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Current Affairs Questions 17th & 18th August 2020
Important Questions
Recently, Sudha Murthy has won the Gramodaya Bandhu Mitra Puraskar. Sudha
Murthy is the chairperson of ________.
हाल ही में, सुधा मूर्ति ने ग्रामोदय बंधु मित्र पुरस्कार जीता है। सुधा मूर्ति ________ की चेयरपर्सन हैं।
A. Smile Foundation
B. Infosys Foundation
C. Akshaya Patra Foundation
D. India Foundation for the Arts
What is the length to width ratio of Indian National Flag?
भारतीय राष्ट्रीय ध्वज की लम्बाई-चौड़ाई का अनुपात क्या है?
A. 4:3
B. 3:2
C. 5:4
D. 4:5
India ranks ________ in number of organic farmers.
भारत जैविक किसानों की संख्या में ________ स्थान पर है।
A. Second
B. First
C. Fifth
D. Fourth
Who among the following recently launched Naval Innovation and Indigenisation
Organisation?
निम्नलिखित में से किसने हाल ही में नौसेना नवाचार और स्वदेशीकरण संगठन का शुभारंभ किया?
A. Rajnath Singh
B. Narendra Modi
C. Amit Shah
D. Smriti Irani
The headquarters of Indian Coast Guard is in ________.
भारतीय तटरक्षक का मुख्यालय ________ में है।
A. Chennai
B. Kochi
C. Coimbatore
D. New Delhi
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SUBJECTS MTS● Under the National Digital Health Mission, every Indian will get a Health ID card that will contain all relevant information about his/her past medical conditions, treatment and diagnosis. ● What is National Digital Health Mission? ● National Digital Health Mission aims to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency of health services in the country. It comes under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). ● National Digital Health Mission: Key Features ● • Under National Digital Health Mission, every Indian will get a Health ID card that will store all medical details of the person including prescriptions, treatment, diagnostic reports and discharge summaries.
● The citizens will be able to give their doctors and health providers one-time access to this data during visits to the hospital for consultation. ● • However, access to the confidential medical data will have to be given separately for each visit due to fears over data confidentiality. ● • The National Digital Health Mission will allow patients to access health services remotely through tele-consultation and e-pharmacies, as well as offer other health-related benefits.
● Recommendations ● A new entity, National Digital Health Mission (NDHM), is recommended to be established as a purely government organization with complete functional autonomy on the lines of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and Goods and Services Network GSTN. ● The Objectives of NDHB are aligned to the Vision of National Health Policy 2017 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to the health sector.
● While the Blueprint has identified 23 Building Blocks, a few of the critical capabilities of NDHE are: Identification: The Blueprint handles the requirements of Unique identification of Persons, Facilities, Diseases and Devices through 2 Building Blocks, namely, Personal Health Identifier (PHI), and Health Master Directories & Registries.
● Service Access/ Delivery: Access and delivery to be implemented by a combination of Web (India Health Portal), Mobile (MyHealth App) and Call Centres besides Social Media Platforms.The Command, Control and Communication Centre enable real-time monitoring and real-time interventions needed in the NDHE. ● Given the significant spread of smartphones and the prospects of its further growth, The Blueprint emphasizes the ‘Mobile First’ principle for the majority of stakeholder-facing services ● It can be noted that recently, as part of the high-level summit, the Delhi Declaration on digital health for sustainable development was adopted at the concluding session of the '4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit’..
● Global Digital Health Partnership Summit ● The ‘4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit’ was held in February, 2019 in New Delhi ● It was hosted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Digital Health Partnership (GDHP).
● Global Digital Health Partnership ● The Global Digital Health Partnership (GDHP) is an international collaboration of governments, government agencies and multinational organisations dedicated to improving the health and well-being of their citizens through the best use of evidence-based digital technologies. ● It was established in February 2018, to provide an opportunity for transformational engagement between its participants. ● Australia was the host country for the inaugural summit in 2018.
● Menstruation is a natural and healthy biological process for women, in spite of
this, it is still considered a taboo in Indian society.
● Menstruation is associated with the onset of puberty in girls and many times,
it brings with it rules, restrictions, isolation and changed
expectations from the girls by society.
○ During their menstruating days, women are prohibited from participating in day-to-day
activities. For example prohibiting women to enter the kitchen or a temple.
● Prevalence of Hegemonic Patriarchy in Indian society perpetuates the
restrictions, which are often reflected in religious texts like Manu Smriti or in
the restriction on entry of women from menstruating age group in the religious
places like Sabarimala temple.● According to a UNICEF study conducted in 2011:
○ Only 13% of girls in India are aware of menstruation before menarche.
○ 60% of girls missed school on account of menstruation,
○ 79% faces low confidence due to menstruation and 44% were embarrassed and humiliated
over restrictions.
○ Thereby, Menstruation adversely impacts women's education, equality, maternal and child
health.
● Not only in India but on a global level, at least 500 million women and girls
lack adequate facilities for menstrual hygiene management.● The latest National Family and Health Survey found that 58% of young Indian women (15-24 years) use a hygienic method of protection (mostly sanitary pads), a significant increase from the 12% using pads in 2010. However, only less than 18% of Indian women use sanitary pads. ● More than 77% of menstruating girls and women in India use old cloth, which is often reused, ashes, newspapers, dried leaves and husk sand during periods. ● Period. End of Sentence, that explores the stigma surrounding menstruation in rural India, won the oscar award.
● Government Schemes To Promote Menstrual Hygiene Management in India
● The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE) (2009)
includes standards for drinking water and gender-separated sanitation facilities in
schools.
● Menstrual hygiene scheme launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
○ Government of India (GoI) for promotion of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls (10-19 years) in rural
areas of selected districts in 2011.
○ From 2014 onwards scheme extended to all districts under Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya Karyakram to
enhance MH knowledge, improve hygiene practices, provide subsidised sanitary absorbents, and raise
awareness of MHM at school.
● SABLA programme of Ministry of Women and Child Development focuses on
nutrition, health, hygiene and reproductive and sexual health (linked to a rural mother
and childcare centres).
● National Rural Livelihood Mission of the Ministry of Rural Development supports
self-help groups and small manufacturers to produce sanitary pads.● SUVIDHA’ –100% Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin – under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP). ● The affordable sanitary napkin will be available for Rs. 2.50 per pad at over 3200 Janaushadhi Kendras across India and would ensure ‘Swachhta, Swasthya and Suvidha’ for the underprivileged Women of India. ● State governments have been working hard to improve living conditions of women. Apart from KHUSHI scheme, Odisha government is running two other pro-women schemes as well, namely – Mission Shakti and Mamata.
● Menstrual Hygiene Day is an annual awareness day on May 28 to highlight the importance of good menstrual hygiene management. It was initiated by the German-based NGO WASH United in 2014 and aims to benefit women and girls worldwide. ● In 2018, 310 organizations educated 27.2 million girls across 134 countries, about menstrual hygiene.
● Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Centre and the Law Commission of India, seeking their response to the public interest litigation that sought a uniform age of marriage for men and women. ● ● What the petition says? ● It alleges that Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution, which guarantee the right to equality and the right to live with dignity, are violated by having different legal age for men and women to marry.
● What the law says? ● Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 1860, ● Criminalised any sexual intercourse with a girl below the age of 10. ● ‘Age of Consent Bill 1927’, ● Through this act the provision of rape was amended in 1927. ● It made marriages with a girl under 12 invalid. ● The law had faced opposition from Indian leaders who saw the British intervention as an attack on Hindu customs. ● ‘Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929’, ● Set 16 and 18 years as the minimum age of marriage for women and men respectively. ● This law is popularly known as ‘Sarda Act’.
● What the law says?
● Currently, the law prescribes that the minimum age of marriage is 21 and 18 years
for men and women, respectively.
● The minimum age of marriage is distinct from the age of majority, which is gender-
neutral.
● An individual attains the age of majority at 18 as per the Indian Majority Act, 1875.
● For Hindus, Section 5(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 sets 18 years as the
minimum age for the bride and 21 years as the minimum age for the groom. Child
marriages are not illegal but can be declared void at the request of the minor in
the marriage.
● In Islam, the marriage of a minor who has attained puberty is considered
valid under personal law.
● The Special Marriage Act, 1954 and the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act,
2006 also prescribe 18 and 21 years as the minimum age of consent for marriage for
women and men respectively.● Impact on Child Bride
● Married at a young age, girls get deprived of their basic rights. Some of the basic
rights as mentioned in The Convention on the Rights of Child include Right to
Education, Right to Rest and Leisure, Right to Protection from Mental or Physical
Abuse including Rape and Sexual Exploitation.
● Child Brides often have to give up their education due to household
responsibilities. It is said that if the women of a house are educated, she, in turn,
educates her family. But if she is uneducated, she loses on to the opportunity to
educate her own children.
● Since child brides are not able to complete their education, they remain dependent
and underpowered which acts as a big hurdle towards achieving gender equality.
● Devastating repercussions on the health of Child Brides, who are neither physically
nor emotionally ready to become wives and mothers.
● According to research, the risk of maternal mortality is highest for adolescent girls
in the 15 years of age.
● Also, they have 23% greater risk of disease onset including heart attack, diabetes,
cancer, and stroke. They also face a high risk of psychiatric disorders.● Socio-economic factors are largely responsible for child marriages. Specific Reasons are:
● Age Factor:
● Some parents consider the age period of 15-18 as unproductive, especially for girls, so they start
finding a match for their child during this age period.
● Underaged girls are more prone to child marriage than boys. The RTE Act makes education
free and compulsory up to the age of 14 only. Research shows that after a girl is taken out of school
at the age of 15, there is a strong possibility of her getting married at an early age.
● Insecurity: Law and Order of different countries are still not able to provide a secure environment
for the girls in adolescent age, so some parents get their girl child married at young age.
● Lack of Education: Girls are often seen as a liability with limited economic role. Women’s work is
confined to the household and is not valued. In addition, there is the problem of dowry. Despite the
fact that dowry has been prohibited for five decades (Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961), it is still common
for parents of girls in India to give gifts to the groom and /or his family either in cash or kind.
● Legal Factor: Some countries have a law for prohibiting child marriage but do not have the
provision of invalidating the child marriage i.e. if a child marriage has occurred; it is not considered
as void.● Global Stats
● Across the Globe, Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest number of child marriage, where four in ten
young women are married before attaining the age of 18.
● South Asia comes second, where three in ten girls are married before the age of eighteen. This
region has shown the most progress in the past decade, where a risk of a girl marrying in childhood
has dropped by more than a third, from nearly 50% to 30%.
● Latin America and the Caribbean have a lower level of 25% of child marriage followed by the Middle
East and North Africa at about 17%. Eastern Europe and Central Asia hold a rate of 11%.
● As per new data, child marriage has continued to decline around the world with accelerated
progress in the last ten years. 25 million child marriages have been averted in the last decade.
● Prevention of Child Marriage is a part of SDG 5 which deals with gender equality and empowerment
of all women and girls.● Indian Stats ● According to estimates, India contributes 33% of the total number of child brides in the world, with nearly 103 million Indians getting married before they turn 18. ● UNICEF estimates that 27% of girls i.e. nearly 1.5 million girls get married before they turn 18. This is better than 47%, a decade ago. ● In 2018, a UN Report said that there has been a significant drop in Indian girls being forced into marriage.
● Murshidabad in West Bengal has the maximum prevalence rate of 39.9%, followed by Gandhinagar in Gujarat (39.3%) and Bhilwara in Rajasthan (36.4%). ● Bihar has the maximum number of high prevalence districts (20). ● More than one out of four married teenage girls in the 15-19 age group become mothers in India. ● States like Goa (64%), Mizoram (61%), and Meghalaya (53%) have the highest prevalence of teenage pregnancy among girls married early.
● Infant Mortality Rate:
○ Infant mortality rate (IMR) is the number of deaths per 1,000 live births of children under one year of
age.
● Maternal Mortality Rate:
○ Maternal death is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of
pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or
aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.
● The Total Fertility Rate (TFR):
○ Total fertility rate (TFR) in simple terms refers to total number of children born or likely to be born to
a woman in her life time if she were subject to the prevailing rate of age-specific fertility in the
population.
● Sex Ratio at Birth:
○ The sex ratio at birth refers to the number of boys born alive per 100 girls born alive.
● Child Sex Ratio:
○ In India, the child sex ratio is defined as the number of females per thousand males in the age group
0–6 years in a human population.● Between 1947 and 1969, at the height of the Cold War, more than 12,000 UFO sightings were reported to Project Blue Book, a small, top-secret Air Force team. Their mission? To scientifically investigate the incidents and determine whether any posed a national security threat
● Curzon Wyllie's Assassination (1909) ● The India House was an organisation in London involved in the freedom struggle of India mainly engaging Indian students in the UK as its participants. ● Patrons of this organisation included Shyamji Krishna Varma and Bhikaiji Cama. ● India House became the centre of revolutionary activities for Indian independence outside India. ● The organisation was liquidated after the assassination of an army officer Curzon Wyllie by its member Madan Lal Dhingra in 1909.
● The district administration is currently preparing a detailed project report for three new biodiversity parks in Damdama, Kukrola and Kasan, under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan’s afforestation component. As part of this process, the deputy commissioner’s office, the district development and panchayat office, the forest department and a team of officials from the recently constituted GuruJal initiative are vetting revenue records of land in and around these villages.
Vietnam health ministry to buy Russian COVID-19 vaccine
वियतनाम स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय रूसी कोविद-19 वैक्सीन खरीदेगा
- TOI• Vietnam's health ministry has registered to buy a • वियतनाम के स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय ने रूसी कोविद -19 वैक्सीन
Russian COVID-19 vaccine. खरीदने के लिए पंजीकरण किया है।
• The Southeast Asian country fights a new outbreak • दक्षिण पूर्व एशियाई देश बिना किसी स्थानीय मामलों के
of the coronavirus following months of no local
महीनों के बाद कोरोनोवायरस का एक नया प्रकोप लड़ रहा
cases.
है।
• Vietnam has reported a total of 911 infections, with
• वियतनाम ने 21 मौत के साथ कुल 911 संक्रमणों की सूचना
21 deaths.
• Vietnam has signed up for 50-150 million doses of दी है।
the vaccine • वैक्सीन की 50-150 मिलियन खुराक के लिए वियतनाम ने
• Russia said the first batch of the world’s first हस्ताक्षर किए हैं
Covid-19 vaccine would be rolled out within two • रूस ने कहा कि दुनिया के पहले कोविद -19 वैक्सीन के पहले
weeks, rejecting as "groundless" the safety बैच को दो सप्ताह के भीतर लांच कर दिया जाएगा, जिसे
concerns aired by some experts over Moscow's मॉस्को में ड्रग की तेजी से मंजूरी पर कुछ विशेषज्ञों द्वारा
rapid approval of the drug. सुरक्षा चिंताओं को "आधारहीन" के रूप में खारिज कर दिया
गया है।Vietnam
• Capital: Hanoi
• Currency: Vietnamese dong
• Prime Minister: Nguyễn Xuân
PhúcPM Modi announces optical fibre link connecting Lakshadweep, mainland
India
पीएम मोदी ने लक्षद्वीप, मुख्य भूमि भारत को जोड़ने वाले ऑप्टिकल फाइबर लिंक की घोषणा
की
- AIR• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an • प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने लक्षद्वीप को मुख्य भूमि भारत
undersea optical fibre cable link to connect से जोड़ने के लिए एक अंडरसेटर ऑप्टिकल फाइबर केबल
Lakshadweep with mainland India. लिंक की घोषणा की।
• Modi set a target of completing the Lakshadweep
• मोदी ने भारत के दक्षिण-पश्चिमी तट से दूर, मुख्य भूमि
undersea project in 1,000 days to boost mobile and
भारत और लक्षद्वीप सागर पर स्थित द्वीपों के समूह के
broadband communication between mainland India
बीच मोबाइल और ब्रॉडबैंड संचार को बढ़ावा देने के लिए
and the group of islands situated on the Laccadive
Sea, off the southwestern coast of India. लक्षद्वीप अंडरसीज परियोजना को 1,000 दिनों में पूरा
• On 10 August, Modi inaugurated the Chennai-Port करने का लक्ष्य रखा।
Blair project, whose foundation was laid in December • 10 अगस्त को, मोदी ने चेन्नई-पोर्ट ब्लेयर परियोजना का
2018. उद्घाटन किया, जिसकी नींव दिसंबर 2018 में रखी गई थी।
• The 2,312-kilometre long cable project, implemented • 1,224 करोड़ की लागत से कार्यान्वित 2,312 किलोमीटर
at a cost of ₹1,224 crore, will connect not only Port लंबी केबल परियोजना न केवल पोर्ट ब्लेयर को बल्कि अन्य
Blair but also other islands such as Swaraj Dweep, द्वीपों जैसे स्वराज द्वाएप, लॉन्ग आइलैंड, रंगत, लिटिल
Long Island, Rangat, Little Andaman, Kamorta, Car अंडमान, कामोर्ता, कार निकोबार और ग्रेटर निकोबार को
Nicobar, and Greater Nicobar. जोड़ेगी।Basic Facts about Lakshadweep ● Formation: 1 November 1956 ● Capital: Kavaratti ● Administrator: Dineshwar Sharma ● Number of District : 1 ● High court: High Court of Kerala ● Lok Sabha Seats : 1 ● Rajya Sabha Seats : 0
Image Source: Maps of India
● 8 Degree Channel ( 8 degrees north latitude) separates islands of Minicoy and Maldives.
● 9 Degree Channel ( 9 degrees north latitude) separates the island of Minicoy from the main Lakshadweep
archipelago.
● In Lakshadweep region, there is an absence of forests.
● Pitti Island is an important breeding place for sea turtles and for a number of pelagic birds such as the
brown noddy, lesser crested tern and greater crested tern. The Pitti island has been declared a bird
sanctuary.
● The entire indigenous population because of their economic and social backwardness and geographical
isolation is classified as Scheduled Tribes.Tribes in Lakshadweep ● Aminidivi ● Koyas ● Malmis ● Malacheris
MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina quit International Cricket
एमएस धोनी, सुरेश रैना ने इंटरनेशनल क्रिकेट छोड़ दिया
- ANI• Former Indian Cricket Team Skipper Mahendra Singh • पूर्व भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के कप्तान महेंद्र सिंह धोनी ने
Dhoni announced his retirement from International अंतर्राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट से संन्यास की घोषणा की।
Cricket. • एक सोशल मीडिया पोस्ट में, उन्होंने अपने पूरे करियर में
• In a social media post, he thanked everyone for their
अपार समर्थन और प्यार के लिए सभी को धन्यवाद दिया।
immense support and love throughout his career.
• उनकी कप्तानी में, भारत ने 2007 आईसीसी विश्व ट्वेंटी-
• Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World
ट्वेंटी, 2010 और 2016 एशिया कप, 2011 आईसीसी
Twenty-Twenty, the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups, the
2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC क्रिकेट विश्व कप और 2013 आईसीसी चैंपियंस ट्रॉफी
Champions Trophy. जीती।
• A right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket- • दाएं हाथ के मध्यक्रम के बल्लेबाज और विकेटकीपर, धोनी
keeper, Dhoni is one of the highest run scorers in वनडे इंटरनेशनल (ODI) में सबसे ज्यादा रन बनाने वाले
One Day Internationals (ODIs) with a formidable खिलाड़ियों में से एक है,ं जिनका स्कोर 10 हज़ार से अधिक
score of more than 10 thousand runs. है।
• Suresh Raina, another Indian Cricketer has also • दूसरे भारतीय क्रिकेटर सुरेश रैना ने भी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट
announced his retirement from International Cricket. से संन्यास की घोषणा कर दी है।
• In a social media post, he said, it was always a • एक सोशल मीडिया पोस्ट में उन्होंने कहा, धोनी के साथ
pleasure to play along with Dhoni and following
खेलना हमेशा खुशी की बात थी और धोनी के संन्यास के
Dhoni's retirement, he also chose to retire from
बाद, उन्होंने अंतर्राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट से संन्यास लेने का भी
International Cricket.
फैसला किया।Important Questions
Recently, the Vietnam health ministry has registered to buy a Russian COVID-19
vaccine. What is the currency of Vietnam?
हाल ही में, वियतनाम के स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय ने रूसी COVID-19 वैक्सीन खरीदने के लिए पंजीकरण किया
है। वियतनाम की मुद्रा क्या है?
A. Ringgit
B. Bhat
C. Krone
D. DongRecently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an undersea optical fibre cable link to
connect Lakshadweep with mainland India. Who among the following is the current
administrator of Lakshadweep?
हाल ही में, प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने लक्षद्वीप को मुख्य भूमि भारत से जोड़ने के लिए एक भूमिगत ऑप्टिकल
फाइबर केबल लिंक की घोषणा की। निम्नलिखित में से कौन लक्षद्वीप का वर्तमान प्रशासक है?
A. Rajiv Jain
B. Dineshwar Sharma
C, Rajinder Khanna
D. Devendra Kumar JoshiRecently, Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan govt won trust vote in assembly.
What is the number of seats in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly?
हाल ही में, अशोक गहलोत के नेतृत्व वाली राजस्थान सरकार ने विधानसभा में विश्वास मत
जीता। राजस्थान विधानसभा में सीटों की संख्या कितनी है?
A. 174
B. 181
C. 200
D. 219Recently, MS Dhoni retires from International Cricket. Indian team won which of the
following title under the captaincy of MS Dhoni?
हाल ही में एमएस धोनी इंटरनेशनल क्रिकेट से रिटायर हुए हैं। भारतीय टीम ने एमएस धोनी की कप्तानी में
निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा खिताब जीता?
A. 2007 ICC World Twenty-Twenty world cup
B. 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup
C. 2013 ICC Champions Trophy
D. All of theseIn India, the child sex ratio is defined as the number of females per thousand males in the
age group 0 to _________ years.
भारत में, बाल लिंग अनुपात को 0 से _________ वर्ष की आयु में प्रति हजार पुरुषों पर महिलाओं की संख्या के
रूप में परिभाषित किया गया है।
A. 4
B. 8
C. 5
D. 6THANK YOU
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