Addapedia Odisha | Daily Current Affairs |14 November 2023 | Download PDF

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• Every year, Infant Protection Day is celebrated on November 7
• The theme for Infant Protection Day 2023 is ‘Ensuring Every Child’s Right to Thrive.’
•  This annual observance is focused on raising awareness on the sensitive topic of infant mortality.

• National Cancer Awareness Day is observed on the 7th of November in India every year since 2014 to create public awareness about early detection, prevention, and treatment of cancer.
• The theme for World Cancer Day 2022-2024 is Close the Care Gap. 

• The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is the national governing body of football in India. 
• President: Kalyan Chaubey
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Founded: 23 June 1937
• Subsidiaries: Indian Football Association, MORE
• Parent organization: South Asian Football Federation.
• It is a member of FIFA, the international governing body of football and affiliated to the Asian Football Confederation and South Asian Football Federation. 
• It is affiliated to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. 
• The AIFF manages, sanctions, conducts, schedules and runs all national level football tournaments and leagues in India.

• About $8 billion of the $10 billion allocated by the Centre for the production of semiconductors under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme remains untapped.
• Govt has allocated $26 billion in 14 economic sectors to expand domestic manufacturing

About PLI

• The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme is a government programme that offers subsidies to companies based on a percentage of their incremental sales. 
• The goal of the PLI scheme is to boost domestic manufacturing and make Indian industries more competitive in the global market.

TB remains the world’s second leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, and global TB targets have either been missed or remain off track

Key points

• The reported global number of people newly diagnosed with TB was 7.5 million in 2022. 
• This is the highest number since WHO began global TB monitoring in 1995, above the pre-COVID baseline (and previous historical peak) of 7.1 million in 2019, and up from 5.8 million in 2020 and 6.4 million in 2021.
• India, Indonesia and the Philippines, which collectively accounted for nearly 60% of the reduction in the number of people newly diagnosed with TB in 2020 and 2021, recovered to above 2019 levels in 2022.

India has taken several measures to reduce tuberculosis (TB): 

• National Strategic Plan for TB Elimination: Launched to end TB by 2025
• Universal Drug Susceptibility Testing (UDST): Ensures every diagnosed TB patient is tested for drug resistance before or at the start of treatment
• Ni-kshay Mitra initiative: Provides community support to patients and their families to improve treatment outcome
• Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana: Provides nutritional support to TB patients
• Tuberculosis (TB) Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan: Launched in 2021 under the NSP India 2020–25 for TB Elimination.

The High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer (HEL1OS) payload, onboard the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, has captured the first glimpse of solar flares.

About Aditya L1

• The objective of Aditya L1 mission is to study the Sun’s Corona, Chromosphere and Photosphere. 
• In addition, it will study the particle flux emanating from Sun, and the variation of magnetic field strength.

• The UN International Organization of Migration (IOM) reported that the number of people who have been internally displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has risen to 6.9 million. 
• In the eastern province of North Kivu, nearly a million people have been displaced due to the ongoing conflict with the rebel group, Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23).

Reasons for displacement

1. ethnic intolerance and insurgency. 
2. the political uncertainty and lack of inclusive governance
3. regional tensions. 

Odisha Regional Specific News

Rourkela Airport has been granted Control Zone (CTR) status by the Airport Authority of India (AAI).

Key points

• Control Zone (CTR) is an airspace designated by the authorities for the purpose of providing Air Traffic Control (ATC) service to aircraft operating within.
• CTRs are typically established around airports to provide separation and orderly flow of air traffic.

• Rourkela will be getting the first velodrome in Odisha.
• A velodrome is a cycling track with steeply banked curves. It is built in such a manner that it can host all types of cycle races.

• The Department of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS-Bhubaneswar made yet another major contribution to improving healthcare services in India by setting up a new ‘Travel Health Clinic’ in the hospital.
• This is the first of its kind in Odisha and one among the very few in the country.

Key point

• The special clinic will run twice a week and will provide imminent travellers with essential vaccination services including some country-specific vaccines like Yellow fever vaccine
• It will advise regarding healthy behaviour during travel, assembling a customised medical kit for use in emergencies and the other ‘Dos and Don’ts’ during the period.

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• The Para-Badminton World Championships is an individual bi-annual event organized by the BWF. 
• The highest ranked para-badminton players compete in six Sport Classes in five categories. 
• The championships was organized under Para Badminton World Federation (PBWF) before it decided to join with BWF in June 2011.

Chief Minister has approved a proposal for construction of 150 multipurpose cultural-cum-community centres for the people of minority communities in Odisha.

Key points

• The initiative will help preserve the culture and heritage of minority communities of the state.
• The state government has sanctioned Rs 45 crore for construction of such centres in 22 districts. 
• The funds will be utlilised for construction of community centres for Christian, Muslim, Buddhist and Sikh people in these districts.
• The initiative aims at creating space for the people of the minority communities to undertake various community based activities.

• “Children are like buds in a garden; they should be carefully nurtured, as they are the future of the nation and the citizens of tomorrow.” – Jawaharlal Nehru
• “Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.” – John F. Kennedy
• “Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of humanity.” – Rabindranath Tagore
• “The soul is healed by being with children.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
• “Children are not things to be molded, but are people to be unfolded.” – Jess Lair
• “Children make your life important.” – Erma Bombeck
• “Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.” – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
• “To every child – I dream of a world where you can laugh, dance, sing, learn, live in peace, and be happy.” – Malala Yousafzai
• “The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.” – Denis Waitley
• “The best way to make children good is to make them happy.” – Oscar Wilde
• “Children are not only innocent and curious but also optimistic and joyful and essentially happy. They are, in short, everything adults wish they could be.” – Carolyn Haywood

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