MoHUA launches PM SVANidhi scheme

“PM SVANidhi” is a Special Micro-Credit Facility Scheme that has been launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Street vendors will be provided affordable loans under the PM Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme, hence enabling them to resume work and earn livelihoods. The scheme is expected to benefit over 50 lakh people including hawkers, thelewalas, vendors, rehriwala etc.

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Under the PM SVANidhi scheme, street vendors will be able to avail the working capital loan of up to Rs. 10,000, which is repayable in monthly instalments in the tenure of one year. A digital platform with web portal/ mobile app would be developed to administer the scheme with end-to-end solution. It will also help in integrating the vendors into the formal financial system.

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Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs: Hardeep Singh Puri.

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V N Datt becomes new CMD of National Fertilizers Limited

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National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) Marketing Director, Virendra Nath Datt has taken additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director of the Company. He will replace Manoj Mishra.

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National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) is a state-owned Miniratna (Cat-1) company and producer of chemical fertilizers, organic fertilizers and industrial chemicals. Prior to joining NFL, he was Executive Director in GAIL (India) Limited. He also had a 10-year stint with ONGC before joining GAIL in 1995.

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Headquarters of National Fertilizers Limited: Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
National Fertilizers Limited established: 1 September 1979.

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World No Tobacco Day 2020 awards announced

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World No Tobacco Day Award 2020 has announced. Every year, WHO recognizes individuals or organizations in each of the six WHO Regions for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control. This recognition takes the form of WHO Director-General Special Recognition Award and World No Tobacco Day Awards.

WHO Director-General Special award:

Dr Mom Kong, Executive Director, Cambodia Movement for Health, Cambodia.

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Six WHO Regions:

1. South-East Asia Region awardees:

Mr Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health, Kingdom of Thailand.
Socio-Economic and Educational Development Society, Patna, Bihar, India(for its efforts to ban pan masala, gutkha, e-cigarettes and hookah in Bihar and Jharkhand).
Dr Aung Tun, Chairman, Tun Khit Foundation, Myanmar.

2. African Region awardees

Mr Wondu Bekele Woldemariam, Executive Director, Mathiwos Wondu Cancer Society, Ethiopia
Ms Rachel Kitonyo Devotsu, Regional Coordinator for Africa, McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer, Kenya
Mr Aboubacar Hamidou, Secrétaire administratif, Réseau de Lutte contre le Tabac et autres Stupéfiants (RELUTAS), Mali
Mr Deowan Mohee, NGO VISA, Mauritius;
Pr Kumako Vinyo Kodzo, Chef du programme national de lutte contre le tabac, Ministère de la santé et de l’hygiène publique, Togo
Ms Robinah Kaitiritimba, Executive Director, Uganda National Health Users’/Consumers’ Organization, Uganda

3. Region of the Americas awardees

Three Bolivian institutions (shared award):
- Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional de Bolivia (National Assembly of Bolivia)
- Ministerio de Salud del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (Bolivia Ministry of Health)
- Alianza Bolivia Libre Sin Tabaco (Alliance for a Bolivia Free of Tobacco)
Antonio Drauzio Varella, medical doctor and influencer, Brazil
Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Salud de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela (Ministry of Health of Venezuela)
Three Mexican institutions (shared award):
- Secretaría de Salud de México (Mexico Ministry of Health)
- Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público de México (Mexico Ministry of Finance and Public Credit)
- Secretaría de Economía de México (Mexico Ministry of Economy)

4. Eastern Mediterranean Region awardees

Ms Nesreen Osama Dabous, President of life without smoking (Haya Bela Tadkheen), Arab Republic of Egypt
Professor Ahmad Jonidi Jafari, Head of the Environmental and Occupational Health Centre, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Islamic Republic of Iran
Tobacco Free Jordan (TFJ) (Laliltadkheen Org), Jordan
Mr Anwar Jassim Borahmah, Secretary General, Antismoking and Cancer Society, Chairman, Antismoking Committee, Kuwait
Dr Ghazi Zaatari, Interim Dean, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Lebanon

5. European Region awardees

Dr Arsen Torosyan, Minister of Health, Armenia
VIVID – Institute for the Prevention of Addiction, Austria
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland
Limerick Comhairle (country-wide youth council), Ireland
Dr Ghenadie Turcanu, program coordinator, Center for Health Policies and Studies, Republic of Moldova
Cancer Research UK, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

6. Western Pacific Region awardees

The Beijing Tobacco Control Association, People’s Republic of China
Coalition for a Tobacco Free Palau, Palau
Ministry of Health, Health Promotion Board, Health Sciences Authority, Singapore
National Tobacco Control Center, Korea Health Promotion Institute, Republic of Korea
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Australia

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NBA hall of famer Wes Unseld passes away

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National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Famer Wes Unseld passed away. He was one of the greatest American professional basketball player. He led his franchise ‘Washington Wizards’ ( then Baltimore Bullets) to the NBA Championship in 1978. He played for Washington Wizards throughout his entire 13-season playing career and also worked for as a coach and general manager. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.

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International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression: 4 June

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International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed globally on 4th June every year. This day affirms the UN’s commitment to guard the rights of children. This day is to acknowledge the pain suffered by children throughout the planet who are the victims of physical, mental and emotional abuse. The main aim of celebrating today is to spread the notice about the pain and sufferings faced by the victims as children.

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History of International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression:

On August 19, 1982, during an emergency session on the question of Palestine, the UN General Assembly, appalled at the amount of innocent Palestinian and Lebanese child victims of Israel’s acts of aggression, decided to commemorate 4 June of every year because of the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.

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Secretary-General of the United Nations: António Guterres.

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Sushil Singhal appointed India’s next High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea

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Sushil Kumar Singhal has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. He is presently serving as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs.

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Sushil Kumar Singhal will replace Vijay Kumar as the next High Commissioner of India to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.

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Gaitri Kumar appointed India’s next High Commissioner to UK

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Gaitri I. Kumar has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom. She is presently serving as the Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the European Union.

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Gaitri I. Kumar is an IFS officer of 1986 batch and will replace Ruchi Ghanashyam as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom.

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Sibi George appointed India’s next Ambassador to Kuwait

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Sibi George has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Kuwait. He was presently serving as the Ambassador of India to Switzerland. He is an IFS officer of 1993 batch.

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Sibi George will replace K. Jeeva Sagar as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Kuwait. He assumed charge as Ambassador of India to the State of Kuwait in January 2018.

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Raveesh Kumar becomes new Ambassador of India to Finland

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Raveesh Kumar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Finland. He is presently serving as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry. He is an IFS officer of 1995 batch.

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Raveesh Kumar will replace Vani Rao as the next Ambassador of India to Finland. She assumed charge as Ambassador of India to Finland on 25 July 2017.

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Prime Minister of Finland: Sanna Marin; Capital: Helsinki.

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Former Union Minister & social worker P Namgyal passes away

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Former Union Minister and three-time Congress MP from Ladakh, P Namgyal passes away. He has served as the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Surface Transport and Chemicals and Petro chemicals. He was also an agriculturist, a social worker and served as the secretary general and vice president of the Pradesh Congress Committee in the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state.

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P Namgyal was the member of the then Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council from 1960-73 and then from 1974-80, and later served as the union deputy minister in the Central Government between 1988-89.

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