DAILY GK: 13 , 14 MAR 2022
1. MISSION INDRADHANUSH: ODISHA TOPS IN FULL IMMUNIZATION
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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.
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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:
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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
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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.
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An
annual investment of $5.4 trillion will be required for this job creation
potential by 2035.
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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.
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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.
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Globally,
123 countries offer fully paid maternity leave, with 9/10 potential mothers
living in these countries.
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ILO is
the only tripartite United Nations agency that brings together governments,
employers, and workers from 187 member countries.
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ILO was
founded at the Paris Peace Conference under the Treaty of Versailles.
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India
is a founder member of the International Labour Organization.
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ILO HeadQuarters – Geneva, Switzerland.
3. RBI BARS PAYTM PAYMENTS BANK FROM ONBOARDING NEW CUSTOMERS
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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The
EPFO provides the rate of interest only after it has been ratified by the
government through the Finance Ministry.
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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.
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Provident
fund savings are mandatory under the Employees Provident Funds and
Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.
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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.
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The
Central Provident Fund Commissioner (CPFC) is the Chief Executive Officer of
EPFO and is the ex-officio Member Secretary of the Central Board.
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CEO of EPFO – Ms.Neelam Shami Rao
5. RAILTEL RANKS 124 IN 2022 FORTUNE INDIA THE NEXT 500 LIST
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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.
6. EX-JUDGE A K
SIKRI BECAME CHAIRPERSON OF COMMITTEE ON CHARDHAM PROJECT
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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).
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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.
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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
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The
government appointed Debasish Panda as the Chairman of Insurance
Regulatory Development Authority of India(IRDAI).
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IRDAI is a
statutory organization established by the Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority Act, 1999.
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Headquarters– Hyderabad
8. WORLD GLAUCOMA DAY – 12 MARCH 2022
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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.
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World
Glaucoma Week(WGW) 2022 is celebrated from 6th to 12th March 2022.
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The
theme of WGW 2022 is
“The world is bright, save your sight”.
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Glaucoma
is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve.
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The
World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that 4.5 million people are blind
due to glaucoma.
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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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