Assam & NE Current Affairs & GK – September 19-21, 2022
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September 19-21, 2022
Hemkosh becomes first Braille dictionary in South-east Asia
South-East Asia’s first Braille version of the prestigious Assamese dictionary “Hemkosh” was formally launched at a program held at the Vivekananda Kendra in Guwahati.
The dictionary was launched by the Sadin Pratidin Group to give a new dimension to the Assamese language with an aim to help in improving the educational quality of visually impaired children in the state.
Sarbananda Sonowal, the minister for ports, shipping, and waterways, as well as other officials, were present on this occasion. The dictionary was formally presented to the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
The first Assamese language dictionary “Hemkosh” was first published in 1919 by Hem Chandra Baruwa.
Government of Assam will use portable device ‘SAANS’ to prevent neonatal deaths
The Assam government has decided to utilize the air pressure machine ‘SAANS,’ in all of its hospitals to minimize infant mortality
SAANS’ is a portable neonatal Continuous Positive Air Pressure (CPAP) system built by a Bangalore-based start-up.
Key Points
- The machine can provide lifesaving breathing support to infants in hospital settings as well as during travel.
- More than 50 SAANS devices have been deployed across medical colleges in Assam to date with more deployments underway to district hospitals.
- InnAccel Technologies, incubated at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), partnered with the SAMRIDH Healthcare Blended Finance Facility to build the equipment to improve respiratory assistance for babies and paediatric populations in Assam.
- SAMRIDH is a multi-stakeholder innovation and funding platform operated by IPE Global and supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
- The partnership between InnAccel, C-CAMP, and SAMRIDH, with backing from the National Health Mission, , Assam and the Government of Assam will help deploy 307 units of SAANS in the state.
- The distribution of these machines is projected to cover practically all of the state’s current demand for respiratory support technology.
Bhaichung Bhutia becomes new president of Hamro Sikkim Party
Legendary footballer Bhaichung Bhutia has been recently elected as the new president of the Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP). He was elected by party leaders and members at a national conference.
Bhutia pledged to put endless effort to serve the people of Sikkim and represent their hopes and aspirations.
He said “We shall make unending efforts to ensure social equality and justice and provide limitless possibilities for every Sikkimese to realize the full potential of our state,”
He also expressed gratitude towards the outgoing HSP president Bina Basnett for successfully completing her tenure of three years.
India will host next Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2023
The rotational presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has been handed over to India in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The next meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State will be held in India in 2023.
Delhi will hold the presidency of the grouping for a year until September 2023. Next year, India will take over as the next Chair of SCO from Uzbekistan and will also host the summit.
During the SCO Summit, the Member States noted the various global challenges and threats in the global economy. They expressed deep concern over the security threat posed by terrorism, separatism and extremism and strongly condemned terrorist acts around the world.
They will seek to develop common principles and approaches to form a unified list of terrorist, separatist and extremist organizations whose activities are prohibited on the territories of the SCO member states.
The Member States also made commitments to build a sustainable economic system by promoting green and environmentally friendly technologies.
In the Samarkand Declaration, the member states supported the efforts of the countries of the region to ensure prosperity, peace and sustainable development. They advocated strengthening the role of SCO in enhancing stability and socio-economic development in the region.
About Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
- Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an international alliance consists of 8 member states: China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
- The Secretariat of the SCO, headquartered in Beijing, China.
- The official languages of the SCO are Chinese and Russian.
- It is governed by the Heads of State Council (HSC), its supreme decision-making body, which meets once a year.
Science magazine ‘Vigyan Pragati’, received the National Rajbhasha Kirti Award
CSIR’s (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research) popular science magazine ‘Vigyan Pragati Received the National Rajbhasha Kirti Award (first position).
Vigyan Pragati is one of India’s most popular science magazines. It is popular among children, teachers, researchers, and the public across India as well as the world.
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) started publishing this magazine in 1952. It carries a legacy of seven decades and over these many years.
This monthly Hindi publication imparts the knowledge of the recent national-international S&T related developments. The magazine contents aim at igniting curiosity about science among the young and strive to develop an interest in them to pursue science.
Rajbhasha Kirti Award was introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs. which aims to encourage the implementation of the Official Language Policy. It is given on the day of Hindi Diwas.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands become India’s first Swachh Sujal Pradesh
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has declared Andaman and Nicobar Islands as India’s first Swachh Sujal Pradesh.
With this achievement, all the villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands have received the Har Ghar Jal certification and also have been verified as ODF (open defecation free) and ODF Plus.
Swachh And Sujal Key Components
Three important components of Sujal and Swachh states are given below
- Safe and secure drinking water supply and management;
- ODF Plus: ODF Sustainability and Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM)
- Cross-cutting interventions like convergence, IEC, action planning, etc.
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