Exercise Garuda: Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force (FASF) are participating in a bilateral exercise, named ‘Garuda VIl’, at Air Force Station Jodhpur. This is the seventh edition of the bilateral exercise. The first, third and fifth editions were conducted in India in 2003, 2006 and 2014.The second, fourth and sixth editions were conducted in France in 2005, 2010 and 2019. Participation of the IAF and FASF in this exercise will promote professional interaction, exchange of experiences and enhancement of operational knowledge, besides strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.
SIMBEX 2022: The Indian Navy is hosting the 29th edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) at Visakhapatnam. SIMBEX-2022 is being conducted in two phases – Harbour Phase at Visakhapatnam followed by the Sea Phase in Bay of Bengal. Two ships from Republic of Singapore Navy, RSS Stalwart (a Formidable Class Frigate) and RSS Vigilance (a Victory Class Corvette) are participating in the exercise. SIMBEX series of exercises began in 1994 and were initially known as Exercise Lion King.
1st ASEAN-India Start-up Festival 2022: The successful hosting of the 1st ASEAN-India Startup Festival in Indonesia saw opportunities to further strengthen ASEAN-India cooperation to accelerate the startup economy. The festival is part of the over-all ASEAN-India Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation program between the ASEAN Committee on Science, Technology, and Innovation (COSTI) and the Department of Science and Technology (Govt of India) and is supported under the ASEAN-India Science and Technology Development Fund (AISTDF) of Govt of India which is jointly contributed by Department of Science and Technology and Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
Global TB Report 2022: The WHO released the Global TB Report 2022. India’s TB incidence for the year 2021 is 210 per 100,000 population – compared to the baseline year of 2015 (incidence was 256 per lakh of population in India); there has been an 18% decline which is 7 percentage points better than the global average of 11%. These figures also place India at the 36th position in terms of incidence rates (from largest to smallest incidence numbers). The WHO Report also notes the crucial role of nutrition and under-nutrition as a contributory factor to the development of active TB disease. Moreover, in September 2022, the first-of-its-kind initiative, Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan was launched to provide additional nutritional support to those on TB treatment, through contributions from community including individuals and organizations.
Cheetah Awareness programme:National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi a subordinate office of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is an institution dedicated to create Environmental Awareness among masses with special focus on children. NMNH, New Delhi is organizing a Cheetah Awareness Programme. This is a special month-long campaign to sensitize students and communities towards Wild Life Protection.
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