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1.
‘2ND WORLD CONFERENCE ON ACCESS TO MEDICAL PRODUCTS: ACHIEVING
THE SDGS 2030’ INAUGURATED BY SHRI J P NADDA
i. Union
Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri J P Nadda inaugurated ‘2nd World
Conference on Access to Medical Products: Achieving the SDGs 2030’ in New
Delhi.
ii. The
objectives of the conference is working on recommendations from the 1st World iii.
Conference 2017, work on medical products in the context of SDGs of WHO,Accelerating
research and innovation.
iv. It also
highlighted the importance of traditional medical system in achieving the
health goals. The National Health Policy 2017 was also discussed.
2.
EAM SUSHMA SWARAJ LAUNCHED ‘INDIA FOR HUMANITY’ INITIATIVE IN
NEW DELHI
i. External
Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj launched ‘India for Humanity’ initiative in New
Delhi.
ii. It is a
part of 150th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi being held over
the next one year.
iii. This
initiative comprises of a year-long series of artificial limb fitment camps in
a number of countries spanning the globe fully sponsored by Ministry.
3.
20-MEMBER ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION (PREVENTION AND CONTROL)
AUTHORITY RECONSTITUTED BY GOVERNMENT
i. Centre
reconstituted 20-member Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control)
Authority or the EPCA
ii. The
objective is to tackle air pollution in the National Capital Region
The
authority is headed by Former secretary Bhure Lal.
iii. Ajay
Mathur, Arunabha Ghosh, Navroz K. Dubash,
and Vishnu Mathur are some other important members
iv. EPCA is
Supreme Court mandated body tasked with taking various measures to tackle air
pollution in the National Capital Region.