Connect to Current -Daily Current Capsules 12th February 2019

Human Resource Development Government has reconstituted the Indian Council of Historical

Research (ICHR)

Relevance IN – Prelims ( about ICHR)

What’s the NEWS

The Government has reconstituted the Council of Indian Council of

Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi for a period of three years

w.e.f. the date of the first meeting of the re-constituted Council i.e.

07.01.2019 to 06.01.2022 and the composition of the Council is as

follows:

i. An eminent historian nominated by the Government of India who shall be

Chairman of the Council;

ii. Eighteen historians nominated by the Government of India;

iii. A Representative of the U.G.C;

iv. Director-General of Archaeology;

v. Director, National Archives;

vi. Four persons to represent Government who shall be nominated by the

Government of India and which shall include one representative each of

the Ministry of Education, the Department of Culture and the Ministry of

Finance; and Member Secretary.

Know! about ICHR

The Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) is an autonomous

body of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, which had been

established by an Administrative Order of the then Ministry of Education.

The body, over many years, has provided financial assistance to the

historians and direction to the research scholars in their multifarious

topics of historical research through established historians and scholars of

the country.

ICHR disburses funds for carrying out research to Indian as well as

foreign scholars on their applications for fellowships, grants, and

symposia, made to the Indian Council of Historical Research or through

the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

The source of the funds at the disposal of the ICHR is grants-in-aid

received from the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of

Human Resource Development, grants-in-aid from various Indian states,

private donations from individuals and other countries, and the proceeds

of revenues from the sale of publications of the ICHR.

Government Schemes

PM to launch Swachh Shakti 2019 from Kurukshetra

Relevance IN – Prelims ( about Swachh shakti) + Mains GS II government

intervention and policies

What’s the NEWS

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will visit Kurukshetra in Haryana

to participate in Swachh Shakti 2019, a convention of Women

Sarpanches and distributed the Swachh Shakti-2019 awards.

Know! about Swachh Shakti-2019

Swachh Shakti-2019 is a national event which aims to bring in to focus the

leadership role played by rural women in Swachh Bharat Mission.

Women Sarpanches and Panches from all over the country attending the

event.

Around 15,000 women are expected to participate in this year’s Swachh

Shakti event aimed at empowering the women.

The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in association with the Govt.

of Haryana is organizing the Swachh Shakti-2019.

The event will showcase the achievements of Swachh Bharat and the

recently conducted Swachh Sunder Shauchalay, (neat and clean toilet) - a

unique and first of its kind in the world campaign.

Know! more about the programme

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Shakti program first in

2017 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

6000 women sarpanches from across the country had assembled in Gujarat

on the occasion of International Women’s Day under the banner of Swachh

Shakti 2017. PM addressed and honoured them.

The second Swachh Shakti event, Swachh Shakti-2018 was held at

Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Now the third edition is being inaugurated from

Kurukshetra.

Swachh Shakti is an example of how at the grass root level, rural women

champions are acting as a change agent to mobilize the community and lead

from the front women taking initiatives for a Swachh Bharat.

The movement is a part of ongoing activities under the aegis of the Swachh

Bharat Mission, launched on October 2nd, 2014, by the Prime Minister

Narendra Modi aimed at achieving a Clean and Open Defecation Free

(ODF) India by 2nd October, 2019.

World Government Summit

What’s the NEWS

The seventh annual World Government Summit is being held in Dubai

(UAE).

Know! all about the Summit

The World Government Summit is a forum dedicated to shaping the

future of governments.

The Summit is being attended by 4,000 decision-makers from 140

countries including heads of state, ministers and business leaders.

The World Government Summit is a global platform dedicated to shaping

the future of governments worldwide.

It sets the agenda each year for the next generation of governments,

focusing on how they can harness innovation and technology to solve

universal challenges facing humanity.

Provides a unique platform to showcase and exchange best practices and

smart solutions to the challenges that nations face.

Know! about the organisation

The World Government Summit is a neutral, non-profit organization at

the intersection of government and innovation.

The World Government Summit functions as a knowledge exchange

platform for leaders in the public and private sectors to convene and

collaborate with world-renowned experts to create a positive impact for

citizens worldwide.

The Organisation comprises a wide network of leaders of the public and

private sectors and inspires them to think collectively and creatively

about disruptive intersections between government and innovation, with

the ultimate goal of promoting development and prosperity

Culture Cultural Heritage Youth Leadership Programme (CHYLP)

Relevance IN – Prelims( about CHYLP)

What’s the NEWS

The scheme for Cultural Heritage Youth Leadership Programme

(CHYLP) envisaged enriching awareness of Indian culture and

heritage amongst the youth in order to promote, understand and

develop fondness for India’s rich cultural heritage, with a view to

develop appropriate leadership qualities amongst youth.

Know! more about the programme

The focus of the programme was to be on less privileged children

residing in backward areas by interacting with them in vernacular

languages for their better understanding.

Intermittently programme was given to Centre for Cultural Resources and

Training (CCRT), an autonomous organization working under the

purview of Ministry of Culture.

CCRT organized workshops for the scheme. However, to accelerate the

process, Museum Division of this Ministry arranged visits of children of

unprivileged section of society to museums so that these children may get

an opportunity to gain the knowledge relating to the Indian History and

Culture and Science

Agriculture 3 Day International Symposium on “Advances in Agro meteorology for

managing climatic risks of farmers.

Relevance IN – Mains ( GS III – e-technology in the aid of farmer + environment

conservation + GS II government policies and interventions)

What’s the concern

Risks and uncertainties in agricultural production system due to increasing

climatic variability and weather extremes have become the prime cause of

global food insecurity.

INAGMET-2019

Considering the urgent need of sharing the agro meteorological knowledge

among researchers, policy makers, industry and farmers to learn from each

other, identify the technologies/practices and develop a roadmap for risk

management, the Association of Agro meteorologists (AAM) has organized

a 3 day International Symposium on “Advances in Agro meteorology

for Managing Climatic Risks of Farmers” (INAGMET-2019)

The symposium is jointly organized with India Meteorological Department,

Indian Centre of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural

Research Institute and Jawaharlal Nehru University.

The symposium will bring together the global experience on the advances in

weather and climate predictions, understanding the impacts of climate

change and variability on agriculture and sharing and cataloguing the

experiences of global meteorological and agricultural communities on

effective interventions and promising technologies for adaptation and

mitigation as well as identifying areas for future research and collaboration

as per the requirements of farming community.

INAGMET-2019 is expected to provide a platform for interactions among

the professionals, scientists, policy makers and other social groups to share

knowledge and experience on various aspects related to thrust areas of agro

meteorology.

India and Norway launch initiative to combat Marine Pollution

Relevance IN – Mains (GS III environment conservation + GS II bilateral

relations)

What’s the NEWS

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change signed a

letter of Intent establishing the India-Norway Marine Pollution Initiative

together

Know! more about the agreement

In January, 2019, the Indian and Norwegian governments agreed to work

more closely on oceans by signing a MoU and establishing the India-

Norway Ocean Dialogue during the Norwegian Prime Minister’s visit to

India in January.

A joint Task Force on Blue Economy with government officials,

researchers and experts as well as private sector was established to

develop sustainable solutions within strategic areas of the blue economy,

such as maritime and marine sector in addition to energy sector.

In partnership, Norway and India will share experiences and competence,

and collaborate on efforts to develop clean and healthy oceans,

sustainable use of ocean resources and growth in the blue economy.

State Specific The Sarthi Sandesh Vahini

Relevance IN – Prelims ( about Sarthi Sandesh vahini)

What’s the NEWS

The Uttar Pradesh state family welfare department has initiated the Sarthi

Sandesh Vahini mission to spread awareness regarding family

planning in urban and rural areas. These vehicles were flagged off by

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Know! more about the programme

The Sarthi Sandesh Vahini vehicles will provide family planning

information to the viewers through various documentaries and films.

The Uttar Pradesh government has also launched the new initiative to

eradicate encephalitis.

Encephalitis

Encephalitis is an uncommon but serious condition in which the brain

becomes inflamed (swollen).

Encephalitis can be life-threatening and requires urgent treatment in

hospital.

The very young and very old are most at risk of Encephalitis. The mission

aims to spread awareness about the disease and provide medical

assistance to the needy

Defence Chinook military helicopters

Relevance IN – Prelims ( about chinook)

What’s the NEWS

American aerospace major Boeing announced the arrival of first batch of

four Chinook military helicopters for the Indian Air Force at the Mundra

port in Gujarat from there it will be ferried to Chandigarh, where they

will be formally inducted into the Indian Air Force in 2019.

Chinook Helicopters

Chinook is a multi-role, vertical-lift platform, which is used for

transporting troops, artillery, equipment and fuel.

Chinook would be deployed for humanitarian and disaster relief

operations and in missions such as transportation of relief supplies and

mass evacuation of refugees.

The advanced multi-mission helicopter Chinook will provide the Indian

armed forces with unmatched strategic airlift capability across the full

spectrum of combat and humanitarian missions.

India had placed a mega contract to Boeing for the procurement of 22

Apache helicopters and 15 Chinooks for the Indian Air Force in

September 2015.

Prelims Practise Question

Consider the following statements regarding The Indian Council of Historical

Research

1. The Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) is an

autonomous body of the Ministry of Human Resource Development

2. The body, over many years, has provided financial assistance to

the historians and direction to the research scholars

3. ICHR disburses funds for carrying out research to Indian scholars

only on their applications for fellowships, grants, and symposia

4. The source of the funds at the disposal of the ICHR is grants-in-aid

received from the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry

of Human Resource Development

Find the correct statement from the option given below

a. 1 and 3

b. 1 2 and 4

c. 2 and 4

d. 1 3 and 4

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