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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Gholvad Sapota (Chikoo) 2. National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) 3. Six-Month CBID Program on Rehabilitation of Divyangjan 4. AIM-ICDK Water Innovation Challenge
Context:
Exports of GI certified Gholvad Sapota (chikoo) from Maharashtra to UK began.
Details:
- The Gholvad Sapota or Chikoo is known for its sweet and unique taste.
- Its GI certification is held by the Maharashtra Rajya Chikoo Utpadak Sangh.
- It is believed that the unique taste is due to the calcium rich soil of Gholvad village.
- Gholvad is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra.
- Currently in the Palgahr district, around 5000 hectares of land is under sapota plantation. Out of 5000 farmers who grow Sapota, 147 farmers are authorized GI users.
- The Gholvad Sapota is also known as the Dahanu Gholvad Sapota (Dahanu being the Taluk in which Gholvad is located).
Additional Information:
- In India, sapota is grown in Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.
- Karnataka is the highest grower of sapota, followed by Maharashtra.
Also read: List of Geographical Indications [GI Tags] in India
2. National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC)
Context:
New Recommendations of NEGVAC accepted by Union Ministry of Health.
Fresh recommendations of NEGVAC:
- For individuals having lab test proven COVID-19 illness, the COVID-19 vaccination is to be deferred by 3 months after recovery.
- For COVID-19 patients who have been given anti-SARS-2 monoclonal antibodies or convalescent plasma, the COVID-19 vaccination is to be deferred by 3 months from the date of discharge from the hospital.
- Persons with any other serious general illness requiring hospitalization or ICU care should also wait for 4-8 weeks before getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
- An individual can donate blood after 14 days of either receiving the COVID-19 vaccine or testing RT-PCR negative, if suffering from COVID-19 disease.
- COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all lactating women.
Know more about NEGVAC in CNA dated April 20, 2021.
For detailed information on COVID-19 vaccines, please check our video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXXWm-fLwck
3. Six-Month CBID Program on Rehabilitation of Divyangjan
Context:
Union Minister has virtually launched a six-month Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) Program on rehabilitation of PwD (Persons with Disabilities).
Program Aims:
- The program aims to create a pool of grassroots rehabilitation workers at the community level who can work alongside ASHA and Anganwadi workers to handle cross disability issues and facilitate the inclusion of persons with disabilities in society.
- It has been designed to impart competency-based knowledge and skills among these workers to enhance their ability to successfully discharge their duties.
- These workers will be called ‘Divyang Mitra’ i.e. friends of persons with disabilities.
Details:
- The Rehabilitation Council of India and the University of Melbourne (Australia) have been working on this program for the last two years.
- This is in the wake of an MoU signed between the governments of India and Australia in 2018 for cooperation in the disability sector.
- The course will be launched initially on a pilot basis for two batches in 7 National Institutes of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and 7-9 voluntary organisations having experience in Community Based Rehabilitation programme.
- The National Board of Examination in Rehabilitation under the Rehabilitation Council of India will conduct examinations and award certificates to pass-out candidates.
- The program will be available in English and Hindi, along with 7 regional languages.
4. AIM-ICDK Water Innovation Challenge
Context:
Global finals of the AIM-ICDK Water Innovation Challenge conducted.
AIM-ICDK Water Innovation Challenge:
- Conducted by:
- Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog
- Innovation Center Denmark (ICDK) – a unit under Embassy of Denmark
- Denmark Technical University (DTU)
- The aim of the AIM-ICDK Water Innovation Challenge (also called Next Generation Water Action (NGWA) Water Innovation Challenge) was to identify promising innovators from India, who could represent and form the Indian participation in the global Next Generation Water Action program hosted by International Water Association and Denmark Technical University.
- Next Generation Water Action: An initiative by DTU to engage young talents from leading universities and innovation hubs of 5 countries (India, Denmark, Kenya, Ghana and South Korea) to build their skills and apply their technical disciplines, innovation capacity and solutions to challenge and catalyse water solutions towards smart liveable cities.
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