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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - October 2019

Oct 2019

Oct 16, 2019

Release Of Two Diagnostic Kits Developed Under 'Make In India' Initiative By Indian Council Of Ag...

Two diagnostic kits are developed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) - Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) under the 'Make in India' initiative, namely the Bluetongue sandwich ELISA (sELISA) and the Japanese Encephalitis lgM ELIS.
A kit for the control of Swine and Detection of Antigen was released by Shri Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying and Dr. T. Mahopatra, Secretary DARE and DG, ICAR at Krishi Bhawan.
This indigenous technology will not just help save foreign exchange as the newly developed kits cost ten times lesser than the imported ones but also has the potential to earn foreign exchange.

Gujarat, Tamil Nadu Top Performers Under PM-JAY health scheme

Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh have emerged as the top performing States with free secondary and tertiary treatment worth nearly ₹7,901 crore availed under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), the flagship health assurance scheme of the Government in just over a year.
Launched in 2018, the scheme crossed the 50-lakh treatment mark with secondary and tertiary level treatments worth ₹7,901 crore being carried out across 32 States and Union Territories.

Mylan Working With DCGI To Launch New TB Drug In India

Multinational pharmaceutical company Mylan is working with Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to launch pretomanid, a medicine used to treat drug- resistant tuberculosis (TB).
Non-profit drug developer TB Alliance and Mylan NV had in April, 2019 announced a global collaboration to make the experimental drug pretomanid for cure of pulmonary tuberculosis.
This drug is important for India because Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India would get rid of tuberculosis by 2025.

Oct 15, 2019

Centre Plans 'Vigyan Jyoti'

Alarmed by the low percentage of women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), the Centre has planned a programme to help girl students inculcate interest in these areas and also fund them if they get into any top institute for pursuing these underrepresented subjects.
The programme 'Vigyan Jyoti' aims to tap 100 girl students in 550 districts from 2020-2025. The students will be chosen based on their percentile.
The initiative is likely to be launched by the end of October 2019.

Health Ministry has finalised 25 members of National Medical Commission

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has finalised 25 members of the National Medical Commission (NMC), which will replace the Medical Council of India (MCI).
A draw of lots took place for selecting the members of NMC which include ten Vice-Chancellors (VCs) from different states, nine members from the State Medical Councils (SMCs) and four part-time members from the autonomous boards.
The exercise took place in the presence of Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Chowbey, in which 10 VCs were chosen from Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Gujarat, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Dagar and Nagar Haveli, Punjab, and Haryana.

Oct 14, 2019

NITI Aayog Plans To Make India Education Hub

Worried with the declining growth in the inflow of foreign students, the NITI Aayog has set out to draw up an ambitious action plan for a giant leap.
The Aayog has also floated the idea of a single authority to deal with the issue. Aiming to attract two lakh foreign students annually from 2023, the think tank panel will be working on implementing a proposal to create 'Exclusive Education Zone (EEZ)' in a few select cities, besides blending technical education with short-term vocational courses.

Oct 13, 2019

President of India Lays Foundation Stone for JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research 'VARUNA...

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, laid the foundation stone for the campus of JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research at Varuna Village, Mysuru.
Global Campus of JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research at Varuna Village is a tribute to Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamiji whose 104th Jayanti is being celebrated in 2019.
Sri Suttur Math's focus on education was strongly encouraged by Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji.
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research was established in 2008 and is today regarded as a reputed institute of health sciences.

Oct 12, 2019

POSHAN Atlas

In a bid to tackle malnutrition, government is developing an Atlas to map the crops and food grains grown in different regions of the country so that nutritious protein rich food in local areas can be promoted.
The ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) in association with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Deendayal Research Institute is developing a POSHAN atlas under POSHAN abhiyan, government's multi-ministerial convergence mission with the vision to ensure attainment of malnutrition free India by 2022.
The POSHAN atlas will map the crops and food grains grown in different regions of the country because the solution to tackling malnutrition lies in promoting regional cropping patterns and embracing local food that are rich in protein.

Mamata Banerjee Govt To Set Up Kanyashree University In West Bengal To 'Empower Girls'

Aiming to empower girls, the West Bengal government has taken the initiative to set up a Kanyashree University in Nadia district and Kanyashree colleges across the state.
Banerjee had laid the foundation stone of the new university at Krishnagar in Nadia district in January, 2019. The Kanyashree university would be only for women.
Banerjee took to Twitter on International Day of the Girl Child to state that her government started the Kanyashree scheme to empower girls, and it has been allocated a budget of Rs 7,000 crore since its launch in 2013.
The main objective of the scheme is to ensure that girls study in schools and delay their marriages until the age of 18 years.

EY Launches Tech Platform In 45 Delhi-NCR Schools To Enable STEM Learning For Girls

In a bid to address the gender gap in the technology sector, EY launched a mobile platform to provide an entertaining and gamified science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning experience to over 6,000 girls in Delhi-NCR.
The mobile platform developed in collaboration with Tribal Planet, EY STEM Tribe, will help girls in 13-18 years age group engage in STEM curriculum and pursue high-growth careers.
India is the first country to launch EY's STEM Tribe platform. Following the launch in India with Delhi-NCR, EY will take this to schools in the United States, starting with Seattle and Atlanta.
This global initiative in India will enable STEM learning for 6,000 girls across 45 private and government schools in Delhi-NCR, and has the potential to scale rapidly, empowering young girls to learn STEM in a pragmatic and contemporary manner, said Rajiv Memani, Chairman and Regional Managing Partner, EY India.

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