Shri Surajit Kar Purkayastha IPS (West Bengal 1985) presently posted as Director General(DG) CID, West Bengal has been appointed as Director General of West Bengal Police (DGP).
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Rajes Kumar appointed Chairperson- Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata
Justice Rajes Kumar, retd. Judge, Allahabad High Court has been appointed as Chairperson in Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata for a period of 05 years w.e.f. the date of his assumption of charge of the post, or till he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
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Rina Ray given additional charge as Chairperson- NCTE
Ms Rina Ray IAS (AGMU 1984) presently Additional Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy has been entrusted with additional charge of the post of Chairperson, National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) for a period of 06 months w.e.f. 18.03.2016, or till appointment of a regular Chairperson, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.
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S K Pattanayak given additional charge of Food and Public Distribution, GOI
Shri Shobhana K Pattanayak IAS (Karnataka 1982) presently posted as Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare , Government of India has been given an additional charge of Food and Public Distribution from 17th June to 27 June , 2016.
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Agriculture Minister’s direct Dialogue with People through Facebook
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh has said that future of agriculture in India is great and people are very much hopeful about it.The Minister stated this after having a direct dialogue with the people, across the nation through face book .
Shri Singh further said that he took questions related to agriculture and Ministry and answered on face book between 11am and 12 pm. Shri Singh added that 450 queries came on face book and 100 were responded instantly. He said that responses of remaining questions are being communicated. The Minister said that over 30, 000 people saw it on the face book and we received 600 comments till 3 pm in the evening.
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said that people from all over country asked questions and the prominent feature of this dialogue was that all of the queries were related to the agricultural sector. In asking questions people seemed to be serious, and they asked innocently and with honesty. He said that after taking questions, it can be stated that people are very keen about agriculture and future of agriculture in India is great.
Shri Singh said that these questions reflect the status of various agriculture schemes being implemented in the country and advantages of the schemes are reaching to the farmers or not.
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said that the implementation of the agriculture schemes takes place through states. Therefore, based on the questions asked we get to know extent of agricultural progress in states. Shri Singh said that he would have direct question – answers session on face book regularly.
One-third of all heart failure patients do not return to work !
Summary:One-third of patients hospitalized with heart failure for the first time have not returned to work one year later, reveals a new study in nearly 12.000 patients.
One-third of patients hospitalised with heart failure for the first time have not returned to work one year later, reveals a study in nearly 12,000 patients presented at Heart Failure 2016 and the 3rd World Congress on Acute Heart Failure by Dr Rasmus Roerth, a physician at Copenhagen University Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark.
“Employment is crucial for self esteem and quality of life, as well as being of financial importance, in patients with all kinds of chronic illness,” said Dr Roerth.
He continued: “Inability to maintain a full time job is an indirect consequence of heart failure beyond the usual clinical parameters of hospitalisation and death. Most information on heart failure is derived from studies in older patients since they are the majority. This has led to a knowledge gap regarding the impact of living with heart failure among younger patients, who perhaps have the most to lose from the condition.”
The study included 11 880 heart failure patients of working age (18 to 60 years) who were employed prior to being hospitalised for heart failure. Information on age, length of hospital stay, gender, education level, income, comorbidities and working status was obtained from Danish nationwide registries.2 All Danish residents are included in the registries and have a unique personal identification number making it possible to link information on an individual level.
The researchers found that one year after being hospitalised for heart failure for the first time, 68% of patients had returned to work, 25% had not, and 7% had died.
Dr Roerth said: “Among patients who are alive one year after their first heart failure hospitalisation, 37% did not return to work, which is a substantial proportion. It confirms that heart failure significantly reduces a patient’s capacity to maintain a normal life and live independently.”
Younger patients (18 to 30 years) were over three times more likely to return to work than older patients (51 to 60 years). “This is perhaps not that surprising because younger patients have fewer comorbidities and may have a greater determination to stay employed,” said Dr Roerth.
Patients with a higher level of education were twice as likely to return to work as those with basic schooling. Dr Roerth said: “This could be because higher education is associated with less physically demanding jobs. In addition, it may be more possible for highly educated patients to arrange a flexible work life.”
Men were 24% more likely to return to work than women. “We do not think that this is primarily explained by men having a better recovery than women,” said Dr Roerth. “It could be that men are more often forced to return to work, for economical and other reasons. Having a work identify may be more important to men.”
Conversely, patients were less likely to return to work if they had stayed in hospital for more than 7 days, or had a history of stroke, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes or cancer.
Dr Roerth said: “It’s important to highlight that our findings are associations and not necessarily causal connections. The associations might help to identify which patients are at the greatest risk of becoming unemployed after being in hospital with heart failure for the first time.”
He continued: “More research is needed to better understand why this loss of employment occurs among those who were working before they went into hospital. It could be that physicians are afraid to advise returning to work because they have unfounded concerns about the risks. Some patients may have been wrongly told they were at high risk of death but could safely return to the workforce.”
Dr Roerth concluded: “Removal from the labour market and dependence on public benefits has great economic consequences which go beyond the already significant financial burden that these patients place on the healthcare system. More knowledge on what stops patients going back to work will put us in a better position to find ways of preventing it, for example with more intensive rehabilitation, psychological support, or education.”
Source:European Society of Cardiology(science)
Indian Aviation Academy acquires Full Member Status of ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS Program
Indian Aviation Academy (IAA), a joint venture of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has achieved one more milestone. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a body of United Nations, has awarded Full Member Status to IAA under TRAINAIR PLUS Program.
The full Member Status is granted to the Civil Aviation Training Centre (CATC) worldwide, after fulfilling stringent requirements of ICAO which includes establishment of Course Development Unit (CDU) and development of at least one Standardized Training Program (STP) as per standard methodology of ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS Program. The CDU team of IAA, successfully completed the development process of STP on “Runway Rubber Removal” in May, 2016 and has been duly validated by ICAO. Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, Member (HR), Airports Authority of India had been the driving force in achieving this goal.
Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, Member (HR), has also been instrumental in enhancing the capacity of IAA for meeting the future challenges, in the areas of Skill Development & Trainings in the Civil Aviation Sector.
B P Sharma signing on ‘Pledge Wall on occasion of No Tobacco Day
The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Shri B.P. Sharma signing on the “Pledge Wall”, on the occasion of the World No Tobacco Day, in New Delhi.
Seminar on International Day of UN Peacekeepers
On ‘International Day of UN Peacekeeper’s’, a joint seminar on “United Nations Peacekeeping : Role and Relevance in Conflict Resolution” was organized at New Delhi by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) and Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK) along with United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office.
The event was attended by COAS, members of the diplomatic community, veteran peacekeepers, UN Country Teams, students from prominent universities and Indian Army contingents earmarked for UN deployment.
Gen Dalbir Singh, Chief of Army Staff delivered the inaugural address wherein he applauded the role of UN Peacekeeping Contingents in maintaining peace across the world. He also highlighted India’s achievement as the second largest troop contributing country with deployment of 7695 personnel across the globe. Gen Dalbir also applauded the Indian Peacekeepers, 04 from Army and one civilian, who were awarded the UN ‘Dag Hammarskjold Medal’ this year on 19 May 2016.
Gen Dalbir further highlighted the necessity of the major Troop Contributing Nations in having a say in the mandate, tasks and policy coordination. He added that mandate of peacekeeping forces was transitioning from Peace Keeping to Peace Reinforcement. The COAS also stressed on the requirement for better training to make sure the soldier’s understand the task and the manner in which they are required to operate in actual scenario.
Mr Yuri Afanasiev, United Nations Resident Coordinator in India also read out the UN Secretary General’s message, after which homage was paid to the fallen peacekeepers by observing two minutes silence.
1.04 crore people skilled in 2015-16 under Skill India Mission
On the occasion of completion of two years of inclusive growth and development under the NDA government, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy here today said that more than 1.04 Crore youth have been trained under the Skill India Mission in the year 2015-16 which is 36.8% higher than the previous year’s recorded data. In the current arrangement, 60 percent of the trainings are directly under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship while 40 percent are across other Central Ministries.
The Minister said that Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), which was launched on July 15, 2015 by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, alone has witnessed more than 20 lakh people, of which 40 per cent are women candidates, being trained in their choice of skills.
Shri Rudy further elaborated on the endeavors and achievements made under the Skill India programme saying that in the last two years, the skill training and development ecosystem has seen transformational change through concerted efforts in terms of initiatives such as PMKVY, new ITIs with private/ industry partnership, infusion of new ideas and finance through World Bank assistance, a paradigm shift in entrepreneurship education and development, amendments in Apprenticeship Act for increasing opportunities for the youth etc. He said, together, these have for the first time, brought in a new focus to skill development in the country.
The Minister said, at another level, there has been a consistent effort on coordination and convergence of innumerable schemes run by various Ministries and Departments across sectors and States, so as to bring them in conformity with the national standards, common norms and local requirements. He said, a slew of policy level changes have been introduced with the launch of National Skill Development Policy and Mission as well. Today, Shri Rudy said there are more than 1500 courses that have been aligned to National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF).
Emphasizing the need to have better connect of skills with employability, Shri Rudy mentioned that provision of a skilled workforce is a pre-requisite for a growing economy and success of various other initiative of the government such as Make in India, Digital India, Smart Cities, rapid highway constructions etc. and his ministry will ensure endeavors in this direction. He said, there have been MoUs with Central Ministries (including Railways, Defence, Health, Telecom, Power, Coal) to leverage existing infrastructure and opportunities for skill development across sectors. He said, 52 Skill Centres in Railway premises have been identified so far, of which 12 are already operational.
The Ministry has also created a new model for skilling of retiring defence personnel to meet the trainers demand in the ecosystem and has successfully completed a pilot with 56 IAF officers and provided them with training and placement letters.
Listing the achievements further made in the last two years, Shri Rudy said, the number of ITIs in the country has increased from 10,750 in May 2014 to over 13,105 in May 2016 and these will be further scale up to 18000 by September this year. More than 1141 new ITIs have been added and 1.73 seats have been increased in the last one year. MSDE has also enabled the opening up of 5 new RVTIs for women in skill development.
The Minister stated that the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is aiming extensive modernization of the existing ITI ecosystem and establishment of new ITIs and Multi Skill Training Institutes (MSTIs), so that more and more people get skills of recognized standards which will help them become more employable for the industries. The MSTIs will be set up in the unserved areas/blocks to improve the outreach of the Skill India initiative.
He also said that his Ministry is working towards the establishment of one Model Skill Center in each district of the country, which would be operational in more than 500 districts by March 2017. These will be high quality centers which will help make skill development aspirational and accessible.
In the private skill ecosystem catalyzed by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), 11 new Sector Skill Councils have been added making it to 40 sectors now and an additional 151 training partners have joined the ecosystem making the total to 267 partners.
The formation of the proposed National Skill Certification Board will result into a new era of training, assessment and certification where both government and industry will collectively enable a joint framework for quality skill training and certification.
Shri Rudy also emphasized the need for promoting entrepreneurship in the light of Stand Up India and Start Up India announced by the government. He said his ministry will work to deliver Entrepreneurship, Education and training in 2200 colleges, 300 schools, 500 government ITIs and 50 Vocational Training Centres. Aspiring entrepreneurs will be connected to mentors and credit markets.
Till date 4,82,079 entrepreneur trainings have been done by National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD). 83 percent of these have been trained through digitized entrepreneurship Orientation Programs.’
Vandana Gupta appointed as Joint Secretary- WCD, GOI
Ms. Vandana Gupta IP&TAFS (1980) presently posted in cadre has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India.
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Vice Admiral Girish Luthra takes over Western Naval Command
Vice Admiral Girish Luthra took over the reins of Western Naval Command (WNC) as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) from Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba at a ceremonial parade held at INS Shikra. Later in the day, officers of the Western Naval Command accorded Vice Admiral Lanba a warm send off, with the traditional ‘Pulling Out’ ceremony. Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba will take over as the Chief of Naval Staff .
Addressing the personnel on parade, Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba complimented the personnel of the command who, not withstanding the constrains of the service, have worked with synergy and teamwork in ensuring that ships, submarines and aircrafts are maintained in a high state of combat readiness at all times. In keeping with the fragile maritime environment of the region, he said that, there is a need to be ever vigilant in all quarters and all fronts. He said that he had no doubt that fire power from units of fleet, flotillas and squadrons can be delivered appropriately should the need arise.
Pointing towards the International Fleet Review held recently at Visakhapatnam, Vice Admiral Lanba said that presence of 50 countries in the review clearly indicates the growing stature of the country in the region. He added that many countries have expressed the desire to cooperate and exercise with Indian Navy which is indicative of professionalism, training and sound culture displayed by the service. He also urged the need to continue working together to bring change and work smartly. He also apprised the personnel on the steps taken by WNC in addressing the long standing issue of shortage of married accommodation.
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