DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 30 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
DELHI METRO FIRST TO BECOME 100% ‘GREEN’
i. Delhi Metro is the 1st Metro system to become
completely green in the world. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation had earlier
received the green certificates for its Phase-3 stations, depots, and
sub-stations.
ii. Delhi Metro has also
secured the platinum rating for adherence to green building norms for its 10
residential colonies from the Indian Green Building Council.
iii. DMRC has generated
new solar power facilities that produce 2.6 MW across the Metro network.
iv. DMRC also announced
it is now generating 20 megawatt of solar power.
v. The DMRC also
mentioned ‘Swachh Chetna – An Eco Club’, a joint initiative of the DMRC and
Shri Ram School, Gurugram.
vi. It has been initiated
to “encourage school children to participate in the more environment friendly
projects and activities”.
2.
PUNJAB SIGNS MOU WITH FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIVE NEW DIAGNOSTICS
i. The Punjab government
has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Foundation for Innovative New
Diagnostics. The MoU was signed on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day.
ii. It is a global
diagnostic firm to help the state diagnose and treat Hepatitis C patients. The
firm would provide rapid test kits for screening of high-risk patients, for
disease like HIV, IVDU (Intravenous Drug Users).
iii. Punjab is also the
1st state in the country where the injection safety programme is being
implemented in collaboration with WHO.
iv. The state health
department has also released the action plan for injection safety programme,
which is supported by WHO.
v. The health department
would also be introducing Reuse Prevention Syringes in the state so that
blood-borne infections cannot spread from one patient to another.