Comprehensive daily current affairs.
1) JNCASR signed MoU with Breathe to scale up technology to reduce CO2 to methanol and other useful chemicals.
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) signed an MoU with Breathe Applied Sciences, a company incubated at JNCASR for transfer of technology based on lab-scale research on reducing CO2 to methanol and other useful chemicals and fuels.
Highlights:
👉 The MOU aims for a smooth translation of the research in the area of CO2 reduction to useful chemicals and fuels from the laboratory scale to pilot scale economically.
👉 It will highlight the scientific contribution of a research institute translating to the industry to solve the problems associated with renewable energy and environmental pollution.
👉 It will also help in developing an indigenous technology in line with government policy.
👉 The MoU is important as the conversion of CO2 to clean fuels such as methanol and other useful chemicals on the scale with cost-effectiveness is a needed measure to address sustainable development, environmental, and climate.
👉 The MOU aims for a smooth translation of the research in the area of CO2 reduction to useful chemicals and fuels from the laboratory scale to pilot scale economically.
👉 It will highlight the scientific contribution of a research institute translating to the industry to solve the problems associated with renewable energy and environmental pollution.
👉 It will also help in developing an indigenous technology in line with government policy.
👉 The MoU is important as the conversion of CO2 to clean fuels such as methanol and other useful chemicals on the scale with cost-effectiveness is a needed measure to address sustainable development, environmental, and climate.
2) GOI constitutes task force headed by Jaya Jaitly.
Centre has constituted a task force to examine issues related to Infant Mortality Rate, Maternal Mortality Rate, Total Fertility Rate, Sex Ratio at Birth, Child Sex Ratio (CSR), and any other issue that pertains to health as well as nutrition. The task force has been set up by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.The task force will be headed by Jaya Jaitly.
Centre has constituted a task force to examine issues related to Infant Mortality Rate, Maternal Mortality Rate, Total Fertility Rate, Sex Ratio at Birth, Child Sex Ratio (CSR), and any other issue that pertains to health as well as nutrition. The task force has been set up by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.The task force will be headed by Jaya Jaitly.
Highlights:
👉 The task force will review the correlation of age of marriage and motherhood along with health, medical well being, and nutritional status of mother and child, during pregnancy & birth.
👉 It will suggest measures to promote higher education among women.
👉 The task force will also suggest suitable legislation and amendments in existing laws.
👉 The committee has been asked to prepare a tailed roll-out plan with timelines to implement these recommendations.
👉 The task force will submit the analysis report by 31 July.
👉 The task force will review the correlation of age of marriage and motherhood along with health, medical well being, and nutritional status of mother and child, during pregnancy & birth.
👉 It will suggest measures to promote higher education among women.
👉 The task force will also suggest suitable legislation and amendments in existing laws.
👉 The committee has been asked to prepare a tailed roll-out plan with timelines to implement these recommendations.
👉 The task force will submit the analysis report by 31 July.
3) GOI allocates Rs.1,01,500 crore under MNREGs during FY 2020-2021.
Government of India has allocated a provision of Rs.1,01,500 crore under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the current financial year 2020-2021. This is the highest ever provision of funds made by GoI under the programme.
Highlights:
👉 Centre already released a sum of Rs.31,493 crore in 2020-2021.
👉 This allocation is more than 50% of the budget estimate of the current Financial year 2020-21.
👉 Also, Centre has generated a total of 60.80 crore person days so far and work has been offered to 6.69 crore persons.
👉The average number of persons to whom the work is offered in May 2020 has been 2.51 crore per day, which is 73% higher than the work offered in May last year, which was 1.45 crore persons per day.
👉 A total of 10 lakh works have been completed so far during the current Financial Year 2020-2021.
👉 Work will focus on areas related to water conservation and irrigation, plantation, horticulture, and Individual Beneficiary works for livelihood promotion
👉 A sustained focus will take up works related to water conservation and irrigation, plantation, horticulture, and Individual Beneficiary works for livelihood promotion.
4)ARCI, Mekins develop UVC-based multipurpose disinfection cabinet to contain surface contamination of Coronavirus.
International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) and MEKINS Industries have jointly developed a UVC-based Cabinet. The device will disinfect non-critical hospital items, laboratory wear, and PPEs in the research laboratories to prevent surface contamination of COVID-19.
Highlights:
👉 Centre already released a sum of Rs.31,493 crore in 2020-2021.
👉 This allocation is more than 50% of the budget estimate of the current Financial year 2020-21.
👉 Also, Centre has generated a total of 60.80 crore person days so far and work has been offered to 6.69 crore persons.
👉The average number of persons to whom the work is offered in May 2020 has been 2.51 crore per day, which is 73% higher than the work offered in May last year, which was 1.45 crore persons per day.
👉 A total of 10 lakh works have been completed so far during the current Financial Year 2020-2021.
👉 Work will focus on areas related to water conservation and irrigation, plantation, horticulture, and Individual Beneficiary works for livelihood promotion
👉 A sustained focus will take up works related to water conservation and irrigation, plantation, horticulture, and Individual Beneficiary works for livelihood promotion.
4)ARCI, Mekins develop UVC-based multipurpose disinfection cabinet to contain surface contamination of Coronavirus.
International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) and MEKINS Industries have jointly developed a UVC-based Cabinet. The device will disinfect non-critical hospital items, laboratory wear, and PPEs in the research laboratories to prevent surface contamination of COVID-19.
Highlights:
👉 It can also be used to disinfect items exhibited to customers in commercial establishments and several domestic items.
👉 The invention comes amid the transmission through surface contamination is an unpredictable risk in which common utilities play a key role in spreading the coronavirus.
👉 The device consists of 4 UVC lamps of 30W on sides and 2 lamps of 15 W on top and bottom.
👉 It will give a flux sufficient to disinfect articles of various dimensions placed in shelves separated by metal grilled frames to allow sufficient light from all sides.
👉 For the safety consideration and to avoid direct exposure of UVC light to the user, the lamps switch on only when the door is locked.
👉 The irradiance intensity is measured at various points within the box to assure sufficient radiation to disinfect all the placed articles within 10 minutes.
👉 The partition frames in the cabinet are removable so that even bigger objects like lab coats, blazers, suits can be disinfected when required.
👉 It can also be used to disinfect items exhibited to customers in commercial establishments and several domestic items.
👉 The invention comes amid the transmission through surface contamination is an unpredictable risk in which common utilities play a key role in spreading the coronavirus.
👉 The device consists of 4 UVC lamps of 30W on sides and 2 lamps of 15 W on top and bottom.
👉 It will give a flux sufficient to disinfect articles of various dimensions placed in shelves separated by metal grilled frames to allow sufficient light from all sides.
👉 For the safety consideration and to avoid direct exposure of UVC light to the user, the lamps switch on only when the door is locked.
👉 The irradiance intensity is measured at various points within the box to assure sufficient radiation to disinfect all the placed articles within 10 minutes.
👉 The partition frames in the cabinet are removable so that even bigger objects like lab coats, blazers, suits can be disinfected when required.
5) World Oceans Day observed.
World Ocean Day is celebrated on 8 June. The day is observed to create awareness about the role played by oceans on earth. Oceans are the world’s largest source of protein. More than 3 billion people depend on the oceans as their primary source of protein and livelihood.
World Ocean Day is celebrated on 8 June. The day is observed to create awareness about the role played by oceans on earth. Oceans are the world’s largest source of protein. More than 3 billion people depend on the oceans as their primary source of protein and livelihood.
Theme:
The theme for the 2020 World Ocean Day is “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean.” The UN World Oceans Day celebration in 2020 was held as a virtual event, amid COVID-19 pandemic, produced in partnership with Oceanic Global. The theme is in line with the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
The theme for the 2020 World Ocean Day is “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean.” The UN World Oceans Day celebration in 2020 was held as a virtual event, amid COVID-19 pandemic, produced in partnership with Oceanic Global. The theme is in line with the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
History:
World Oceans Day was initially proposed by Canada's International Centre for Ocean Development and the Ocean Institute of Canada at the Earth Summit Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the year 1992. In 2008, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed resolution 63/111 and designated the observation of World Ocean Day on 8 June. After 2009, the day was renamed as World Oceans Day.
World Oceans Day was initially proposed by Canada's International Centre for Ocean Development and the Ocean Institute of Canada at the Earth Summit Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the year 1992. In 2008, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed resolution 63/111 and designated the observation of World Ocean Day on 8 June. After 2009, the day was renamed as World Oceans Day.
6) India, Denmark sign MOU to develop cooperation in the power sector.
India and Denmark signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Indo-Denmark Energy Cooperation to develop cooperation in the power sector. The MoU was signed between the Ministry of Power, India, and the Ministry for Energy, Utilities, and Climate, Denmark. The MoU was signed by Mr. Sanjiv Nandan Sahai, Secretary (Power) from India and Mr. Freddy Svane, Ambassador of Denmark to India from Denmark.
MoU Provisions:
👉 Under the MoU, a strong, deep, and long-term co-operation between two countries in the power sector will be developed on the basis of equality, reciprocity, and mutual benefit.
👉 The MoU will establish collaboration in areas like offshore wind, long term energy planning, forecasting, flexibility in the grid, consolidation of grid codes to integrate and operate efficiently variable generation options, flexibility in the power purchase agreements, incentivize power plant flexibility, variability in renewable energy production, etc.
👉 The Indian electricity market would benefit from cooperation with Denmark in all the aspects of power.
👉 To implement the agreement, a Joint Working Group (JWG) will be established under the MoU.
👉 The JWG will be co-chaired by Joint Secretary level officials.
JWG will report to a Steering Committee, jointly chaired by the Secretary level officer from both sides.
👉 GoI aims to take the necessary steps to encourage and promote strategic and technical co-operation in the power sector for mutual benefit.
👉 Under the MoU, a strong, deep, and long-term co-operation between two countries in the power sector will be developed on the basis of equality, reciprocity, and mutual benefit.
👉 The MoU will establish collaboration in areas like offshore wind, long term energy planning, forecasting, flexibility in the grid, consolidation of grid codes to integrate and operate efficiently variable generation options, flexibility in the power purchase agreements, incentivize power plant flexibility, variability in renewable energy production, etc.
👉 The Indian electricity market would benefit from cooperation with Denmark in all the aspects of power.
👉 To implement the agreement, a Joint Working Group (JWG) will be established under the MoU.
👉 The JWG will be co-chaired by Joint Secretary level officials.
JWG will report to a Steering Committee, jointly chaired by the Secretary level officer from both sides.
👉 GoI aims to take the necessary steps to encourage and promote strategic and technical co-operation in the power sector for mutual benefit.
7) IAF inducts Indigenous Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation.
Indian Air Force (IAF) has designed developed and inducted an Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT). This pod will be utilized for the evacuation of critical patients with infectious diseases including the COVID-19 from high altitude areas, isolated and remote places.
Indian Air Force (IAF) has designed developed and inducted an Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT). This pod will be utilized for the evacuation of critical patients with infectious diseases including the COVID-19 from high altitude areas, isolated and remote places.
Highlight:
👉 The first prototype was developed at 3 BRD AF.
👉 ARPIT has undergone various modifications.
👉 The prototype is in line with Atmanirbhar Bharat and hence only indigenous materials have been used to fabricate this pod.
👉 The cost of ARPIT is Rs.60,000 only, which is very less as compared to the imported systems costing up to Rs.60 lakh.
👉 The system has been developed as a lightweight isolation system made from aviation certified material.
👉 It has a transparent and durable cast Perspex for enhanced patient visibility which is larger, higher, and wider than the existing models.
👉 The isolation system caters for a suitable number of air exchanges, integration of medical monitoring instruments, and ventilation to an intubated patient.
👉 ARPIT generates high constant negative pressure in the isolation chamber for the prevention of infection risk to aircrew, ground crew, and health care workers involved in air transportation.
👉 It utilizes High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) H-13 class filters and supports invasive ventilation using Transport Ventilator.
👉 Currently, the IAF is inducting a total of 7 ARPITs.
Design requirements are based on the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH), and Centre for Disease Control (CDC), USA.
👉 The first prototype was developed at 3 BRD AF.
👉 ARPIT has undergone various modifications.
👉 The prototype is in line with Atmanirbhar Bharat and hence only indigenous materials have been used to fabricate this pod.
👉 The cost of ARPIT is Rs.60,000 only, which is very less as compared to the imported systems costing up to Rs.60 lakh.
👉 The system has been developed as a lightweight isolation system made from aviation certified material.
👉 It has a transparent and durable cast Perspex for enhanced patient visibility which is larger, higher, and wider than the existing models.
👉 The isolation system caters for a suitable number of air exchanges, integration of medical monitoring instruments, and ventilation to an intubated patient.
👉 ARPIT generates high constant negative pressure in the isolation chamber for the prevention of infection risk to aircrew, ground crew, and health care workers involved in air transportation.
👉 It utilizes High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) H-13 class filters and supports invasive ventilation using Transport Ventilator.
👉 Currently, the IAF is inducting a total of 7 ARPITs.
Design requirements are based on the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH), and Centre for Disease Control (CDC), USA.
8)Jitendra Singh inaugurated CAT Bench in Jammu.
Indian Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 18th Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) for the Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh through a Video Conference on 8 June.
Indian Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 18th Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) for the Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh through a Video Conference on 8 June.
Highlights:
👉The setting up of CAT Bench of Jammu will deal exclusively with service matters of government employees.
👉 It will reduce the burden of various Courts and will also provide to the persons covered by the Administrative Tribunals speedy relief in respect of their grievances and service matters.
👉 All the 3 important agencies of DoPT namely Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Central Information Commission (CIC), and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) are now operational in UTs of J&k and Ladakh.
👉 CIC is currently hearing the Right to Information (RTI) Act applications of applicants from the UTs of J&K and Ladakh.
👉The setting up of CAT Bench of Jammu will deal exclusively with service matters of government employees.
👉 It will reduce the burden of various Courts and will also provide to the persons covered by the Administrative Tribunals speedy relief in respect of their grievances and service matters.
👉 All the 3 important agencies of DoPT namely Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Central Information Commission (CIC), and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) are now operational in UTs of J&k and Ladakh.
👉 CIC is currently hearing the Right to Information (RTI) Act applications of applicants from the UTs of J&K and Ladakh.
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