DAILY GK: 13 , 14 MAR 2022

DAILY GK: 13 , 14 MAR 2022

1. MISSION INDRADHANUSH: ODISHA TOPS IN FULL IMMUNIZATION

·         According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5, Odisha became top state in the list of full immunisation in India with 90.5 per cent coverage under Mission Indradhanush. 

·         Intensified Mission Indradhanush  4.0 (IMI) was rolled out on 7 March 2022,  in Odisha to provide preventive health care for mothers and children and  for boosting full immunization coverage.

 

2. ILO REPORT “CARE AT WORK:

·         The International Labour Organization (ILO) report “Care at Work: Investing in Care Leave Policies and Care Services for a More Gender Equal World of Work” was released in March  2022

·         Acc to report by investing in universal childcare and long-term care services, about 299 million jobs can be generated by 2035. Women will receive 234 million (78%) of these funds.

·         An annual investment of $5.4 trillion will be required for this job creation potential by 2035.

·         Employment rates for women will be high in Europe, lower-middle and low-income countries in Asia and Arab states, far more than for men.

·         Maternity Leave About 649 million women of reproductive age from 82 countries did not meet the ILO convention mandate of 14 weeks of minimum maternity leave.

·         Globally, 123 countries offer fully paid maternity leave, with 9/10 potential mothers living in these countries.

·         ILO is the only tripartite United Nations agency that brings together governments, employers, and workers from 187 member countries.

·         ILO was founded at the Paris Peace Conference under the Treaty of Versailles.

·         India is a founder member of the International Labour Organization.

·         ILO HeadQuarters – Geneva, Switzerland.

 

3. RBI BARS PAYTM PAYMENTS BANK FROM ONBOARDING NEW CUSTOMERS

·         Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in exercise of its powers under section 35A of the Banking Regulation (BR) Act, 1949 bars Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) from onboarding new customers with immediate effect due to material supervisory concerns.

·         PPBL will be allowed to make new customers subject to specific permission from the RBI after reviewing the IT auditor’s report.

 

4. EPFO SETS ITS INTEREST RATES ON PF FOR 2021-22

·         The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has set the interest rate on Provident Fund Deposits for 2021-22 at 8.1%, up from 8.5% in the previous fiscal year 2020-21.

·         This decision was taken by the Central Board of Trustees (CBT), the apex decision-making body of the EPFO, and will be sent to the Ministry of Finance for consensus.

·         The EPFO provides the rate of interest only after it has been ratified by the government through the Finance Ministry.

·         The EPF interest rate stood at 8 per cent in 1977-78, and this 8.1% is the lowest it has been in more than four decades.

·         Provident fund savings are mandatory under the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.

·         EPFO is India’s largest social security organization, mainly encouraging people to save for retirement, among others.EPFO comes under the purview of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

·         The Central Provident Fund Commissioner (CPFC) is the Chief Executive Officer of EPFO and is the ex-officio Member Secretary of the Central Board.

·         CEO of EPFO – Ms.Neelam Shami Rao

 

5. RAILTEL RANKS 124 IN 2022 FORTUNE INDIA THE NEXT 500 LIST

·         RailTel Corporation of India Limited(RailTel), owned by the Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways, has ranked 124th in the 8th Edition Fortune India The Next 500 (2022 edition) of top midsize companies operating in India.

·         RailTel, a “Mini Ratna (Category-I)” Central Public Sector Enterprise under Ministry

of Railways. 

 

 6. EX-JUDGE A K  SIKRI BECAME CHAIRPERSON OF COMMITTEE ON CHARDHAM PROJECT

·         Justice AK Sikri, former judge of the Supreme Court (SC)  was appointed as the Chairman of the high-powered committee which constituted to consider the cumulative and independent impact of the Char Dham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojana (Char Dham Highway Development Project).

·         The project included construction of 900 km roads to provide all weather connectivity to four holy towns located in Uttarakhand-Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath.

·         In 2021, the SC allowed widening of the three highways — Rishikesh to Mana, Rishikesh to Gangotri, and Tanakpur to Pithoragarh  in the Double Line-Paved Shoulder (DL-PS) format with a width of 10 metre under the  ongoing project. 

 

7. DEBASISH PANDA BECAME NEW CHAIRMAN OF  IRDAI 

·         The government  appointed Debasish Panda as the Chairman of  Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India(IRDAI).

·         IRDAI is a statutory organization established by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999.

·         Headquarters– Hyderabad

 

8. WORLD GLAUCOMA DAY – 12 MARCH 2022

·         World Glaucoma Day is annually observed across the globe on 12th March to create awareness about Glaucoma, the one of the most common cause of irreversible blindness. 

·         World Glaucoma Week(WGW) 2022 is celebrated from 6th to 12th March 2022. 

·         The theme of WGW 2022 is “The world is bright, save your sight”.

·         Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve. 

·         The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that 4.5 million people are blind due to glaucoma. 

·         In India (2019), glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness, with at least 12 million people affected and nearly 1.2 million people blind from the disease.

 

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