1.DNA Technology Regulation Bill Referred To Parliamentary Standing Committee
- The DNA Technology Regulation Bill that seeks to control the use of DNA technology for establishing the identity of a person, has been referred to a Parliamentary Standing Committee for examination.
- The bill has been referred to the Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkiah Naidu.
- The bill that seeks to control the use and application of the DNA technology for establishing the identity of certain categories of persons, including offenders, victims, suspects and under-trials, was passed by the Lok Sabha in July this year. The bill provides for the establishment of DNA data banks at the national and regional levels.
2.Amit Shah Pays Tribute To Martyred Police Personnel On Police Commemoration Day
- Home Minister Amit Shah said the country is moving ahead on the path of progress as police personnel are doing their duty with responsibility.
- He said, be it border security, fighting against terrorism and Naxalism, the police have a pivotal role in maintaining peace and law and order in the country, after paying tribute to martyred police personnel, on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day at National Police Memorial.
- The Police Commemoration Day is observed on this day every year in memory of the policemen martyred at Hot Springs in Ladakh by Chinese troops on 21st October, 1959.
3.AYUSH Minister Inaugurated Ayurveda Palliative Care Unit At Base Hospital
- Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH and Defence Shri Shripad Yesso Naik today inaugurated Ayurveda Palliative Care Unit at Palliative Care Centre, base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi.
- On this occasion, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of Defence for the Integration of AYUSH under the health establishments of Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS).
4.Dr Harsh Vardhan Shares PM Modi’s Vision For Inclusive Health At G20 Okayama Health Ministers’ Conference
- India has highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Sab Ka Saath – Sab Ka Vikas – Sab Ka Vishwas’ for inclusive health along with scheme — Ayushman Bharat, at the on-going two-day G20 Okayama Health Ministers’ Conference in Japan.
- Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, who represented India at the conference in Okayama City, also highlighted Mr Modi’s vision of FIT India Movement and Eat Right campaigns.
- The deliberations of the G20 Health Ministers focused on four major global health issues like the achievement of Universal Health Coverage, response to population ageing, management of health risks and health security management including Anti-Microbial Resistance and its containment.
- Dr Vardhan said that New Delhi is on the path to Universal Health Coverage and will contribute effectively in sustaining UHC at the global level.
- On Response to population ageing, Dr. Vardhan, during his intervention, shared India’s vision for its projected 20 per cent elderly population by 2050.
5.M Venkaiah Naidu Presents Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award To K Parasaran
- Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu presented Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award to legal luminary and former Attorney General K. Parasaran at a function in New Delhi.
- Mr Parasaran was honoured with the award on the occasion of the Elder’s Day celebration of Age Care India, an organization working for the welfare of the elderly.
- Vice President said that the Award is a fitting recognition of Mr Parasaran’s exceptional contribution to the field of law and justice as well as his extraordinary personality.
6.Smriti Irani Visits Amethi, Participates In ‘Gandhi Sankalp Padyatra’
- Union Minister for Textiles and Women & Child Development Smriti Jubin Irani took part in various programmes including ‘Gandhi Sankalp Padyatra’ in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh.
- Ms Irani participated in programmes on cleanliness, plantation and maintaining a healthy environment. Benefits of government’s welfare schemes including Ayushmaan Bharat, Swachh Bharat Mission, Kisaan Samman Yojana are reaching to the people.
- The Union Minister also planted a sapling at Jagdishpur and led a sanitation campaign at railway station Nihalgarh on Lucknow -Varanasi route.
7.Prahlad Singh Patel To Inaugurate CCRT E-Portal And YouTube Channel
- Union Minister of state for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel will inaugurate e-portal of Centre for Cultural Resources and Training and YouTube Channel in New Delhi with an aim to take India to a newer digital pinnacle and to promote Indian culture.
- He will attend the “Digital Bharat – Digital Sanskriti” program organised by Rashtriya Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, CCRT of the Ministry of Culture. In order to explore & understand the unknown aspects of India’s lesser known places and their rural and semi-urban culture, CCRT has started publishing books from the series “Untold Tales of India’s Cities”.
8.Rajnath Singh To Inaugurate Col. Chewang Rinchen Setu In Ladakh
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh left for Ladakh .He will attend the inaugural ceremony of Col. Chewang Rinchen Setu which has been constructed at an altitude of 14,650 feet in the forward area of Ladakh region. This bridge has been built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
- This Bridge is built on the strategically important road Durbuk Shyok Daulat Beg Oldie in sub sector north in eastern Ladakh.
- The Bridge , which is 1400 feet span, is constructed by the Border Road Organization.
- Chewang Rinchan who was one of the highly decorated officer in the Indian Army from Ladakh and he was awarded the Maha Vir Chakara twice.
9.PM Modi Congratulates Indonesia’s Prez On Commencement Of His 2nd Term In Office
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on the commencement of his second term in office.
- Mr Modi said he is confident that under Joko Widodo’s dynamic leadership, India-Indonesia friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership will deepen further.
10.Govt Attempt To Build The World’s Biggest Facial Recognition System Sparks Privacy Fears
- In an ambitious plan to curb soaring crime rates, the government is in the works of building the world’s largest facial recognition system – a centralized database – accessible to police across all states of the country that would match images from the network of CCTV cameras against a database encompassing criminal records.
- Authorities in many states, including Andhra Pradesh and Punjab, had adopted the facial recognition technology in 2018 to fight crime.
- This new facial recognition pattern will play a “very vital role in improving outcomes” of solving crime cases and help in “detect crime patterns” while also aid in crime prevention, will also enable the police to initiate searches based on photos uploaded from newspapers, images in the public domain and even give access to artist sketches of suspects.
- It would recognize faces on closed-circuit cameras and “generate alerts if a blacklist match is found,”.
11.MMTC Offers Discount On India Gold Coin To Mark 150th Birth Anniversary Of Mahatma Gandhi
- The Public sector Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of India (MMTC) is offering a three per cent discount on the India Gold Coin to mark the celebrations of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
- MMTC Chairman Ved Prakash said that despite the global slowdown, MMTC witnessed a record selling of gold. MMTC is geared up to cater to the city’s festive season demand of gold and silver with a brand new edition of its festival of Gold Exhibition-cum-sale.
12.NCERT Course To Be Implemented In Class Ninth And Tenth In All Govt Schools In MP
- In Madhya Pradesh, NCERT course will be implemented in Class ninth and tenth standard in all government schools of the state from the next academic session.
- School Education Minister Dr Prabhuram Chaudhary said that in order to improve the standard of education in government schools, Parents-Teachers Association meetings will be held once in every three months, in which parents and teachers will have an open discussion on students’ education and their problems.
- Dr. Chaudhary said that Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the country, where the tradition of transfer of teachers as per their convenience has been started online.
13.PM Modi Releases Book Titled ‘Bridgital Nation’
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that positivity, creativity and constructive mindset can lead to solutions of the problems. Releasing a book titled ‘Bridgital Nation’ in New Delhi.
- Mr Modi said that positivity, optimism and faith in talent and resources is the thought of New India. The book has been authored by Chairman, Tata Sons, N Chandrasekaran and Roopa Purushothaman. Eminent industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata was present on the occasion among others.
14.Ayonika Paul Won Silver In The 10m Air Rifle At The All India Railway Rifle Shooting Championship At Balewadi Stadium
- Commonwealth Games’ silver medalist, Ayonika Paul, representing Central Railway, shot to the second position in the individual 10m Air Rifle event at the 54th All India Railway Rifle Shooting Championship at the Balewadi Sports Complex .Born and brought up in Mumbai; Ayonika has trained under Austrian coach, Thomas Farnik, in Delhi and Pune.
