Current Affairs : September 12, 2011

September 12, 2011

14 non-dairy based calcium-rich food developed by Indian scientists

Indian Scientists have developed 14 non-dairy based calcium-rich food
They have also developed 12 dairy-based calcium-rich products to raise calcium intake in children
The products to also benifit those kids who are not fond of milk
The non-dairy-based calcium-rich products include finger millet or ragi dosa, sesame or til ladoo, sesame-soybean chutney
The dairy-based calcium-rich products include finger millet porridge, rice porridge with poppy seeds, cheese sandwich, spinach-cottage cheese vegetable and sweets like rasmalai and rasgulla

Court Martialled IAF office Anjali Gupta commits suicide

Former Indian Air Force officer Anjali Gupta, who was the first woman to be court martialled by the IAF, committed suicide in Bhopal
She had accused her senior officers of sexually abusing her
She was dismissed by the IAF in February 2006 after she was found guilty on seven counts ranging from indiscipline, insubordination to financial misappropriation
Anjali Gupta became the first IAF officer to be dismissed from service after her allegations of sexual harrassment by her seniors proved to be false
Indian Air Force officer Group Captain Amit Gupta has been suspended from service after he was arrested by the police in connection with the alleged suicide of former officer Anjali Gupta

‘Janani Shishu Suraksha Yojana’ launched by the Rajasthan Government

Janani Shishu Suraksha Yojana launched by the Rajasthan Govt
Objective: To bring down maternal and child mortality rate in Rajasthan
Under the scheme all pregnant women and sick infant would be provided free treatment in govt hospitals
Pregnant women to be provided free medicines and other consumables before, during and till 6 months after the delivery
Also the ill infants would be provided all medicines free up to 30 days of their birth
The pregnant and infants would also be provided free transport facility from home to health institute and back

Multi-Million Dollar aid programme to be undertaken by UN in Pak

UN to launch a multi-million dollar aid programme in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, where floods activated by heavy rains have killed many people and sunken hundreds of villages

“Pang-LhabSol” celebrated in Sikkim

The festival of Pang-LhabSol was celebrated today in Sikkim with customary joy and religious passion
On this day, the people worship the Mount Kanchenjunga whom they revere as their guardian deity
The festival also marks the signing of the historic blood brotherhood treaty between the ethnic Bhutia and Lepcha tribes in the 13th century A.D.

MS Dhoni named captain of ICC ODI Team of Year

Indian captain MS Dhoni has been named as captain of the ICC ODI Team of the Year and keeps wicket for fourth year in a row
ODI Team of the Year has been chosen by a especially chosen selection panel chaired by West Indian batting legend and former captain Clive Lloyd
ODI team of the year:
MS Dhoni (IND) (capt & wk), Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL), Virender Sehwag (IND), Kumar Sangakkara (SL), AB de Villiers (SA), Shane Watson (AUS), Yuvraj Singh (IND), Graeme Swann (ENG), Umar Gul (PAK), Dale Steyn (SA), Zaheer Khan (IND), 12th Man – Lasith Malinga (SL)