Occupational safety and health Current Affairs, GK & News

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

On the 28th of April World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed across the globe. This day also coincides with the International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers. Overview: This day generates the promotion and awareness of ways that can help prevent occupational accidents and diseases across the world. This day ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers • International Labour Organisation • Occupational safety and health • World Day for Safety and Health at Work • World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022

2019 General Studies Paper-3 : Questions

Enumerate the indirect taxes which have been subsumed in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India. Also, comment on the revenue implications of the GST introduced in India since July 2017. Do you agree with view that steady GDP growth and low inflation have let the Indian economy in good shape? Give reasons in ..

Topics: Academic disciplines • Emergency management • Humanitarian aid • Occupational safety and health • Social vulnerability • Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

Water Treatment measure introduced in Tokyo

Tokyo which is hosting summer Olympics in 2020 has introduced water treatment measure to better deal with natural calamities like typhoons or squalls to keep the city safe. Preventing the Calamities The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has developed infrastructure such as levee protection, a pond to control the water level, tide embankment, watergate and so on. Disaster ..

Topics: Chemical compounds • Chemistry • Emergency management • Humanitarian aid • Matter • Occupational safety and health • Tokyo • Water

NIMH merged with NIOH

The National Institute of Miners’ Health (NIMH), an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Mines (MoM), has been dissolved and merged with the ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad with all assets and liabilities. All the employees of NIMH will be absorbed in NIOH in the similar post/pay scale as the case may be ..

Topics: Indian Council of Medical Research • National Institute of Occupational Health • New Delhi • NIMH • Nioh • Occupational safety and health • Video games • Video gaming

India chosen to co-chair Consultative Group (CG) of GFDRR in 2020

India has been unanimously chosen as co-chair of the Consultative Group (CG) of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) for the fiscal year 2020. The decision was taken during the meeting of GFDRR held in Geneva, Switzerland on the margins of the 6th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) ..

Topics: Disaster preparedness • Disaster risk reduction • Emergency management • Humanitarian aid • Natural hazard • Occupational safety and health • risk • Social vulnerability

2019 edition of UN Global Road Safety Week

The 5th edition of United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week has started from 6th May with theme “leadership for road safety”. The World Health Organization (WHO) promotes road safety as a means to reduce traffic-related injuries. Hence, UN Global Road Safety Weeks and its’ campaigns are chaired by WHO and the United Nations Economic ..

Topics: Land transport • Non-governmental organization • Occupational safety and health • Road safety • Road traffic safety • Sustainable Development • Transport • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe • Worker road safety