{"id":54645,"date":"2019-12-03T21:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T15:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=54645"},"modified":"2020-02-27T11:30:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T06:00:16","slug":"9-pm-current-affairs-brief-december-3rd-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-december-3rd-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 December 3rd, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1594175\"><strong>National Rabies\nControl programme(NRCP) <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare) has informed Lok Sabha\nabout the National Rabies Control Programme(NRCP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nNational Rabies Control Programme(NRCP):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>National Rabies Control Programme\nwas approved during 12th FYP by Standing Finance Committee in 2013 as Central\nSector Scheme.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives\nof NRCP:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Training of Health Care\nprofessionals on appropriate Animal bite management and Rabies Post Exposure\nProphylaxis.<\/li><li>Advocacy for states to adopt and\nimplement Interdermal route of Post exposure prophylaxis for Animal bite\nVictims and Pre exposure prophylaxis for high risk categories.<\/li><li>Strengthening Human Rabies\nSurveillance System.<\/li><li>Strengthening of Regional\nLaboratories under NRCP for Rabies Diagnosis.<\/li><li>Creating awareness in the\ncommunity through Advocacy &amp; Communication and Social Mobilization.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Components\nof NRCP:<\/strong>The NRCP has both human and animal health\ncomponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Human Component:It is being\nimplemented in all the states &amp; UT by the National Centre for Disease\nControl.<\/li><li>Animal Component:It is being pilot\ntested in the Haryana &amp; Chennai under the Animal Welfare Board of India,\nMinistry of Environment &amp; Forests.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Problems\nwith NRCP:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Under NRCP Programme, the funds\nare not provided for procurement of Anti- Rabies vaccine(ARV).<\/li><li>As there is rabies elimination\ndrive by 2030 globally,there is significant demand of Anti Rabies Vaccine and\nSerum from the neighboring countries like Myanmar, Malaysia and the Philippines\nand these countries are importing vaccine from India.This is leading to a\nshortage of vaccines in India.<\/li><li>Hence,all the rabies vaccine\nmanufacturers have been told to ensure that the manufacturing of ARV is carried\nout with full capacity and first preference may be accorded to meet domestic\nrequirements.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nRabies:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Rabies is caused by Ribonucleic\nAcid(RNA) virus that is present in the saliva of a rabid animal.It is\ntransmitted following a bite of a rabid animal that leads to deposition of the\nsaliva and the virus in the wound.<\/li><li>The death invariably occurs in\nfour days to two weeks due to cardio-respiratory failure.However,the time\ninterval between the bite and occurrence of symptoms varies from four days to\ntwo years or rarely even more.<\/li><li>Thus,it is important to remove the\nvirus from the wound as early as possible by immediately washing the wound with\nwater and soap followed by application of antiseptics that reduce chances of\nnerve infection.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Status\nof Rabies in India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>According to the Health Ministry\u2019s\ndata,India accounts for more than one-third of the world\u2019s rabies deaths.<\/li><li>India has a population of 30\nmillion stray dogs which cause 96% of rabies in humans.Each year,as many as\n20,000 people die due to the vaccine-preventable fatality.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1594507\"><strong>Blue Flag\nCertification for beaches<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Ministry of Environment, Forest &amp; Climate Change has informed Rajya\nSabha about the implementation of Blue Flag Certification for select beaches in\nthe country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nBlue flag Certification:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Blue Flag certification is\ngiven to environmental- friendly, clean beaches, marinas which are equipped\nwith amenities of international standards for tourists.<\/li><li>The certification programme is run\nby international, non-governmental, non-profit organisation FEE (the Foundation\nfor Environmental Education).<\/li><li>The programme was started in\nFrance in 1985 and has been implemented in Europe since 1987 and in areas\noutside Europe since 2001.<\/li><li>The certification is based on 33\nstringent criteria in four major heads (i) Environmental Education and\nInformation (ii) Bathing Water Quality, (iii) Environment Management and\nConservation and (iv) Safety and Services in the beaches. <\/li><li>Spain has the highest number of\nBlue Flag beaches followed by, Greece and France.Japan and South Korea are the\nonly countries in Asia to have Blue Flag beaches.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blue\nflag programme in India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Union Environment Ministry has\nselected 13 beaches in India to compete for the \u2018Blue Flag\u2019 certification.<\/li><li>The 13 beaches are Ghoghla Beach\n(Diu), Shivrajpur beach (Gujarat), Bhogave (Maharashtra), Padubidri and\nKasargod (Karnagaka), Kappad beach (Kerala), Kovalam beach (Tamil Nadu), Eden\nbeach (Puducherry), Rushikonda beach (Andhra Pradesh), Miramar beach (Goa),\nGolden beach (Odisha), Radhanagar beach (Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands) and\nBangaram beach (Lakshadweep) and Rushikonda beach(Andhra Pradesh).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1594478\"><strong>Pradhan Mantri\nYuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyaan (PM YUVA) Yojana<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Minister of State for Skill Developement has informed Lok Sabha about\nthe Pradhan Mantri Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyaan (PM YUVA) Yojana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nPM YUVA:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pradhan Mantri YUVA Yojana (Yuva\nUdyamita Vikas Abhiyan) is a centrally sponsored Scheme launched in 2016.<\/li><li>The scheme is implemented by the\nMinistry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India.<\/li><li>The aim of the scheme is to create\nan enabling ecosystem by 2021 for entrepreneurship development through\nentrepreneurship education &amp; training, advocacy, and easy access to\nentrepreneurship network.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives\nof PM-YUVA:<\/strong>PM-YUVA Yojana has four specific objectives<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Educate and equip potential and\nearly stage entrepreneurs<\/li><li>Connect entrepreneurs in enabling\nnetworks of peers, mentors, incubators, funding and business services<\/li><li>Coordinate and support\nentrepreneurs through Entrepreneurship Hubs(E-Hubs)<\/li><li>Catalyze a culture shift to\nsupport aspiring entrepreneurs.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Beneficiaries\nof the scheme:<\/strong>The target beneficiaries of the scheme\nare categorized as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Traditional students enrolled in\ndegree programme across undergraduate\/ postgraduate courses\/ PhD programme\/\nDiploma<\/li><li>School Students<\/li><li>Students in Industrial Training\nInstitutes (ITIs)<\/li><li>All citizens including unorganized\nsector, women, and existing entrepreneurs in rural as well as urban areas, who\nwould like to take up entrepreneurship education through coordination and\nsupport programmes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/world\/2019\/dec\/01\/saudi-arabia-takes-over-g20-presidency-from-japan-2069844.html\"><strong>Saudi Arabia\ntakes over G20 presidency from Japan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Saudi Arabia has became the first Arab nation to take over the G20\nPresidency on December 1,2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nG20 Summit,2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Saudi Arabia will host the G20\nSummit in its capital, Riyadh on November 21,2020.<\/li><li>The theme of Summit-\n&#8220;Realising Opportunities of the 21st Century for All&#8221;.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives\nof G20 Summit,2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Empowering People by creating the\nconditions in which all people mainly women and youth can live, work and\nthrive.<\/li><li>Safeguarding the Planet by\nfostering collective efforts to protect our global common-pool resources.<\/li><li>Shaping New Frontiers by adopting\nlong-term and bold strategies to share the benefits of innovation and\ntechnological advancement.\u200b<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Origin\nof G20:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>G20 is an international group\ninitially founded in 1999 after the Asian financial crisis as a forum for\nfinance ministers and central bank governors of 19 countries and the European\nUnion.<\/li><li>In 2008, in the midst of the\nglobal financial crisis, the US President had invited the leaders of the G20\nmembers to coordinate actions in order to respond to the crisis giving the\nstart to the actual G20 Leaders Summit. <\/li><li>Since 2010 the meeting is held\nannually and the host country changes every year.<\/li><li>The G20 have no permanent staff of\nits own and its chairmanship rotates annually between nations divided into regional\ngroupings.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives\nof G20:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Policy coordination between its\nmembers in order to achieve global economic stability, sustainable growth <\/li><li>To promote financial regulations\nthat reduce risks and prevent future financial crises and <\/li><li>To create a new international\nfinancial architecture.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Significance\nof G20:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The G20 brings together the\nleaders of both developed and developing countries from every continent. \u200b<\/li><li>The group accounts for 85% of\nworld GDP and two-thirds of the population.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1594554\"><strong>Modernisation\nof Eklavya Model Residential Schools<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has informed Lok Sabha about the\nfinancial assistance for upgradation\/ modernisation of already sanctioned\nEklavya Model Residential Schools(EMRSs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nEklavya Model Residential Schools(EMRS):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>EMRS is a Government of India\nscheme for model residential school for Scheduled Tribes across India.<\/li><li>It is one of the flagship\ninterventions of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs,Government of India.<\/li><li>It was introduced in the year\n1997-98 to ensure tribal students get access to quality education in the remote\ntribal areas.<\/li><li>EMRSs are set up in States\/UTs\nwith grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India.<\/li><li>As per the budget 2018-19,every\nblock with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons will\nhave an Eklavya Model Residential School by the year 2022.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives\nof EMRS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Comprehensive physical, mental and\nsocially relevant development of all students enrolled in each and every EMRS <\/li><li>Focus differentially on the\neducational support to be made available to those in Standards XI and XII and\nthose in standards VI to X, so that their distinctive needs can be met,<\/li><li>Support the annual running\nexpenses in a manner that offers reasonable remuneration to the staff and\nupkeep of the facilities and <\/li><li>Support the construction of\ninfrastructure that provides education, physical environmental and cultural\nneeds of student life.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1594551\"><strong>Minor Forest\nProduce (MFP)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs has informed Lok Sabha about\nthe Minor Forest Produce(MFP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nMinor Forest Produce:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Minor Forest Produce(MFP) is a\nsubset of forest produce.The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest\nDwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act,2006 defines minor forest produce\nas all non-timber forest produce of plant origin.<\/li><li>These include bamboo, brushwood,\nstumps, canes, cocoon, honey, waxes, Lac, tendu leaves, medicinal plants and\nherbs, roots among others.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nMSP for MFP scheme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Minimum Support Price(MSP) for\nMFP scheme was started by the Government of India in 2013 to ensure fair and\nremunerative prices to MFP gatherers.It is a Central Sector scheme.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives:<\/strong>The scheme has been started with following objectives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To provide a fair price to the MFP\ngatherers for the produce collected by them and enhance their income level<\/li><li>To ensure sustainable harvesting\nof MFPs.<\/li><li>The Scheme will have a huge social\ndividend for MFP gatherers, majority of whom are tribals.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Implementation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ministry of Tribal\nAffairs,Government of India is the Nodal Ministry for implementation of the\nscheme.<\/li><li>TRIFED acts as the Central Nodal\nAgency for implementation and monitoring of the scheme through State level\nimplementing agencies.<\/li><li>Further,the State designated\nagencies will undertake procurement of notified MFPs directly from MFP\ngatherers at haats notified procurement centers at grass root level at prefixed\nMinimum Support Price.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nMSP:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>MSP is the minimum price paid to\nfarmers for procuring food crops.It is announced by the Government at the\nbeginning of the sowing season.<\/li><li>There are two objectives of the\nMinimum Support Price system (a)To prevent distress sale by the farmers in case\nof a bumper crop and (b)To procure the grains for public distribution by fair\nprice shops.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nTRIFED:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tribal Cooperative Marketing\nDevelopment Federation of India (TRIFED) was established in 1987.It functions\nunder the administrative control of Ministry of Tribal affairs.<\/li><li>The basic objective of the TRIFED\nis to provide good price to the products made or collected from the forest by\nthe tribal people.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-the-monarchy-in-sweden-and-the-role-of-the-king-6146705\/\"><strong>Explained: The\nMonarchy in Sweden and India-Sweden Relations<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Sweden\u2019s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen has arrived in India for a\nfive-day visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nSwedish Monarchy:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A monarchy is a form of government\nin which total sovereignty is invested in one person, a head of state called a\nmonarch who holds the position until death or abdication. <\/li><li>The Swedish monarchy is one of the\noldest in the world. According to the website of the Swedish Royal Court,the\ncountry has had a monarch for more than 1,000 years.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key\ntakeaways from the Sweden king\u2019s visit to India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The two countries inaugurated the\nIndia-Sweden High-Level Dialogue on innovation policy with a focus on areas\nsuch as digital health, artificial intelligence (AI), future mobility and\ncircular economy.<\/li><li>They have also signed an agreement\non science cooperation in the polar regions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>India-Sweden\nRelations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The diplomatic ties between India\nand Sweden were established in the year 1949.<\/li><li>But the High level contacts\nbetween the two countries began in 1957, when Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal\nNehru visited Sweden.<\/li><li>After that,the two countries enjoyed\nan excellent relationship and cooperate widely in regional and international\nfora.<\/li><li>The Indo-Swedish Joint Commission\nfor Economic, Industrial and Scientific Cooperation was also established at the\nlevel of the Ministers of Commerce and Industry in India and the Swedish\nMinister for Foreign Trade and EU Affairs.<\/li><li>During the visit of the President\nof India to Sweden in 2015, the two sides agreed to reach the ambitious total\ntrade target of US $5 billion by 2018. <\/li><li>However,bilateral trade fell to US\n$1.9 billion in 2016-17 as compared to about US $2.17 billion in 2015-16.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=195298\"><strong>Curtain Raiser\nExercise Hand-in-Hand-2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The 8th India-China joint training exercise &#8216;HAND-IN-HAND 2019&#8217; is\nscheduled to be conducted at Umroi,Meghalaya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nthe exercise:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Hand-in-Hand exercise is a\njoint military exercise between India and China.It was held for the first time\nin the year 2007.<\/li><li>This years exercise will be held\nwith the theme counter terrorism under United Nations mandate.<\/li><li>The aim of the exercise is to\npractice joint planning and conduct of counter terrorist operations in semi\nurban terrain.<\/li><li>There are two tactical exercises\nwhich are scheduled during the training which are (a)one on counter terrorism\nscenario and the other on (b)Humanitarian and Disaster Relief(HADR) operations.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This exercise comes in the\nbackdrop of India conducting the Him Vijay Exercise in Arunachal Pradesh.<\/li><li>The exercise was conducted to test\nmobility, communication and coordination of such a huge body of fast-moving\ntroops in difficult terrain.<\/li><li>However,China had raised strong\nobjection to this Him Vijay military exercise.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/telling-numbers-nearly-3-out-of-5-babies-and-children-in-india-are-anaemic-6147435\/\"><strong>Telling\nnumbers: Nearly 3 out of 5 babies and children in India are anaemic<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Minister for Health and Family Welfare has informed Lok Sabha about the\nprevalence of Anaemia among women and children in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nthe prevalence of anaemia:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The data is based on the findings\nof the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) IV which divides the incidence of\nanaemia into \u2018Mild\u2019, \u2018Moderate\u2019 and \u2018Severe\u2019 kinds for both rural and urban\nIndia.<\/li><li>The data provides that as many as\n58.5% of children between the ages of 6 months and 59 months and 53.1% of women\nbetween the ages of 15 and 49 years are anaemic in the country.<\/li><li>Among anaemic women and children\nin urban and rural India,29.8% of children in rural India suffer from moderate\nanaemia and 40.3% of women in the villages are mildly anaemic.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nAnaemia:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The World Health Organization\ndefines anaemia as a condition in which the number of red blood cells or their\noxygen-carrying capacity is insufficient to meet physiological needs. <\/li><li>Anaemia in men can cause fatigue,\nlethargy, creates difficulty in concentrating thereby reducing the quality of\nlife and decreasing economic productivity.<\/li><li>An estimated 1.9 billion people\nhad anaemia in 2013, which is 27% of the world\u2019s population, and 93% of these\ncases occur in low- and middle-income countries. <\/li><li>Factors such as consuming\nsmokeless tobacco, being underweight, level of urbanisation and household\nwealth are associated with a higher probability of developing the disease.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nAnaemia Mukt Bharat:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The scheme has been launched in\nthe year 2018 as part of Intensified National Iron Plus Initiative(NIPI)\nProgram for accelerating the annual rate of decline of anaemia from one to\nthree percentage points.<\/li><li>The scheme has a 6x6x6 strategy\nthat is targeting six age groups with six interventions and six institutional\nmechanisms.<\/li><li>The six target age groups include\npre-school children (6-59 months), children (5-9 years), adolescent girls\n(10-19 years), adolescent boys (10-19 years), women of reproductive age group\n(15-49), and pregnant women and lactating mothers.<\/li><li>Among the six interventions are\nprophylactic iron folic acid supplementation, periodic deworming and addressing\nnon-nutritional causes of anaemia in endemic pockets with special focus on\nmalaria, haemoglobinopathies and fluorosis.<\/li><li>Further,the institutional\nmechanisms include a National Anaemia Mukt Bharat Unit, a National Centre of\nExcellence and Advanced Research on Anaemia Control.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Rabies Control programme(NRCP) News:Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare) has informed Lok Sabha about the National Rabies Control Programme(NRCP). Facts: About National Rabies Control Programme(NRCP): National Rabies Control Programme was approved during 12th FYP by Standing Finance Committee in 2013 as Central Sector Scheme. 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