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Daily Current Capsules 22nd June 2022
Government Schemes
National Initiative for Promotion of Upskilling of Nirman workers (NIPUN)

What's the NEWS

  • Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs and Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India, today launched an innovative project for skill training of construction workers called ‘NIPUN' i.e. National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman workers.
Know! about the project
  • The project NIPUN is an initiative of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under its flagship scheme of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) to train over 1 lakh construction workers, through fresh skilling and upskilling programmes and provides them with work opportunities in foreign countries also.
  • Project NIPUN will also facilitate and support convergence with related line ministries.
  • National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) will be responsible for the overall execution of training, monitoring and candidate tracking.
  • It will provide trainees with ‘Kaushal Bima', a three-year accidental insurance with coverage of INR 2 lakhs, digital skills such as cashless transactions and the BHIM app, orientation about entrepreneurship, and EPF and BOCW facilities.
  • A project committee with members from both NSDC and MoHUA will be formed
  • To fulfil this mission, the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) and the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI) have joined Project NIPUN as industry partners and will identify training job roles of aspirational value in the construction sector in collaboration with the SSC

Know! about DAY-NULM
  • It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, being implemented since 2014-15, with the aim to reduce poverty and vulnerability of urban poor households in the country by enabling them to access self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities, resulting in an appreciable improvement in their livelihoods on a sustainable basis.
  • The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), the nodal agency under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India, will be the Implementation Partner for the project NIPUN.
Know! about National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
  • It is a not-for-profit public limited company incorporated on July 31, 2008 under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 (corresponding to section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013).
  • NSDC was set up by Ministry of Finance as Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.
  • The Government of India through Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) holds 49% of the share capital of NSDC, while the private sector has the balance 51% of the share capital.
Factoids
MULTINATIONAL PEACEKEEPING EXERCISE "EX KHAAN QUEST - 2022" CONCLUDES AT MONGOLIA
What's the NEWS
  • The Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise "Ex Khaan Quest -2022" culminated at the Peace Support Operations Training Centre in Ulaanbaatar at Mongolia.
Know! about the exercise
  • The exercise conducted from 06 June to 20 June 2022 provided a platform for mutual learning and sharing best practices amongst the armies from 16 Nations.
  • The Indian contingent consisting of personnel from the LADAKH SCOUTS participated in the field training as well as the Command Post exercise.
  • A number of training activities were organised during the course of the exercise, which included mock tactical operations as per United Nations (UN) mandate, combat discussions, training of staff & command appointments; as part of a combined UN brigade, in order to enhance multinational interoperability.

 


Factoids
Centre for Brain Research
What's the NEWS

  • The Prime Minister inaugurated the Centre for Brain Research and laid the foundation Stone for Bagchi Parthasarathy Multispeciality Hospital at IISc Bengaluru.
  • The Centre for Brain Research is developed as a one of its kind research facility and focuses on conducting vital research to provide evidence based public health interventions to manage age-related brain disorders.
  • 832 bedded Bagchi Parthasarathy Multispeciality Hospital will be developed in the campus of IISc Bengaluru and will help integrate science, engineering and medicine at the prestigious institute.
Polity
West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill
What's the NEWS
  • The West Bengal Assembly passed the West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill paving the way for making the Chief Minister the Chancellor of universities run by the state government, replacing the Governor from the position. Ironically, the Bill will become law only after it receives Governor's assent.
Know! the powers enjoyed by the Governors as a Chancellors
  • The appointment of Vice-Chancellors in state government-run universities is among the responsibilities of Governors as Chancellors.
  • Chancellors in most states have the power to annul decisions of the decision-making bodies of universities such as the Executive Council, and to make appointments to these bodies.
  • They also enjoy the power to preside over the convocation of universities.
  • In some states, however, Governors have little or no say in appointing VCs despite holding the post of Chancellor.
  • In Telangana and Gujarat, Governors have no option but to appoint VCs from among the names approved by the state governments.
  • Other Opposition-ruled states such as Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, too have curtailed the authority enjoyed by Governors as Chancellors.
  • No attempt has been made to officially designate the CM as Chancellor in any other state
Health
IMCR released guidelines for TYPE 1 DIABETES

 

What's the NEWS

  • The Indian Council of Medical Research (IMCR) released guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and management for type-1 diabetes.
  • This is the first time the ICMR has issued guidelines specifically for type 1 diabetes, which is rarer than type 2.
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Know! about Type 1 diabates

 

  • Type 1 diabetes is a condition where the pancreas completely stops producing insulin, the hormone responsible for controlling the level of glucose in blood by increasing or decreasing absorption to the liver, fat, and other cells of the body.
  • This is unlike type 2 diabetes - where the body's insulin production either goes down or the cells become resistant to the insulin.
  • Type 1 diabetes is predominantly diagnosed in children and adolescents.
  • Type 1 diabetes is much more severe than type 2.
  • Unlike type 2 diabetes where the body produces some insulin and which can be managed using various pills, if a person with type 1 diabetes stops taking their insulin, they die within weeks as the body produces zero insulin.
  • Symptoms in children's include frequent urination, extreme thirst, and diabetic ketoacidosis (a serious condition where the body has a high concentration of ketones, a molecule produced when the body isn't able to absorb glucose for energy and starts breaking down fats instead).
  • There are over 10 lakh children and adolescents living with type 1 diabetes in the world, with India accounting for the highest numbers.

 

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