22nd November, 2021 Current Affairs
Sakshi Education
NATIONAL
AYUSH Minister announces expansion of NEIAFMR
- AYUSH Minister and Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, SarbanandaSonowal, announced to expand ‘North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Folk Medicine Research (NEIAFMR)’ in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh.
- NEIAFMR will be expanded by developing new infrastructure within the campus.
- This initiative was launched in line with the vision of developing AYUSH sector in Arunachal Pradesh and entire northeast region.
- Development of additional infrastructure at NEIAFMR will require an investment of about Rs. 53.72 crores.
- Under the developmental initiative, a new Ayurveda College comprising of 30 seats and a new Ayurveda Hospital comprising of 60 beds will be established.
- Thus, this initiative would be creating a direct employment for 86 posts.
- NEIAFMR is an autonomous National Institute under the AYUSH Ministry. NEIFM at Pasighat was established to conduct systematic research, documentation and validation of traditional health practices and folk medicine of the region. Institute was established with the objective of functioning as an apex research center for all aspect of Folk Medicine and creating an interface between scientific research, survey, validation & documentation of folk medicine practices and traditional healers.
Tribal Affairs Ministry-CBSE launches online certificate course on Experiential Learning
- Tribal Affairs Ministry and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) jointly launched online certificate course on Experiential Learning. This programme will be deployed for 350 educators across 6 states.
- Experiential learning seeks to help teachers establish tribal students’ connect with their real-life experiences and own contexts.
- Though, the tribal students studying in EMRS are first generation learners. But creativity is inherent amongst them.
- Creativity, risk-taking and enterprise are some of the attributes which naturally get unleashed in their life-cycle.
- The programme will be of great service for the development of tribal education, which is having exponential impact on the way EMRS schools emerge as model schools in near future.
PM Modi calls for constitution of high-power police technology mission for grass-root policing
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for adoption of future technologies for grass root policing requirements and development of inter-operable technologies which would benefit Police forces across the country.
- The Prime Minister called for analysis of all Police related incidents and developing case studies, to make it an institutionalizedlearning mechanismIn the run-up to the Conference, various core groups of DGPs were formed for holding discussions on key aspects of national security such as, prison reforms, terrorism, Left Wing Extremism, cyber-crimes, narcotics trafficking, foreign funding of NGOs, drone-related matters and development of border villages.
- Prime Minister Modi called for constituting a High-Power Police Technology Mission, under the leadership of Union Home Minister to adopt future technologies for grass root policing requirements.
- SMART Policing concept introduced in 2014 and suggested development of a roadmap for its continuous transformation and institutionalization of the same in Police forces.
ECONOMY
Govt. targets to increase country's marine exports to Rs 1 lakh crore by 2024-25
- The government has targetted to increase marine exports from the country to one lakh crore rupees by 2024-25 fiscal.
- Five fishing harbours in the country including Kochi, Chennai,Vishakhapatanam and Paradip will be modernised to international levels, which will help boost exports. Ice plants and processing units will be set up at the fishing harbours as part of the modernisation programme.
- The detailed project report of the seaweed processing facility at a special economic zone in Tamil Nadu is getting ready. The facility will help to generate employment for fisherwomen and would lead to their economic empowerment.
More than 8.4 crore unorganized workers register at e-Shram portal till now
- More than 8.4 crore unorganized workers have registered at the e-Shram portal till now.
- The number of Unorganized Sector workers registration at the portal has been rising steadily over the 12 weeks since its launch. Workers in the age group of 18-40 have the highest share, followed by those in the age-group 40-50.
- The registrations of unorganized workers in the e-Shram portal can be through Common Service Centers, Self, or through State SevaKendras.
- Over the past 12 weeks, West Bengal, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have the highest average growth rates of more than 15 percent regarding the registration of workers at the e-Shram portal.
- The top five categories are Agriculture, Construction, Apparel, Automobile and Transportation and Household and Domestic Workers.
INTERNATIONAL
Singapore and India reach agreement on resumption of passenger flights from November 29
- Singapore and India have reached an agreement on resumption of scheduled commercial passenger flights between the two countries. Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said that Singapore’s vaccinated travel lane (VTL) with India will start on November 29, with six designated flights daily from Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai.
- Applications for vaccinated travel passes (VTP) for short-term visitors and long-term pass holders from India will start on Nov 22.
- Airlines can also operate non-VTL flights between India and Singapore, although passengers on non-VTL flights will be subject to the prevailing public health requirements, CAAS said.
China officially downgrades diplomatic ties with Lithuania over Taiwan
- China has officially downgraded its diplomatic ties with Lithuania after it allowed Taiwan to open a de facto embassy in Vilnius.
- Lithuania had ignored China’s solemn stance and the basic norms of international relations in allowing Taiwan to set up its representative office.
- China considers the self-ruled and democratically governed Taiwan island as its own territory.
- In August, Beijing expelled the Lithuanian ambassador and recalled its Ambassador from Lithuania in protest to the Baltic state’s decision to allow Taiwan to open its de-facto embassy in Vilnius. The Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania opened.
- Taiwan says, it is an independent country called the Republic of China, its official name, and that the People’s Republic of China has never ruled it and has no right to speak for it.
- Taiwan has been upbeat by growing international support for it, especially from the US and some of its allies, in the face of China’s military and diplomatic pressure.
Myanmar Military govt. rejects unanimous resolution adopted by Third Committee of 76th UNGA
- The military government of Myanmar has rejected the unanimous resolution adopted by the Third Committee of the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 17th November.
- In an official statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of Myanmar on Saturday, the military government called the resolution politically motivated.
- It said that the resolution was based on unreliable sources and information. It accused that the resolution does not reflect the efforts made by the Myanmar government to bring stability and rule of law for its people.
- The statement said that the resolution ignores the ‘indiscriminate violence committed by terrorist groups like CRPH, NUG and PDF’.
- Blaming the ArakanRohingya Solidarity Army (ARSA) for precipitating the crisis in Rakhine province of Myanmar in 2017, the statement faults the past UN resolutions for ignoring the reality on the ground, historical background of the region and root cause of the issue. It said that many displaced persons are unable to return to Myanmar as extremists are active in the camps in the Bangladesh side.
- It expressed the willingness to receive the verified displaced persons and grant ‘appropriate citizenship status to those who met the criteria set out in the 1982 Myanmar citizenship law’. Rejecting the term ‘Rohingya’, the military government statement said that it is used ‘to claim wider ethnicity and territorial status.’
- Earlier, the Third Committee of UNGA had unanimously adopted a resolution sponsored by the EU and OIC calling for structural reforms to address the root cause of discrimination against the minorities in the country. A total of 107 countries co-sponsored the resolution which is the highest since 2017.
- The resolution called on Myanmar to lift restrictions to the access of UN human rights representatives all over the country including in the conflict areas.
SPORTS
Alexander Zverev clinches his second ATP Finals title beating Daniil Medvedev
- In Tennis, Germany's Alexander Zverev clinched his second Nitto ATP Finals title after beating World No.2 Russia's Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-4 in the finals at Turin in Italy.
- The German defeated World No.1, Novak Djokovic, in the semi-finals and backed that up against World No.2 Medvedev, capitalizing on his powerful game to secure victory in 75 minutes.
- With his victory, Zverev became just the fourth player in the tournament's history to earn semi-final and final wins over the top two players in the ATP Rankings.
- The World No. 3 fired seven aces, hit 22 winners, and did not face a breakpoint in his statement win over the Russian.
- It was Zverev's second ATP Finals title and he ended his standout 2021 season in style in Turin.
Published date : 22 Nov 2021 06:26PM