HIMACHAL PRADESH

 

• e-challaning for traffic violations soon

 

• The state police will soon acquire its own automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) and live scanners. With this, they will be able to match the fingerprints of criminals quickly and link those to the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System.

 

• Besides, the police will also launch an e-challaning system on a pilot basis to compound traffic violations on the spot and facilitate e-payments. The move will help maintain records, especially of habitual offenders.

 

• The AFIS will add teeth to the Fingerprint Bureau, which has been shifted to the State Forensic Sciences Laboratory at Junga for bringing scientific acumen, efficiency and professionalism and help in maintaining a data bank of criminals.

 

• The government has provided Rs 2 crore in the budget for the AFIS, which will facilitate prompt fingerprint matching, saving time.

 

• The police will take fingerprints of migrant labourers, workers engaged by orchardists and farmers, domestic helps, employees hired by trade and business establishments, construction workers and other groups involved in criminal activities and match their fingerprints with criminals.

 

• The system will be effective in tracking criminals who flee the state after committing crime. It has been noticed during the past one decade that outsiders and migrants are involved in a large number of heinous crimes, including murders and temple thefts.

 

• Under the e-challaning system, thumb impression of a violator will be taken and his car details, licence number, residential details and other personal details will immediately come up as it will be connected with the e-KYCand compounding fee will be payable on the spot through a debit/credit card or by cash.

 

• The software of e-challan has been developed by the NIC.

 

• “There are 129 police stations and 250 police posts in the state and the department has proposed to acquire 500 e-challaning machines at a cost of Rs 40,000 per machine.

INTERNATIONAL

 

• World Kidney Day 2018: 8 March

 

• World Kidney Day is observed annually on the 2nd Thursday in March.

 

• World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of the kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.

 

• World Kidney Day is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF).

 

 

• India to give UN $15.82m for Nepal quake reconstruction

 

• India has pledged 15.82 million dollars in assistance to quake-ravaged Nepal for its massive reconstruction programme.

 

• India signed an agreement in this regard with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to build 50000 homes for the quake victims.

 

• As per the agreement, the Indian Government will give 8.41 million US dollars to the UNOPS and 7.41 Million US dollar to the UNDP.

 

 

·         UK college to teach Hinglish to students for jobs in India

 

• UK’s Portsmouth Collegehas offered to teach its students ‘Hinglish‘, a mix of Hindi and English languages, becoming the country’s first educational institutionto do so.
• The course is being introduced partly due to India’s growing economic importance and to prepare British students who may take up jobs in India or in Indian companies based in the UK.

 

NATIONAL

 

• PM launches National Nutrition Mission

 

• On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, launched the National Nutrition Mission, and expansion of the coverage of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme, at Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan.

 

• He also interacted with beneficiary mothers and girl children of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme.

 

• The Prime Minister awarded certificates to the best performing districts under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme.

 

 

• Government announces launch of ‘SUVIDHA’

 

• Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ananth kumar announced the launch of ‘Suvidha’, the 100% Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin, under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP).

 

• The affordable sanitary napkin will be available for Rs. 2.50 per pad at over 3200 Janaushadhi Kendras across India and would ensure ‘Swachhta, Swasthya and Suvidha’for the underprivileged Women of India.

 

• This step taken by the Department of Pharmaceuticals will ensure the achievement of Prime Minster Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Affordable and Quality Healthcare for All.

 

 

• Udyam Sakhi Portal Launched for Women Entrepreneurs

 

• On the occasion of International Women’s Day today, March 8,the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME) launched a portal for women entrepreneursof India: www.udyamsakhi.org.

 

• The portal was unveiled by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of MSME, Giriraj Singh, in a program.

 

• The Minister said that India has around 8 million women who have started and are running their own businesses and the Ministry of MSME believes that the women in India can play a vital role in the growth of the Indian economy.

 

• The portal is a network for nurturing entrepreneurship and creating business models for low cost products and services in order to empower women and make them self-reliant and self-sufficient.

 

• Delhi Police launches All Women Patrolling Squad to strengthen women safety

 

• On the eve of International Women’s Day, the Delhi police launched an “All-women patrolling squad”.

 

• With the motto – Be the change, you want to see – wearing on their sleeves, the women suad riding mean machine in Delhi’s south district aims to protect women from cat-callers and instil a sense of confidence among women.

 

• The squad was launched in the form of a ‘road trip’ from Sarojni Nagar to Select Citywalk Mall in Saket.