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23 March 2021) Daily News Discussion (DND) 23rd March 2021 Visit our website www.sleepyclasses.com or our YouTube channel for entire GS Course FREE of cost Also Available: Prelims Crash Course || Prelims Test Series T.me/SleepyClasses Table of Contents 1. Environment ...........................................................................................................1 1.1.GRAM UJALA programme ...................................................................................................1 2. Science & Technology ..........................................................................................2 2.1.Half a million more TB deaths in 2020 due to pandemic disruptions: WHO ........2 3. Geography ...............................................................................................................6 3.1.Water Crisis in Himachal .....................................................................................................6 3.2.H2Ooooh! ................................................................................................................................8 4. Economy ..................................................................................................................9 4.1.MGNREGA ...............................................................................................................................9 5. Polity .........................................................................................................................11 5.1.Right to Health .......................................................................................................................11 5.2.Rajasthan brings private medical colleges within RTI Act purview ..........................12 6. History ......................................................................................................................19 6.1.Ahom general Lachit Borphukan .......................................................................................19 Current affairs Worksheet (23 March 2021) ...........................................................................22 T.me/SleepyClasses Click here to watch the following topics on YouTube 1. Environment 1.1.GRAM UJALA programme • Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship ,Shri R K Singh launched the GRAM UJALA programme in Arrah, Bihar through a virtual event today . GRAM UJALA programme • Under the programme, 7 watt and 12-Watt LED bulbs with 3 years warranty will be given to rural consumers against submission of working Incandescent bulbs • LEDs will be available for only Rs 10 each for each household, in exchange for working condition old incandescent lamps. Each household will get up to 5 LEDs. • The Gram Ujala programme will be implemented in villages of the 5 districts only and consumers can exchange a maximum of 5 LED bulbs • These rural households will also have metres installed in their houses to account for usage. • Implemented by Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a PSU under Ministry of Power. • In the first phase of this programme, 15 million (1.5 crore) LED bulbs will be distributed across villages of Aarah (Bihar), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Vijaywada (Andhra Pradesh), Nagpur (Maharashtra), and village in western Gujarat. • Gram Ujala programme will be financed entirely through carbon credits and will be the first such programme in India • The revenue earned from carbon credits will contribute Rs. 60 per LED bulb piece, with the balance Rs. 10 to be paid by the rural consumer. Carbon credit • A carbon credit is a-permit that allows the company that holds it to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases. One credit permits the emission of a mass equal to one ton of carbon dioxide. • Further on, carbon credit documentation will be sent to UN accredited validators for inclusion into the Shine Program of activities. • Carbon credits will be prepared under the Shine Program of Activities with an option for verifying under the Voluntary Carbon Standard, depending on the needs of buyers. • Carbon Credit Buyers will also be sought through an open process based on initial discussions with the market. • The balance cost and margin on the LED cost will be recouped through the carbon credits earned. www.sleepyclasses.com Available on App Store 1 Call 6280133177 and Play Store T.me/SleepyClasses 2. Science & Technology 2.1.Half a million more TB deaths in 2020 due to pandemic disruptions: WHO • Fewer cases of tuberculosis (TB) were notified in 2020 because of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and this led to half a million excess deaths from the disease globally, according to data released by World Health Organisation March 21, 2021. Key Findings • There was a 21 per cent decrease in TB notification owing to lockdowns and other disruptions caused by the pandemic. • While 6.3 million TB infections were notified in 2019, the figure fell to 4.9 million last year. • This means, 1.4 million people did not receive treatment for TB in 2020. • This led to half a million additional deaths caused by the disease, according to a WHO modelling • The biggest shortfall in average monthly notification compared to 2019 was in Indonesia (42 per cent). • This was followed by South Africa (41 per cent), Philippines (37 per cent) and India (25 per cent). • India has the highest TB burden in the world. • Symptoms of both the diseases cough, fever, and breathlessness, are same, a more rigorous TB testing becomes all the more important • Tuberculosis ✓Caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) • Transmission ✓Spread from person to person through the air. ✓Like cough, sneeze or spit, they propel the TB germs into the air. • Symptoms: ✓Cough with sputum and blood at times, chest pains, weakness, weight loss, fever and night sweats. • Treatment ✓ TB is a treatable and curable disease. Issues • Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) ✓Form of TB caused by bacteria that do not respond to isoniazid and rifampicin, the 2 most powerful, first-line anti-TB drugs. ✓MDR-TB is treatable and curable by using second-line drugs • Extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) Available on App Store www.sleepyclasses.com 2 and Play Store Call 6280133177 T.me/SleepyClasses ✓ Serious form of MDR-TB caused by bacteria that do not respond to the most effective second-line anti-TB drugs, often leaving patients without any further treatment options. Pretomanid • is the third new drug developed for the treatment of people with Extensively Drug-Resistant TB (XDR-TB) or Multi Drug-Resistant TB (MDR-TB) affecting the lungs. • It is a part of three-drug, six-month, all-oral regimen treatment along with the other two drugs namely, Bedaquiline, Linezolid. Annual Tuberculosis (TB) Report 2020 (Min of Health) State TB Index: • Category of states with 50 lakh population ✓Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh best performing to control TB • Category of states with less than 50 lakh population ✓Tripura and Nagaland were best-performing UT • Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu were best performing Rising Tobacco Consumption • It also revealed that Tobacco consumption is rising among Indian TB patients. • 8% of TB cases can be attributable to tobacco usage. HIV-associated TB • India accounts for 9% of all HIV-associated TB deaths in the world, the second-highest number globally. Diabetes Associated TB • The other such group is patients suffering from diabetes. • According to the report, 20% of all TB cases in India also suffer from diabetes. Lower Reporting than WHO www.sleepyclasses.com Available on App Store 3 Call 6280133177 and Play Store T.me/SleepyClasses • India notified the highest number of 24.04 lakh tuberculosis cases last year (2018) as against an estimated 26.9 lakh cases by WHO, indicating that around three lakh patients missed out from the national TB programme. Low Fatality • It stated that 79,144 deaths due to tuberculosis were reported in 2019, which is much lower than the WHO estimate of 4.4 lakh fatalities. Treatment Success Rate • It is around 70-73% in the last two years. From 2014-2016, it was between 76 and 77% Eliminating TB by 2025 • India is committed to eliminating tuberculosis from the country by 2025, five years ahead of the global target by the World Health Organisation (WHO) i.e. 2030. India efforts • India started its TB program with National TB Control Project in 1962 • India launched Revised National TB Control Program on the backdrop of WHO recommended DOTS strategy after piloting tests from 1993 to 1996. RNTCP • is a fully Central Sponsored Scheme and works for free from diagnosis to treatment. • It uses DOTS strategy of WHO and all component of STOP TB strategy of WHO. DOTS: Direct Observatory Treatment Short-course • It is a key component of the WHO campaign to Stop TB strategy. India's RNTCP is premised upon DOTS. • It involves the volunteers (trained health professionals) based health services to patients, drugs and services are provided at the doorstep of patients and service provider keeps a track on the diseased. Key elements • Sustained political and financial commitment • Diagnosis by quality ensured sputum-smear microscopy test • Standard short course anti TB treatment given under direct and supportive observation • Regular and uninterrupted supply of anti TB drugs. • Standardized treatment and reporting Other Initiatives
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