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Current Affairs 27 December 2020
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National
PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT to extend coverage to all residents of Jammu & Kashmir
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has launched a scheme ‘Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT’ via video-conferencing to extend health insurance coverage to all the residents of Jammu & Kashmir.
- Under this scheme, the coverage of Ayushman Yojna will be extended to all the residents of Jammu & Kashmir.
- Currently about 6 lakh families of the state are getting the benefit of Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
- With the SEHAT Scheme, all 21 lakh families will get the benefit of free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh medical expense, on the basis of Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011.
- Apart from this, the treatment under the new scheme will not be limited to government and private hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir only, rather, the treatment can be availed from thousands of hospitals empanelled under this scheme in the country.
India’s first tiger reserve hot air balloon safari launched in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve of Madhya Pradesh
- India’s first ‘Hot Air Balloon Wildlife Safari’ in a tiger reserve has been launched in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
- It is the first of its type service in any tiger reserve of India. The service is being operated by Jaipur-based Sky Waltz.
- Tourists can watch tigers, leopards, Indian sloth bear and other wild animals from a height, and this activity will be restricted to the buffer area.
Apps & Services
Housing & Urban Affairs Ministry launches ‘E-Sampada’ mobile app and portal for management of all GoI Estate services
- The Minister of State(I/C) for Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep S Puri has launched a new web portal and mobile app, ‘e-Sampada’ on 25 December 2020.
- The website and mobile app has been introduced by the Directorate of Estates, under the MoHUA, to boost transparency and accountability in providing various Estate Services, while ensuring ease of living for the citizens.
- The ‘e-Sampada’ has been launched by integrating four websites (gpra.nic.in, eawas.nic.in, estates.gov.in, holidayhomes.nic.in), and two Mobile Apps (m-Awas & m-Ashoka5) of the Directorate of Estates, to bring all the services on the same platform throughout the country.
- The new application will provide a single-window for all the services like allotment, retention, regularisation, no dues certificate etc.
DGT inks pact with MICROSOFT and NASSCOM FOUNDATION for digital skilling of ITI Students through Bharatskills Portal
- The Directorate General of Training (DGT) under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has collaborated with Microsoft and NASSCOM Foundation to provide a digital content for ITI students.
- Around 1,20,000 students in around 3000 ITIs across India would be benefited by this digitized e-learning module. The service will be made available through the Bharatskills portal.
- It would also include future-ready employability skilling program for upskilling and reskilling.
- These new learning initiatives will empower young learners with technical and market-oriented skills.
Books & Author
Kailash Satyarthi pens new book ‘Covid-19 : Sabhyata Ka Sankat Aur Samadhan’
- Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has come out with his new book titled ‘Covid-19: Sabhyata ka Sankat aur Samadhan’ (Covid-19: Crisis of Civilisation and Solutions).
- The book was launched by former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh on 24th December 2020, virtually.
- The book is written in Hindi and is published by Prabhat Prakashan.
- ‘Covid-19: Sabhyata ka Sankat aur Samadhan’ discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the common way of life including the education system, business, politics, public safety, foreign policy, law, medicine, economy and development of countries. It also suggests solution to deal with the ongoing crisis triggered by the disease.
Sports
BCCI approves 10-team IPL from 2022
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) held its 89th Annual General Meeting in Ahmedabad. In the meeting it was decided that 10 teams will compete in Indian Premier League (IPL) from 2022 against present 8 teams.
- The 2021 season of IPL will be played with the regular 8 teams and bids will be invited for the addition of two new teams from the 2022 season.
- Apart from this, former cricketer Chetan Sharma has been appointed as the new chairman of selectors for national men’s cricket team by the Cricket Advisory Committee headed by Madan Lal.
Obituary
Former England Bowler And Cricket Commentator, Robin Jackman, Passes away at 75
- The former England cricketer and commentator, Robin Jackman has passed away. He was 75.
- Jackman was born in Simla, Punjab, of British India in 1945.
- He had represented England in four Tests and 15 ODIs in his international career between 1974 to 1983, picking 33 wickets
- His domestic career began in 1966 and was spread across 16 seasons, during which he took 1402 first-class wickets in 399 matches at an average of 22.80 and also scored 5681 runs.
- Post retirement, he served as a broadcaster and gave voice to South African cricket for many years.
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