Brigadier SV Saraswati conferred with National Florence Nightingale Award 2020
Brigadier SV Saraswati, Deputy Director General of Military Nursing Service has been conferred with the ‘National Florence Nightingale Award’ 2020.
This award is given to the nurse for her immense contribution.
‘National Florence Nightingale Award’ 2021: Gujarat nurse Bhanumati Ghiwala
Florence Nightingale:
- Florence Nightingale is considered the mother of the modern nursing movement.
- She is popularly known as “The Lady with the Lamp”.
- She was the first woman to be given the Order of Merit in 1907.
- Sarojini Naidu, the first woman governor of Uttar Pradesh, India, is popularly known as the ‘Nightingale of India’.
- The WHO declared the year 2020 as the ‘Year of Nurse and Midwife’ to commemorate the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale.
- International Nurses Day: 12 May (birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale)
- Theme of International Nurses Day 2021: ‘Nurses: A Voice to Lead – A vision for future healthcare’
International Sign Language Day: 23 September
International Sign Language Day is celebrated every year on 23 September with the aim of raising awareness about the importance of sign language.
Theme of International Sign Language Day 2021: “We Sign For Human Rights”
For the first time this day was celebrated in the year 2018.
International Week of the Deaf: 20 to 26 September 2021
Theme of International Week of the Deaf 2021: “Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities”
World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) Established: 23 September 1951
Headquarters: Helsinki, Finland
President: Joseph Murray
Iran became the 9th member country of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Kailash Satyarthi Appointed SDG Advocate
Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi has been appointed as a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) advocate at the 76th United Nations General Assembly by United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
In addition to Kailash Satyarthi, STEM activist Valentina Munoz Rabnal, Microsoft President Brad Smith and K-pop superstar Blackpink have been appointed as the new SDG advocates.
With this, there are now a total of 16 SDG advocates in the UN.
Kailash Satyarthi has been jointly awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize with Pakistani women’s education activist Malala Yousafzai.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina honored with ‘SDG Progress Award’
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been honored with the UN-sponsored Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) ‘SDG Progress Award’.
Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) established: 2012 (by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs)
Capital of Bangladesh: Dhaka
Currency: Taka
Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina
President: Abdul Hameed
UNESCO declares Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD) as ‘Biosphere Reserve of five countries’
Recently, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared the Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD) the world’s first ‘Biosphere Reserve of five countries’.
With this the Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD) Biosphere Reserve has become the ‘largest riverine protected area in Europe’.
Five countries Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary and Serbia have agreed for its protection.
Total Biosphere Reserve in India at present: 18
Biosphere Reserves included in the list of UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Reserves Program: 12
UNESCO Founded: 16 November 1946
President: Andre Azoulay
Member Countries: 193
Headquarters: Paris, France
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Zee Entertainment and Sony Pictures merger
The merger between ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) and Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has been announced.
After this merger, 52.93% controlling stake will remain with Sony.
ZEEL, on the other hand, will hold 47.07% stake.
Zee Entertainment CEO Puneet Goenka will be the MD and CEO in the merged company for a period of 5 years.
Zee Media is not involved in this deal, it is a separate company.
Sony Pictures Networks India Established: 30 September 1995
Headquarters: Mumbai
Two beaches of India get ‘International Blue Flag Certification’
Recently two beaches of India, Kovalam (Tamil Nadu) and Eden (Puducherry) have been awarded ‘International Blue Flag Certification’.
With this, the total number of beaches in India that have been awarded the International Blue Flag certification has gone up to 10.
Other 08 Beaches:
Shivrajpur, Gujarat
Ghoghla, Diu
Kasarkode and Padubidri, Karnataka
Kappa, Kerala
Rushikonda, Andhra Pradesh
Golden, Odisha
Radhanagar – Andaman and Nicobar
Blue Flag Certification: Blue Flag certification is given by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), Denmark
Ministry of Law and Justice launches “Ek Pahal” campaign
Recently a campaign named “Ek Pahal” has been started by the Ministry of Law and Justice to encourage mass registration under Tele-Law.
This campaign will be run across the country from September 17 to October 2.
Tele-law: Providing legal information and advice to the public through communication and technology by panel lawyers.
Union Minister of Law and Justice: Kiren Rijiju
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