• 23 Apr 2022

Uttar Pradesh government's efforts towards speedy justice

Why In News?

Recently, the Home Department of the Government of Uttar Pradesh has prepared an action plan for effective advocacy based on the action taken in the previous years.

Key Points

• In this six-month action plan, a target has been set to send the accused in the offenses punishable with capital punishment and 300 persons sentenced to life imprisonment.
• Similarly, under the POCSO Act, the accused in 10 cases will be punished within 1 month by fast lobbying.
• Similarly, a one-two-year action plan has also been prepared by the Home Department.
• It is noteworthy that Uttar Pradesh's conviction rate for crimes against women was 55.2 in 2019, which increased to 61 in 2020.
• Mission Shakti was started in the state with a view to the safety of women. Along with this, Uttar Pradesh is also at the forefront of registering information on the e-procurement portal under the Digital India Mission.

albendazole

Why In News?

On April 22, 2022, more than 50 children who were given Albendazole medicine at Shah Zubair Middle School Ghorghat in Munger, Bihar fell ill.

Key Points

• Albendazole is an evidence-based, globally accepted, effective solution of worming, which is used to control worm infestation in all children.
• It is in this context that the National Deworming Days were started in 2015 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which is celebrated on 10 February and 10 August every year.
• It aims to eradicate intestinal worms, also known as soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), in children aged 1-19 years.
• Significantly, intestinal worms live in the human intestine in a parasitic form and consume nutrients and vitamins to make children malnourished.

48th All India Police Science Congress

Why In News?

On April 22, 2022, Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the inaugural session of the 48^th All India Police Science Congress in Bhopal.

Key Points

• The Union Home Minister said that the All India Police Science Congress has an important contribution in the police system of the country from two perspectives.
• The first would be coordination between police across the country to deal with similar challenges and the second would be the use of technology to stay two steps ahead of criminals.
• The Police Science Congress is the ideal forum to discuss and work out a common strategy and coordination, the meetings of which are held under the aegis of BPR&D.
• He said that the practice of 10-year policing strategy and annual review should be institutionalized in the police departments, because now such crimes are taking place against modernization of police, training, coordination between police in states, and police outside the state. Fighting is not possible without coordination and assimilation of technology.

Decision to set up 'World Skill Center' in Gurugram

Why In News?

On April 22, 2022, Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal informed that Vishwa Kaushal Kendra would be set up by the State Government in the window city of Gurugram to provide employment-oriented education to the youth.

Key Points

• 680 candidates will be trained in six core areas at this skilling center in Gurugram.
• The first phase at Vishwas Kaushal Kendra aims to train candidates in various sectors including Tourism & Hospitality, Retail, IT & ITeS, Accounts, Banking & Finance, Logistics and Beauty & Wellness.
• It is worth noting that Haryana Skill Development Mission (HSDM) has tied up with Magic Billion to provide international apprenticeship and employment opportunities in Germany to the youth of the state. Magic Billion (unit of TGM Services Pvt Ltd) is an India International Skill Center (IISc) registered as a partner of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).
• He also informed that 10,517 persons are getting training under the state funded Surya Yojana. Under the Surya Yojana, targets have been set for Short Term Training (STT), Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), Driver Training and Heavy Motor Vehicle Driver Training (HMV).

'Chas Haat Initiative'

Why In News?

Recently, Pakur Deputy Commissioner Varun Ranjan said that the unique initiative of Pakur district administration to establish it as a horticulture hub, 'Chas Haat Pahal', is bringing unprecedented change in the lives of women farmers.

Key Points

• Chas Haat initiative was started in the year 2021 as a joint effort of Pakur district administration and Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society.
• The objective of this ambitious scheme is to increase the production and marketing of vegetable crops in the district with the concerted efforts and convergence of all the departments concerned. Along with this, ensuring annual income of targeted farmer families up to Rs 1 lakh under this project and promoting women entrepreneurship is also included.
• Through Chas Haat initiative, the benefits of farming schemes of different departments of the district are being given to the sisters of Sakhi Mandal in an integrated manner through Chas Haat, like-
  
  • To overcome the problem of irrigation, implementation of drip irrigation scheme along with providing deep boring and pump sets by the land conservation and other departments.
  • Under the Didi Bari scheme by MNREGA, the scheme of 5 decimals and the arrangement of wells for irrigation facilities.
• Various types of training, capacity building and arrangement of seeds etc. through Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society, KVK and Atma.

'More Gaon More Pani' campaign

Why In News?

On April 22, 2022, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel honored the women involved in water quality testing in Ganj Mandi courtyard of Durg district by giving them the title of 'Jal Bahini' at the end of the 'Mor Gaon More Pani' campaign.

Key Points

• This campaign was carried out in all the districts of Chhattisgarh in collaboration with UNICEF.
• It was started under the Jal Jeevan Mission on March 22, 2022, on the occasion of World Water Day.
• The purpose of this campaign, run from 22 March to 22 April, is to enrich and conserve the entire water by making proper management of the gray water generated after the use of water and rain water in each village by various technical methods.

Earth Day celebrated at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Why In News?

Earth Day was celebrated on 22^nd April, 2022 at Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun.

Key Points

• Speaking on the occasion, FRI Director Renu Singh said that Earth Day reminds us of our responsibilities to work towards saving our planet, as it serves as an indicator towards ecological issues.
• The official theme of Earth Day for 2022 is 'Invest in our Planet'.
• This includes five primary programs – the Great Global Cleanup, Sustainable Fashion, Climate and Environmental Literacy, the Canopy Project, Food and the Environment and the Global Earth Challenge.