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Current Affairs 15 August 2021
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National
PM Modi declares August 14 to be observed as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared that, August 14 will be observed as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ or ‘Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas’, in memory of people’s struggles and sacrifices during the partition of the country in 1947.
- The day aims to inspire us to eliminate the poison of discrimination, animosity and ill-will, as well as strengthen unity, social harmony and human sensibilities.
- India will observe its 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2021.
Ministry of Social Justice launches TAPAS, an e-study platform for social defence
- Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched an online portal named TAPAS (Training for Augmenting Productivity and Services) to provide filmed lectures/courses and e-study material in the field of social defence.
- Presently there are 5 courses under TAPAS: Drug (Substance) Abuse Prevention, Geriatric/Elderly Care, Care and Management of Dementia, Transgender Issues and on comprehensive course on Social Defence Issues.
- TAPAS is the initiative of National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The course can be taken up by anyone and is free of cost.
MoHUA launches brand and logo for urban Self-Help Group (SHG) products- ‘SonChiraiya’
- Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has launched ‘SonChiraiya’, a brand and logo for marketing of the urban Self-Help Group (SHG) products.
- To make urban SHG products popular, the ministry has signed MoUs with e-Commerce Portals like Amazon and Flipkart, with an underlying narrative of women empowerment.
- Due to this partnership, more than 2,000 products of nearly 5,000 SHG members have been onboarded on the e-commerce portals.
Dr. Jitendra Singh released “IndiGau’, India’s first Cattle Genomic Chip for the conservation of indigenous cattle breeds
- Dr Jitendra Singh today released ‘IndiGau’ chip. It is India’s first Cattle Genomic Chip for the conservation of pure varieties of indigenous cattle breeds like, Gir, Kankrej, Sahiwal, Ongole etc.
- IndiGau chip has been developed by scientists of National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NAIB), Hyderabad, an autonomous institution under the aegis of the Department of Biotechnology.
- The chip will help in achieving the goal of conservation of our own breeds with better characters and help towards doubling farmers’ income by 2022.
Ministry of Women and Child Development launches 2nd Phase of SAMVAD
- Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched the 2nd phase of SAMVAD (Support, Advocacy & Mental health interventions for children in Vulnerable circumstances And Distress).
- Purpose: SAMVAD is a National Initiative for child protection, mental health and psychosocial care of children.
- The second phase has been launched after the completion of one year of SAMVAD. The launch was done by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani.
- The new initiative will begin work with Panchayati Raj systems to integrate child protection and mental health in aspirational districts across the country to facilitate awareness generation and improve service delivery at the grassroot level.
India’s first Drone Forensic Lab comes up in Kerala
- India’s first Drone Forensic Lab and Research Center has come up in Kerala. The inauguration of the center was done by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan.
- The center will help in keeping a watch over unauthorized drones and also for the production of drones for the use of the police force.
Kaziranga becomes India’s first national park with satellite phones
- Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam has become the first national park in India to be equipped with satellite phones.
- Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua handed over 10 satellite phones to the forest personnel of the Kaziranga National Park.
- The satellite phones will boost the anti-poaching measures in the park. BSNL will be the service provider of these phones.
Four new sites of India added to Ramsar list as ‘wetlands of International importance’
- Four more wetlands from India have been added to the list of Ramsar sites, giving it the status of ‘Wetland of International Importance’. These sites are:
- Thol, Gujarat
- Wadhwana, Gujarat
- Sultanpur, Haryana
- Bhindawas, Haryana
- With this, the total number of Ramsar sites in India have reached 46, covering a surface area of 1,083,322 hectares.
International
WHO forms Advisory Group named SAGO to study the emergence of future emerging pathogens with pandemic potential
- World Health Organization (WHO) has created a new advisory group named, The International Scientific Advisory Group for Origins of Novel Pathogens, or SAGO.
- Function: The function of SAGO will be to systematically study the emergence of future emerging pathogens with pandemic potential, and advise the development in this regard to WHO.
- WHO has made an open call for nominations to SAGO from the member countries, thus providing a transparent foundation for the new scientific advisory group.
- The group will also work towards finding the origin of SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Appointment
Nadir Godrej to replace Adi Godrej as Chairman of Godrej Industries w.e.f October 1
- Adi Godrej will step down as the chairman of Godrej Industries on October 01, 2021. He will be replaced by Nadir Godrej, his younger brother.
- Godrej Industries (GIL) is the holding company of the Godrej group. Presently Nadir Godrej is the Managing Director of Godrej Industries.
- However, Adi Godrej will continue to serve as the Chairman of Godrej Group.
