{"id":54752,"date":"2019-11-18T21:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T15:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=54752"},"modified":"2020-02-27T15:10:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T09:40:47","slug":"9-pm-current-affairs-brief-november-18th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-november-18th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 November 18th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/saans-aims-to-reduce-child-mortality\/article29997376.ece\"><strong>SAANS aims to\nreduce child mortality<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/saans-aims-to-reduce-child-mortality\/article29997376.ece\"><strong> due to\nPneumonia <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare(MoHFW) has launched SAANS\ncampaign to reduce child mortality due to pneumonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nSAANS campaign:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>SAANS stands for Social Awareness\nand Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully.<\/li><li>The campaign aims to create mass\nawareness about the most effective solutions for pneumonia prevention like\nbreastfeeding, age appropriate complementary feeding, immunization and good\nquality air.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives\nof SAANS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To reduce child mortality due to\npneumonia<\/li><li>To mobilise people to protect\nchildren from pneumonia<\/li><li>To train health personnel and\nother stakeholders to provide prioritised treatment to control the disease.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mandate\nof campaign:<\/strong>Under the campaign, a child suffering from\npneumonia can be treated with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pre-referral dose of antibiotic\namoxicillin by Accredited Social Health Activist(ASHA) workers<\/li><li>Health and wellness centres will\nuse Pulse Oximeter (a device to monitor oxygen saturation) to identify low\noxygen levels in the blood of a child, and if required,treat him by the use of\noxygen cylinders.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nPneumonia:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pneumonia is an infection that inflames\nthe air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may be filled with fluid or pus\ncausing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing. <\/li><li>A variety of organisms including\nbacteria, viruses and fungi can cause pneumonia.<\/li><li>The World Health Organisation\n(WHO) identifies pneumonia is the single largest cause of death in children\nworldwide.<\/li><li>As per Health Management\nInformation System (HMIS) data,a digital initiative by National Health Mission-\nUnder-five mortality rate in India is 37 per 1000 live births of which 5.3\ndeaths are caused due to pneumonia. <\/li><li>Hence,the government aims to\nachieve a target of reducing pneumonia deaths among children to less than three\nper 1,000 live births by 2025.<\/li><li>In 2014,Government of India had\nalso launched \u2018Integrated Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Pneumonia\nand Diarrhoea(IAPPD)\u2019 to undertake collaborative efforts towards prevention of\ndiarrhoea and Pneumonia related under-five deaths.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/india-for-higher-indigenous-content-in-ka-226-choppers\/story-5DLcShUvMkG51xPWHgs4DJ.html\"><strong>India for\nhigher indigenous content in Ka-226 choppers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>India wants higher indigenous content in the Kamov-226T light utility\nchoppers which are to be jointly built in India with Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nthe Deal:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India and Russia had signed the\ndeal for 200 Kamov KA-226T light utility helicopters during Indian Prime\nMinister\u2019s visit to Russia in 2015.<\/li><li>Under the deal,Russia will supply\n60 Kamov KA-226T light utility helicopters in a fly-away condition.<\/li><li>The rest will be assembled in\nIndia jointly with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL) under \u2018Make in India\u2019\nprogramme to promote domestic manufacturing.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nKamov-226:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kamov 226 is a small, twin engine\nRussian utility helicopter.It is manufactured by Russian Helicopters.It will\nreplace the ageing Cheetah and Chetak choppers.<\/li><li>The helicopter has a maximum\ntakeoff weight of 3.6 tons.It can carry up to one ton payload.It has a maximum\nspeed of 220 Km\/hr.<\/li><li>Kamov 226 is capable of working in\nextreme and difficult weather conditions.This includes hot climate, marine\nareas and high mountains.<\/li><li>The machine has excellent\nmaneuverability, handling and easy maintenance.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=194518\"><strong>Union Home\nminister inaugurates the National Tribal Festival &#8216;Aadi Mahotsav&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Union Minister for Home Affairs has inaugurated the National Tribal\nFestival &#8216;Aadi Mahotsav&#8217; in New Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nAadi Mahotsav:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aadi Mahotsav is a National Tribal\nFestival.It is a joint initiative of Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs and\nTribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India(TRIFED).<\/li><li>The objective of the festival is\nto celebrate, cherish and promote the spirit of tribal craft, culture, cuisine\nand commerce.<\/li><li>The theme of this year&#8217;s festival\nis \u201cA celebration of the spirit of Tribal Craft, Culture and Commerce\u201d.<\/li><li>For the first time, the Aadi\nMahotsav is showcasing a wide range of products from the tribal artisans from\nLeh in Ladakh.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Significance\nof the festival:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This platform is helping the\ntribal artisans, their handicrafts, culture, traditions and food to showcase\nthem in front of the world.<\/li><li>The platform not only proves to be\na vital source of employment to lakhs of tribals but also gives them\nrecognition and instills a sense of pride and worthiness in them.<\/li><li>The festival is also an effort to\ntake tribal commerce to the next level of digital and electronic transactions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\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 objective of TRIFED is\nsocio-economic development of tribal people in the country by way of marketing\ndevelopment of the tribal products.It acts as a facilitator and service\nprovider.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/initial-draft-industrial-policy-targets-1-trillion-gross-value-addition-in-manufacturing-by-2025\/article29997895.ece\"><strong>Initial draft\nindustrial policy targets $1 trillion gross value addition in manufacturing by\n2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade(DPIIT)\nhas released the initial draft industrial policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This will be the third industrial\npolicy after the first in 1956 and the second in 1991.<\/li><li>The new industrial policy will\nreplace the industrial policy of 1991 which was prepared in the backdrop of the\nbalance of payment crisis. <\/li><li>The policy was prepared with an\naim to (a)create jobs for the next two decades (b)promote foreign technology\ntransfer and (c)attract $100 billion foreign investment annually.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key\nfeatures of the draft policy:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The policy targets $1 trillion\ngross value addition in the manufacturing sector by 2025.<\/li><li>The policy envisages setting up\nbusiness enterprises which are globally competitive and can create gainful\nemployment and sustainable livelihoods.<\/li><li>It also involves creating industry\nthat is equipped with innovation, technology, financially viable and\nenvironment friendly and whose benefits are shared by all sections of the\nsociety.<\/li><li>The policy has also proposed a\ndetailed implementation mechanism of the policy under which it has suggested\nsetting up of a national industrial competitiveness council and a steering\ncommittee.<\/li><li>The policy would also work in\ntandem with the Skill India Mission to improve the employability of future\nworkforce and with the foreign trade policy to enhance India\u2019s share in global\nmerchandise exports.<\/li><li>It would also enable harmonious\nimplementation of macro fiscal and monetary policies and ensure that incentive\nregime for industry is competitive.<\/li><li>Further, it will work to revive\ninvestments into industry and manufacturing with a balanced focus on both\nquantity and quality of investments.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/justice-sharad-arvind-bobde-takes-oath-as-next-cji\/article30004427.ece\"><strong>Justice Sharad\nArvind Bobde takes oath as next CJI <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde has taken oath as the 47th Chief Justice of\nIndia (CJI) by the President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nChief Justice of India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The chief justice of India(CJI) is\nthe head of the judiciary of India and the Supreme Court of India.The CJI also\nheads their administrative functions.<\/li><li>As head of the supreme court,the\nchief justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of\nconstitutional benches which deal with important matters of law.<\/li><li>On the administrative side,the\nchief justice carries out the following functions (a)maintenance of the roster\n(b)appointment of court officials and (c)general and miscellaneous matters relating\nto the supervision and functioning of the Supreme Court.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Constitution\non the appointment of CJI:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Constitution of India does not\nhave any provision for criteria and procedure for appointing the CJI. <\/li><li>Article 124(1) of the Indian\nConstitution says there shall be a Supreme Court of India consisting of a Chief\nJustice of India.<\/li><li>The closest mention is in Article\n126 which deals with the appointment of an acting CJI.In the absence of a\nconstitutional provision,the procedure relies on custom and convention.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is\nthe convention?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>When the incumbent CJI retires\n(all Supreme Court judges retire at the age of 65), the senior most judge in\nthe SC becomes the CJI. <\/li><li>But Seniority is not defined by\nage but by the number of years an individual has been serving as a judge of the\napec court.<\/li><li>However this convention has been\nbroken twice.In 1973,Justice A. N. Ray was appointed superseding 3 senior\njudges. <\/li><li>Also,in 1975 Justice Mirza\nHameedullah Beg was appointed as the CJI superseding Justice Hans Raj Khanna.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Procedure\nfor appointing CJI:<\/strong>The procedure to appoint the next\nCJI is laid out in the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) between the government and\nthe judiciary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The procedure is initiated by the\nLaw Minister seeking recommendation of the outgoing CJI at the appropriate time\nwhich is near to the date of retirement of the incumbent CJI.<\/li><li>The CJI sends his recommendation\nto the Law Ministry and in the case of any qualms,the CJI can consult the\ncollegium regarding the fitness of a SC judge to be elevated to the post.<\/li><li>After receiving recommendations\nfrom the CJI,the law minister forwards it to the Prime Minister who then\nadvises the President on the same.<\/li><li>The President administers the oath\nof office to the new CJI.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1591846\"><strong>National\nAgrochemicals Congress concludes with recommendations for safe and judicious\npesticide use in the country<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Recently, the National Agro Chemical Congress was conducted at Indian\nAgricultural Research Institute(IARI),New Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\nare Agro-chemicals?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Agro chemicals are the generic\nname given to chemicals such as fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides use in\nagricultural to facilitate plant growth and protection.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nNational Agro Chemical Congress:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Congress is being conducted by\nSociety of Pesticide Science India, Division of Agricultural\nChemicals,ICAR-IARI.<\/li><li>The theme of the congress was\n\u201cCountry\u2019s Status on various fronts of Agro chemicals\u201d.<\/li><li>This was the first ever National\nAgrochemicals Congress and this will now be conducted once every three years.<\/li><li>The aim of the congress was to\nhighlight the role played by chemical pesticides in pest management.It also\nemphasized on target specific and environment friendly products.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key\ntakeaways from the congress:<\/strong>The congress has\nrecommended various measures to improve efficient use of pesticides which are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To label the pesticides indicating\ntheir mode of action<\/li><li>To rethink on restrictive banning\nof pesticides.<\/li><li>Government has to bring in a\npolicy regarding data protection of imported pesticides<\/li><li>Policy for the introduction of\nsafe nano-formulations and empowerment of farmers through training and\nextension.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nIARI:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Indian Agricultural Research\nInstitute(IARI) commonly known as the Pusa Institute is India&#8217;s national\nInstitute for agricultural research, education and extension. <\/li><li>The name Pusa Institute is derived\nfrom the fact that the institute was originally located in Pusa, Bihar as the\nImperial Institute of Agricultural Research in 1911.It was then relocated to\nDelhi in 1936.<\/li><li>The institute is financed and\nadministered by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nICAR:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Indian Council of Agricultural\nResearch (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of\nAgricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers\nWelfare , Government of India.<\/li><li>The Council is the apex body for\ncoordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture\nincluding horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAANS aims to reduce child mortality due to Pneumonia News:Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare(MoHFW) has launched SAANS campaign to reduce child mortality due to pneumonia. Facts: About SAANS campaign: SAANS stands for Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully. 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