HARYANA

Haryana’s sex ratio at birth dips, Gurugram bucks the trend

Haryana health department has released the state’s sex ratio at birth (SRB) data for 2020, revealing that the gap between the number of girls born per 1,000 boys has widened to 922 — a slight dip from 923 recorded in the previous year. However, Gurugram showed significant improvement as its sex ratio at birth was up 11 points — from 910 in 2019 to 921 in 2020.

Having witnessed a considerable and consistent improvement in SRB since 2012, when the ratio stood at 832, last year was a setback for the state that has been notorious for its skewed sex ratio. Out of 22 districts in Haryana, 11 showed a downward trend. Since the launch of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme in 2015, this is the first time that the state has slipped in SRB. In 2015, the figure was 876, which rose to 900 in 2016, followed by 914 in 2017. It remained the same in 2018.

The 11 districts that saw a drop in SRB in 2020 include Panchkula, which topped the chart in 2019. The ratio dipped to 939 last year from 963 in the previous year. Ambala, which was at the second spot in SRB chart in 2019 at 959 also slipped to 931 last year. Panipat was at 935 last year, down from 939 in 2019. The worst performing districts in 2020 include Jhajjar at 892 points, Karnal at 900, Narnaul at 902, Jind at 904, Palwal at 910, Faridabad at 915, Hisar at 922 and Yamunanagar at 928.

According to the state data, 118 cases were registered under the same Act in 2019-20 while 681 cases were registered in 2018-19 and 577 in 2017-18.

INTERNATIONAL

USA Restores Relations with Palestine

The US Presidential Administration announced that it will resume relations with the Palestinians and provide assistance to Palestine refugees.

This is a reversal of the shutdown of the Donald Trump administration and a key element of its new support for the two-state solution to the decades-long conflict that Israel and Palestine have agreed to.

Palestine is officially recognized as a Palestinian state by the United Nations and other entities.

It is a legally sovereign state in West Asia. Although its administrative center is currently located in Ramallah, the West Bank (on the border with Israel and Jordan) and the Gaza Strip (on the border with Israel and Egypt) have Jerusalem as the designated capital.

Since 1948, the entire territory claimed by the State of Palestine has been occupied by Egypt and Jordan, and then by Israel after the Six-Day War in 1967.

NATIONAL

New Central Bank Digital Currency India

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is studying whether India needs a new central bank digital currency (CBDC) and is exploring ways to implement digital currency operations.

RBI’s statement is based on the popularity of private digital currencies, virtual currencies and encrypted currencies.

These currencies cannot be used in India because regulators and governments have been skeptical of the risks associated with these currencies.

Therefore, the Reserve Bank of India is exploring the possibility of requiring a digital version of fiat currency.

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is legal tender and is a central bank liability in digital form. Digital currencies are priced in sovereign currencies.

Integrated Weapons System Design Centre in DRDO

The Vice President of India established an Integrated Weapon System Design Center at the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam missile complex in DRDO, Hyderabad.

It is said that the Integrated Weapon System Design facility will enhance the design and development capabilities of command and control systems for surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems and ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems.

The centre will focus on the overall system design and evaluation methods of advanced missile systems, and will help improve the performance of the missile.

National Mission for Edible Oil Agriculture Ministry

The Ministry of Agriculture has proposed the establishment of a National Mission for Edible Oil to increase domestic supply and reduce dependence on imports. It has been proposed to carry out the mission within the next five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

NMEO is composed of the following three Sub-Missions, which aims to increase the production of oilseeds and edible oil from the following three aspects:

Primary sources-it includes Annual Crops, Plantation Crops and Edible TBO

Secondary sources-it includes Rice bran oil and Cotton seed oil.

Consumers are aware of keeping the consumption of edible oil constant at 19.00 kg per person per year.

The purpose of this mission is to increase the output of oilseeds from 30.88 tons to 47.8 million tons. It plans to produce 7.00 to 11 million tons of edible oil from Primary sources by 2024-25. In addition, the edible oil from Secondary sources will increase from 3.50 times to 7 million tons.

Gross enrolment ratio of girls in schools improved from 2014-15 to 2018-19: WCD

The gross enrolment ratio of girls in schools at secondary level has improved from 2014-15 to 2018-19, and there have been promising trends of improvement in sex ratio at birth.

Sharing the achievements of the government’s Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Andolan (BBBP) ahead of National Girl Child Day on Sunday, the ministry said the scheme has resulted in increased awareness and sensitisation of the masses regarding prevalence of gender bias and role of community in eradicating it.

In a statement, it said the gross enrolment ratio of girls in schools at secondary level has improved from 77.45 (2014-15) to 81.32 (2018-19-provisional figures) as per UDISE-data.

Some districts which had very low SRB in 2014-15 have shown huge improvement after implementation of the scheme such as Mau (Uttar Pradesh) from 694 (2014-15) to 951 (2019-20),Â Karnal (Haryana) from 758 (2014-15) to 898 (2019-20), Mahendergarh (Haryana) from 791 (2014-15) to 919 (2019-20), Rewari (Haryana) from 803 (2014-15) to 924 (2019-20), and Patiala (Punjab) from 847 (2014-15) to 933 (2019-20).

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