NCL Among 50 Most Caring Companies

Northern Coalfields Ltd, a Mini Ratna company and subsidiary of Maha Ratna Company Coal India Ltd, has bagged the award of “50 Most Caring Companies of India” in the World Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) congress 2013 held in
Mumbai on February 18, 2013 on world’s CSR Day.

NCL’s Director (Personnel) Ms Shanti Lata Sahoo received the award on behalf of the company consisting of a trophy and a citation. The award was conferred on NCL for its good corporate citizenship and company’s endeavors to promote partnership between the Business and Social Welfare Sectors.

The World CSR Congress brings over 130 countries under one roof to unite the best and celebrate leadership in building
a better society and making better world.

The theme of Congress was “Possible to Do Well by Doing Good”.

Government Schemes to Fight Malnutrition

The Government has accorded high priority to the issue of malnutrition especially among children and women including young girls and is implementing several schemes/programmes through schemes/programmes

Development Services (ICDS),
National Rural Health Mission (NRHM),
Mid-Day Meal Scheme,
Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) namely SABLA,
Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana IGMSY

Indirect targeted as follows-

Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS),
National Horticulture Mission,
National Food Security Mission,
Mahatma Gandhi National Rular Employement Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS),
Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan,
National Rural Drinking Water Programme etc.

schemes have potential to address one or other aspect of Nutrition.

The main schemes/programmes of Ministry of Women and Child Development which have a bearing on the nutritional status includes the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme which provides a package of six services namely supplementary nutrition, pre-school education, nutrition & health education, immunization, health check-up and referrl
universalised with effect from 2008-09.

sanctioned Projects are 7076 and Anganwadi

(including Mini AWCs and Anganwadi on demand) are 13.71 lakhs. Against this there are 7025 operational projects and 13.31 lakh operational AWCs as on January 2013. The services are currently availed by 927.65 lakh beneficiaries which include 746.81 lakh children (6 months to 6 years) and 180.84 lakh pregnant and lactating mothers.

Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG), or Sabla provides a package of services including health and nutrition to adolescent girls in the age 11- 18 years (with a focus on out-of-school adolescent girls) in 205 districts on a pilot basis. The scheme has two major components i.e. Nutrition and Non Nutrition Component. The beneficiaries in 2011-12 were 100.77 lakhs and during 2012-13 are 88.49 lakhs so far.

Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY), introduced in 2010, is a Conditional Cash Transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating (P&L) women to contribute to better enabling environment by providing cash incentives

health and nutrition to pregnant and nursing mothers.

scheme is being implemented initially on pilot basis in 53 selected districts. The beneficiaries in 2011-12 were 3.05 lakhs and during 2012-13 are 3.76 lakhs so far.

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Maqtabs supported under SSA etc. It is a world’s largest school feeding programme and covers more than 11 crore children in 12.63 lakh institutions in the country.

The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and under its umbrella, the Reproductive and Child Health Programme, seeks to improve the availability of and access to quality health care including Maternal and Child Health services particularly to rural population throughout the country. Some of the key steps undertaken through this programme

Promotion of institutional deliveries through Janani Suraksha Yojana ; Capacity building of health care providers in basic

Name Based Tracking of

and comprehensive obstetric care;

Pregnant Women; Antenatal, Intranatal and Postnatal care including Iron and Folic Acid supplementation to pregnant & lactating women for prevention and treatment of anaemia; Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK) ( launched on 1 st June, 2011) which entitles all pregnant women delivering in public health institutions to absolutely free and no expense delivery including Caesarean section ; Village Health and Nutrition Days in rural areas as an outreach activity, for provision of maternal and child health

Operationalisation of sub-centers, Primary Health Centers, Community Health Centres and District

providing 24x7 basic and comprehensive

services. So far, 8.8 lakh Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHAs) have been engaged to interface with the community, more than 5 lakh village health Sanitation and Nutrition Committees (VHSNCs) have been established,

medical units have been provided in 459 districts for delivery of health care.

Recently Government has approved the strengthening and restructuring of ICDS with special focus on pregnant and lactating mothers and children under three. The restructured and strengthened ICDS will be rolled out in three phases with focus on the 200 high burden districts for malnutrition during 2012-13 and additional 200 districts in 2013-14

districts from the special category States and NER and the remaining districts in 2014-15.

Additionally, Government has launched an Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Campaign

malnutrition for generating awareness on key nutrition issues with the pro-bono services of Shri Aamir Khan.

Restructured and Strengthened ICDS

In order to address various programmatic, management and institutional gaps and to meet administrative

operational challenges that had crept the ICDS over the years, Government approved the proposal for Strengthening and Restructuring of ICDS Scheme with an

allocation of Rs. 1,23,580 crore during 12th Five Year Plan. The Administrative Approvals in this regard have since been issued to the States/UTs.

The key features of Strengthened and Restructured ICDS inter-alia include addressing the gaps and challenges with

(a) special focus on children under 3 years and pregnant and lactating mothers;

(b) strengthening and repackaging of services including , care and nutrition counseling services and care of severely underweight children;

(c) a provision for an additional Anganwadi Worker cum Nutrition Counselor for focus on children under 3 years of age and to improve the family contact, care

counseling for P&L Mothers in the selected 200 high-burden districts across the country, besides having provision of link worker, 5% Anganwadi cum crèche centre;

(d) focus on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE);

(e) forging strong institutional and

convergence particularly, at the district, block and village levels;

(f) introduction of Annual Programme Implementation Plan (APIP);

(g) improving Supplementary Nutrition including cost revision; and  construction for  provision

(h) buildings of Anganwadi centres; resources  financial adequate  allocating

(i) components including Monitoring and Information System (MIS) Training and use of Information and communication technology (ICT);

(j) to put ICDS in a mission mode etc., and

(k) revision of some financial norms etc.

Upsc mains 2012 result out civil Services Examination (lAS)

UPSC announced the result of Civil Services (IAS) exam written
(Mains) results today on 22nd February 2013. About 2674 candidates
qualified for the interview which is about 2.5 times the total vacancies
this year, listed as 1037 in the 2012 notification. Personality Test
(Interview) will commence from 4th March 2013. As the number of
vacancies is quite large, candidates have reason to be hopeful. All the
best.

Link for result pdf

IAF Displays its Fire Power at IRON FIST2013

IRON FIST – 2013 was conceived as a visible demonstration of not only the deterrent and joint war fighting capabilities of the IAF but also a reaffirmation of IAF”s commitment to nation building through its more benign and non kinetic capabilities. February 22, 2013 would witness the Indian Air Force demonstrate its operational capabilities by day, dusk and night at the sprawling facility of the Pokharan Range, the largest air –to-ground weapons firing range for training in delivery of heavy armament, near Jaisalmer, in the arid Rajasthan Sector.

Showcasing more than 30 types of platforms and Weapons Systems amounting to a participation of about 230 aircraft, this Fire Power Display will demonstrate the day and night employability of air power by frontline fighter aircraft of the IAF including - Su-30 MKI, Mirage-2000, Jaguar, MiG-21,MiG-27, MiG-29 and Hawks. The transport aircraft would include – C130J, AN-32, Embraer and IL-76, while Mi-8, Mi-17 1V, the newly inducted Mi-17 V5 and Mi-35 Attack Helicopters will constitute the Rotary Wing ingredients. The Sarang Helicopter Aerobatic Display Team and low level aerobatics by SU-30 aircraft would be the added attraction to the event

The IAF would also be showcasing, for the first time, its Surface to Air Missile Systems like the shoulder fired IGLA, the vehicle mounted and mobile OSA-AK M and the longer range PECHORA. The exercise would also showcase its latest acquisition the Pilatus PC-7 Mk II basic trainer aircraft and Bambi Bucket Operations by Mi-17 V5 helicopter. The events at - Iron Fist intend to display various aspects of Fire Power like- Air Defence Operations, Counter Surface Force Operations, Urban Warfare, Combat Search Rescue Operations, Assault Approach and Landing, Combat Offloading and Short Take off by C-130 J at the Landing Strip prepared at the Range.

Being a display of armament delivery skills by pilots at the end of their training year, this year, for the first time, trainee pilots would be displaying their armament delivery skills flying the Hawk Aircraft. Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), two of the most prestigious indigenous projects would form a part of the display. In addition, IAF’s Parajumping Team, Akash Ganga, IAF’s Air Warrior Drill Team, Air Warrior Symphony Orchestra would also perform.

Aimed at providing the nation the reassurance that the IAF will deliver whenever called upon, a demonstration of this magnitude is being carried out for the first time by day, dusk and night. The exercise also aids commanders and planners to gain better insight into the potential and deployment capabilities of aerial weapons. Very few air forces in the world can achieve this feat.

Being the Supreme commander of the Armed Forces The Honble President of India would be the chief guest for the event . This year for the first time the Prime Minister of India would also witness this mega event along with the Defence Minister Shri A K Antony.

President presents Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development to Ms Ela Ramesh Bhatt

The President of
India, Shri Pranab
Mukherjee presented
the Indira Gandhi
Prize for Peace,
Disarmament and
Development for the
year 2011 to Ms. Ela
Ramesh Bhatt of Self
Employed Women’s
Association (SEWA) at
Rashtrapati Bhavan
today (February 18,
2013).

Ms. Bhatt created
the Self Employed
Women’s Association
(SEWA) in 1972,
which has a
membership in excess
of 1.3 million. She
also founded the
SEWA Cooperative
Bank in 1974, which
has an outreach of 3
million women. These
simple figures speak
volumes of the
dedicated efforts of
Ms. Bhatt and her
team in successfully
bringing women out
of poverty into a life
of self-confidence and
esteem.

GAIL commissions Dabhol-Bengaluru gas pipeline

State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd on
Monday commissioned a Rs. 4,500 crore
pipeline carrying gas from the just
operationalised Dabhol LNG terminal into
Bengaluru that promises to change the
energy landscape of the region.
The 1,000-km pipeline will feed
industries at Belgaum, Dharwad, Gadag,
Bellary, Davanagere, Chitradurga,
Tumkuyr, Ramanagaram and Bengaluru
who have till now been using costlier
and polluting liquid fuels like naphtha
and diesel as feedstock.