27.11.21 Daily [Uttar Pradesh] UPPSC Current Affairs

Muzaffarnagars air quality index reading stood at 423 on Friday evening, making it the most polluted city in UP and the 2nd most polluted city in the country.
As per theCentral Pollution Control Boards daily AQI bulletin that assessed the air quality of 153 cities all over India, Muzaffarnagar is the only city in the state to have recorded severe levels of Air Pollution.

Blaming it on drop in temperature and wind speed, Muzaffarnagarpollution departmentclaimed that due to change in weather, the air quality deteriorated. Officials said local administration is taking several measures to loosen the smog by sprinkling water on roads and trees, and ensuring a complete ban on the construction activity and factories that emanate smoke.”

According to list of the districts published on the board’s website on Friday at 4pm, the most polluted city was Siwan inBiharwith an AQI value of 426, followed byFaridabadand Muzaffarnagar (423) and Delhi (406). The board categorises air quality as ‘poor’ if the AQI value is between 200 and 299; ‘very poor’ if it is between 300-400; and ‘severe’ if the reading crosses 400.

Also, the AQI value reflects the extent of the presence of PM 2.5 pollutants suspended in the air.

Notably, data from all districts across the country is uploaded on the CPCB’s website at 4pm every day and on Saturday, the AQI of Muzaffarnagar was recorded at 309, which still is in the ‘poor category but due to mild wind movement, the air quality was a tad better.

Munjpara Mahedrabhai, Minister of State (MoS) for Ayush, virtually launched the Ayurveda Parv-2021 on November 26, 2021, in New Delhi.

Highlights:

Ayurveda Parv-2021 is a three-day event designed to promote Ayurveda.

In addition to the involvement of pharmaceutical businesses, an exhibition of 40 booths has been organised as part of the event.

This event has been established to promote the right use of Ayurvedic Health care, as well as to coordinate and improve the use of Ayurvedic Education, research, and pharmaceutical manufacture.

The Ayurveda Parv is organised with the goal of increasing public acceptance of Ayurveda and popularising Ayurveda as the primary therapy for a variety of lifestyle disorders. The Ministry of AYUSH is supporting this programme.

In Light of the Covid-19 crisis, this programme has grown in importance during the last two years. It emphasised the need of promoting Ayurveda in the midst of a pandemic crisis.

In New Delhi, the of India (ECI) sponsored an international webinar titled “Enhancing Electoral Participation of Women, Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), and Senior Citizen Voters: Sharing Best Practices and New Initiatives.”

In the 2019 General Election, women made up more than 67% of the electorate.

In 1962, the gender gap was -16.71 per cent, however, it has already shifted to +0.17 per cent in 2019.

Since the 1971 Elections, India has seen a 233.72% Growth in female electors.The webinar was attended by representatives from 24 countries.