28 June 2021: PIB Summary & Analysis

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. P V Narasimha Rao
2. Burmese grapes ‘Leteku’
3. New Generation Agni P Ballistic Missile
4. Statistics Day
5. Protection Officers

1. P V Narasimha Rao

Context:

Former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao’s 100^th birth anniversary on June 29, 2021.

Know more about Narasimha Rao in This Day in History dated June 21.

2. Burmese grapes ‘Leteku’

Context:

APEDA facilitated exports of Burmese grapes ‘Leteku’ to Dubai.

About Leteku:

• Burmese Grapes are also known as ‘Leteku’ in the Assamese language.
• They are grown in the Darrang district of Assam.
• They are found in abundance in the north eastern region of India.
• Burmese grapes grows in evergreen forests on a wide range of soils.
• The fruit is harvested and used locally, eaten as a fruit, stewed or made into wine.
• It is also used medicinally to treat skin diseases. The bark, roots and wood are harvested for medicinal uses.
• The fruit is oval, coloured yellowish, pinkish to bright red or purple, 2.5–3.5 cm in diameter, glabrous, with 2–4 large purple-red seed, with white aril.

3. New Generation Agni P Ballistic Missile

Context:

DRDO successfully test-flighted New Generation Agni P Ballistic Missile.

About the Agni P Missile:

• Agni P is a new generation advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles.
• It is a canisterised nuclear capable missile with range capability between 1,000 and 2,000 kms.
• It is deemed that the Agni-P has been developed specifically to strike targets in Pakistan.
  • Its range of 1,000-2,000 kilometres is too short to reach targets in the Chinese mainland, but can comfortably cover all of Pakistan’s territory.
• Being a canisterised missile, the Agni-P can be transported easily by road or railway and fired at very short notice.
• The Agni-P will replace the Prithvi, Agni-1 and Agni-2 missiles in India’s arsenal — missiles that were built two decades ago with technologies that are now considered outdated.
• While the Agni-P will be the workhorse of the nuclear deterrent against Pakistan, the Agni-5 will be the mainstay of the anti-China nuclear arsenal.
• The Agni-P will enter service as a two-stage, solid propellant missile. Both stages will have composite rocket motors and guidance systems with electro-mechanical actuators. The missiles will be guided to their targets by inertial navigation systems (INS) that are based on advanced ring-laser gyroscopes.
• The Agni-P and Agni-5 ballistic missiles trace their origins back to the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) that the then DRDO chief, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, launched in the early 1980s.

4. Statistics Day

Context:

29 June is observed as ‘Statistics Day’.

About ‘Statistics Day’:

• The Government has been celebrating the Statistics Day, to popularise the use of Statistics in everyday life and sensitise the public as to how Statistics helps in shaping and framing policies.
• The day is marked to honour the contributions of Late Prof. P C Mahalanobis, on 29th June (his birth anniversary), in recognition of his invaluable contribution in establishing the National Statistical System.
• The theme of Statistics Day, 2021 is Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)- 2 (End Hunger, Achieve Food Security and Improved Nutrition and Promote Sustainable Agriculture).
• On this occasion, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation also recognizes the outstanding contribution for high quality research work in the field of applied and theoretical statistics benefiting the official statistical system.
  • The Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis National Award in Official Statistics and the Prof C. R. Rao National Award for Young Statistician are announced on this day.

5. Protection Officers

Context:

‘Training Programme of Protection Officers in addressing Domestic Violence’ launched by the National Commission for Women.

Details:

• The series has been launched by NCW in collaboration with the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) to address the specific needs of Protection Officers in responding to survivors of domestic violence.
• The training aims to focus on the role of different stakeholders/service providers including police, legal aid services, health system, service providers, shelter services, one stop centres, etc.

About Protection Officers:

• Protection Officers act as facilitators between the aggrieved woman and the court in cases of domestic violence.
• They help the aggrieved woman in filing complaints and application before the Magistrate to obtain the necessary relief and also assist to obtain medical aid, legal aid, counselling, safe shelter and other required assistance.
• Under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the duties of the Protection Officers are:
  • to assist the Magistrate in the discharge of his functions under this Act;
  • to make a domestic incident report to the Magistrate, in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, upon receipt of a complaint of domestic violence and forward copies thereof to the police officer in charge of the police station within the local limits of whose jurisdiction domestic violence is alleged to have been committed and to the service providers in that area;
  • to make an application in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed to the Magistrate, if the aggrieved person so desires, claiming relief for issuance of a protection order;
  • to ensure that the aggrieved person is provided legal aid under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 and make available free of cost the prescribed form in which a complaint is to be made;
  • to maintain a list of all service providers providing legal aid or counselling, shelter homes and medical facilities in a local area within the jurisdiction of the Magistrate;
  • to make available a safe shelter home, if the aggrieved person so requires and forward a copy of his report of having lodged the aggrieved person in a shelter home to the police station and the Magistrate having jurisdiction in the area where the shelter home is situated;
  • to get the aggrieved person medically examined, if she has sustained bodily injuries and forward a copy of the medical report to the police station and the Magistrate having jurisdiction in the area where the domestic violence is alleged to have been taken place;
  • to ensure that the order for monetary relief under section 20 is complied with and executed, in accordance with the procedure prescribed under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
• The Protection Officers are appointed by the state government in each district and they shall be women as far as possible.

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