Union Minister launches Tribal Healthcare Collaboration

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NATIONAL NEWS

Union Minister launches Tribal Healthcare Collaboration

  • Union Minister of Tribal Affairs launched ‘Anamaya’, the Tribal Health Collaborative.
  • A multi-stakeholder initiative supported by Piramal Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF),‘Anameya’ will converge efforts of various Government agencies and organisations to enhance the health and nutrition status of the tribal communities of India.
  • Fact: the Tribal TB Initiative was launched by to fulfil the Prime Minister’s goal of ‘TB MuktBharat’by 2025.

 

INTRERNATIONAL NEWS

INS SARVEKSHAK IN MAURITIUS

  • INS Sarvekshak, a hydrographic survey ship, is on a deployment to Mauritius for undertaking joint hydrographic surveys along with their Mauritian counterparts.
  • The ship visited Port Louis, Mauritius and commenced the hydrographic survey of ‘Deep sea area off Port Louis’.
  • INS Sarvekshak, a specialised survey ship is fitted with state-of-the-art survey equipment like Deep Sea Multi-Beam Echo Sounder, Side Scan Sonars and a fully automated digital surveying and processing system.

 

APPOINTMENTS

Chief Justice of India

  • Shri Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana has been appointed as the Chief Justice of India.
  • The President of India appointed CJI in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India.
  • Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, will take over as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India on 24th April, 2021.
  • He will be 48th Chief Justice of India.

 

IMPORTANT DAYS

World Health Day

  • World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on April 7, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization, as well as other related organizations.
  • The theme for World Health Day 2021 is 'Building a fairer, healthier world'.

 

National Maritime Day

  • 5th April is celebrated as the National Maritime Day every year in the country.
  • The day is celebrated in commemoration of the maiden voyage of the first Indian flag merchant vessel ‘S.S.LOYALTY’ (Owned by M/s. Scindia Steam Navigation Company), from Mumbai to London, on the 5th April ,1919.
  • The theme of National Maritime Day is ‘Sustainable Shipping beyond COVID-19’ on the lines of ‘Aatma Nirbhar Bharat’ initiative of the Government of India.

 

MISCELLENEOUS NEWS

Anisotropy

  • Anisotropy is the property of substances to exhibit variations in physical properties along different molecular axes.
  • It is seen in crystals, liquid crystals and, less commonly, in liquids.
  • Scientists have found that the Himalayas too exhibit this property, which could result in significantly large earthquake events in the Himalayas.

 

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