13.04.21

Camera traps to be set up in Aravalis for wildlife census

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The Haryanawildlifedepartment will install more than 100 camera traps across the Aravalis in May and June to carry out acensusof wildlife in the ecologically fragile area.

This is part of the upcoming wildlifesurveyto be conducted jointly by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and the state wildlife department.

The survey is actually divided into two phases. The first phase will be carried out via a mobile phone application to count the number of monkeys in the state, while the second phase involves a census of wildlife in the Aravalis, officials said, adding that an awareness generation campaign will also be the focus of this survey to mitigate human-animal conflicts.

They capture images by detecting body heat or movement of any animal. These cameras are designed in a camouflaged way to protect them fromanimalsand humans.
The camera-trap survey method will be used to conduct a census of the wildlife in the Aravalis.

30% scheme funds for SC welfare: Capt

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ThePunjabgovernment has promised to spend at least 30% offundsunder all government schemes for thewelfareof Scheduled Caste Population in the state. Chief minister AmarinderSinghmade the announcement on Wednesday, along with other measures for the upliftment of the Dalit communityat a virtual meeting to pay homage to B RAmbedkaron the 130th birth anniversary of the architect of the Constitution.

A special allocation of Rs 100 crore is proposed in 2021-22 for modernisation of villages having more than 50% SC population, said the chief minister. This was aimed at providing further impetus to existing grants in the villages having SC population greater than or equal to 50% of the total population, he said.

Himachal Pradesh’s ‘Veerangna on Wheels’ to fight crime against women

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Himachal Pradesh Police has launched a programme under which female cops at all the 135 police stations of the state have been provided two-wheelers to respond to thecrime against Women.

‘Veerangna on Wheels’ has been initiated under Nirbhaya Scheme and for this women help desks have been set up at all the 135 police stations.

Last year, 1,654 cases of crime against women were registered in the state while in 2019, total 1,640 cases were registered.

Confirming the fears of the experts that the mega religious congregation of Kumbh in Haridwar would accelerate the pace Covid-19 infection, the authorities on Thursday confirmed that 1,700 people were tested positive for the disease from April 10 to 14 in the Mela area.

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The which is considered as the biggest religious congregation in the world officially started on April 1.

The medical workers conducted 2,36,751 tests during the five-day period (April 10 to 14) in the Mela area. Out of these, 1,701 samples came out positive for Covid-19, that means 0.7 per cent positivity rate.

It is learnt that in the Kumbh area a number of the Sadhus belonging to different Akhadas and sects have been reported positive for the disease.

Few discoveries have truly transformed the modern medical science as much as imaging modalities , beginning from the discovery of X – rays in 1895 by Conrad Rntgen , followed by computer processed combination of X – rays , the Computed Tomography Scan(C T Scan ) , which produced cross sectional images as virtual slices of body , allowing us to visualise the internal structures without cut – opening it ie non- invasively , almost like imagining a fantasy !

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CT Scan has been a remarkable discovery leading to the award of prestigious Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, in the year 1979 to South Africa born American Physicist Dr Allan Cormack and British electrical engineer, Dr Godfrey Hounsefield .

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) went further and completely transformed the imaging process as this is extremely safe and equally versatile in acquiring images because it uses safe – gradients and radio waves instead of ionising radiation in CT scanner, to gather the pre requisite informations which is effectively converted into 2D and 3D images in any desired plane.

Unlike modern CT Scan, MRI remains quite costly because of heavy maintenance cost due to the necessity of keeping the superconducting magnet functioning in artificially created extreme cold Environment effected by liquid Helium and a layer of liquid nitrogen around the magnet.

MRI takes a lot of time to complete the study and is prone to movement related artefacts easily. These remain cause of worry. Restless people and children find it difficult to take the test. Also for people who are claustrophobic (fear for narrow space) and dislike loud noises, produced by radio pulse generators or those who have metallic implants in their body, are not advised to take this test . Recently a lot of welcome changes have taken place in their design to address the above problems but it has only enhanced the cost substantially and has restricted its use in resource poor countries.

Seven primary health centres (PHCs) in Chhattisgarh have received the National Quality Assurance Certification (NQAC) Award, it was announced on Wednesday.

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The Awards were given by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry after a virtual evaluation of the PHCs.

The certification was provided after the health centres satisfied rigorous parameters related to Services availability set by experts from the government of India.

Two PHCs (Surguja-Lundra and Raghunathpur) received the NQAC award. Likewise, Khadgavan in Korea district, Deorvija in Bemetara, Mandir Hasoud in Raipur, Rahod in Janjgir and Patewa in Mahasamund too got the awards.

For getting NQAC certification award, a PHC must score above 70 marks in evaluation. This nationwide evaluation was introduced to improve the service quality at PHCs. The PHCs are evaluated on the basis of an 8-point checklist.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has thanked the Central Government for supplying oxygen to the State. Chouhan has said that Union Industries Minister Piyush Goyal and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had been urged to supply oxygen to the State.

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With their efforts, supply of about 450 metric tonnes of Oxygen to the state was agreed upon from Bhilai, Rourkela and Deori. Chief Minister Chouhan has thanked the ministers for this cooperation. Chouhan said that arrangements for transportation of oxygen are being made on war footing, in which the cooperation of private sector is also being taken.

Chouhan said that action is on at war footing in all directions to overcome the Corona infection. It is necessary to break the chain of infection. For this, the Disaster Management Groups are likely to impose Corona curfew in the districts. The public is coming forward to break the chain infection on their own, as a result of awareness. Chouhan has appealed to the common people not to leave their houses unnecessarily. Farmers should go for procurement of produce only after obtaining SMS. We will win this battle with self-discipline, self-determination, strong will, restraint, patience and enthusiasm.

Gujarat govt paid Rs 214cr to buy anti-virus supplies

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Thestate governmentspent Rs 214 crore on purchasing sanitizer, masks, PPE kits and liquid Oxygen for Covid treatment.

The maximum amount of Rs 136 crore was spent on purchasing rapid antigen test kits.

The purchases by corporations are not included in the data. The data tabled was only till January 31, 2021. The officials said that the has adopted the policy of aggressive testing since March 2021 when the Covid-19 cases increased in the state.

Suraksha Sakhis in every police station to check crimes against women in state

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The Rajasthan Police will set up Suraksha Sakhi at every police station on the lines of community liaison group (CLG) to act as a bridge between Women and police and create awareness on crime against women.

Recently, Rajasthan has been news for increasing crimes against women, particularly rape cases. As per the police records, nearly 34,000 cases of crime and atrocities against women were registered in the state in 2020, which means on an Average 95 cases were registered daily.

The Suraksha Sakhi members would be bestowed with the responsibility of informing local police about crimes against women such as eve teasing, domestic violence, dowry harassment, child marriages, missing girl child, narcotic drug trafficking and other crimes.