Himachal Pradesh Affairs
To facilitate the home isolated Covid-19 patients, the State Government has launched Himachal Covid Care mobile app to connect asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with their designated doctors. Through this app, doctors will be able to monitor the health status of Covid-19 positive patients regularly and make quick decision regarding hospitalization of the critical patient, if required.
Around 90 percent of over 28000 active cases in the state are under Home isolation.
The spokesman said that the app enables Covid-19 patients to self register themselves and provide their vital symptoms on the app which would be monitored by the assigned doctors. This mobile app would provide an online platform to all the essential service providers and users like patients, doctors and chief medical officers, block medical officers etc.
The app has features of prescribing medicines, triaging patients whose condition is deteriorating and required to be shifted to a Health care facility. The administrators like CMO and BMO in the districts and the State administrative officers can also monitor the health parameters of patients and also supervise the working of the district team, he said.
National and International Affairs
Indo-Israel Agricultural Project Centres of Excellence:
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They are establishing Advanced-Intensive Agriculture farms using Israeli Agro-Technology tailored to local conditions.
The Centres of Excellence generate knowledge, demonstrate best practices, and provide farmer training.
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Highlights:
The Mekedatu multi-purpose project entails the construction of a balancing reservoir across the Cauvery River near Kanakapura in Ramanagaram district.
It intends to supply drinking water to the districts of Bengaluru and Ramanagaram, as well as generate electricity.
However, Tamil Nadu has objected on the grounds that the project violates the award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.