutory body established under the Advocates Act, 1961.
It is mandated to regulate and represent Indian bar.
Functions:
performs regulatory function by prescribing standards of professional conduct and etiquette and by exercising disciplinary jurisdiction over the bar.
sets standards for legal education in the country and grants recognition to Universities whose degree in law will serve as qualification for enrolment as an advocate.
also perform representative functions by protecting rights, interests and privileges of advocates as well as provides financial assistance for organising welfare schemes for advocates.
BCI can only approve or gives recognition to LLB degree and LLM, and PhD degrees are not under its control
Bar Council of India (BCI)
Founded: 1961
A statutory body established under the Advocates Act, 1961.
It is mandated to regulate and represent Indian bar.
Functions:
performs regulatory function by prescribing standards of professional conduct and etiquette and by exercising disciplinary jurisdiction over the bar.
sets standards for legal education in the country and grants recognition to Universities whose degree in law will serve as qualification for enrolment as an advocate.
also perform representative functions by protecting rights, interests and privileges of advocates as well as provides financial assistance for organising welfare schemes for advocates.
BCI can only approve or gives recognition to LLB degree and LLM, and PhD degrees are not under its control