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[Newsbits] 11.07.2023

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Update to Multidimensional Poverty Index

Update to MPI
News
Latest update to MPI published
What
Annually updated report
Tracks multidimensional poverty
Multidimensional poverty definition
Interlinked deprivations in
Health
Education
Standard of living
Affects person's life and wellbeing directly
Highlights
Global multidimensional poverty statistics
18% or 1.1 billion people acutely poor
5/6 poor people found in
Sub-Saharan Africa: 534 million poor
South Asia: 389 million poor
Children <18 years old: 566 million or 50%
Poverty rate incidence
Children: 27.7%
Adults: 13.4%
India's multidimensional poverty statistics
Improvement between 2005-06 and 2019-21
Pulled 415 million people out of poverty
Yet, over 230 million poor remain
Decreased multidimensional poverty
From 55.1% to 16.4%
Decline in deprivation across sectors
Health
Education
Standard of living
Equal decline across regions and socio-economic groups
Contribution to poverty from deprivations
Standard of living: 39.7%
Health: 32.2%
Education: 28.2%
Fastest absolute progress in poorest states and population groups
Includes children and disadvantaged caste groups
Recommendations
Consider 'vulnerable' sections of population
Vulnerable defined as
Not poor but have deprivations in 20–33.3% of all weighted indicators
In India, vulnerable section is 18.7% of population
Significance
Report shows impressive rate of poverty reduction in India
Who
Published by
The UN Development Program
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative

Amarjeet Sinha Committee

Amarjeet Sinha Committee
News
Committee submits recommendations
What
9 member expert panel
Focused on MGNREGA
Tasked with examining
Factors affecting wage employment
Demand for employment
MGNREGA reforms
Highlights
Recommendations for substantial increase in MGNREGS wages
Wages should align with labour market rate
Wage revision considering Consumer Price Index-Rural (CPI-R)
Note: Current rates based on CPI-Labour
Wage reassessment every 5 years
Increase in budget allocation
Necessary for employment generation objective
Allocation suggestions for 2023-24
For labour alone: Rs 67,000 crore
For other costs: Rs 40,000 crore
Increase MGNREGA works in low performance states
Possible mechanism to improve state performance
States include: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Assam
Decentralized approach for scheme's implementation
Restructuring of 265 works into broader categories
Example: Water conservation
Panchayat institutions to decide best methods
Administrative measures suggestions
Assessment of ground realities
Infrastructure and systems for effective implementation
National Mobile Monitoring System inefficiencies
Inefficiencies due to lack of nationwide arrangements
Technological use in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Inadequate use in states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
Significance
Current budget allocation limits work to 70-80 days/year
Required: 100 days
National average: Just over 50 days/year
Implementing recommendations would raise MGNREGA budget
New budget over Rs 1 lakh crore
Who
Headed by Amarjeet Sinha
Former rural development department secretary
When
Constituted in December 2022

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Guillain Barre Syndrome
News
Peru records surge
Increase in Guillain-Barre Syndrome cases
Included 4 deaths
Possible consequence of long COVID complication
Peru declares national health emergency
Emergency period of 90 days
What
Rare autoimmune disorder
Affects the peripheral nervous system
Peripheral nervous system defined as
Network of nerves outside brain and spinal cord
Control muscle movement
Transmit pain
Transmit temperature sensations
Transmit touch sensations
Symptoms
Weakness
Tingling and numbness in limbs
Paralysis
Can last 6-12 months or longer
How
Neurological disorder
Immune system attacks peripheral nervous system
Can arise post-infection
Bacterial/viral infection includes
Epstein-Barr
Zika
HIV
Herpes
Campylobacter jejuni
Rarely, post-vaccination
Example, Shingrix (a shingles vaccine)
Treatment
Focus on cleaning and immunizing blood
Plasmapheresis
Procedure of plasma removal and replacement with other fluids
Who
More common among adults
Especially in males

JIMEX 2023

JIMEX 2023
News
JIMEX 2023 concluded
What
7th edition of Japan India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX)
How
Advanced level exercises
In all 3 domains of maritime warfare
Surface
Sub surface
Air
Participation of
Ships
Integral helicopters
Fighter aircrafts
Maritime patrol aircrafts
Submarine
Who
Between Indian and Japanese navies
Hosted by Indian Navy
Where
Bay of Bengal
When
Initiated in 2012
Conducted biennially

Ker Puja

Ker Puja
News
Ker Puja 2023 celebrated
What
Important tribal religious festival
Who
Festival for worshipping Ker
Ker as a guardian God
Past practices
Puja performed by rules
Aimed at people's well being
Where
Celebrated in Tripura
When
Celebrated post Kharchi Puja
Kharchi Puja dedicated to
14 deities
Facts
Other northeast festivals
Arunachal Pradesh
Losar
Dree festival
Sikkim
Saga Dawa
Losoong
Assam
Ambubachi Mela
Bihu
Nagaland
Moatsu Mong
Hornbill festival
Manipur
Lui Ngai Ni festival
Kang Chingba
Meghalaya
Nongkrem festival
Wangala
Mizoram
Chapar Kut

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