State PCS

• 31 Jan 2022

Foundation Stone of Trauma Center Laid at Rajgarh Community Health Center

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• On January 30, 2022, Minister of State for Transport and District In-charge of Rajasthan Brijendra Singh Ola laid the foundation stone of Trauma Center building being constructed at a cost of Rs 2 crore at Rajgarh Community Health Center in Churu district.

Key Points

• During this, Minister in-charge Ola and Sadulpur MLA Dr. Krishna Poonia also unveiled the foundation stone of the Trauma Center.
• On this occasion, Minister Ola assured to start bus service from Churu to Rohtak via Bhiwani, Sardarshahr to Delhi via Bhiwani and Rajgarh to Galad and bus stoppage at Bairasar village.
• MLA Dr. Krishna Poonia said that under the Chief Minister's budget announcement 2021-22, a total expenditure of Rs.6 crore 4 lakh is proposed to be spent for the trauma center, out of which the building will be constructed at a cost of Rs.2 crore.

Transport Commissioner Released the Documentary 'Har Jeevan Anmol Hai'

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• On January 30, 2022, the Commissioner of Transport and Road Safety Department of Rajasthan released the documentary 'Har Jeevan Anmol Hai' made to acquaint the general public with the international standard medical facilities available at Sawai Mansingh Hospital, Trauma Center in Transport Bhawan.

Key Points

• This documentary has been written and directed by Dr. Anurag Dhakad, Nodal Officer and Senior Acharya, Orthopedic, Trauma Center. He has also given voice in the documentary.
• Through this 5-minute documentary, the general public will be able to get information about the first aid, operation, facilities available in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) from the arrival of the patient to the trauma center.
• Its dissemination will be done through various mediums including social media, electronic news channel, Doordarshan.
• Commissioner Mahendra Soni said that after watching this documentary made by the trauma center team of the hospital, the public will have more confidence in the state medical services. Many myths (misconceptions) about state medical facilities will also be dispelled. Along with this, with the help of state-of-the-art medical technology in the trauma center, it will also be possible to know about providing immediate treatment to the injured.

India's First Jio Park to be Built in Madhya Pradesh

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• On January 29, 2022, Lok Sabha MP from Jabalpur Rakesh Singh informed that the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has approved the establishment of the country's first Geo Park at Lamheta village on the banks of river Narmada in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh.

Key Points

• The park will be set up by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Department at a cost of about Rs 35 crore. GSI has approved an amount of Rs 1.30 crore for preparing its detailed report.
• Significantly, this site is already present in the tentative list of UNESCO's geo-heritage for the protection of natural heritage.
• Fossils of many dinosaurs were found in the Narmada valley, especially in the Bhedaghat-Lamheta Ghat region of Jabalpur. The first dinosaur fossil was collected from the Lamheta Bed by Indian Civil Service officer William Sleeman in 1828 AD.
• A science center will also be built at Bhedaghat, which is known for its white marble rock structure, at a cost of Rs 15.20 crore, the cost of which will be shared by the central and state governments.

Republic Day Celebrations Conclude with 'Beating the Retreat'

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• On January 29, 2022, 'Beating the Retreat' program was organized at Motilal Nehru Stadium in Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh. With this, this year's Republic Day celebrations came to an end.

Key Points

• The 'Beating the Retreat' program began with paying respects to Governor Mangubhai Patel. After this, Brass Band, Mass Band, Pipe Band and Army Band of Madhya Pradesh Police gave a beautiful performance of collective playing.
• Delightful melodies of Patriotic, Film, Indian Classical Music, Indian Raga and Western Classical Music were brought out by the Police Brass Band. In this episode, melodious musical performances of songs from Hindi films were given. This was followed by band wise group performances followed by march past by all the bands.
• It is noteworthy that Madhya Pradesh is the only state in the country to organize a 'Beating the Retreat' program, where every year on 29 January, the police organizes a program in the capital Bhopal. At the national level, at Vijay Chowk in Raisina Hills in New Delhi, an attractive group performance of recitals and marchpasts is performed by band teams of the Indian Army, Air Force and Navy before the President.
• It is to be noted that 'Beating the Retreat' is a long-standing tradition of paramilitary forces, when troops returned to their camps after the war, a program of entertaining band playing was organized to reduce the tension of the war. With this program in India, the formal end of the Republic Day programs takes place.

February will be Observed as 'Swachhta Sankalp Mah'

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• On January 29, 2022, Madhya Pradesh's Urban Development and Housing Minister Bhupendra Singh said that February-2022 would be celebrated as 'Swachhta Sankalp Mah' as per the instructions of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. 'Swachhta Sankalp Mah' will be organized from February 1 to 28.

Key Points

• The objective of 'Swachhta Sankalp Mah' is to bring the state to the highest position in the country by completing the preparation of Swachh Survekshan-2022.
• Minister Bhupendra Singh said that the Chief Minister has instructed every body to get ODF certification in Swachh Survekshan-2022, 5-star for municipal corporations in star rating of garbage-free city and minimum 3-star for other urban bodies. Along with this, instructions have also been given to all the bodies to get at least gold/silver in the motivational race category of Swachh Survekshan.
• District collectors are also to be rewarded in Swachh Survekshan-2022. To make the Swachh Survekshan Abhiyan more effective, 'Swachh Pratishthan' survey has also been started in all the urban bodies from 26 January.
• In the calendar released for 'Swachhta Sankalp Month-2022', theme star rating from February 1 to 5, ODF from February 6 to 10, Citizen Feedback and Engagement from February 11 to 15, all infrastructure construction activities organized from February 16 to 20 Will be done During this, the construction work of material recovery centers, composting units and community and public toilets of FSTP will be completed from February 16 to 20.
• Dialogue, review and inauguration of infrastructure will be done by the Chief Minister from February 21 to 25, Swachh Survekshan from February 25 to 27 and closing activity on February 28. On the concluding day, the team of urban bodies will tour the city with garbage collection vehicles. This day will be observed as Segregated Waste Collection Day. Along with this, the drivers and associates of garbage collection vehicles in the wards will be honored with shawls, shriphal.

Unnati wins Odisha Open

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• On January 30, 2022, 14-year-old Unnati Hudna from Haryana became the youngest Indian player to win a Super 100 tournament by winning the women's singles title at the Odisha Open badminton tournament.

Key Points

• Unnati won 21-18 and 21-11 over Smit Toshniwal in the final, while she defeated Malvika Bansod in the semi-finals.
• It may be mentioned that the Odisha Open, 2022 is a BWF Super 100 tournament, held from January 25 to 30, 2022 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack district.
• It was organized by the Badminton Association of India with the approval of the Badminton World Federation.
• The tournament had a total prize pool of US$75,000.

Leprosy Awareness Campaign Started in Raipur District

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• To mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and to spread awareness about leprosy, ‘Sparsh Leprosy Public Awareness Fortnight’ was started in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh on January 30, 2022. It will end on February 13.

Key Points

• It is worth noting that on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary (30 January) in India, 'Anti-Leprosy Day' is celebrated to end the stigma and discrimination related to leprosy and to spread awareness about it among the people.
• Inaugurating the campaign, Dr. Firoz Khan (Superintendent, Government Leprosy Center, Pandri, Raipur) said that the superstition prevailing in the society sees leprosy as a sin from a previous birth. People who hide the disease for fear of being ostracized from society actually spread the disease.
• He said that people need to understand that leprosy is a curable disease and if it is delayed it can lead to disability and deformity in the affected organs. He said that being a bacterial disease, it does not spread through touch, but there is a need for early identification and treatment of the patient.
• According to the guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 'Gram Sabha' will be organized at the village level to remove fear and misconceptions and create awareness among the villagers about leprosy. On this occasion a fully cured leprosy patient will be honored as a guest.
• Publicity vehicles will be used to create awareness about leprosy and its treatment in the villages. A team will drive door-to-door to check the symptoms of leprosy.
• It may be noted that the prevalence rate of leprosy in Chhattisgarh is 2.45 per 10,000 population. The target has been set to bring the rate to less than 1 per 10,000 population.

'Chhattisgarh Amar Jawan Jyoti' will be Lit in Raipur in Honor of Martyrs

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• On January 29, 2022, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced the construction of 'Chhattisgarh Amar Jawan Jyoti' in the capital Raipur in honor of the martyrs. Its Bhoomi Pujan will be done at the hands of MP Rahul Gandhi on 3rd February.

Key Points

• 'Chhattisgarh Amar Jawan Jyoti' will be constructed in the premises of 4th Corps Chhattisgarh Armed Forces Mana, Raipur. Chhattisgarh Amar Jawan Jyoti will continue to burn in honor of the martyrs.
• The Chief Minister said that the martyrs of the sons of Chhattisgarh who laid down their lives in uniformed services for the country, as well as the bravehearts of the country who sacrificed their lives in Chhattisgarh, were honored through 'Chhattisgarh Amar Jawan Jyoti'.
• In the year 1972, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi lit the Amar Jawan Jyoti in New Delhi in honor of the martyred brave soldiers of the country. It had been burning continuously since 1972, but the central government shifted the Amar Jawan Jyoti from India Gate to the National War Memorial.
• Martyrs' roll list wall, memorial tower and VVIP platform will also be prepared at Amar Jawan Jyoti in Chhattisgarh. The wall of the list of martyrs will be constructed with brown marble and the names of the martyrs will be written by digging in the same marble. This wall will remain in the form of a crescent of about 25 feet high and about 100 feet in length. The thickness of this wall will be 3 feet.
• The memorial tower will be set up of sandstone brown white marble granite in front of a crescent-shaped wall. A memento will be built on its top.
• Rifle and helmet will be the insignia on the base in front of the memorial tower. In front of this emblem, 'Chhattisgarh Amar Jawan Jyoti' will be lit, which will burn 24 hours by fuel supply through underground pipelines.
• A fort-like two-storey building will be constructed just in front of the Memorial Tower. The length of the base of this building will be 150 feet, width 90 feet and height 40 feet. In front of the said building, 16 domes will be constructed for the standing of 16 buglers.
• A picture exhibition of martyrs will be kept on the first floor of this building and an arms exhibition will be kept on the second floor. Mess and residential rooms with all facilities will be constructed in this unit for the stay of the families of the martyrs involved during the State Level Police Commemoration Day to be organized every year on 21st October.

29th Children's Science Congress

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• On January 29, 2022, the 29th Children's Science Congress was organized by the Uttarakhand State Council of Science and Technology.

Key Points

• This congress was organized in all 95 blocks of the school education department of the state and around 1500 projects were presented by child scientists at the district level.
• A total of 137 child scientists gave presentations at the state level and 16 of them were selected for the National Level Children's Science Congress to be held from February 15 to 18.
• Child scientists were selected for their presentations on various topics including ecosystem for sustainable living, appropriate technology, social innovation, design development modeling and traditional knowledge systems.
• It is noteworthy that National Children's Science Congress is a major program of NCSTC and Department of Science and Technology.