- Sanjeevani-lifestyle clinics: An integrated facility, aptly named the “Sanjeevani – Lifestyle Clinic” to provide advice on diet, exercise and behavioural counselling thereby rendering comprehensive preventive and curative care on lifestyle diseases to all serving & retired personnel and their dependents has been inaugurated at the Armed Forces Clinic, New Delhi. The aim of “Sanjeevani – Lifestyle Clinic” is to sensitise Armed Forces personnel and dependents identified to be at risk, regarding lifestyle disorders, prevent and manage chronic disorders like diabetes, hypertension and obesity etc, without pharmacologic interventions by promoting a healthy lifestyle through dietary education, exercise and positive motivation. This novel initiative is taken by the Indian army.
- Shri Guru Ram Das: Guru Ram Das (1534 – 1581) was the fourth of the ten Gurus of Sikhism. Guru Ram Das is credited with founding the holy city of Amritsar in the Sikh tradition. He shifted his official base to lands identified by Guru Amar Das as Guru-ka-Chak. This newly founded town was eponymous Ramdaspur, later to evolve and get renamed as Amritsar.
- United nation geospatial information congress 2022: Recently, the second United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC) was held in Hyderabad, India. About UNWGIC:
Organised By: United Nation Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM)
Objective: To enhance international collaboration among the Member States and relevant stakeholders in Geospatial information management and capacities.
Timeframe: It is conducted every four years. The first UNWGIC was organized by China in October 2018.
Theme of Second UNWGIC: Geo-enabling the Global Village.
- India-UAE High level joint task force: The tenth meeting of the UAE-India High Level Joint Task Force on Investments (‘The Joint Task Force’) took place in Mumbai.The Joint Task Force was established in 2013 to promote trade, investment and economic ties between the UAE and India. This was the first meeting of the Joint Task Force since the signing of the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and unveiling of the Joint UAE-India Vision Statement in February 2022.The two sides acknowledged the importance of using the Joint Task Force as a forum to address specific issues and difficulties faced by the companies when investing into each other’s countries. India has set up a UAE Plus Desk in 2018 and established a Fast Track Mechanism in 2019 to identify, resolve and expedite issues faced by the UAE companies and investors in India.
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