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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - January 2019

Jan 2019

Oct 05, 2019

Finish Certificates' Audit by Oct 10: DU to Colleges

Following complaints of students taking admission using fake certificates from non-existent education boards, Delhi University's (DU) admission committee has asked all colleges to submit a report of the forensic verification of documents submitted by students enrolled in 2019.
The colleges were asked to submit the reports by October 10, 2019.
According to a member of the admission committee, the admission committee also found a case of a fake board certificate submitted by a student who wanted to change colleges.
The admission of the student was cancelled and an internal inquiry initiated in the matter.
The university administration had, in 2019, recommended that colleges conduct forensic checking of mark sheets and certificates of candidates during admission.
The directions were given based on 2018's incident when the graduation degree of former DU student union president Ankiv Baisoya was found to be forged.

Decline in Representation of Women in Haryana Elections

From 116 women who ran for election to the Haryana assembly in 2014, the October 21, 2019 polls would see a near 50% dip in the number of female contestants after frontline political parties picked just 60 women to join the fray.
Of the women candidates who contested the 2014 polls, 13 won — the highest since 1966, when the state of Haryana was carved out of Punjab.
For the 90-member Haryana assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chose 12 women to run on the party ticket against 15 in 2014. The Congress chose nine women candidates, one short of the 10 it fielded the last time.
Similarly, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), which had promised 33% of seats to women, selected only fifteen.
Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), an offshoot of the INLD, nominated seven women against its promise of 27 seats.
The Aam Aadmi Party fielded 8 women and the Bahujan Samaj Party six while the Loktantra Suraksha Party allotted tickets to only three.

AIIMS, JIPMER to be Included in NEET-UG

Union Minister of Health Harsh Vardhan announced that the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) would be included under the umbrella of the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET).
These institutions used to conduct separate entrance exams for admission into the under-graduate medical course (MBBS) earlier.
Harsh Vardhan also said that the formation of the National Medical Commission 2019 is taking place at a fast pace.
According to Harsh Vardhan, NMC would consist of 33 members, including nine members from the State Medical Councils (SMCs) and ten Vice-Chancellors (VCs), who will be rotated every two years.

Oct 04, 2019

NHSRC Redesignated As WHO Collaborating Centre For Medical Devices, Health Technology Policy

The National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) has been redesignated as a WHO collaborating centre for priority medical devices and health technology policy.
The mandate of the division of healthcare technology at NHSRC is to draw up technical specifications for technologies procured under National Health Mission, draft policies for medical device maintenance and management, undertake evaluations of health product innovations and support the ministry on issues related to diagnostics initiative, National Dialysis Program among others.

Oct 01, 2019

NeGD, MeitY Signed an MoU with NLIU, Bhopal

National eGovernance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) & The National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal signed an MoU in New Delhi in the presence of Secretary, MeitY, VC-NLU Delhi and VC- Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL, Patiala) to implement an 'Online Capacity Building Programme on Cyber Law, Crime Investigation and Digital Forensics through NeGD Learning Management System (LMS)'.
The goal of this programme is to enable Police Officers, State Cyber Cells, Law Enforcement Agencies, Prosecutors and Judicial Officers to acquire the requisite skills to deal with Cyber Forensics cases efficiently & effectively as per the Indian Cyber Law while adopting global best practices, standards and guidelines.

Kerala Tops Niti Aayog's Report on School Education

States including Kerala, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Assam were ranked as the best-performing (among large states), each achieving an overall performance score above 60.0% while Uttar Pradesh was ranked last according to Niti Aayog.
As Per the report, Kerala has the highest overall performance score of 76.6% while Uttar Pradesh was last among large states, with an overall performance score of 36.4%.
In smaller states, Manipur ranks first among the Small States on the outcomes category, with a score of 82.1%. Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest score, at 27.2%. In the Governance Processes Aiding Outcomes category, Mizoram has the highest score of 47.5% while Arunachal Pradesh ranks last with a score of 18.3%.
Manipur, Tripura and Goa are the top-performing states, each achieving an overall performance score above 55%. Manipur has the highest overall performance score of 68.8%. Arunachal Pradesh ranks last, with an overall performance score of 24.6%.
Among Union Territories Chandigarh has the highest overall performance score of 82.9% while Lakshadweep ranks last, with an overall performance score of 31.9%.
Chandigarh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli are the top-performing UTs, with each achieving an overall performance score above 50%.

Sep 30, 2019

UP CM Inaugurated Mobile Hospital Near Kashi Vishwanath Temple

In Uttar Pradesh, the devotees coming from all over the world to Kashi Vishwanath temple would now get immediate emergency health care services if needed. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Shri Kashi Vishwanath Arogya Mandir, a mobile hospital in the city. A team of doctors and paramedics will be available here and after stabilising serious patients, they would be shifted to the district or Banaras Hindu University Hospital.

Kerala Tops the List for Best Performing State in Health

Kerala continued to top the list for the best performing State in the health sector among the 21 large States, while Uttar Pradesh retained the worst performer tag, according to the second edition of NITI Aayog's Health Index.
Kerala, which got an overall score of 74.01, was followed by Andhra Pradesh (65.13), Maharashtra (63.99), Gujarat (63.52) and Punjab (63.01), Himachal Pradesh (62.41), Jammu and Kashmir 62.37, Karnataka (61.14) and Tamil Nadu (60.41).
Uttar Pradesh continued to be at the bottom of the list with its score falling to 28.61. Other States at the bottom of the list were Bihar (32.11), Odisha (35.97) and Madhya Pradesh (38.39).

Sep 28, 2019

IIT Council Approves 'Honourable' Exit Plan for 'Weak' Students

The IIT Council approved plans to give an honourable exit to 'weak students' after the second semester, allow greater autonomy for IITs in consultation with the NITI Aayog, encourage their 'internationalisation' through renewable contracts for foreign faculty and test OCI (Overseas Citizens of India) students directly for JEE Advanced.
At its 53rd meeting held in New Delhi, the council said that those who are unable to keep pace with the required academic standards can be can be allowed an 'honourable' exit after the second semester, instead of being dropped from the IIT system.
Each IIT senate will be asked to look at reasonable exit options for such students, with the understanding that they should be equipped with degree-level education and given extra time to cover up, if necessary, those who attended the meeting said.

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