DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 15 OCT 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1.
INDIA AND SRI LANKA SIGN TWO MOU FOR CONSTRUSTION OF 1200 HOUSES
i. On
October 13, 2018, India and Sri Lanka signed 2 Memoranda of Understanding (MoU)
for construction of 1200 houses.
ii. India
and Sri Lanka sign two MoU for construstion of 1200 housesi. It will be done
through 50 model villages, using Indian grant assistance of 60 crore Srilankan
rupees.
iii. As per
the new MoUs, 600 houses each will be constructed in the Southern and Northern
Provinces.
iv. It will
target low income landless and homeless beneficiaries with additional
assistance of 5 lakh Sri Lankan rupees to each in installments, linked to the
stages of construction of the house.
v. Indian
financial commitment, under grant, for housing in Sri Lanka currently stands at
around 350 million US dollars.
vi. And with
this, India’s collaboration with Srilankan government under Model Villages
Housing Program stands at 2400 houses in 100 model villages.
vii. SRI LANKA:- Capital: Colombo, Sri
Jayawardenepura Kotte, Currency: Sri Lankan rupee.
2.
INDIA REMAINS POLIO FREE, ALL VACCINES USED IN GOVERNMENT
IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMME SAFE: UNICEF, WHO
i. On October
13, 2018, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health
Organization (WHO) announced India’s status as a polio-free country.
ii. The risk
of children getting vaccine derived poliovirus was “minimal” in India which
came up in the backdrop of oral polio vaccine vials being found contaminated
with the type-2 polio virus.
iii. They
also asserted that all vaccines provided under the Universal Immunization
Programme (UIP) are safe.
iv. This was
achieved by high routine immunization coverage being achieved in India under
Universal Immunization Programme (UIP).
v. The India
Expert Advisory Group advises the country to conduct mass vaccination campaigns
against polio, using bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV), to maintain high
immunity Background:
vi. Certified
polio-free in March 2014, India continues to remain vigilant against all three
types of polioviruses. The last polio case due to wild poliovirus in the
country was detected on 13 January 2011.
vii. UNICEF: Full Form: United Nations
Children’s Fund, Executive Director: Henrietta H. Fore, Headquarters: New York,
USA, Member: 190 countries.
3.
ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY RELEASES ANALYTICAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL
HEALTH PROFILE-2018
i. Ashwini
Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, released an
Analytical Report of the National Health Profile-2018.
ii. It
covers demographic, socio-economic, health status and health finance
indicators, comprehensive information on health infrastructure and human
resources in health.
iii. The
Analytical Report of National Health Profile – 2018 indicates the progress made
in India in various health related sectors.
iv. The
significance of National Health Resource Repository , India’s first ever
national healthcare facility registry, was also discussed at the event.
4.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF THE INDIAN OCEAN HELD
IN COLOMBO
i.
The Indian Ocean: Defining our Future” Conference was held at Temple Trees, in
Colombo, Sri Lanka.
ii.
The conference aimed to explore strongest challenges in the Indian Ocean
region.
iii.
Discussions were focused on four thematic areas, namely:The Indian Ocean
Economy: The New Global Growth Pole;Life below Water: Reframing the Oceans as Development
Spaces; An End to Uncertainty: Safety and Security at Sea; andReinforcing
International Law in the Indian Ocean
iv.
This Conference is held at a time when the Indian Ocean has emerged as one of
the world’s busiest and most critical trade corridors, carrying two thirds of
global oil shipments and a third of bulk cargo and hosting the most critical
Sea Lanes of Communication , directly impacting global trade and economy.
5.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY NAMED WORLD’S MOST INNOVATIVE UNIVERSITY:
REUTERS
i. Stanford
University has been named the World’s Most Innovative University for the fourth
consecutive year in Reuters’ ranking of World’s Most Innovative Universities.
ii. This
list ranks educational institutions based on new technologies they have
invented and new markets and industries they have powered.
iii. The top
5 of the list are: Stanford University, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard
University,University of Pennsylvania, University of Washington.
6.
SIKKIM’S 100% ORGANIC FARMING WINS FAO’S FUTURE POLICY GOLD
AWARD
i. Sikkim
won the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Future Policy GoldAward for its achievement
in becoming the world’s first totally organic agriculture state.
ii. The
award is nicknamed the “Oscar for best policies”.
iii. Sikkim
has completely banned the sale and use of chemical pesticides.
iv. ABOUT UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
ORGANISATION’S:- Director-General – José Graziano da Silva, Headquarters – Rome, Italy
7.
MARYSE CONDE WINS NEW ACADEMY PRIZE IN LITERATURE
i. Novelist
Maryse Condé has been announced as the winner of the New Academy prize in
literature.
ii. This
award was created after the Swedish Academy postponed this year’s Nobel prize
for literature following a rape scandal.
iii. Maryse
Conde is from Guadeloupe, France.
8.
PRITHVI SHAW YOUNGEST INDIAN TO HIT A CENTURY ON TEST DEBUT
i. 18-year-old
Prithvi Shaw became the youngest Indian to score a hundred on Test debut
against West Indies in Rajkot, Gujarat.
ii. He is
also the second youngest Indian to score a Test century after Sachin Tendulkar.
