01 Oct 2021: PIB Summary & Analysis

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Integrated Defence Staff
2. Military Nursing Service Raising Day
3. 5th East Asia Summit Education Ministers’ Meeting
4. Commission for Air Quality and Management
5. National Pension System (NPS) Day
6. The State Nutrition Profiles

1. Integrated Defence Staff

Context:

IDS celebrates 21st Raising Day.

About the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS):

• The HQ IDS was raised on October 01, 2001 as a Tri-Service entity with the overarching motto of ‘Victory through Jointness’.
• Tasked to promote jointness among the Defence Services and ensure better coordination with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and other Departments & Ministries, the HQ IDS has over the past two decades, led the efforts of the Defence Services in promoting key national endeavours like consolidating Defence Intelligence, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR), Military Diplomacy, construction of National War Memorial, operationalisation of Defence Space Agency, Defence Cyber Agency and Armed Forces Special Operations Division as Joint Organisations, to name a few.

Also read: Chief of Defence Staff

2. Military Nursing Service Raising Day

Context:

MNS celebrates 96th Raising Day.

Know more about Military Nursing Service Raising Day in PIB dated Sep 30, 2019 under the heading, ‘94^th Military Nursing Service Raising Day’.

3. 5th East Asia Summit Education Ministers’ Meeting

Context:

Union Education Minister addresses 5th East Asia Summit Education Ministers’ Meeting.

Details:

• The Minister shared the objectives of India’s National Education Policy, including universalisation of education, ensuring equity, quality, affordability & flexibility, technology-based learning and several others which uphold the principles of the Manila Action Plan on Education.
• He also mentioned other govt schemes such as PM-eVidya, Swayam, Diksha, etc.

Know more about East Asia Summit in the linked article.

4. Commission for Air Quality and Management

Context:

Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) mandates the introduction of a robust online mechanism for monitoring dust mitigation measures in the National Capital Region.

Read more about the commission in CNA dated Aug 5, 2021.

Details:

• To abate the rising air pollution in Delhi – NCR, the commission will periodically review compliance of dust mitigation measures at Construction & Demolition sites in NCR.
• The CAQM has issued directions to the State Governments of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and GNCTD to develop an online mechanism through a web portal for monitoring the compliance of dust mitigation measures by the project proponents.
• As per the directions of CAQM, all the projects (on plot area equal to or greater than 500 square meters) of construction and demolition under the territorial jurisdiction of Urban Local Bodies in the NCR have to mandatorily register at the web portal.
• Additionally, video fencing equipped with remote connectivity technology will be incorporated in the web portal for effective and round-the-clock monitoring.
• Further, the project proponents are required to install reliable and low-cost PM2.5 and PM10 sensors at the C&D project sites.

Also read: Graded Response Action Plan

5. National Pension System (NPS) Day

Context:

NPD Diwas is observed on 1 Oct (coinciding with the International Day of Older Persons).

Know more about NPS in the linked article.

6. The State Nutrition Profiles

Context:

NITI Aayog, in a joint effort with IFPRI, IIPS, UNICEF and IEG launch “The State Nutrition Profiles” for 19 States and Union Territories.

Details:

• NITI Aayog, in a joint effort with International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Indian Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), UNICEF and Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) launched ‘The State Nutrition Profiles” for 19 States and Union Territories.
• The ‘State Nutrition Profiles’ (SNPs) give insights on nutrition outcomes, immediate and underlying determinants and interventions based on NFHS-rounds 3, 4 and 5.
• The SNPs include a comprehensive compilation of crucial data that can positively affect policy decisions and facilitate research in the area.
• The trend analysis of key indicators such as wasting, stunting, anaemia, underweight and overweight and NCDs (Diabetes and High blood pressure) showcase the variability of performance across districts.
• The reports highlight the best and worst performing districts, highest burden districts and top coverage districts of the country.
• The SNPs are based on the headcount-based analyses and use of data from NFHS-5 to provide evidence that helps identify priority districts and number of districts in the state with public health concern as per WHO guidelines.
• Each SNP has incorporated key takeaways for children, women and men and identifies areas where the state has the potential to improve further.

Read previous PIB here.

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