Jan Shikshan Sansthan
- Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSSs) is an initiative of Ministry of Human Resources and Development.
- Under the initiative institutions are established to provide vocational training to non-literate, neo-literate, as well as school drop outs by identifying skills as would have a market in the region of their establishment.
- JSS offers training equivalent to courses designed by the Directorate of Adult education, National Institute of Open Schooling and Director General Employment & Training.
Economic Census
- Economic Census is the complete insight into geographical spread/clusters of economic activities, ownership pattern, persons engaged, etc. of all economic establishments in the country.
- Economic Census will cover all establishments including household enterprises, engaged in production or distribution of goods/services (other than for the sole purpose of own consumption) in non-farm agricultural and non-agricultural sector will be counted.
- The information collected during Economic Census are useful for socio-economic developmental planning at state and district levels.
- Economic Census is being conducted by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
Hoolock Gibbon
- The hoolock gibbons are native to eastern Bangladesh, Northeast India and Southwest China.
- White rings around their eyes and mouths give their faces a mask-like appearance.
- Hoolock Gibbon are categorized vulnerable, as per the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
- Estimates of the eastern hoolock gibbon population in India are at 170 most found in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
- They are mainly concentrated in the Mishmi Hills, and are now commonly known as Mishmi hills gibbons.
- The animal is protected in Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary located in Lower Dibang Valley district.
TN Health System Reform Program
- The Government of India, Government of Tamil Nadu and the World Bank has signed an Agreement for the Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Program.
- The Program aims to improve the quality of health care, reduce the burden of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), and fill equity gaps in reproductive and child health services in the State of Tamil Nadu.
- Tamil Nadu ranks third among all Indian States in the NITI Aayog Health Index which is reflected in vastly improved health outcomes.
- The State’s maternal mortality rate has declined from 90 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2005 to 62 deaths in 2015-16 while infant mortality has declined from 30 deaths per 1000 live births to 20 in the same period.
- The Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Program will support the State Government to:
- Achieve national accreditation for primary, secondary, and tertiary-level health facilities in the public sector;
- Strengthen physicians, nurses and paramedics through continuous medical education;
- Strengthen the feedback loop between citizens and the state by making quality and other data accessible to the public.
RODRA Website
- Manpower Planning (MP) Directorate has launched a website called Retired Officers Digital Records Archive (RODRA, rodra.gov.in) to overcome lack of digitization and non-availability of latest address and contact details of veterans.
- Manpower Planning (MP) Directorate is responsible for custody and maintenance of approximately 1.2 Lakh service records of serving and retired officers of the Indian Army.
- Some of the facilities extended to veterans through website are updating of records, Registration and tracking of documents/ pension related grievances.
Global Economic Prospects (GEP) Report
- Recently World Bank has released the Global Economic Prospects (GEP) Report.
- The other reports released by World Bank are as follows
- Ease of Doing Business
- World Development Report
- Remittance Report
- Ease of Living Index
- India Development Update
- Universal Health Coverage Index
- The Service Trade Restriction Index.
Source: The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express
