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Page No. 2 Universal Immunization Programme Page No. 3 Reinterpretation of Japanese Constitution Index AUGUST,NOVEMBER, 2012 2014 Page No. 5 BRICS Summit CURRENT AFFAIRS Designed by: National Issues 7 Chandan Kumar “Raja” International Issues 19 India & the World 25 Economy 28 For Advertisement Contact at : Science and Technology 32 9958790414 Sports 35 Awards & Prizes 39 Join us at Facebook: In The News 42 https://www.facebook.com/iasexamportal Follow us at Twitter: https://twitter.com/iasexamportal Selected Articles from Various Newspapers & Journals 46 Page No. Disclaimer: 68 Editor and Publisher are not responsible Marrakesh Treaty for any view, data, figure etc. expressed in the articles by the author(s). Maps are notational . All Disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of competent courts and Page No. 69 fourms in Delhi/New Delhi only. Essential Commodities Act SOLVED PAPER General Studies UPSC MAIN 2012 Paper – I CSAT PAPER-II Model Paper For IAS Preliminary Examination–2015 GENERAL STUDIES PAPER-I Model Paper For IAS Preliminary Examination–2015 Study Material on Sangam Age for Preliminary Examination 2015 Join Online Coaching For IAS Pre & Mains Exams http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses UNIVERSAL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMME Indian public health has seen a 7. Pertussis; Japanese encephalitis virus are mild massive improvement since It was also announced in 2014 (fever and headache) or without independence. At the time of that four vaccines will be added to apparent symptoms, but sometimes independence Life expectancy was the program namely rotavirus, rubella 1 in 200 infections can result in severe only 32 years and we had a very high and Japanese encephalitis, as well as disease characterized by rapid onset child and infant mortality rate. Various the injectable polio vaccine. of high grade fever, headache, neck programs and initiatives from the Poliomyelitis (polio) is one of the stiffness, disorientation, coma, government and non-government disease covered under universal seizures, spastic paralysis and death. organizations have led to this immunization program. It is a highly Routine Immunization targets to development. Universal infectious viral disease, which mainly vaccinate 26 million new born every immunization program is one such affects young children. The virus is year and 100 million children in program which has helped in transmitted by person-to-person between age 1-5 years for UIP. To reduction of spread of disease spread mainly through the faecal-oral achieve this task millions of sessions covered under it. India started with route. are conducted. Around 90 percent the expanded Program of It multiplies in the intestine, immunization is done by public Immunization (EPI) in 1978 to from where it invade the nervous sector and rest by private sector. reduce child mortality. Under this system and causes paralysis. Initial Union Government of India procures program six vaccines were covered symptoms of polio include fever, the vaccine and supplies it to the state (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), TT, fatigue, headache, vomiting, stiffness governments. In order to keep the DPT, DT, polio, and typhoid). in the neck, and pain in the limbs. In vaccines safe large number of cold Subsequently, in 1985 the Indian a small proportion of cases, the chains are involved. It is necessary to government included Measles disease causes paralysis, which is correctly forecast and predict the vaccination and launched the often permanent. There is no cure for requirement of state so that cold Universal Immunization Programme polio, it can only be prevented by chains are not overburdened. (UIP) and a mission to achieve immunization. In 2010 government Success of this programme depends immunization coverage of all infants started a drive against polio and in upon the ASHA and Anganwadi and pregnant women by 1990’s. It is 2012 programme achieved big workers, they mobilize eligible one of the largest immunization success when India was removed children to site and ensure that no program in the world in terms of from active polio list of WHO. Similar one is left out. Due to all these efforts quantities of vaccine used, the to polio, Japanese encephalitis(JE) India has drastically improved its number of beneficiaries, the is also a viral disease. It is transmitted health indicators, despite being a geographical spread. It was by mosquitoes in humans causing poor country. IMR and MMR has been launched in 1985 in a phased inflammation of the membranes reduced to 44 per 1000 live births manner. Under this program around the brain. Japanese and 212 per 100,00 live births government gives vaccine to children encephalitis is a leading cause of viral respectively. Although India has for seven diseases. Diseases covered encephalitis in Asia generally spread improved its health indicators but under this program are; from western pacific region in east to there is still a big scope for 1. Polio; Pakistan in west and from Korea in improvement. Targets set up by 2. Hepatitis B; north to Papua New Guinea in south. Millennium development goals are 3. Childhood TB; Japanese encephalitis is a still far off. In order to improve the 4. Tetanus; disease caused by a flavi virus that health conditions in India private 5. Measles; affects the membranes around the sector should have to contribute 6. Diphtheria; brain. Generally infections caused by more for it. 2 http://www.iasexamportal.com Click Here to Subscribe PRINT COPY of Civil Services Mentor Magazine http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/magazine Join Online Coaching For IAS Pre & Mains Exams http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses REINTERPRETATION OF JAPANESE CONSTITUTION With narrow land space and south east asia. In the 1970s relation ARTICLE 9 OF poor natural resources, Japan heavily between two of the present super CONSTITUTION OF JAPAN depends on the international powers of the world, U.S. and China, Article 9, The environment for its survival. It has no normalised, this led to normalisation Constitution of Japan (1947) other choice than to make persistent of ties between Japan and China. says that Japan endeavors toward international Various factors come together in “Aspiring sincerely to an harmony in order to ensure its International arena to make this international peace based on order, existence. Moreover, against the happen, factors include, the the Japanese people forever background of growing termination of the Vietnam War and renounce war as a sovereign right of interdependence among nations the events on the Indochinese the nation and the threat or use of today, Japan is strengthening its ties Peninsula, and disturbances in the force as means of settling international with the international community in Middle East and Africa. In economic disputes. In order to accomplish the every aspect of human life. As Japan’s sphere oil crisis led to spike in the aim of the preceding paragraph, land, economic strength grows, its position price of oil which has its bearing on sea and air forces, as well as other in the international community has all economies. war potential, will never be been strengthened accordingly. This Consequently, countries maintained. The right of belligerency owes much to the wisdom and efforts developed a tendency of becoming of the state will not be recognized.” of the Japanese people. protectionist. This lead to increase of Japan was defeated by USA in Since the end of World War II, inward looking tendency of many the world war II. United states asked country of Japan chose external countries including Japan. Japan to not to go to war again, and peace as a medium for their But today’s world is starkly Article 9 was written to guarantee development. National security has different from the world of 1980’s, in this. Japan however maintains army been maintained through by today’s world economic, political and for self defence, because Article 9 equipping itself with latest of international issues all are has been interpreted to mean that it technology and maintaining a close intermingled and they all encroach is acceptable to maintain purely relationship with USA, but all with in in each other’s area. It has become defensive military forces, with no extremely difficult to develop in the constitution of Japan. Japan also offensive capability. Presently it economic sphere without infringing has a poor land space and natural maintains around 2,70,000 armed into other countries interest. At this resources, it has to depend on men, which is relatively small juncture, Japan must, of its own peaceful international conditions. As compared to its size and army accord, make positive contributions economic capacity of Japan has maintained by its neighbours. increased a lot , it’s political strength to the peace and prosperity of the world through its economic strength But due to new challenges and has also been strengthened. In developments in present world and proportion to Japan’s strengthened and political influence. It is only by pursuing an active diplomacy in a China’s dispute in south china sea, political power internationally, other global perspective that Japan can Japan has reinterpreted its countries want that Japan should play find the way to ensure veritable constitution. Japanese Cabinet an active role in the international peace and prosperity in the rigorous approved a reinterpretation of the sphere. Every big nation has a international environment in the post-war imposed Pacifist responsibility towards world peace coming years. Constitution and changed right to self and order, Japan particularly has in http://www.iasexamportal.com 3 Click Here to Subscribe PRINT COPY of Civil Services Mentor Magazine http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/magazine Reinterpretation of Japanese Constitution defence to right to collective self Philippines, and India, and has cooperation guidelines at the basis defence. The reinterpretation now relaxed restrictions on the transfer of of their alliance and specify the allows for “collective self-defence” military technology.

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