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Gharib Nawaz Employment Scheme – Minority Affairs

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Gharib Nawaz EMPLOYMENT Scheme is being carried out by the Ministry of Minority Affairs.

About Gharib Nawaz Employment Scheme:

In 2017-18, the Ministry of Minority Affairs launched the scheme to provide short-term job-oriented Skill development courses to youth from minority communities in order to prepare them for skill-based employment.

This scheme is carried out in accordance with the Ministry of Skill Development and ‘s (MSD&E’s) common standards by empanelled Program Implementation Agencies (PIAs).

The scheme is implemented by the Maulana Azad Education Foundation, which is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Minority Affairs.

As part of this scheme, Garib Nawaz’ skill development centres are run to help minority youth develop their skills.

Anniversary of MyGov

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

MyGov is celebrating its 7th anniversary. MyGov, the citizen engagement platform, has been in operation for seven years.

Highlights:

It was launched in 2014 with the idea of using an online platform to bring the government closer to ordinary people, creating an interface for ordinary citizens and experts to exchange ideas and opinions in a healthy way, with the goal of contributing to the social and economic transformation of India.

MyGov has grown into a robust citizen engagement platform that is used by nearly all government departments to enable participatory Governance.

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Philippines Got Approval for Golden Rice

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Philippines has become the 1st country in the world to get approval for the commercial production of genetically modified golden rice. Golden rice is a variety of rice enriched with various nutrients that will helpful in reducing childhood Malnutrition.

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The Golden rice is developed by the Department of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute in PARTNERSHIP with the International Rice Research Institute, after contributing nearly two decades. It is

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named Golden Rice because of its bright yellow colour.

One cup of golden rice can give as much as 40 per cent of vitamin A which is essential for children aged 6 months to 5 years, to combat childhood blindness & save lives in the developing world.

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rice is the first genetically modified rice approved for commercial propagation in South and Southeast Asia.

Sagar Samajik Sahayog: New CSR guidelines for ports in India unveiled

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Union Minister of , Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal, has unveiled the new corporate social responsibility (CSR) guidelines called ‘Sagar Samajik Sahayog’ by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways. These guidelines aim to empower ports to address local community issues in a more cooperative and swift manner.

Under the new guidelines, ports in India will allocate a specific Percentage of their net annual profit towards CSR activities. The CSR budget for ports will be based on

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their respective turnover for the year, the division will be as follows:

Ports with an annual turnover of less than Rs 100 crores will spend 3-5 per cent on CSR

Ports with a turnover between Rs 100 to 500 crores will spend 2-3 per cent

Ports with a turnover exceeding Rs 500 crores will spend 0.5-2 per cent.

Two per cent of the total CSR expenses will be dedicated to project monitoring by the ports in order to ensure effective implementation and monitoring of the respective CSR projects.

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‘90% LCA components will be indigenous’: Tejas Mk 2 to be ready for first flight by 2025

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The much-delayed, India-madeTejas Mk 2light combat aircraft (LCA) could be ready for its maiden flight by 2025 with anAmerican engine, according to Prabhulla Chandran VK, director of avionics and weapons systems at the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), the nodal agency for the design of theindigenous fighter.

Hope soared for the aircraft afterGE Aerospaceof

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Tuberculosis patients with pre-diabetes at higher mortality risk: Study

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

People with tuberculosis having pre-diabetes have a higher risk of death compared to those with normal sugar levels, a city-based study found. The treatment is also delayed among patients with pre-diabetes.
While studies have established that the coexistence of diabetes and tuberculosis influences treatment outcomes in either condition, city doctors wanted to see the effect of pre-diabetes on tuberculosis treatment outcomes.

For the study published in a peer-reviewed journal, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews, scientists divided 187 patients who tested positive for TB into two groups — 76 TB patients without diabetes and 111 TB patients with prediabetes. The HBA1c levels were 5.7% for people without diabetes and between 5.7 and 6.4 for people with pre-diabetes. They were followed up for six months till the end of the TB treatment.

At least 70% of the patients in both groups were cured, but 6.3% of people in the pre-diabetic group died compared to 1.3% in the other group. At the end of the intensive phase (two months) of directly observed therapy (DOTS), about 23.8% had positive sputum in the pre-diabetic group compared to 8.6% in the group of people with normal blood sugar levels.

A recent pan India study showed nearly 11.4% of Indias adult Population an estimated 101.3 million people — has diabetes and at least 136 million(15.3% of the population) had pre-diabetes.

The World Health Organisation(WHO) estimates 2.69 million people in India had TB in 2019, which is more than a quarter of the global burden.

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UNODC World Drug Report 2023 warns of converging crises as illicit drug markets continue to expand.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

New estimates of people who inject drugs are higher than previously estimated as treatment Services and other interventions fall short, including for record numbers of displaced people due to humanitarian crises

The Report features a special chapter on drug trafficking and crimes that affect the Environment in the Amazon Basin, as well as sections on clinical trials involving psychedelics and medical use of cannabis; drug use in humanitarian settings; innovations in drug treatment and other services; and drugs and conflict.

The World Drug Report 2023 also highlights how social and economic inequalities drive and are driven by drug challenges; the environmental devastation and Human Rights abuses caused by illicit drug economies; and the rising dominance of synthetic drugs.

Public Health, prevention, and access to treatment services must be prioritized worldwide, the report argues, or drug challenges will leave more people behind. The report further underscores the

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National Logistics Excellence Awards

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

First National Excellence Awards was hosted by Government of India in New Delhi. Union minister Piyush Goyal and minister of state for commerce and Industry Som Parkash rma presented awards in 12 categories.

National Logistics Excellence Awards are presented with the aim of acknowledging many logistics service providers in India, that have been able to display innovation, efficiency and diversity.

The first edition comprises of 169 entries and 12 categories

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Commerce and Industries Ministry undertook a year-long process to identify, categorise, and select qualified applications.

An expert screening committee, comprising of 18 diverse experts as well as a national jury of 9 senior dignitaries was created to make final deliberations.

PM Modi inaugurates Vanijya Bhawan & NIRYAT Portal

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Prime Minister Modi launched the NIRYAT Portal, that stands for National Import-Export Record for Yearly Analysis of Trade portal. The portal has been developed as one-stop platform for stakeholders, where they would get all necessary information related to of India. It will provide real time data to all stakeholders. NIRYAT portal was launched with the aim of facilitating further strengthening of financial sector

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of India in line with 3Ts namely Trade, Tourism and Technology.

In fiscal year 2020-21, Indias exports were at a total (goods and Services) of USD 670 billion.

In 2021-22, Indias merchandise exports crossed USD 418 billion as opposed to the target of USD 400 billion.

Considering the success, government has now increased its export targets and has doubled efforts to achieve them.

South Korea: Launch of First domestically built space rocket

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) unveiled its patented indigenous solar cook top called Surya Nutan.

Surya Nutan has been developed by Faridabad R&D centre of the oil refiner (IOC).

The solar cook top will aid in reducing CO₂emissions of India drastically and keep its citizens insulated from high international fossil fuel prices.

It is a rechargeable, stationary, and kitchen-connected indoor solar cooking system.

The system offers an online cooking mode while charging.

Currently, the pilot projects are being held across 60 places like Leh (Ladakh), in order to ascertain several operational and commercial aspects associated with its application.

Initial cost of the solar cooktop was Rs 12,000 for base model while Rs 23,000 for the top model. However, this cost is likely to reduce substantially with economies of scale.

SATAT Scheme stands for Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) scheme. It has four objectives:

To utilise over 62 million metric tonnes of waste generated per year in India

To cut down

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To supplement job creation India.

To reduce vehicular emissions and pollution from burning of organic waste or agricultural waste.

Vivatech 2020, “Europe’s biggest startup conference, recognized India as the country of the year.It is a huge honor for India to be named “country of the year” in Vivatech 2020. It is because of the contribution of Indian startups to the world. This is the Indian startups’ recognition.

Around 65 startups from India are taking part in Vivatech 2022 with government support.