INDEX November 2016 (Current Affairs for 2017) 1. SOCIAL ISSUES 6-24 1.1 Pradhan Mantri Surakhshit Matritva Yojana (PMSMY) 1.2 Disability In India 1.3 Kerala Becomes 3rd Open Defecation Free (ODF) State 1.4 Reeling Under Encephalitis Outbreak, Malkangiri Wonders When It Will End. 1.5 Crime Against Women And Women Safety 1.6 Thailand’s Lesson for the Healthcare System 1.7 National e-Health Authority (NeHA) 1.8 Ombudsman For Online Pharmacies 1.9 Inequality In India is Highest In The Region 2. POLITY AND GOVERNANCE 25-49 2.1 Union Govt. Puts Ban On NDTV India On Hold 2.2 All India Judicial Service (AIJS) 2.3 Government Returns Recommendation of Collegium 2.4 Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 2.5 SC Has Scrapped Punjab Termination of Water Agreements Act, 2004 2.6 TN Urges Centre To Ensure That Jallikattu Is Conducted In Jan 2017 2.7 Custodial Deaths And Violation Of The Rights Of Prisoners 2.8 Govt. Litigation Constitutes Nearly Half Of Total Litigation In India 2.9 EC seeks more Power, Rejected 2.10 Asian Ministerial Conference On Disaster Risk Management 2.11 Railway Accidents: Why and How? Current Affairs For 2017- (November 2016) Page 1 2.12 Road Accident and God Samaritans 2.13 ICT Development Index (IDI) 2016 3. ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE 50-63 3.1 New Super Arhar To Help Bridge Pulses Demand-Supply Gap 3.2 Telangana And Andhra Top In ‘Ease Of Doing Business’ 3.3 RECP Agrees To Work On Modalities For Movement Of Skilled Workers 3.4 Dry Runs For DBT In Fertilizer To Start From Dec 3.5 India To Levy Tax On Investments From Cyprus From April 2017 3.6 Govt Planning Long Term Capital Gains Tax For Penny Stocks 3.7 Municipalities All Set To Issue Smart City Bonds 3.8 CEZs May Get Tax Holiday In Next Budget 3.9 RBI Overhauls Debt Restructuring Schemes 4. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 64-80 4.1 Quetta Attack 4.2 India Elected New Vice Chair Of Kimberly Process 4.3 US Presidential Elections 2016 4.4 New Lebanon President Elected 4.5 Newly Elected U.S. President Wirhdram From Trans Pacific Partnership 5. INDIA AND WORLD 81-103 5.1 Visit Of President Of Israel To India 5.2 India- U.K. Relations 5.3 Prime Minister Visit To Japan 5.4 Presidents Visit To Nepal 5.5 Prime Minister’s Brief Visit To Thailand Current Affairs For 2017- (November 2016) Page 2 6. SUMMITS AND ORGANISATION 104-118 6.1 COP7 Meet: WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) 6.2 MARRAKECH Action Plan -- CoP 22 6.3 UNEP- The Emission Gap Report 6.4 World Meteorelogical Organisation (WMO) Report 2016 6.5 India Joins CERN 7. DEFENCE AND SECURITY 119-130 7.1 Army’s Demchock Mission 7.2 ‘School Chalo’ Operation 7.3 India Seeks EASA Certification For HAL-Built Dhruv ALH 7.4 India’s First BVR Missile Astra 7.5 DRI Seized Mandrax Tablets (Methaqualone) in Udaipur 7.6 Demonetisation and Funding of Terror 8. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 131-146 8.1 Cognitive Behavioural Biomatrices 8.2 Virtual Tour 8.3 James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 8.4 Researchers Aim To Scoop Out Marine Oil Spills 8.5 E.Coli bacteria, Carrying a New Gene (mcr -1) Isolated 8.6 DRDO Signs MoU With IIT Delhi to Establish JATC 8.7 Blood Test To Detect Drug-Resistant TB 8.8 Mystery behind birth of Saturn’s rings solved 8.9 Helicobacter Pullorum 8.10 Mycobacterium Abscessus Current Affairs For 2017- (November 2016) Page 3 8.11 Combating Chromium 8.12 Solar Power Tree 8.13 China Launches Pulsar Satellite (XPNAV-1) 8.14 Pumpkin Stars 8.15 Pluto’s Frozen Surface May Conceal A Liquid Ocean 8.16 Frankenfixation 8.17 Sunway TaihuLight 8.18 Bose Einstein Condensate(BEC) 8.19 Scientists Tweak Photosynthesis To Up Crop Yield 8.20 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) 8.21 Japanese Encephalitis: 8.22 World’s Longest Quantum Communication Line Launched By China 8.23 INS Chennai 8.24 Prithvi-II 8.25 Hematopoietic Stem Cells 8.26 Data Satellite: Tianlian I-04 8.27 Black & Brown Carbon 8.28 Yamanaka Genes 8.29 Candida Auris 8.30 Preserving Umbilical Cord Blood 9. ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT 147-156 9.1 Four-Member Team For Conservation Of Loktak Lake 9.2 November 5: World Tsunami Awareness Day 9.3 Bio Mining: An Ideal Solution To The Garbage Problem 9.4 Ignoring The National Policy On Crop Residue Management, States Indulge In Stubble Burning Current Affairs For 2017- (November 2016) Page 4 9.5 1st International Agro-Biodiversity Congress Concluded 9.6 Uttarakhand High Court Bans Construction Near Glaciers In Uttarakhand 9.7 Climate Change Affects Nearly All Life On Earth 9.8 India’s First LNG-Powered Bus Rolled Out In Kerala 9.9 India Successfully Negotiated Its Stand At Kigali Current Affairs For 2017- (November 2016) Page 5 1. SOCIAL ISSUES 1.1. Pradhan Mantri Surakhshit Matritva Yojana (PMSMY) On 9 June 2016, another scheme was launched in India by the honourable PM Narendra Modi. The Scheme, namely Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Yojana Abhiyan, is to provide antenatal care to a large number of pregnant women who suffer from several diseases during their pregnancy. Need For The Scheme As per the latest data on Rapid Survey On Children (2013-14), institutional deliveries are 78.7%, and in spite of increase in number of pregnant women coming to institutions per delivery only 62% women receive antenatal care in first trimester. Despite the availability of treatment guidelines, mechanism for monitoring, and regular training of healthcare providers; the desired coverage and quality of maternal healthcare service is still a matter of concern leading to a high MMR of 167 per 1 Lakh live births. Therefore with the objective to provide quality antenatal care to every pregnant women the government launched this scheme. Objectives/Benefits The main objective of the scheme is to provide a healthy life to the pregnant women. Lowering the chance of MMR (maternity mortality rate). To make sure a safe delivery of the baby. The scheme is to detect every single health issues a pregnant woman may suffer from so that they can be sent to concerned doctors for further treatments. The scheme is aiming to provide a training program to the mothers who have no idea about how to raise children. The program will give them proper education where they can be aware of health and upbringing of the new born. Key Features Eligibility: The scheme is for the pregnant women only. Women who are in their three months to six month pregnancy will be eligible to take the scheme. It is for the women who are not from urban areas; semi urban and rural areas will be preferred. Current Affairs For 2017- (November 2016) Page 6 The check up will take place on ninth day of every month. Blood pressure, weight, sugar level, haemoglobin test, blood test, screening and some other tests are done for free under this scheme. All medical check up will be free of cost. Medical centres, hospitals, private clinics and government health centres will host these check ups. This check up process will include the health of the baby as well. Each woman suffering from different health problems will be marked differently so that doctors can easily detect the problem. Challenges 1. Lack of infrastructure and health professionals in rural areas. The current ratio is 1:2000 persons which is very poor and WHO says it should come down to 1:1000 i.e. doctor-patient ratio. 2. Lack of electrification and electricity in villages therefore failing the purpose of scheme as with no electricity or limited electricity the ultra sounds machines won’t work leading to poor screening facility. 3. Success of scheme will also depend on mindset therefore failure the role of social organisations, civil society and glam sabhas is very critical for teaching women the benefits of such schemes. Conclusion The scheme will help India to achieve its Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets on MMR and IMR. So, there is a need for participative intervention of all stakeholders including the govternment, civil society, and people at large. 1.2. Disability In India Why In News It has been reported that students with disability are dropping out of school in Gujarat, where 37.38% of disabled kids in the age group of 5-19 years are not attending education institutes or have quit studies. This percentage is 38.83% nationally. Persons with Disability Act, 1995 defines Disability under seven categories: blindness, low vision, leprosy-cured, hearing impairment, loco motor disability, mental retardation and mental illness. Current Affairs For 2017- (November 2016) Page 7 Initiatives by Government Statutory provisions like Mental Health Act 1987, Rehabilitation Council of India Act 1992, Persons with Disability (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995, and National Trust Act 1999. National Policy for Person with Disabilities 2006. India signed the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disability in 2007. Term "divyang" is being considered in place of "viklang" to change mindset. The term would help in raising self-confidence and subsequent empowerment. India is a signatory to Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate Access to Published works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities. o The treaty allows for copyright exceptions to help for the creation, export and import, sharing, translation of the books in any format for accessible versions of copyrighted books and other works for the people with impaired visibility.
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