10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : March 16, 2018

The term ‘‘Asian premium’ which was recently in the news in the context of Crude oil market. This term is used to indicate charging of premium price or high price from Asian countries for crude oil by he OPEC countries.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The consumer movement marks 15th March with World Consumer Rights Day every year, as a means of raising global awareness about consumer rights and needs.

World Consumer Rights Day was inspired by President John F Kennedy, who sent a special message to the US Congress on 15th March 1962, in which he formally addressed the issue of consumer rights. He was the first world leader to do so. The consumer movement first marked that date in 1983 and now uses the day every year to mobilise action on important issues and campaigns.

Statement 2 is correct. On 15 March 2018, Consumers International is calling for fairer digital marketplaces.

E-commerce has transformed the way that people shop, giving consumers more choice than ever before. But it has also raised global issues that we can only tackle together. In 2017 global e-commerce sales reached $2.29 trillion, but nearly 70% of consumers worry their digital payments are unsafe. Meanwhile, half the world’s population are still offline.

Statement 1 is correct. The National TB Control Programme was started in 1962 with the aim to detect cases earliest and treat them.

Statement 2 is correct. The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), based on the Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course (DOTS) strategy, began as a pilot project in 1993 and was launched as a national programme in 1997 but rapid RNTCP expansion began in late 1998. The nation-wide coverage was achieved in 2006.

The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme or RNTCP’s National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2012-17 was part of the country’s 12th Five year Plan. The theme of the NSP 2012-17 was “Universal Access for quality diagnosis and treatment for all TB patients in the community” with the campaign titled “reaching the unreached”.

The Report ends on a different tack, with a focus on three emerging health problems that threaten happiness: obesity, the opioid crisis, and depression. Although set in a global context, most of the evidence and discussion are focused on the United States, where the prevalence of all three problems has been growing faster and further than in most other countries.

Both the statements are correct.

The Kayakalp Award Scheme was launched on May 15, 2015 by the Union Health and Family Welfare as an extension of ‘Swachh Bharat Mission.’ Aim of initiative is to improve and promote the cleanliness, hygiene, waste management and infection control practices in public health care facilities and incentivize the exemplary performing facilities.

The National Quality Assurance Standards have been developed keeping in the specific requirements for public health facilities as well global best practices. NQAS are currently available for District Hospitals, CHCs, PHCs and Urban PHCs. Standards are primary meant for providers to assess their own quality for improvement though standards are also used for certification. NQAS measures quality through eight broad area of concern– Service Provision, Patient Rights, Inputs, Support Services, Clinical Care, Infection Control, Quality Management and Outcome. These standards are ISQUA accredited and meets global benchmarks in in terms of comprehensiveness, objectivity, evidence and rigour of development.

India was ranked at 78th among 114 countries on World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Energy Transition Index (ETI) released as part of report titled ‘Fostering Effective Energy Transition’. The index ranks countries on how well they are able to balance energy security and access with environmental sustainability and affordability.

Among its emerging market peers, Brazil stood at the 38th place, Russia at 70th and China at 76th place. The overall list was topped by Sweden, followed by Norway at the 2nd position and Switzerland at the 3rd rank.