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| Jan 01, 1970 | Daily Report |
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20181. Tripura Lads To Attend ‘World Expo 2020’ In Dubai With Unique Water & Energy Conservation Gadgets
- Two Tripura youngsters are participating in the ‘World Expo 2020’ in Dubai with their unique water and electricity conservation gadgets.
- Abhishek Dhar, Director and Founder of iLogitron Technologies and Debasish Dhar of iLogitron Technologies Private Limited left for Dubai on Monday to attend ‘World Expo 2020’ from Agartala. Abhishek and Debasish introduced two devices- gadgets to stop misuse of electricity and water.
- Speaking to media persons at Tripura Industries Development Corporation (TIDC) Bhavan here at Agartala on Monday afternoon, Abhishek said “We two have been selected by the Tripura government to attend ‘World Expo 2020’ at Dubai. In India, a total of 32 start-up companies are participating in this exposition of large-scale public exhibition. Our company is ilogitron Technologies private limited.”
- Explaining the significance of these two products, Debasish said “In urban areas, people love to keep indoor plants. The water-saving device solves the problems of people and families who fail to provide water to their indoor plants due to their hectic livelihood. This device helps in providing water which is connected in one’s smartphone app, and even a timer can be set for supplying water without physical involvement. At present, this product is developed for indoor plants only. In the future, we will develop it for outdoor plants where farmers would not have to go to the field to give water in their agricultural lands, they can supply water through their smartphone.”
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20182. 1 year of World’s Largest Vaccination Drive, Let’s take a look back!
- India marks the first anniversary of the nationwide vaccination drive against Covid19 . The country has so far administered 156 crore vaccine doses, of which 99 crore doses have been given in rural India. 70% of our adult population is fully vaccinated wherein more than 3 crore children have got their first dose since the program began. Additionally, precautionary doses, also called booster shots, are now being administered to frontline workers and vulnerable individuals above the age of 60 years.
- It was on this day last year that Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the world’s largest vaccination drive to combat the pandemic. India is leading the world with its fastest vaccination pace- Since the beginning of the world’s largest vaccination drive, the country has battled both vaccine hesitancy and vaccine shortage to reach current vaccine demand across the nation and abroad.
- AatmaNirbhar Vaccines: Ensuring Vaccines for all With the fastest ever roll out of vaccines, let’s take a look at India’s monthly production capacity of vaccines (in doses): 1. Covisheld Serum ( Serum Institute): 25 crore 2. Covaxin (Bharat Biotech Intl. Ltd.): 6 crore 3. Zycov D (Zydus Cadilla): 1 crore 4. Corbevax (Bio E): 6 Crore 5. Covavax (Serum Institute): 10 Crore 6. Janssen (Bio E): 5 crore To ensure gender parity in the Nationwide vaccination drive, the government has made concentrated efforts due to which a total of 49% Females and 51% males have received vaccine doses till date. Currently, as India faces a surge in the COVID19 cases due to new variant, Omicron, the country’s non-stop vaccination drive will continue to play a decisive role in the fight against the pandemic.
20183. BoI approves P9.6-M face mask production project in Caloocan
- THE Board of Investments (BoI) said it approved for incentives a P9.6-million face mask production project run by Ipolymer Solutions Corp.
- the BoI said that the project is located in Caloocan City with annual capacity of 13.2 million KN95 face masks and 26.4 million surgical masks. It added that the project will import 100% of the raw materials needed for production.
- The increasing production of medical-grade face masks entails additional imports of raw materials (non-woven fabric), which might help the National Government to promote investment in the production of these raw materials in the country.
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20184. Vaccination drive for age group of 15 to 18 years begins in Meghalaya
- Joining the rest of the nation, the vaccination drive for the age group of 15 to 18 years began in Meghalaya after it was launched by Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong at Rynjah State Dispensary in Shillong, East Khasi Hills district.
- During the function, he requested parents to get their wards vaccinated. He further informed that dedicated centres are being created in every Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) for the vaccination drive. He added that the government is focusing on the age group of 15-18 years that makes up about 2.6 lakhs population in.
- Meanwhile, the medical authorities of West Garo Hills District also launched the vaccinations of teenagers aged from 15-18 years against covid-19 , at Matchakolgre Upper Primary School, Tura. The vaccination drive was also conducted in other district headquarters of the State.
20185. Handloom expo underway
- The textile & handicraft department is conducting a handloom expo, sponsored by the union handlooms development commissioner, in Tawang from 3-9 March.
- The expo, themed ‘My handloom, my pride’, is being organised by the Arunachal Pradesh Handloom and Handicraft Development Society, under the National Handloom Development Programme.
- Tawang ADC Lobsang Tsering visited the expo and interacted with the weavers and artisans. Stating that Mahatma Gandhi also always encouraged handloom, he said that “we should be proud that we have inherited such beautiful art from our ancestors and must preserve our traditional practice of weaving and other handicrafts and encourage our local weavers and artisans by buying these local products.”
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20186. Over 178 crore 55 lakh doses of COVID vaccines administered under nationwide vaccination drive so far
- Over 178 crore 55 lakh doses of COVID vaccines have been administered in the country under the nationwide vaccination drive so far. The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry today said, more than 24 lakh 62 thousand Covid vaccine doses were administered to the eligible beneficiaries.
- The country reported five thousand 921 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours. Currently, India’s active caseload stands at 63 thousand 878. The Union Health Ministry said, more than 11 thousand Covid patients have recovered during the last 24 hours and the national recovery rate stands at 98.65 percent. More than four crore 23 lakh patients have recovered from COVID-19 in the country so far.
- The Ministry said, more than 77 crore 19 lakh COVID-19 tests have been conducted so far. More than nine lakh 40 thousand Covid test have been conducted in the last 24 hour.
20187. Meghalaya to have pay App for ASHA: Health Minister James Sangma.
- The Meghalaya Government will soon have an 'ASHA' and 'ASHA Facilitators' payment application.
- We have acknowledged that there is a delay in these incentives reaching in time to the ASHA workers. Hence, we had promised during last year that we will develop an efficient online claims and payment mechanism, thereby this delay is reduced drastically," State Health Minister James Sangma said.
- The Health Minister, while replying to a calling attention notice, informed the House that the sole purpose of developing the application is to ease the payment process of ASHA incentives and ensure timely disbursement of the same. He also said that the application will also be an important support tool for programme officers at all level as it will enable regular monitoring and tracking of ASHA payment and ensure minimum time lag in payments.
- The Government has released a total of Rs 151 crore in the last four years for ASHA for various incentive purposes, including the pending backlogs of erstwhile Meghalaya ASHA Benefit Scheme (MABS) and Meghalaya Maternity Benefit Scheme (MMBS).
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20188. Food Processing Training For 20 Migrant Workers Organized In Mizoram
- A closing ceremony for Food Processing Training was held today under Mizoram Youth Commission (MYC) in partnership with Mizoram Food Processing Research and Training Centre at Conference Hall of the Directorate of Economics and Statistics.
- Financed by the North Eastern Council (NEC), this programme was organized for 20 migrant workers.The state Planning department enabled programmes to rehabilitate these Mizo youngsters after collecting extensive data. With funding from the NEC, youth rehabilitation and training event in tourism, food processing, piggery, and baking were launched.
- Mizoram Youth Commission’s major goal is to provide unskilled youths with skills and a source of income.Around 20 Mizo youths were educated for a week at the Mizoram Food Processing and Research Training Centre in the processing and preservation of jams, juices, pickles, and chips, as well as the packaging process.
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20189. Mizoram : Indian Institute of Packaging Hosts Design Development & Standardization Training Programme
- The Indian Institute of Packaging today organized a one-day capacity training programme on packaging for export of agri-food, handloom and handicraft products of Mizoram.
- The Indian Institute of Packaging is playing a great role in the country make awareness about the importance of packaging and also to promote the export market, by way of innovative package design and development and standardization.
- The Institute has been involved in many activities like testing and quality certification, training and education, consultancy services on packaging standardization, formulation of packaging specification, cost reduction and so on.
- The Institute has been closely linked to International bodies like World packaging Organization (WPO), Asian Packaging Federation (APF), International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva and has been working for the overall growth and development of packaging globally.
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20190. ‘No Doctor Could Diagnose My Disorder; Was 9 When I Started Pain Killers’
- Sayomdeb Mukherjee has a rare genetic disorder called Dopamine-responsive dystonia (DRD) that was discovered 15 years after he was born. But that didn’t stop him from achieving his dreams.
- Den was born with a rare genetic disorder called Dopamine-responsive dystonia (DRD) also known as Segawa syndrome (SS). It was at the age of five when he experienced involuntary muscle contractions and uncontrolled movements.
- DRD was first discovered by Dr Segawa from Japan between 1995 and 2005. Den was diagnosed by the doctor treating his nephew. “When we finally identified it, we were reluctant to try the medications as so far nothing had helped. Every time we pinned our hopes on a development we were disappointed. We prayed for a miracle and it worked. My condition improved significantly. My muscles relaxed, the stiffness reduced and body pains lessened,” he adds. Den and his family accepted the fact that now he could talk. Adapting to the new situation took time and he found himself with no purpose.
- He channeled all his anger and frustration towards writing and wrote several “trash articles and stories” for nearly two years. Seeing his writing, his mentor at the Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy (IICP) in Kolkata, where he did his schooling, allowed him to do a presentation at a national conference when he was 20.
- Joydeep Banerjee, the then Station Programming Head of 91.9 Friends FM, offered Den his show ‘Haal Chhero Nah Bondhu’ (Never Give Up – Dear Friend)’ in 2011. He was awarded the Radio Excellence Award and Best Bengali Radio Jockey “I had no experience of speaking in front of a mic and every time I went to the show, it felt like it was my last. But I have done some 820 shows in five years,” he says. Post his show, he wrote two books — ‘52 Steps’ on his radio experience and ‘Memoirs of Time’, his autobiography.
- In 2015, he got an opportunity to act in a movie directed by Rupam Sarmah. The movie ‘One Little Finger’ (2019) had around 80 disabled actors. Den played the lead character of an RJ. The movie premiered at Cannes and won 33 awards in different festivals. He also won the best actor award at the Cincinnati film festival.