[CA/News] May 07, 2020 Headlines

MAY 07, 2020
AYUSH KAVACH APP Uttar Pradesh Government launched Ayush Kavach application to help people access prescriptions. These prescriptions will help the people to strengthen their resistance through ancient practices Ayurveda and Yoga. The application aims to boost the immunity of the people through Ayurveda medicines. The Ayush Kavach application is to provide health related information and also tips about using ayurvedic medicines. global response international pledging conference Around 40 countries took part on an online summit called Global Response International Pledging Conference. The Conference was initiated by European Union. USA and Russia did not take part in the conference. China where the virus originated was represented by its ambassador. The main aim of the conference was to raise funds for research of COVID-19, especially vaccine development. The Conference was initiated by the European Union. long with the European Union, the other countries that co-hosted the conference includes Canada, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Norway, Japan and Saudi Arabia.    nigah The Himachal Pradesh Government is to launch a new programme called “Nigah”. The programme aims at educating family members that are coming from other parts of the country. The Nigah Programme is to deploy ASHA, anganwadi and health workers to create awareness about maintaining social distancing during home quarantine. Under the programme the health workers will sensitize the members of the family that are arriving from other states. garud The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) operating under Ministry of Civil Aviation launched “GARUD” Portal. GARUD is Government Authorisation for Relief Using Drones. The GARUD portal will assist state entities to obtain exemptions from central government to operate drones for COVID-19 purposes. The portal is important as several state entities are deploying drones to disinfect public places.	“lost at home” UNICEF released its report called “Lost at Home”. The report enforces the risks and challenges of internally displaced children and the need to protect them. According to the report, at the end of 2019, around 46 million people were internally displaced due to conflict and violence. Among them, every four out of 10 were children, which is 19 million children. The three major countries that accounted to more than half of persons displaced due to conflict and violence are Syrian Arab Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen. In India, according to the report, the displacements were mainly due to disasters. Around 5 million were displaced in India in 2019 due to natural disasters. This mainly includes floods and storms. MANISHA SINGH US President, Mr. Donald Trump appointed Indian American Diplomat Manisha Singh as his envoy to OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development). OECD was founded in 1961 with headquarters at Paris, to improve world trade and stimulate global economic progress. India is not a member of OECD. Recently, President Trump appointed Indian American Ashok Michael Pinto as US representative to IBRD (International Bank of Reconstruction and Development).  surakshit dada – dadi & nana – nani abhiyan NITI Aayog along with Primal Foundation launched Surakshit Dada-Dadi and Nana-Nani Abhiyan. The scheme focuses to ensure the wellbeing of the senior citizens. The campaign targets to reach 2.9 million senior citizens that are spread in 25 Aspirational Districts. The scheme is aimed to create awareness about several aspects of senior citizens including their lifestyle and health. The main objective of the scheme is to protect the senior citizens. bishnu sendra parva It is an annual hunting festival observed by tribals of Jharkhand and the neighbouring Odisha and West Bengal. This year, for the first time in living memory, not a single animal was killed in event because of a complete lockdown across the state.
Prepared by K. M. Senthil Kumar