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Odisha bid to eradicate anaemia

-The Telegraph Anaemia Mukta Lakhya Abhiyan programme to be rolled out in 55,000 government and government-aided schools and 74,000 Anganwadi Centres across the state Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Wednesday launched AMLAN — Anaemia Mukta Lakhya Abhiyan — in the state. AMLAN is a multipronged approach for accelerated reduction of anaemia among targeted groups. The programme will be rolled out in 55,000 government and government-aided schools and 74,000 Anganwadi Centres across the state. The programme will...

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Govt looks to draw plan to combat future pandemics - Rhythma Kaul

-Hindustan Times WHO will be updating the list of priority pathogens—agents that can cause outbreaks or pandemics—to guide global investment, research and development, especially in vaccines, tests and treatments, the UN health body announced. India is working on a plan to effectively combat public health emergencies and disease outbreaks in future, according to people familiar with the matter, even as WHO on Monday announced it will be identifying pathogens that could cause...

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Digital Personal Data Protection Bill skirts key issues -R Suryamurthy

-The Telegraph The older Bill mandated monitoring, testing and certification of hardware devices by the Data Protection Authority The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 did not consider several critical issues such as the regulation of hardware and devices and localisation of data with retrospective effect, which have been opposed by the global tech giants. Abhishek Malhotra (managing partner, TMT Law Practice) said: “The draft Bill has watered down the objective of...

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New drought monitoring tool gives hope of better preparation, mitigation at farmer level -Shagun

-Down to Earth State-level workshops will be conducted to help users interpret data from the system A new satellite-based drought-monitoring tool will be able to indicate the presence of drought and its level of severity, providing authorities the maximum possible lead time to put mitigation strategies into place in India and across South Asia.  In India, the South Asia Drought Monitoring System (SADMS) was developed by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and...

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Supreme Court orders status quo on environmental release of GM mustard -Ashish Tripathi

-Deccan Herald The court allowed a plea by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati to file a response on behalf of the Centre The Supreme Court on Thursday directed for maintaining status quo on the decision of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee allowing the environmental release of genetically modified mustard for seed production and testing. A bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sudhanshu Dhulia issued the oral direction on an application filed by Aruna...

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