DAILY GK : 24,25 JULY

 DAILY GK : 24,25 JULY 

1.       YOUTH IN INDIA 2022’ REPORT

·         The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released a report titled ‘Youth in India 2022’ stating that the population share of the youth has started declining as the share of the elderly is expected to steadily surge during 2021-2036.

·         As per National Youth Policy, 2014, Youth is defined as a person in the age group of 15-29 years.

·         Proportion of youth to the total population had increased from 26.6% in 1991 to 27.9% in 2016 and then projected to start a downward trend and to reach 22.7% by year 2036 i.e. in the latter half of 2011-2036 period.

·         On the contrary, the proportion of elderly population to the total population has increased from 6.8% in 1991 to 9.2% in 2016 and is projected to reach 14.9% in 2036.

·         Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (UP), which experienced a rise in proportion of youth population to total population till 2021, are expected to see a decline from hereon

·         Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh are projected to see a higher elderly population than the youth by 2036.

·         The total youth population increased from 222.7 million in 1991 to 333.4 million in 2011 and was projected to reach 371.4 million by 2021 and, thereafter, decrease to 345.5 million by 2036,

·         As per the 2022 edition of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division(UNDESA)’s World Population Prospects (WPP), India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023.

·         The share of the global population aged 65 years or above is projected to rise from 10% in 2022 to 16% in 2050.

 

2.       MADHYA PRADESH’S BURHANPUR BECOMES INDIA’S FIRST ‘HARGHARJAL’ CERTIFIED DISTRICT

·         Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh (MP) became India’s first ‘HarGharJal’ certified district, with all the 254 villages in the district having access to safe drinking water under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) .

·         Burhanpur, also known as the ‘Darwaza of Dakhin’ or ‘Gateway of Deccan’.

·         As of now, three States – Goa, Telangana and Haryana and three UTs – Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadar and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu, and Puducherry have provided 100% tap water coverage.

·         Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) was launched in 2019 under the Jal Shakti Ministry.

·         It envisages supply of safe drinking water to every rural household through Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) by 2024.

·         Goa became the first state to reach the target.

 

3.       INDIA’S ‘FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND’ BRAIN HEALTH CLINIC STARTED IN BENGALURU,KARNATAKA

·         India’s first-of-its kind Brain Health Clinic (BBC) was inaugurated by Karnataka health minister K Sudhakar at Jayanagar General Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka.

·         It was established by the state health dept. under the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (KaBHI) in association with NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences).

·         The clinic was launched on World Brain Day (22 July) under the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (Ka-BHI). The NIMHANS organized  the event.

·         A “Know Your PHC” campaign was launched, where trained PHC (Primary Health Center) doctors will share information about brain health using various digital and in-person platforms.

·         Union government also set to initiat new Tele-Manas which is based on E-Manas, a platform pioneered by Karnataka.

·         E-Manasis an online platform where patients, mental health professionals and mental health establishments could register which will greatly increase access to mental health.

 

4.       LLEYTON HEWITT INDUCTED INTO TENNIS HALL OF FAME

·         Two-time Grand Slam champion and former ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) world number one player, Lleyton Hewitt was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

·         Hewitt  is the 34th Australian to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

·         In 2001, he  became the youngest man to be singles world No. 1 in the ATP rankings, at the age of 20 years.

 

5.       SAUGATA GUPTA EMERGED AS THE HIGHEST-PAID FMCG CEO

·         Saugata Gupta, MD and CEO of India’s Consumer Good company, Marico Limited,  emerged as the highest-paid  Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) CEO as his total pay in FY22 jumped by 157% from Rs 14.03 crore in FY21 to Rs. 36.1 crore in FY22.

·         Gupta is followed by Hindustan Unilever Limited’s Sanjiv Mehta at Rs 22 crore salary

 

6.       NTPC RECOGNIZED AS THE ‘MOST PREFERRED WORKPLACE’ OF 2022

·         NTPC Limited is recognized as one of the ‘Most Preferred Workplaces of 2022’ by Team Marksmen in association of India Today for maximizing employee well-being, engagement & productivity alongside organizational performance.

·         Recently,in March 2022, NTPC Limited had been declared as “Dream Employer of the year” at 30th session of World HRD Congress.

 

7.       DCGI APPROVES INDIA’S FIRST-EVER INDIGENOUSLY DEVELOPED MRNA VACCINE AGAINST COVID-19

·         Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved India’s first indigenously developed messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine against COVID-19.

·         The vaccine is manufactured by Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, based in Pune,Maharashthra and designed for restricted emergency use for those aged 18 years and above.

·         While other mRNA vaccines require to be stored at sub-zero temperatures, it is the first time ever that this vaccine remains stable during storage even at 2-8 degrees Celsius.

·         Gennova developed the mRNA vaccine with the support of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the Ministry of Science and Technology and its Public Sector Unit(PSU), Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).

 

8.       INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, INDIA WINS THE T20I AND ODI SERIES

·         Indian Cricket Team Defeated Team Englandin both Twenty 20 International (T20I) “2-1”and One Day International (ODI) “2-1” and won both the series of England tour at United Kingdom.

·         T20 series Player of the Series was given to BhuvneshwarKumar

·         In One Day International (ODI)Player of the Series was given to HardikPandya

 

9.       INDIAN GM ARAVINDH WON BENASQUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT IN SPAIN

·         The Grand Master(GM) of India , Aravindh Chithambaram won the 41st Villa de Benasque International Open chess tournament in Benasque, Spain.

·         GM Robert Hovhannisyan of Armenia finished second while India’s GM RaunakSadhwani was third.