Current Affairs February 4, 2010

Events, Happenings & Observances:
World Cancer Day:
Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world. WHO estimates that 84 million people will die of cancer between 2005 and 2015 without intervention. February 4, every year is observed as “World Cancer Day’ supported by WHO. The theme this year is “Cancer can be prevented too”, focuses on simple measures to prevent cancer such as: no tobacco use , a healthy diet and regular exercise, limited alcohol use , protection against cancer-causing infections.

World CEO Forum 2010
Recognizing the increasingly important role played by the business sector in transforming the world economy, and its stakes in sustainable development, TERI- BCSD India, in association with the WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development ) Geneva organized the
World CEO Forum 2010 on 4 February 2010 at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi. ‘Vision for a Sustainable Tomorrow- Business as a Game Changer’ was a seminar where IPCC chief R K Pachauri calls upon the tycoons of Indian trade and industry to opt decisively for solar energy if sustainable future has to be ensured.

90th Anniversary Celebrations of International Labour Organization (ILO)
The International Labour Organization (ILO) deals with labour issues and is a specialized agency of the United Nations with its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. ILO is the winner of Nobel Peace Prize in 1969. It was established as an agency of the League of Nations following the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles is one which ended World War I.

India has been one of the founder members of ILO and over the years, the mutual relationship has been very meaningful.

Awards & Honors:
Delhi Government Rs. 5,00,000 Cash award to Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu
Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu, who became the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole in 2009 is selected for Rs.5-lakh award by the Delhi government.
Delhi-based Dharmashaktu, a 38-year-old mountaineer and outdoor instructor, was part of an all-women expedition that skied for nearly eight-nine hours daily for 40 days, braving chilly winds, sub-zero temperatures, the vast emptiness of Antarctica and carried 80 kg of load on their backs to reach the South Pole Dec 31, 2009.

National Updates:
Last member of an Andaman tribe dies
Boa Sr, the last member of a unique tribe has died. She was special because she was the last speaker of ‘Bo’, one of the 10 Great Andamanese languages. The language Bo has lived in the Andaman Islands for as much as 65,000 years, making them the descendants of one of the oldest human cultures on Earth.

Combined Gradual Level Examination 2010:
The Second administrative Reforms Commission (2nd ARC) has made extensive recommendations in its report on SSC’s selection process in order to enable it to complete the recruitment cycle within reasonable time. Its major recommendation was to have a single short listing examination for posts for which graduation is the minimum educational qualification, in order to obviate the need for holding multiple examinations. Extensive use of objective type testing was also recommended in order to cut down the delay in evaluation, to eliminate bias and to infuse further objectivity into the selection process.

In this process, SSC is going to hold Combined Graduate level Examination 2010 which marks the commencement of Examination Reforms in the Commission. This test replaces the five earlier examinations- Combined Graduate Level Examination, Tax Assistant Examination, Sub Inspectors in Central Police Organizations Examination, Statistical Investigator Gr II Examination, and Compilers in RGI Examination. Its going to be a two tier selection process. All papers will have only objective type multiple choice questions, amenable to machine scanning and quicker and more objective evaluation.

The benefits of this restructured examination will be faster completion of recruitment cycle, quicker selection and early placement.

Special Initiatives of Ministry of Environment & Forests:
some specific initiatives of Ministry of Environment & Forests, which have been announced as a series of measures to strengthen the scientific base underlying the activities of the Ministry. Some of them are as follows:

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