Daily Current affairs - September 7th, 2017 for all competitive exams
In a bid to keep a check on the increasing population in the country, The
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched two new contraceptives- MPA
and Chhaya.
- The two new contraceptives, an injectable
contraceptive MPA under the ‘Antara’ programme and a
contraceptive pill, ‘Chhaya’, in the public health
system will expand the basket of contraceptive choices to meet the
emerging needs of couples.
- The contraceptives are being launched under the
government’s Mission Parivar Vikas, a central family planning initiative.
- The main objective of the Mission Parivar Vikas
family planning initiative is to bring down the Total Fertility Rate
(TFR) to 2.1, which is when the population starts stabilizing, by the
year 2025.
Modi gives call to respect
Myanmar’s integrity
India said that it shares
Myanmar’s concerns over “extremist violence” in the Rakhine State, from where
1,25,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
urging all stakeholders to find a solution that respects the country’s unity.
- It was important to maintain the security and
stability of the land and maritime boundaries of the two countries.
Centre sets up panel to
suggest on new jobs
The NDA government has
constituted a new task force led by NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar to
recommend measures to increase employment by promoting labour-intensive
exports.
- Indian workforce has high aspirations, a majority of
the workers are still employed in low-productivity, low-wage jobs in
small, micro and own-account enterprises. An urgent and sustained
expansion of the organized sector is essential to address India’s
unemployment and under-employment issue.
- The committee has been asked to submit its report by
November 2017.
Joint Committee on The
Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017
The Financial Resolution and
Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017 has been referred to a Joint Parliamentary
Committee of both the Houses, under the Chairpersonship of Shri Bhupender
Yadav, M.P for examination and presenting a Report to the Parliament.
- The Bill seeks to provide for the resolution of
certain categories of financial service providers in distress; the deposit
insurance to consumers of certain categories of financial services;
designation of systemically important financial institutions; and
establishment of a Resolution Corporation for protection of consumers of
specified service providers and of public funds for ensuring the stability
and resilience of the financial system and for matters connected therewith
or incidental thereto.
- The proposed legislation together with the
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is expected to provide a
comprehensive resolution mechanism for the economy.
Focus on ‘impactful’ Smart
City projects: Centre
In an obvious measure to
grab eyeballs, the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has asked the State
governments to push up implementation of “impactful” projects which will get
people talking about the Smart City Mission.
- The Centre and the State governments together have
identified 261 projects worth Rs. 32,600 crore under this category.
Majority of these projects are in the first lot of 20 smart cities
announced in January 2016. Projects have been shortlisted without any
clear definition of what “impactful” means.
- The list of “impactful” projects varies from Museum
of Urban History in Bhubaneswar, to Adventure Park in Udaipur, to
rejuvenation of water bodies in Coimbatore, to 5 km-long heritage walk in
Warangal, to conservation of built heritage in Thanjavur, to redevelopment
of world-famous Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi.
CGWB enters into MoA with IIS
Bangalore
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR
has entered into an Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Indian Institute of Science
(IISc), Bangalore for ‘Development of ground water flow models and preparation
of aquifer management plans for parts of Karnataka’.
- This mathematical model being developed as a part of
the aquifer mapping and management programme will render better understanding
of existing groundwater scenarios, predicting response of groundwater
system to various stress conditions expected to arise in the future and
developing effective management plans incorporating different demand and
supply side interventions.
- The study will cover an area of 48000 sqr. kms
comprising Chikballapur and Kolar Districts and parts of Bagalkot,
Bangalore Rural, Belgaum, Bellary, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Gadag,
Gulbarga and Yadgir districts.
Citizenship of TRS MLA
cancelled
The Home Ministry has
cancelled the citizenship of a Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLA Ramesh
Chennamaneni after it was found that he had a German passport. India does not
allow dual citizenship.
- Ramesh Chennamaneni, TRS MLA for Vemulawada in
Karimnagar district of Telangana, had allegedly obtained Indian
citizenship by submitting “fake documents” and was elected thrice to the
Assembly, including in a byelection.
- He has been given 30 days by the Home Ministry to
file a reply. The citizenship was cancelled following a probe by a
court-appointed committee.
India, Japan to diversify
defence ties
India and Japan agreed on a
range of initiatives to diversify and deepen their defence cooperation.
- These include anti-submarine warfare,
counter-terrorism, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and
technological cooperation.
- On naval cooperation, the two Ministers noted the
successful conclusion of the Malabar trilateral exercises including the
U.S. in July.
15 States sue President over
repeal of scheme
Fifteen States and the District
of Columbia have filed a lawsuit in New York challenging U.S. President Donald
Trump’s plan to end a programme protecting young immigrants from deportation.
- The suit was first announced by Washington State
Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who called Mr. Trump’s act “a dark time for
our country.”
- The announcement also prompted ex-President Barack
Obama to make a rare re-entry onto the political stage to decry the
decision as “wrong”, “self-defeating” and “cruel”.
Biocon, JDRF to conduct global
study on oral insulin
Biocon and JDRF, a global
organisation funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy worldwide,
announced a partnership to support a global study with an oral insulin drug
candidate, Insulin Tregopil, in people with T1D.
- Insulin Tregopil, an oral insulin molecule being
developed by Biocon, is one of the programmes in the global oral insulin
space. The insulin can improve postprandial glucose control with reduced
side effects and greater adherence, thus aiding T1D management.
- Biocon proposes to conduct an open label study to evaluate the doses of Insulin Tregopil and compare it with therapeutic doses of Insulin Aspart in individuals with T1D
