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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - January 2019

Jan 2019

Nov 03, 2019

Robotic Surgery Facility Inaugurated At Centre-Run Safdarjung Hospital

A robotic surgery facility was opened for public at the Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital. Safdarjung Hospital is the first central government-run healthcare institution to have this latest facility.
Robotic surgery has the advantage of providing minimally invasive surgery, reducing significantly morbidity and mortality of critically ill, cancer and kidney failure patients.
The operating time also decreases resulting in improvement in turnover of patients and decrease in waiting list of patients for surgery significantly.
Already 25 surgeries have been done using robotic facility by Anup Kumar, Head of Department, Urology and Renal Transplant, at the hospital.

Women Help Desks, More Anti-Human Trafficking Units To Be Set Up Using Nirbhaya Fund

Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said that women help desks will be set up in police stations across the country and more anti-human trafficking units established in all districts using the Nirbhaya fund.
The Nirbhaya Fund was announced by the Centre in 2013 after the sensational December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case in the national capital. Its aim was to support initiatives of the government and the NGOs working towards the safety of women.

Nov 02, 2019

Australian University Students To Take Part In Study, Projects In India

As part of the 2020 New Colombo Plan Mobility Program, over 1,600 Australian university students will take part in study and projects in India. According to the Australian Embassy in New Delhi, Australian universities will mobilise students through 64 exciting projects in India.
It includes the development of Indian physical education programs and another on improving organic waste management and drinking water quality.

Nov 01, 2019

President Kovind Unveils IIT Delhi's ₹250 crore Endowment Fund Supported By 20 Corporate Leaders

President Ram Nath Kovind unveiled IIT Delhi's endowment fund with an initial commitment of Rs. 250 crore from nearly 20 corporate leaders and alumni of the institution.
Nearly half of the funds were committed by Flipkart co-founders Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal, who contributed to the endowment corpus.
IIT Delhi said it aims to raise $1 billion over the next six years and the fund will grow gradually with help from industry leaders and alumni who are now in senior management positions at companies in India and abroad.

Oct 31, 2019

Harsh Vardhan Releases 14th National Health Profile, 2019

Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan released the 14th National Health Profile (NHP), 2019 and its e-book in New Delhi.
The NHP is prepared by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence and covers comprehensive information on demographic, socio-economic health status, health finance indicators, health infrastructure and health of human resources in the country.

Oct 30, 2019

IIM Calcutta Best B-school In India, Bags 17th Spot Globally In FT Ranking

Of the few Indian Institute of Managements (IIM) that have secured a place in the Master in Management Rankings 2019 released by the Financial Times, IIM Calcutta leads the way.
IIM Calcutta has bagged the 17th rank globally, jumping six places, for its 2-year Masters in Business Administration programme (earlier Post Graduate Programme in Management).
IIM Calcutta has improved its ranking from 2018 when it had secured the 23rd spot. It is ahead of the other four Indian institutes listed in FT Ranking.
The institute has also taken over IIM Ahmedabad for the top spot in the country.

Indians Are Second-Most Sleep Deprived After Japan

India has emerged as the least-active country among 18 countries including the US, the UK, Japan and Singapore, walking an average of 6,533 steps daily, according to a report by fitness solutions firm Fitbit.
Indians were also the second-most sleep deprived after Japan, getting an average night sleep of 7 hours 1 minute.
Based on aggregated and anonymised user data insights from 18 countries, the Fitbit report found that "Indians are the least active and log in only 6,533 steps daily, the least amongst all 18 countries which is 3,600 steps lesser than the average of the most active country — Hong Kong".
Average active minutes (32) also fare the lowest in the grid.

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