Health Ministry launches Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)

  • Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan has launched the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) in seven states.
  • The IDSP is a segment of the Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP).
  • The system aims to provide real-time data and updates for detecting outbreaks, reducing morbidity and mortality, and reducing the disease burden.

Sunil Arora appointed new Chief Election Commissioner of India

  • Sunil Arora has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India.
  • He will succeed Om Prakash Rawat on December 2nd.
  • Ashok Lavasa is the second election commissioner.

Centre, ADB sign 200 million dollar loan agreement for state highways in Bihar

  • The Centre and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a 200 million dollar loan agreement for the widening and upgrading of the State Highways in Bihar.
  • About 230 kilometres of state highways will be upgraded to all-weather standards with road safety features.

Hausla 2018 inaugurated in New Delhi

  • The National Festival for Children of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) “Hausla 2018” was inaugurated in New Delhi.
  • The festival is conducted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD).
  • It will see the participation of more than 600 children from the CCIs from 18 states.

Sashastra Seema Bal to patrol Dudhwa tiger reserve

  • Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) have joined hands to provide security to Dudhwa forests and its rich wildlife.
  • This will strengthen the patrolling in and around Dudhwa to check forest and wildlife crimes.

Bihar CM unveils 70-foot tall Lord Buddha statue in Rajgir

  • Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has unveiled a 70-foot tall statue of Lord Buddha at Rajgir in Nalanda district.
  • This is the second tallest statue of Buddha in the country.
  • The statue, which is made of pink sandstone, is installed on a 16-metre radius pedestal in the middle of Lake Ghora Katora.

NASA InSight lands on Mars seven months after launch

  • NASA’s InSight spacecraft has landed on Mars.
  • The 458-million-kilometre journey from Earth to Mars took seven months to complete.
  • After a 6.5-minute parachuted descent, the 360-kg lander touched down in an area called Elysium Planitia, where it will dig five metres below the surface.
  • The aim of the mission is to measure Mars’s internal heat and study quakes.

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