NITI Aayog releases First Delta Ranking of Aspirational Districts

The NITI Aayog has released first Delta ranking for 108 aspirational districts to measure their incremental progress across five developmental areas during two month period of April and May 2018. For these rankings, total 49 key performance indicators were mapped across five developmental areas: health and nutrition, education, financial inclusion and skill development, agriculture and ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: aspirational districts • Delta rankings • Government Schemes • National • NITI Aayog • Transformation of aspirational districts Programme

Prime Minister’s Safe Motherhood Campaign: Madhya Pradesh awarded for reducing maternal mortality

Madhya Pradesh was awarded by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for reducing maternal mortality under Prime Minister’s Safe Motherhood Campaign (Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan-PMSMA). The state was awarded for registering unprecedented 48-digit decline in maternal deaths from 2014 to 2016 as per report of Registrar General of India (RGI). Key Facts The ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018

Topics: Government Schemes • Madhya Pradesh • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • Prime Minister’s Safe Motherhood Campaign • Safe Motherhood • Women Related Issues

Odisha Government signs MoU with RIMES for effective management of all kinds of disasters

Odisha Government has singed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) to enhance effective management of all kinds of disasters. The collaboration is aimed at automating risk management, advisory generation and dissemination. Key Facts The partnership has been forged between Odisha State Disaster Mitigation Authority (OSDMA) and RIMES in field ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018

Topics: Disaster Management • International Organisations • Odisha • RIMES • States

Portugal’s Antonio Vitorino elected Director General of UN’s International Migration Office

Portugal’s Antonio Manuel de Carvalho Ferreira Vitorino (61) was elected as next Director General (DG) of International Organization for Migration (IOM), an UN Migration Agency. He will succeed incumbent DG William Lacy Swing who will be stepping down after completing the second of two five-year terms. In this election for top most post of IMO ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018

Topics: António Vitorino • Director-General • International • International Migration Office • International Oraganisations • Portugal

International Day of the Tropics: June 29

The International Day of Tropics is observed every year on 29 June across the world with an aim to raise awareness to specific challenges faced by tropical areas and t far-reaching implications of issues affecting world’s tropical zone. This day celebrates diversity of tropics and provides opportunity to share tropical stories and expertise and to ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018

Topics: Days and Events • Environment • International • International Day of Tropics • Observances • Tropical Region