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CSIR-CCMB workshop on genome for offering customized healthcare

Indian and US researchers, to know the genetic foundation of sicknesses amongst quite a lot of ethnic populations from other portions of the arena, participated in a workshop organised through CSIR-Centre for Mobile and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad.

The workshop focussed on working out genome data in a greater means. The 3-day workshop, began on January 16. Stepped forward data on genome can lend a hand fine-tune genome-assisted healthcare, and may even result in exact, personalised, simpler and economical approaches to healthcare.

The workshop was once attended by around 200 researchers, lots of whom are promising PhD students from analysis institutes, universities, hospitals and lifestyles science corporations in India and the USA.

This workshop organized through the Indo-US Science and Generation Discussion board, supported through the Division of Science and Generation, India, and Division of State, USA, with an intention to create fruitful collaborations between the 2 nations.

‘Rome Ranking Series’ India bags 7 medals in wrestling.

In wrestling, India has bagged seven medals in the Rome Ranking Series. The 25-year-old Bajrang Punia staged a comeback to secure a 4-3 win and clinched gold medal against USA’s Jordan Michael Oliver in the summit showdown of the 65kg freestyle category. The 23-year-old Ravi Kumar bagged the gold medal after defeating Kazakhstan’s Nurbolat Abdualiyev 12-2 in his final 61 kg category.

Earlier, Vinesh Phogat won a gold and Anshu Malik a silver in the women’s competition. In Greco-roman, Gurpreet Singh won a gold in 82 kg category. Sunil Kumar settled for a silver in 97kg category while Sajan Bhanwal got a bronze in the 77 kg category.

Odia Classical Singer Sunanda Patnaik passed away

Eminent Indian classical singer Sunanda Patnaik, who had carved a special identity in Odia music world, passed away following a prolonged illness. She was 85.

Popularly known as ‘Guguma’, Patnaik was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kolkata where she breathed her last Sunday morning.

Daughter of legendary Odia poet Baikunthanath Patnaik, the veteran singer was born November 7, 1934, and started her career in singing at the All India Radio, Cuttack in 1948 at the age of 14.

Titular Queen of Bhopal, Saleha Sultan passes away

Princess Saleha Sultan, the titular queen of Bhopal and wife of the late Nawab Bashir Yar Jung of the Paigah family, passed away in Hyderabad on Sunday. She was 80. The funeral will take place in Bhopal on Monday. Her husband Nawab Bashir Yar Jung from the Paigah family, whose father constructed the Falaknuma Palace, passed away in 2019.

Princess Saleha was the eldest child of the Nawab of Pataudi senior Hajji Nawab Hafiz Muahmmad Hamidullah Khan and Nawab Begum of Bhopal Sajida Sultan. She was the sister of Nawab Muhammad Mansur Ali Khan Bahadur known as Tiger Pataudi.

Though she was elder to Tiger Pataudi, she was never recognised as the ‘Nawab’ of Bhopal. After the death of Sajid Sultan, the ‘Nawab Begum of Bhopal’, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was recognised as the head of the royal house of Bhopal and retained that title till his death.

National Disaster Response Force celebrated its 15th Raising Day

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was founded on 18th January 2006. NDRF celebrated its 15th Raising Day on 18th January 2020. Workshops on ‘Urban flooding & challenges’ and ‘Biological Emergencies & New Technology in Disaster Management’ were also conducted during the celebrations.

The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai was the chief guest on this occasion and Shri G.V.V. Sarma, Member Secretary, NDMA was the Guest of Honor.

The organization plays an important role in Disaster Management and Community awareness for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the country. NDRF has saved more than One lakh lives in its 3100 operations and rescued over 6.7 lakh people during disasters.

Kolkata: 9th International Children’s Film Festival begins

National Award winner Children actor, Talha Arsad Rishi inaugurated  the 9th International Children’s Film Festival in Kolkata, West Bengal. The week-long festival will feature the screening of about 250 films from 45 countries.

The Festival began with the screening of Hamid directed by Aizaz Khan. Ten venues in the city have been selected for the festival. Besides the screening of films, an exhibition on the children’s film festival will also be organised.

WEF’s Global Social Mobility Index: India ranks 76th, Denmark tops

India ranked 76th among 82 countries on the social mobility index of the World Economic Forum (WEF) while Denmark tops the list. The Nordic countries—Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland—occupied the top five positions. They all scored more than 82 points, with Finland scoring almost double India’s score of 42.7.

Among the G7 economies, Germany (11) was the most socially mobile with 78 points, followed by France (12). Canada was placed 14th, while Japan, 15th. Among large emerging economies, the Russian Federation was the most socially mobile, ranking 39th with 64 points. China and Brazil were at 45 and 60, respectively.

The WEF’s Global Social Mobility Report 2020 said despite a significant decrease in the number of people living in absolute poverty, India has a lot of room for improvement in providing equal shared opportunity. The WEF assessed countries on parameters such as health, education, technology, work, and social protection and inclusive institutions.

Prakash Javadekar inaugurates ELECRAMA 2020 in Greater Noida

Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and R K Singh inaugurated ELECRAMA at the Indian Expo Mart in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. It was organised by industry body IEEMA which is targeting businesses worth Rs 30,000 crore during the five-day event here. ELECRAMA is a platform  for the Indian industry to be connected with the world in respect of technology, new trends and innovation for the future energy transition.

The focus of this year’s event is on e-mobility, energy storage, start-ups, grid transformation, revenue security with special attention on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Over 1,300 exhibitors are participating in the event. Out of these about 450 are exhibitors from 120 nations.

Mizoram to celebrate ‘Chapchar kut’ festival on March 6

Mizoram will celebrate ‘Chapchar Kut‘, the biggest and most important festival of the Mizos, on March 6. Chapchar Kut is a spring festival celebrated usually in March after completion of the Jhum cultivation, also known as the slash and burn agriculture. The festival will be a two-day event. ‘Promotion of Mizos culture and moral code‘ has been chosen as the theme for this year Chapchar Kut.

While March 5 will be celebrated as pre-festival, which would be graced by Art and Culture Minister R Lalzirliana as “Kut Pa” or the “father of the festival”, the grand celebration will take place on March 6, where that place would be taken by Zoramthanga. Exhibition of painting, photo, handloom and handicraft will be held in different places in Aizawl as part of the celebration while a food court will be set up at the venue of the main celebration.