30TH JULY
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27% FOR OBC, 10% QUOTA FOR EWS IN MEDICAL SEATS
ABDULLAH SHAHID WON PRESIDENCY OF 76TH UNGA
KERALA POLICE LAUNCHED ‘PINK PROTECTION PROJECT’
IIT HYDERABAD DEVELOPS COVID KIT ‘COVIHOME’
NATIONAL WOMEN ONLINE CHESS TITLE
WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSON
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP: 30TH JULY
27% FOR OBC, 10% QUOTA FOR EWS IN MEDICAL SEATS
- The centre has announced 27% reservation for OBCs and a 10% quota for students from the economically weaker sections (EWS) for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses under the All-India Quota (AIQ) scheme.
- Under the AIQ scheme, 15% of seats at the UG level and 50% seats at the PG level are kept domicile free in government medical and dental colleges against which students from other states to are offered admission while the rest of the seats are kept only for students from within the state.
- This will immensely help thousands of our youth every year get better opportunities and create a new paradigm of social justice in our country.
- A statement by the government said that the decision would benefit nearly 1500 OBC students in MBBS and 2500 OBC students in PG while it will also impact around 550 EWS students in MBBS and around 1000 EWS students in PG medicine.
- About the AIQ scheme: The AIQ scheme was introduced in 1986 under the direction of the Supreme Court to provide for domicile-free merit-based opportunities to students from any state to aspire to study in a good medical college located in another State.
(SOURCE: LIVE LAW)
ABDULLAH SHAHID WON PRESIDENCY OF 76TH UNGA
- Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid won the Presidency of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
- This is for the first time in the history of the United Nations (UN), Maldives will hold the office of President at the UNGA. Abdulla Shahid’s victory at the UNGA Presidential election is a “proud accomplishment” and “a step forward in elevating the country’s stature on the global stage”.
- Maldives’ decision to join the UN in 1965, immediately after its independence, sparked a debate on how a “microstate”, could possibly contribute to the organisation.
- Over the years, Maldives has cleared all the doubts by raising its voice on issues of concern and playing a prominent role in the UN as well as in the other multilateral organisations including the Commonwealth.
- President of the Maldives: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
- Capital of Maldives: Male.
- Currency of the Maldives: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
(SOURCE: THE PRINT)
KERALA POLICE LAUNCHED ‘PINK PROTECTION PROJECT’
- The Kerala Police launched a new initiative called the Pink Protection project for the protection of women in public, private and digital spaces.
- The Pink Protection project aims to prevent dowry-related issues, cyber-bullying & humiliation in public places. It has 10 components, one of which is activating the existing Pink Police Patrol system, named Pink Janamaithri Beat.
- About the project: They will collect information from panchayat members, neighbours and other locals and hand it over to the Station House Officers for further action.
- The Pink Beat system, in which specially trained women police officers have been deployed, will be present at Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and private buses and in front of schools, colleges and other public places including bus stops.
- Pink control rooms have been set up in all 14 districts to coordinate the activities. The Pink Shadow Patrol team will also be deployed to detect the presence of anti-socials in crowded areas and to take action.
- A bullet patrol team of the woman police officers called “Pink Romeo” was also launched as part of the project.
(SOURCE: INDIAN EXPRESS)
IIT HYDERABAD DEVELOPS COVID KIT ‘COVIHOME’
- India’s first Rapid electronic Covid-19 RNA Test kit that allows self-testing at home called ‘COVIHOME’ has been developed by a research group at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad.
- The kit has been validated by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology and can be used to check for Covid-19 trace at the comfort of home.
- About the test kit: This test kit can produce results within 30 minutes for both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.
- The major benefit of this testing kit is that it does not require RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction), an expert human resource, and a BSL 2 lab facility for the extraction of RNA, so it has the potential for one to take the test at home without expert supervision.
- The validation report confirmed the kit’s efficiency at 94.2 per cent, Sensitivity 91.3 per cent and Specificity 98.2 per cent.
- While a test currently costs around Rs 400, the developers say that mass production of the testing kit will help to reduce the cost to around Rs 300 per test.
(SOURCE: THE HINDU)
NATIONAL WOMEN ONLINE CHESS TITLE
- Vantika Agarwal has won the National Women Online Chess title. She scored 9.5 points from 11 rounds.
- Arpita Mukherjee of West Bengal took the second spot and Tamil Nadu’s Sreeja Seshadri secured the third spot in the competition.
- In the absence of over-the-board events due to the ongoing pandemic, the All India Chess Federation has decided to consider the performance of this online event for the selection of players for the Asian individual championship and other events.
(SOURCE: LIVE MINT)
WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSON
- United Nations observes 30 July every year as World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
- In 2013, the General Assembly designated July 30 as the World Day against Trafficking in Persons to raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the promotion and protection of their rights.
- The 2021 theme for World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is Victims’ Voices Lead the Way.
- This year’s theme puts victims of human trafficking at the centre of the campaign and will highlight the importance of listening to and learning from survivors of human trafficking.
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Headquarters: Vienna, Austria.
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Founded:
(SOURCE: JAGRAN JOSH)
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP: 30TH JULY
- International Day of Friendship is observed globally on 30th July. This day is celebrated to mark the importance of friends and friendship in life.
- The day also advocates the role that friendship plays in promoting peace in several cultures across the world.
- History of International Day of Friendship: In 2011, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the International Friendship Day with an aim to forge a strong bond of friendship of people of various countries irrespective of race, colour, gender, religion, etc.
- The International Day of Friendship is an initiative that follows on the proposal made by UNESCO defining the Culture of Peace as a set of values, attitudes and behaviours that reject violence and endeavour to prevent conflicts by addressing their root causes with a view to solving problems.
- It was then adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1997.
(SOURCE: FIRSTPOST)