Facebook South Asia’s Safety Summit
Why in news?
- The 2nd edition of South Asia Safety Summit was organized by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) and FACEBOOK in New Delhi.
Key facts:
- The South Asia Safety Summit is being organized to highlight the issue of safety while individuals and communities are connected on the digital platform.
- Participants from 125 civil society organizations who have expertise in running digital literacy programmes and creating tools for social-emotional development of young people attended the Summit. They are from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan.
- During the Summit, Union Minister of WCD launched “We Think Digital” website. This website is an online education portal with interactive tutorials aimed at helping people think critically and share thoughtfully online. The topics covered include privacy, safety, security, digital discourse and knowing your digital footprint.
Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh
Why in news?
- The Union Minister of Health informed Rajya Sabha about the Jansankhya Sthirtha Kosh (JSK).
About:
- Jansankhya Sthirtha Kosh (JSK), an autonomous body under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, implemented the following schemes:
- Prerna Scheme (for delaying marriage, childbirth and spacing),
- Santushti Scheme (Public Private Partnership for sterilization services),and
- National Helpline (for information on family planning).
- The JSK has been discontinued on 08/02/2019 vide the cabinet decision on 07.02.2018 and various schemes for population control are being supported under National Health Mission.
Steps being taken by the government to control population growth:
- The Government has launched Mission Parivar Vikas for substantially increasing access to contraceptives and family planning services in146 high fertility districts with Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 3 and above in seven high focus states (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Assam).
- New contraceptives Injectable contraceptive and Centchroman have been added to the existing basket of choices.
- A new method of IUCD insertion immediately after delivery i.e. post-partum IUCD (PPIUCD) has been introduced.
- Compensation scheme for sterilization acceptors – Under the scheme MoHFW provides compensation for loss of wages to the beneficiary and also to the service provider (& team) for conducting sterilizations.
- Clinical Outreach Teams (COT) Scheme – The scheme has been launched in 146 Mission Parivar Vikas districts for providing Family planning services through mobile teams from accredited organizationsin far-flung, underserved and geographically difficult areas.
- Scheme for Home delivery of contraceptives by ASHAs at doorstep of beneficiaries.
- Family Planning Logistic Management and Information System (FP-LMIS) is a dedicated software to ensure smooth forecasting, procurement and distribution of family planning commodities across all the levels of health facilities.
- National Family Planning Indemnity Scheme (NFPIS) is under implementation under which clients are insured in the eventualities of death, complication and failure following sterilization.
IMD World Talent Ranking Report
Why in news?
- According to the latest edition of IMD World Talent Ranking, India has slipped 6 places to 59 rank on the global annual list of 63 countries.
About:
- International Institute for Management Development (IMD) is a business education school located in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- The ranking is based on the performance in three main categories — investment and development, appeal and readiness.
Key findings:
- The list was topped by Switzerland. Denmark was placed second and Sweden, was in the third place.
- India has slipped 6 places to 59 rank on the global annual list of 63 countries. India is also lagging behind fellow BRICs countries – China ranked 42nd on the list, Russia (47th) and South Africa (50th).
- India also witnessed one of the sharpest declines among Asian economies owing to low quality of life, negative impact of brain drain, and the low priority of its economy on attracting and retaining talents.
- In Asia, Singapore rose from 13th to 10th position compared to last year, Hong Kong SAR from 18th to 15th, and Taiwan from 27th to 20th.
Qatar begin 5-day joint exercise at Doha
Why in news?
- The inaugural edition of the Bilateral Maritime Exercise Za’ir-Al-Bahr (Roar of the Sea) is being conducted from 17 to 21 November 2019 between the Indian Navy and Qatari Emiri Naval Forces.
About:
- The inaugural edition of the Bilateral Maritime Exercise between the two navies would further strengthen the robust defence co-operation between the India and Qatar, especially in the fight against terrorism, maritime piracy and maritime security.
- The five-day bilateral maritime exercise at Doha includes surface action, air defence, maritime surveillance as well as social and sports events.