National Non-Communicable Disease Monitoring Survey:
"The "Global Non-Communicable Disease Monitoring Survey (NNMS)" was released by the Union Health Minister, which is the first systematic national survey on risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCD) and health system preparedness.
Highlights:
♦ Two out of five adults in India have three or more non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors, and the health system`s status in reacting to the burden of disease is also underscored.
♦ Overweight or obese: more than 1 in 4 adults and 6.2% of adolescents
♦ Increased blood pressure: three out of ten adults
♦ Raised blood sugar: 9.3%.
♦ Insufficient physical activity: More than 2 in 5 adults and 1 in 4 adolescents
♦ One in every three adults and more than one-fourth of men have used some sort of tobacco or alcohol in the past 12 months, respectively.
Silver Jubilee of National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated:
The Silver Jubilee Celebration of the National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI).
NICSI:
♦ NICSI is a public sector company under the Ministry of Electronics and Technology, GOI`s National Informatics Center (NIC).
♦ NICSI was founded in 1996 to provide end-to-end IT solutions to India`s central government, state governments and other PSUs for e-government projects.
♦ It also provides ICT services at the international level.
♦ The core services of NICSI include IT Consultancy, Data Analytics Centre of Excellence, Productization & International Marketing, Cloud Services, ICT product facilities, Human Resource/Roll out/Training.
♦ EOffice, eTransport, eHospital, ePrisons, eCourts, etc. are some of its primary products.
♦ NICSI is headquartered in New Delhi.
Paperless Budget Launched Ahead Of 2021 Budget:
Before presenting the union budget on February 1, 2021, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the "Union Budget Mobile App" It is for members of the Indian Parliament and the public to launch a mobile application. The budget will be absolutely paperless afterwards. In light of the current coronavirus pandemic, this decision was made.
Highlights:
♦ Links to 14 Union budget records, including annual financial statements or budgets, grant criteria (DG) and draft financial regulations will be provided by the mobile application.
♦ The application`s interface is built in a user-friendly way. Features including uploading, printing, browsing, zooming in and out, folders, and external links are included. This is a bilingual application application that is (English and Hindi).
♦ Under the guidance of the Department of Economic Affairs, the National Information Center (NIC) established the application (DEA).
♦ In the Indian constitution, the term "joint budget" is not used. Yet budgets are also called `annual financial statements.` In compliance with Article 112 of the Indian Constitution, this annual financial statement is prepared.
♦ At 5:00 pm on the last working day of February, until 1999, the League budget was announced. The time has been altered to 11 am since the 1999 Budget. In 2016, Narendra Modi changed the date of the presentation of the budget to February 1. Also, the railway budget was combined with the union budget in 2016.
♦ The customary Halva ceremony begins with the printing of budget papers, and the etiquette is carried out by the Minister of Finance. The practice of using leather briefcases for budgeting also shifted in July 2019, when the finance minister was budgeting in Bahi-Khata.
First Young Readers Boat Library in Kolkata:
The first boathouse for young readers was built by the West Bengal Transport Company. In conjunction with conventional book stores, the library was opened. It was introduced and was the first one on board.
Highlights:
♦ Reading books while appreciating the beauty of Kolkata is the reason for opening the boathouse; the object of setting up the boathouse is to read books while appreciating the beauty of Kolkata.
♦ On the Hooghly Channel, the boathouse sails. The library will provide children with an option of 500 English and Bengali titles to choose from.
♦ The boathouse would have a three-hour journey for individuals. The tour of the library begins at Millennium Park. They`re going to go to Belur Math Pier and return. Three journeys will be offered by the ship on all working days.
♦ It offers free wifi as well. For adults, the fare is 100 rupees and 50 rupees for children. Activities such as storytelling, reading lessons, dramatic recitations, poetry lessons, music and the launch of new books will also be hosted.
♦ Millennium Park is a private park situated on Strand Road on the east side of the Hooghly River, in Kolkata. It extends near Fairlie Ghat for 2.5 kilometers. The park consists of landscaped gardens and playing areas for children. The park, which was opened by the river in December 1999, provides a green space for the polluted waterways of Kolkata.
♦ Also known as Bhagirathi-Hooghly, Ganga and Kati Ganga, the Hooghly River is With a total length of around 260 kilometers, this river is a diversion route from the Ganges in West Bengal. It is split into Padma and Hooghly in Murshidabad, near Giria. The other bifurcation of the upstream river made by man is at Farakka. The Padma River flows into Bangladesh to the east, while the Hughli River flows to the southward through West Bengal.