1) Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar (MGMD) Project: Launched by the Ministry of Culture (MoC) to document and map the cultural diversity inherent in villages across the country.
- Mapping is done under the National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM), in coordination with the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA).
- MGMD seeks to compile comprehensive information detailing the life, history, and ethos of Indian villages.
- NMCM: Launched to develop a comprehensive database of artists, art forms, and cultural resources gathered from organizations, Ministries, and States
2) Meftal: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has issued a drug safety alert regarding Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) associated with the painkiller Meftal.
- Meftal contains mefenamic acid and is commonly used for menstrual cramps and rheumatoid arthritis.
- It can trigger adverse reactions like DRESS syndrome.
- Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a severe idiosyncratic response to a medication, marked by a protracted onset period.
- IPC is an Autonomous Institution of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to set standards of drugs.
3) Mycoplasma pneumonia: Pneumonia cases in AIIMS Delhi have no link to recent surge in respiratory infections in children in China.
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae bacteria commonly cause mild infections of respiratory system (throat, lungs, windpipe).
- It is one of smallest self-replicating organism, has a highly stable genome, lacks cell wall and grows slowly.
- It is a common bacterial cause of community acquired pneumonia.
- It spreads by coughing or sneezing
4) Urban flood mitigation project: Prime Minister has approved the urban flood mitigation project under National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF)
- It is for ‘Integrated Urban Flood Management (IUFM) activities for Chennai Basin Project’.
- This mitigation project will help make Chennai flood-resilient.
- This is the first in a series of urban flood mitigation efforts and will help develop a broader framework for urban flood management”.
- IUFM is a holistic approach that stresses on the interrelationship between socioeconomic development, environmental sustainability, and flood-risk management
Places in News:
1) Seychelles (Capital: Victoria):
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after explosion amid flooding.
- Political features
- Island republic in western Indian Ocean, comprising about 115 islands.
- Major islands of Seychelles are located east of Kenya and northeast of Madagascar.
- Geographical features
- Highest point: Morne Seychellois
- Consists of both coral and rocky islands with narrow coasts.
- Climate: Wet Tropical.
- Drainage system consists of only small streams and lake.
