1. Asia-Pacific Personalized Health Index
The Asia-Pacific Personalized Health Index was recently released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) . This index measures the readiness of 11 health systems (countries) in the Asia-Pacific region to adopt personal healthcare. This is a newly launched index. It measures the progress of the health system towards personalized healthcare. It evaluated 11 health systems in the Asia-Pacific region. The health systems evaluated include: India, China, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea and New Zealand. It measured performance in 27 indicators of personal health in 4 categories, called ‘ Vital Signs ‘It is said. These four important signals include policy context, health information, personalized technology, and health services. This report stated that Singapore is the best performing country among all 11 health systems. Taiwan finished second, while Japan and Australia finished third and fourth respectively. India ranks 10th out of 11 health systems . Indonesia was placed at the 11th position.
- The Vice President will inaugurate the National Tribal Festival ‘Adi Mahotsav’ on 1 February 2021 at Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi.
The Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the National Tribal Festival ‘ Adi Mahotsav ‘ on 1 February 2021 at Dilli Haat , INA , New Delhi . These are organized under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs , Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Association of India (TRIFED)Done through. Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda will preside over the inauguration ceremony. Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Mrs. Renuka Singh, TRIFED President Mr. Ramesh Chand Meena and Ministry Secretary Mr. R.K. Subramaniam will also be present as distinguished guests at the event. The Adi Mahotsav is being organized from 1 February to 5 February 2021. Adi Mahotsav- is a celebration of tribal culture, crafts, food and the spirit of commerce which was started in 2017 and has been successfully organized every year since then.
- Rajasthan Chief Minister launches new phase of Ayushman Bharat Mahatma Gandhi Health Insurance Scheme
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot launched the new phase of Ayushman Bharat Mahatma Gandhi Health Insurance Scheme in the state . Under this scheme, one crore ten lakh families of the state will get the benefit of health insurance.
- Lucknow Metro Railway became the first metro in the country to sanitize its coaches with ultraviolet rays
Lucknow Metro Railway has become the first metro in the country to sanitize its coaches with ultraviolet rays . The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation got its inspiration from the New York Metro. With these rays, a box can be sanitized within just half an hour. Sanitizing the boxes in this way is also much cheaper. The cost of sanitizing the box with ultraviolet rays is forty times less than the cost incurred by normalizing sodium hypochlorite.
- NRL in Assam Launches various expansion projects including laying 1700 km of pipeline
Numaligarh Refinery Limited-NRL in Assam . Has started various expansion projects including laying seventeen hundred kilometers of pipelines to increase productivity . Laying of the pipeline from Paradip Port to Assam will ensure the supply of crude oil to the refinery in Assam. Apart from this, the one hundred and 65 km Siliguri-Bangladesh pipeline project is also being run by NRL with the financial assistance of the Ministry of External Affairs. To expand the production of NRL from thirty to 90 lakh metric tons per year, an expansion project is also being run in Numaligarh with Rs 22 thousand crore. This expansion project will provide daily employment to fifteen hundred people. A refinery project at Numaligarh is likely to be commissioned by August next year.
- Kerala’s ‘Gender Park’ will start from February
The ‘ Gender Park ‘, constructed at a cost of Rs 300 crore by the Government of Kerala , will start operating soon (from February). This ‘Gender Park’ is the first of its kind effort in the country, which will help in combating gender inequality in the state. The first phase of this ‘Gender Park’ will inaugurate a Gender Museum, Gender Library, Convention Center and an Amphitheater. The Gender Museum will showcase the various social struggles that changed the status of women, including the Renaissance movement. Through creating gender awareness through the Gender Library, an attempt will be made to envisage its important role in development. The state-of-the-art convention center will have seating for more than 500 people. All projects in ‘Gender Park’ of KeralaUN Women ‘will get support.
- India-France start of environmental year
Recently, Union Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar and France ‘s ecological transition Minister Ms. Barbara Pompili the Indo-French Environment Year(Indo-French Year of Environment). The main objective of this alliance is to strengthen Indo-French cooperation in the field of sustainable development and reach the maximum number of people by increasing the impact of action in favor of global environmental protection. The French Environment Year will focus primarily on these five topics: environmental protection, climate change, biodiversity conservation, sustainable urban development and the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency. It discusses the important areas of engagement in the environment and allied sectors. There is also a platform to do this. It is worth mentioning that the environmental projects of India and France are already underway in Assam and Rajasthan and a project will be started in Jharkhand soon.
- PM Modi will inaugurate Chauri Chaura Shatabdi celebrations
The centenary celebrations of Chauri Chaura will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 4, 2021 . This inauguration will be done virtually. Chauri Chaura is a city located near Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh . The historic Chauri Chaura incident took place here , the incident of Chauri Chaura on February 4, 1922 , the Non-Cooperation MovementDuring Chauri Chaura took place in the city. On this day, a large group of protesters of the movement clashed with the police. As a result, some protesters attacked the police station and set fire to it. 22 policemen and 3 civilians were killed in this incident. Due to this violence, the non-cooperation movement was stopped by Mahatma Gandhi on 12 February 1922. It is noteworthy that Gandhiji started the Non-Cooperation Movement on 4 September 1920 to achieve complete Swaraj and self-rule .
- Seed Traceability Mobile Appliance for Farmers
Recently, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development, Panchayat Raj and Food Processing Industries, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched the seed traceability mobile app on the occasion of dividend distribution by National Seed Corporation . Through this app, information about real seeds will be available and farmers will be able to avoid fraud. On this occasion, he said that seeds are of great importance in the field of farming, so those working in the field of seeds have a very important responsibility. Also released a book titled Farmers. It has captured major achievements since the inception of NSC.
- L&T wins contract in bullet train project
Recently, Larsen and Toubro announced Rs 2,500 crore for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor project .Has won a contract of. Under this contract, Larsen & Toubro got the work of purchase, construction, assembly, paint and transportation of 28 bridges. This Bullet Train Project or Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor executed by National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) NHSRCL has said that about 70,000 metric tonnes of steel will be used for the construction of 28 steel bridges under the project. Steel will be procured through bids from steel manufacturers for the construction of structures for these steel bridges. A total of eight bidders participated, 4 of which qualified. Eligible bidders were Afcon Infrastructure Limited, Tata Projects Limited, Larsen & Toubro – IHI Infrastructure Systems Consortium and NCC Limited. 155.76 km of the 508.17 km long bullet train corridor of Mumbai-Ahmedabad in Maharashtra, 348. 04 km in Gujarat and 4.3 km in Dadra & Nagar Haveli. The total cost of the project is Rs 1.1 lakh crore, with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) financing 81%.
- Jai Shah, president of Asian Cricket Council, replaces Najmul Hasan
Jai Shah , Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) , was elected the new President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) . Shah replaces Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chairman Najmul Hasan . Jai Shah is overseeing the entire functioning of the board due to the deteriorating health of current BCCI chairman Sourav Ganguly.
- Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
Recently, the Reserve Bank of India said that it is considering bringing its digital currency in view of the rapidly changing scenario of the payment industry in the country, the arrival of private digital tokens and the increased expenses related to the management of paper notes or coins. Used to be. RBI has also constituted an inter-departmental committee to study the possibilities related to digital currency and to set guidelines for these. The Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is a Central Bank Liability in digital form with a legal currency which is available in Sovereign Currency. CBDC is also recorded in the bank’s balance sheet. In fact, CBDC is an electronic form of currency that can be converted from cash.
- Country’s first leather park will be built in Kanpur
Recently Kanpur to Rmipur village went to acquire land for setting up mega leather cluster. This country’s first leather parkWill happen. The detailed project report (DPR) of the leather park has been sent to the Department of Industry Promotion and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India and the work of development of this park will be started as soon as the approval is given. This mega leather park proposed on 260 acres An investment of Rs 5850 crore is expected. A common effluent treatment plant with a capacity of 20 million liters per day (mld) will also be constructed in this park. With the help of this plant, the remaining water will be released into the river Ganga by clearing the dirty water coming out of the tanery. It is estimated that with the construction of this park, 50 thousand people are directly and more than 1.5 lakh people indirectly. Employment is expected to be done. Under this leather park, more than 150 tanneries will be made, which can be exported and made from leather shoes, purses, jackets and other world class products.
- Cabinet approves policy on PSU privatization
Union Cabinet has approved the Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).Has approved the policy on privatization of Details about this policy will be announced in the upcoming Union Budget which will be presented on February 1, 2021. The policy will present a road map for the presence of state-owned entities in the strategic and non-strategic sectors. The policy is part of the Self-Reliant India Package announced by the Finance Minister in May 2020. It was announced as a coherent policy Was made in which all the sectors would be opened for private sector participation. The government also announced to limit the presence of public sector undertakings in strategic areas from one to four. The government will privatize the remaining companies, merge or form a holding company After the implementation of this policy, the government will completely exit companies in non-strategic sectors. The case of privatization of non-strategic sector companies will be decided in turn.
- President Launches Pulse Polio Campaign 2021 in the Country
President Ramnath Kovind the presidential palace in five years age children the polio dose drink pulse polio campaign in 2021 launched the country. The President and first lady Savita Kovind administered polio doses to children on the eve of National Immunization Day. Polio National Immunization Day 31 JanuaryWill be celebrated About seventeen crore children under the age of five will be given polio doses to maintain polio free status for the country. Around twenty four lakh volunteers, 1.5 lakh observers and many social organizations will participate in this nationwide campaign. On this occasion, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that before the start of pulse polio campaign, the country had sixty percent cases of the whole world. Currently, the last polio case in the country was seen on 13 January 2011 in Howrah. Now the country has been polio free for a decade.
