05.05.21 Daily [Uttar Pradesh] UPPSC Current Affairs

Out of the 69,474 people, who underwent rapid antigen test in rural Uttar Pradesh, 3,551 or a little over 5% were found positive.

The five-day testing campaign, being carried out across the states 97,000 revenue villages, is taking place in the aftermath of the panchayat polls and amid reports of rising Covid-19 cases in villages. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that teams would visit every single Home and check people for symptoms, isolating those who test positive and ensure that they are given medicines.

To prevent thespread of novel coronavirusspread in rural UP, amass testing drivehas been launched in villages. Teams are going to all houses to provide treatment and counsel patients.Door-to-door screeningand testing is being done by monitoring committees.

The Ministry of Labour & EMPLOYMENT has informed Section 142 of the Social Security Code, 2020, which addresses Aaadhar’s applicability.

The Ministry will be able to collect Aaadhar information for the Database of beneficiaries under various social security schemes as a result of the section’s notification.

The first supply of UCO (Used Cooking Oil) based Biodiesel blended Diesel under the EOI Scheme was flagged off by Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas from Indian Oil’s Tikrikalan Terminal in Delhi.

Biodiesel is an alternative fuel that can be made from vegetable oils, animal fats, tallow, and waste cooking oil, and is similar to traditional or “fossil” diesel.

Another benefit of Biodiesel is that it is carbon-neutral, meaning that the oilseed absorbs the same amount of CO2 that is emitted when the fuel is burned in a vehicle.

Biodiesel is also quickly biodegradable and totally non-toxic.