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International Universal Health Coverage Day

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International Universal Health Coverage Day

  • On 12 December 2017, the United Nations proclaimed 12 December as International Universal Health Coverage Day.
  • Theme of the International Universal Health Coverage Day 2021 : Leave No One Behind When It Comes to Health: Invest in Health Systems for All” 
  • International Universal Health Coverage Day aims to raise awareness of the need for strong and resilient health systems and universal health coverage with multi-stakeholder partners.

Punjab approach Supreme Court on BSF jurisdiction in the state

Tags: National News

  • Punjab has filed a suit in the Supreme Court against the Centre’s move to increase the limits of jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) from 15 km to 50 km along the India-Pakistan International Border.
  • The State has filed an original suit challenging the October 11,2021 notification issued by the Union Home Ministry extending the Central force’s area of jurisdiction, calling it a breach of the federal form of governance under the Constitution.
  • The border area with Pakistan and Bangladesh is guarded by Border Security Forces(BSF)

Background to the Issue 

  • October 11 ,2021, the Centre invoked  section 139(1) (i) of the BSF Act, 1968  to authorise the force to undertake search, seizure and arrest within a larger 50 km stretch, instead of the existing 15 kms, from the international border in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam.
  • In Gujarat, which shares a border with Pakistan, the same limit was reduced from 80 km to 50 km, and in Rajasthan, it was kept unchanged at 50 km.
  • Section 139 (1) (i) of the BSF Act, 1968 empowers the Central Government  to confer powers and duties on members of the force in respect  of any Central Acts for   the purposes specified therein. 
  • According to the Central government it was done for  better and more effective control on trans-border crimes in conjunction and co-operation with the State Police.
  •  Later the BSF chief Pankaj Kumar said that the jurisdiction of the BSF was increased in these states to curb illegal infiltration from Bangladesh which was      causing a demographic change in the border district of these States creating a security threat to these states and to India.
  • However, Punjab and West Bengal governments have  opposed the move and said that it was an encroachment on state rights by the central government.
  • The Punjab legislative Assembly passed a resolution against this move of the center .


Supreme Court’s Original Jurisdiction 

There are certain type of cases which only the Supreme Court of India can hear ,which is called the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court 

Article 131 of the Indian Constitution provides for the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

Only the Supreme Court shall hear the following cases :

(a)  any dispute between the Government of India and one or more States; or

(b)  dispute between the Government of India and any State or States on one side and one or more other States on the other; or

(c) dispute between two or more States, if  the dispute involves any question of law or fact.

Prime Minister inaugurates Saryu Nahar National Project

Tags: National News

  •  Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ₹9,800 crore Saryu Nahar National Project in Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh .
  •  The 6,623-kilometre-long canal system will provide assured water for irrigation of over 14 lakh hectares of land to the benefit of about 29 lakh farmers of nine districts in the region – Bahraich, Shravasti, Gonda, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Gorakhpur, and Maharajganj.
  • Five rivers—Ghagra, Saryu, Rapti, Banganga, and Rohini—have been interlinked under the project to ensure optimum usage of water resources of the region.
  • The Saryu Nahar National project was started in 1978.
  • Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat 

Vice President Inaugurates exhibition on `Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat` in Hyderabad

Tags: National News

  • The Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu   inaugurated an exhibition on ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ (EBSB) in Hyderabad city on 12 December 2021.
  •  Exhibition has been  organised by the Regional Outreach Bureau, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. This exhibition would highlight the various interesting aspects of the paired states of Haryana and Telangana like art forms, cuisine, festivals, monuments, tourism spots etc, 
  • The Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) programme was launched by the Prime Minister on 31st October, 2015 on the occasion of the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
  • The Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme is a unique initiative by the Government to promote the spirit of national integration and to strengthen the fabric of emotional bonds between the people of our country.
  • Every State and UT in the country would be paired with another State/UT for a time period, during which they would carry out a structured engagement with one another in the spheres of language, literature, cuisine, festivals, cultural events, tourism etc.
  • At present Haryana is paired with Telangana .

India International Science Festival 2021

Tags: National News

  • The 7th India International Science Festival 2021 (IISF) was inaugurated by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister  Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh .
  • The Festival is being held at  Panaji, Goa from 10-13 December 2021.
  • Theme of the IISF :"Celebrating Creativity, Science, Technology and Innovation for a prosperous India .
  • IISF 2021 is being organised jointly by the   Ministry of Earth Science, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, in collaboration with Vijnana Bharati.


G-7 Foreign and Development Ministers Meeting

Tags: International News

  •  The United Kingdom, which is currently the chairman of the Group of 7 countries, hosted the foreign ministers meeting  of the member countries at Liverpool in England . 
  •  It will be held on 11-12 December 2021.
  • The meeting  was held in the midst of concern that Russia is going to attack Ukraine which is denied by Russia.
  • The Foreign Ministers of India, European Union, Australia, South Korea, along with representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN}  will take part in G-7 foreign ministers as guests.

G-7  or Group of Seven 

  • It is a group of the wealthiest, industrialised and liberal democracies in the world.
  • It includes United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United States, Canada
  • Russia was made a member of the group in 1998 but was expelled in 2014 after its occupation of Crimea ,which is a part of Ukraine. 

History of  G-7

  •  In 1975 France hosted the first summit meeting which was attended by 6 leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan, Germany and the United States.
  • In 1976 Canada was made the member of the group and it was converted into G-7 
  • Russia was made a member of the group in 1998 and it was converted into G-8      but  Russia was expelled in 2014 after its occupation of Crimea ,which is a part of Ukraine.

Forthcoming Summits

  • The current Chairman of the group is United Kingdom
  • The 48th Summit meeting 2022 will be  held in  Germany 
  • The 49th Summit meeting 2023 will be held in Japan 
  • The 50th Summit meeting 2024 will be held in Italy 

India to supply medicines to the Afghan people

Tags: International News

  • The Government of India has joined Qatar, the UAE, Turkmenistan and Pakistan that have sent humanitarian support to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
  • India has sent medical relief material to the Indira Gandhi Children Hospital in Kabul.
  • This is the first time that India has sent humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan after the Taliban took over Kabul by dislodging the government of President Ashraf Ghani in August.
  • The medical relief material will be handed to the WHO (World Health Organisation ) in Kabul as the Indian does not recognise the Taliban government in Kabul led by Habitullah Akhunzada .
  • The relief material was sent back by special   Kam Air flights  that had  brought 10 Indians and 94 Afghan minority community members from Afghanistan to India. 
  • As part of the Operation Devi Shakti, which was launched in August to evacuate Indians and Afghan minority community members from the strife torn country, the Government has evacuated a total of 669 people from Afghanistan. This includes 448 Indians who were working on various projects and businesses and 206 Afghan nationals.

DRDO successfully test Stand Off Anti-Tank missile

Tags: Defence

  • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) flight-tested the indigenously designed and developed Helicopter launched Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile from Pokhran ranges in Rajasthan 
  • The SANT missile has been designed and developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad in coordination with other DRDO labs and participation from industries.

The target range of the SANT missile is  upto 10 KM..

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