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Daily Current Affairs 17 June 2021
Twitter Campaign for Official Status to Tulu Language
A Twitter campaign demanding official language status for Tulu launched by various Tulu organizations received support from politicians and the public in the coastal belt.
Tulu is a Dravidian language spoken mainly in two coastal districts Dakshina Kannada and Udupi of Karnataka and Kasaragod district of Kerala. The native speakers of Tulu are referred to as Tuluva or Tulu people and the geographical area is unofficially called Tulu Nadu.
The Indian census report of 2011 reported a total of 1,846,427 native Tulu speakers in India. The 2001 census had reported a total of 1,722,768 native speakers.
Separated early from Proto-South Dravidian, Tulu has several features not found in Tamil–Kannada. For example, it has the past perfect and the future perfect, like French or Spanish, but formed without an auxiliary verb.
At present, Tulu is not an official language in the country. Efforts are being made to include Tulu in the eighth schedule of the Constitution.
Tulu has a rich oral literature tradition with folk-song forms like paddana, and traditional folk theatre yakshagana. Tulu also has an active tradition of cinema with around 5 to 7 Tulu language movies produced a year.
Rajasthan to set up Vedic Education and Sanskar Board
The Rajasthan state government set up to a Vedic Education and Sanskar Board to revive the knowledge of ancient Sanskrit scriptures and connect the learnings of the Vedas with science and yoga.
The board is likely to be set up in the coming four to five months.
The ruling Congress had promised the establishment of the Vedic Education and Sanskar Board as well as steps to promote Sanskrit language and education in its manifesto for the 2018 State Assembly election.
NHAI made drone survey mandatory for all National Highway projects
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has made use of drones mandatory for monthly video-recording of national highway projects during all stages of development – construction, operation and maintenance.
NHAI project directors will undertake monthly drone surveys from the date of signing the contract till start of construction on site, as well as after completion of the project.
Authorities will also undertake monthly drone surveys in all developed projects where NHAI is responsible for operation and maintenance.
Apart from this, mandatory deployment of Network Survey Vehicles (NSVs) will carry out road condition recces on national highways to enhance quality.
NSVs use latest survey techniques such as high-resolution digital camera for 360-degree imagery, laser road profilometer and others, said the statement.
Saba Sakr becomes the first female boxing coach of Egypt
36-year-old Saba Sakr has become the first female boxing coach of Egypt. In the Egyptian city of Beni Suef, a small one-room gym appears to be open only twice a week.
Women are prohibited from doing such work in the country’s capital Cairo, but in this agrarian area located 100 km from the capital, Saba is running this center and training youth in Egypt’s traditional and socially restricted society.
In Upper Egypt it is not acceptable for women to coach such a sport. But after seeing her dedication and hard work, everyone agreed. Saba says that she started this gym by renting a small room.
India first case of green fungus infection reported in Indore
A case of green fungus is reported in the district with a 34-year-old patient admitted to a private medical college after black and white fungus.
Green fungus, also known as ‘Aspergillosis’, includes high fever and nose bleeding. Aspergillosis is an infection caused by Aspergillus, a common mold that lives indoors and outdoors.
However, people with low or weak immune systems or lung diseases are at a higher risk of developing health problems due to Aspergillus.
The Symptoms of Green Fungus are Nose Bleeding, High Fever, Weakness or Fatigue, Weightloss etc.
Odisha approved the recruitment of Transgender in Police
The Odisha government has allowed the transgender community to apply for the posts of constables and sub-inspectors in the state police department.
For the first time, a public advertisement has been issued seeking application from transgender people in government jobs in the state.
As per the transgender persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016, it prohibits discrimination against a transgender person, including unfair treatment or denial of service in relation to employment, education, healthcare, access to public goods and facilities, etc.
Also, in 2018, the Supreme Court of India decriminalized homosexuality by striking down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Court, terming it unconstitutional in respect of consensual homosexual sex between adults.
Amazon launched ML (Machine Learning) Summer School
Amazon India launched its Machine Learning Summer School, an integrated learning programme to make students industry ready.
The programme is open to engineering students in their pre-final and final year Bachelors, Masters, or PhD studies.
The ML Summer School curriculum will cover fundamentals of machine learning, linking them to practical industry applications through a three-day course.
Students will get to learn about Deep Learning and Probabilistic Graphical Models to solve e-commerce industry-specific business problems– demand forecasting, catalogue quality, product recommendations, search ranking and online advertising.
Amazon India has collaborated with IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IISc, IIT BHU, IIIT Hyderabad, IIIT Bangalore, Indraprastha Institute of Technology in Delhi, BITS, IIT Hyderabad, ISM Dhanbad, IIT Roorkee, IIT Guwahati, NIT Tiruchirappalli, NIT Surathkal, NIT Warangal, Anna University and Delhi Technological University.
Global Skills Report 2021
Coursera Inc. recently released the ‘Global Skills Report 2021’ where India has been ranked 67th overall globally.
Indian learners have high proficiency in digital skills like Cloud Computing (83%) and Machine Learning (52%) & 54% in Mathematical skills.
Improvement is needed in digital skills because in Data Analysis and Statistical programming, ranked only at 25% and 15% skills proficiency.
The report is based on performance data of about 77 million learners (from across 100 countries) on the platform collected since the onset of the pandemic. It benchmarks skills proficiency across 3 categories – Business, Technology and data science.
India is working towards restoring 2.6 crore hectare of degraded land
India is on track to achieve its national commitment on land degradation neutrality, and that it’s working to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030.
Land is the fundamental building block for supporting all lives and livelihoods. The land degradation affects over two-thirds of the world.
India has taken the lead to highlight land degradation issues at international forums. The Delhi Declaration of 2019 called for better access and stewardship over land, and emphasised gender-sensitive transformative projects.
Land degradation poses a challenge to the developing world, and that India is assisting fellow developing countries to develop land restoration strategies.
A Centre of Excellence is being set up in India to promote a scientific approach towards land degradation issues.
Uttar Pradesh to distribute 50 lakh medicine kits free of cost
The State Government of Uttar Pradesh announced to distribute 50 lakh medicine kits free of cost among the children below 18 years of age.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off the vehicles carrying 17 lakh medical kits which will be distributed in different districts.
The rest of 33 lakh medical kits will be supplied by the Health Department at different warehouses and from there it will reach the districts this month only.
These kits specially curated for four different age groups (0-1 year, 1-5 years, 5-12 years and 12-18 yrs) were prepared by Medical Supplies Corporation of state.
Under this drive, parents will be apprised about various symptoms of the COVID like fever, diarrhoea and so on.
These kits will carry the detailed instructions also so that parents can use them according to their child’s age.
Tribal livelihoods initiative “Sankalp Se Siddhi – Mission Van Dhan”
Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda recently launched the tribal livelihoods initiative “Sankalp Se Siddhi – Mission Van Dhan”.
TRIFED now plans to expand its operations through the convergence of various schemes of different Ministries and Departments and launch the various tribal development programs in Mission Mode under “Sankalp Se Siddhi – Mission Van Dhan” for expediting its implementation in a Mission mode.
Through this mission, the establishment of 50,000 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras, 3000 Haat Bazaars, 600 Godowns, 200 Mini TRIFOOD Units, 100 Common Facility Centres, 100 TRIFOOD parks, 100 SFURTI clusters, 200 Tribes India retail stores, eCommerce platforms for TRIFOOD and Tribes India brands are being targeted.
During the pandemic, efforts were made for the skill development of the tribal artisans, and 17 training Programs were approved for benefitting 340 tribal artisans and developing 170 new designed products.
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2021
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on 17 June every year to create awareness about sustainable development and the welfare of people.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the theme for this special day is “restoration, land and recovery. We build back better with healthy land”.
The United Nations General Assembly in December 1994 acknowledged this day to spread awareness about the cooperation required to combat desertification and drought.
The UN General Assembly is also making efforts to bring attention to the association between consumption and land.
The day is also going to be observed to make individuals mindful about community participation at all levels. It will help in the execution of the plan of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
World Giving Index 2021
Charities Aid Foundation’s (CAF) recently released the World Giving Index (WGI) 2021 as the USA, Canada, Ireland, the UK, and the Netherlands- all fell out of the highest rankings.
India is now in the Top 20 most generous countries in the world, at 14. This is up from the 10-year global rank of 82.
Only Australia and New Zealand, where the survey was undertaken in the weeks before the first wave of the pandemic took hold, maintained their top 10 rankings.
Several countries have moved up the rankings and made their first appearance in the top 10, including Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, and Kosovo, but whilst their overall giving scores have increased somewhat, their rise is driven by the relative decline of other countries.
Communities around the world mobilised to help fellow citizens during the pandemic, resulting in the highest ‘helped a stranger’ figures since 2009.
More than half (55%) of the world’s adults – or 3 billion people – reported helping someone they didn’t know in 2020.
S-400 SAMs knocked out in Simulated Strikes by US
The Russian air Defense system S-400 has knocked out in Simulated Strikes by US in the African Lion 2021.
The African Lion is an annual multinational military exercise conducted by AFRICOM and attached to US European Command’s DEFENDER series that holds counter military operations and training in North Africa and Southern Europe.
The aim of the series is to enhance the interoperability of the US, partner nations and regional organizations in order to contain regional instability, conduct peace operations, counter violent extremist organizations, maintain cross-border security and counter transnational threats, as per its website.
The S-400 Triumf air defense system (code-named SA-21 Growler by NATO) consists of long-range surface-to-air missiles (SAM) with a maximum range of 400 km and multiple launching elements.
It is a key weapon in Russia’s anti-aircraft defense with a capacity to destroy fighter jets, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and drones.
The proliferation of S-400s puts the US and its NATO allies in a peculiar spot. Russia has been pushing exports since it operationalized the defense system in 2007 and many countries have shown interest.
