MALNUTRITION AMONG WOMEN
#SocialIssues #Pib
Union Minister of Women and Child Development informed Rajya Sabha about Malnutrition among Women.
About:
As per the recent report of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) – 4 conducted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2015-16, 22.9% women (15-49 years of age) are underweight (BMI less than 18.5 kg/m2).
The five States/UTs having highest percentage of malnutrition among women are Jharkhand (31.5%), Bihar (30.4%), Dadra and Nagar Haveli (28.7%), Madhya Pradesh (28.4%), Gujarat (27.2%) and Rajasthan (27%).
Schemes like Anganwadi Services, Scheme for Adolescent Girls and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojna (PMMVY) and POSHAN Aabhiyaan are being implemented to address the problem of malnutrition among women.
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#SocialIssues #Pib
Union Minister of Women and Child Development informed Rajya Sabha about Malnutrition among Women.
About:
As per the recent report of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) – 4 conducted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2015-16, 22.9% women (15-49 years of age) are underweight (BMI less than 18.5 kg/m2).
The five States/UTs having highest percentage of malnutrition among women are Jharkhand (31.5%), Bihar (30.4%), Dadra and Nagar Haveli (28.7%), Madhya Pradesh (28.4%), Gujarat (27.2%) and Rajasthan (27%).
Schemes like Anganwadi Services, Scheme for Adolescent Girls and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojna (PMMVY) and POSHAN Aabhiyaan are being implemented to address the problem of malnutrition among women.
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METHANOTROPHS
#ScienceTech #DST
Scientists at Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology, have isolated 45 different strains of methanotrophic bacteria which have been found to be capable of reducing methane emissions from rice plants.
About:
Methanotrophs metabolise and convert methane into carbon-di-oxide. In rice fields, methanotrophs are active near the roots or soil-water interfaces.
They can effectively reduce the emission of methane, which is the second most important greenhouse gas (GHG) and 26 times more potent as compared to carbon-di-oxide.
Rice fields are human-made wetlands and are waterlogged for a considerable period. Anaerobic degradation of organic matter results in the generation of methane. Rice fields contribute to nearly 10% of global methane emissions.
Bio-methane generated from waste can also be used by the methanotrophs and can be converted to value-added products such as single-cell proteins, carotenoids, biodiesel, and so on.
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#ScienceTech #DST
Scientists at Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology, have isolated 45 different strains of methanotrophic bacteria which have been found to be capable of reducing methane emissions from rice plants.
About:
Methanotrophs metabolise and convert methane into carbon-di-oxide. In rice fields, methanotrophs are active near the roots or soil-water interfaces.
They can effectively reduce the emission of methane, which is the second most important greenhouse gas (GHG) and 26 times more potent as compared to carbon-di-oxide.
Rice fields are human-made wetlands and are waterlogged for a considerable period. Anaerobic degradation of organic matter results in the generation of methane. Rice fields contribute to nearly 10% of global methane emissions.
Bio-methane generated from waste can also be used by the methanotrophs and can be converted to value-added products such as single-cell proteins, carotenoids, biodiesel, and so on.
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R-NAUGHT
#Health #IndianExpress
As the coronavirus spreads around the world, new terms are entering the lexicon such as R-naught.
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The R-naught, or R0, is a virus’s basic reproductive number — an epidemiologic metric used to describe the contagiousness of infectious agents.
At its simplest, the basic reproductive number can show us how worried we should be about infection.
If the R0 is above one, each case is expected to infect at least one other person on average, and the virus is likely to keep spreading. If it’s less than one, a group of infected people are less likely to spread the infection.
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#Health #IndianExpress
As the coronavirus spreads around the world, new terms are entering the lexicon such as R-naught.
About:
The R-naught, or R0, is a virus’s basic reproductive number — an epidemiologic metric used to describe the contagiousness of infectious agents.
At its simplest, the basic reproductive number can show us how worried we should be about infection.
If the R0 is above one, each case is expected to infect at least one other person on average, and the virus is likely to keep spreading. If it’s less than one, a group of infected people are less likely to spread the infection.
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@karnataka_Covid19
A platform to dicuss about CoViD19 in Karnataka. Run by the Dept of Info and Public Relations, Govt of Karnataka.
Please read and share FAQ that is pinned to the group or in the links. Remember the government is doing this as a precautionary measure.
A platform to dicuss about CoViD19 in Karnataka. Run by the Dept of Info and Public Relations, Govt of Karnataka.
Please read and share FAQ that is pinned to the group or in the links. Remember the government is doing this as a precautionary measure.
#GainTheEdge #CC
India submitted its INDC to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on 2nd Oct 2015
Some of the salient points of the INDC are (Source PIB):
- To put forward and further propagate a healthy and sustainable way of living based on traditions and values of conservation and moderation.
-To adopt a climate-friendly and a cleaner path than the one followed hitherto by others at corresponding level of economic development.
- To reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 level.
- To achieve about 40 per cent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030, with the help of transfer of technology and low cost international finance, including from Green Climate Fund.
- To create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
- To better adapt to climate change by enhancing investments in development programmes in sectors vulnerable to climate change, particularly agriculture, water resources, Himalayan region, coastal regions, health and disaster management.
- To mobilize domestic and new and additional funds from developed countries to implement the above mitigation and adaptation actions in view of the resource required and the resource gap.
- To build capacities, create domestic framework and international architecture for quick diffusion of cutting edge climate technology in India and for joint collaborative R&D for such future technologies
Note: Three goals in INDC have quantified targets. The statement about one-third forest cover is actually a target of National Forest Policy, 1988 (barring 2030 year limit)
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India submitted its INDC to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on 2nd Oct 2015
Some of the salient points of the INDC are (Source PIB):
- To put forward and further propagate a healthy and sustainable way of living based on traditions and values of conservation and moderation.
-To adopt a climate-friendly and a cleaner path than the one followed hitherto by others at corresponding level of economic development.
- To reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 level.
- To achieve about 40 per cent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030, with the help of transfer of technology and low cost international finance, including from Green Climate Fund.
- To create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
- To better adapt to climate change by enhancing investments in development programmes in sectors vulnerable to climate change, particularly agriculture, water resources, Himalayan region, coastal regions, health and disaster management.
- To mobilize domestic and new and additional funds from developed countries to implement the above mitigation and adaptation actions in view of the resource required and the resource gap.
- To build capacities, create domestic framework and international architecture for quick diffusion of cutting edge climate technology in India and for joint collaborative R&D for such future technologies
Note: Three goals in INDC have quantified targets. The statement about one-third forest cover is actually a target of National Forest Policy, 1988 (barring 2030 year limit)
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#GainTheEdge #IR
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Founded Dec 1985 | in Dhaka (but Secretariat is in Kathmandu, Nepal) | India is a founding member
- A regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia
- Members (8):
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Nepal
+
Maldives
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Mnemonic Hint: BBIN MAPS
- Founded by 7 members; Afghanistan joined in 2005.
- Observer countries include, among others, China and US
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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Founded Dec 1985 | in Dhaka (but Secretariat is in Kathmandu, Nepal) | India is a founding member
- A regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia
- Members (8):
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Nepal
+
Maldives
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Mnemonic Hint: BBIN MAPS
- Founded by 7 members; Afghanistan joined in 2005.
- Observer countries include, among others, China and US
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COVID-19: Bill Gates says countries that test for coronavirus will bounce back in weeks
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BusinessLine
COVID-19: Bill Gates says countries that test for coronavirus will bounce back in weeks
As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 surge across the globe affecting global economies and healthcare systems, former Microsoft chief Bill Gates on Wednesday said that countries can bounce bac
COVID-19 kills 1 Iranian every 10 minutes, About 50 Iranians are contracting Coronavirus every hour, says Health Ministry spokesperson
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TheHill
Health official: One person dying every 10 minutes from coronavirus in Iran
An Iranian health official announced on Thursday that one person in the nation is dying from coronavirus every 10 minutes.
Coronavirus cure hope: 79-year-old Italian successfully treated with experimental drug
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China has exonerated doctor Li Wenliang who was officially reprimanded for warning about the coronavirus outbreak and later died of the disease
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AP News
China exonerates doctor reprimanded for warning of virus
BEIJING (AP) — China has exonerated a doctor who was officially reprimanded for warning about the coronavirus outbreak and later died of the disease, a startling admission of error by the ruling Communist Party that generally bodes no challenges to its authority.
#GainTheEdge #Health
National Health Profile (NHP)
14th NHP released in Oct 2019 | By Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare
- Central Bureau of Health Intelligence's (CBHI) annual publication, released on a regular basis since 2005.
- Brings out very substantial Health Information under six major indicators (for the specified calendar year)
1. Demographic
2. Socio-Economic
3. Health Status
4. Health Finance,
5. Health Infrastructure and
6. Human Resources
- It involves efforts to collect national data from the Directorates of Health & Family Welfare of all the 36 States/UTs, Central Government Organizations, National Health Programmes and various other concerned national and international agencies in India.
Note: CBHI is the National Nodal agency for Health Intelligence in the Directorate General of Health Services, MoH&FW
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National Health Profile (NHP)
14th NHP released in Oct 2019 | By Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare
- Central Bureau of Health Intelligence's (CBHI) annual publication, released on a regular basis since 2005.
- Brings out very substantial Health Information under six major indicators (for the specified calendar year)
1. Demographic
2. Socio-Economic
3. Health Status
4. Health Finance,
5. Health Infrastructure and
6. Human Resources
- It involves efforts to collect national data from the Directorates of Health & Family Welfare of all the 36 States/UTs, Central Government Organizations, National Health Programmes and various other concerned national and international agencies in India.
Note: CBHI is the National Nodal agency for Health Intelligence in the Directorate General of Health Services, MoH&FW
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HANTAVIRUS
China’s English daily Global Times has reported the death of a person from Yunnan Province who tested positive for the hantavirus.
About:
The hantaviruses are a family of viruses spread mainly by rodents. A person can get infected if he/she comes in contact with a rodent that carries the virus.
The hantavirus is not novel and its first case dates back to 1993.
Cases of the hantavirus in humans occur mostly in rural areas where forests, fields and farms offer suitable habitat for infected rodents.
Hantaviruses in the Americas are known as “New World” hantaviruses and may cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). Other hantaviruses, known as “Old World” hantaviruses, are found mostly in Europe and Asia and may cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS).
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HANTAVIRUS
China’s English daily Global Times has reported the death of a person from Yunnan Province who tested positive for the hantavirus.
About:
The hantaviruses are a family of viruses spread mainly by rodents. A person can get infected if he/she comes in contact with a rodent that carries the virus.
The hantavirus is not novel and its first case dates back to 1993.
Cases of the hantavirus in humans occur mostly in rural areas where forests, fields and farms offer suitable habitat for infected rodents.
Hantaviruses in the Americas are known as “New World” hantaviruses and may cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). Other hantaviruses, known as “Old World” hantaviruses, are found mostly in Europe and Asia and may cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS).
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