TNPSC Current Affairs December 24, 2019

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs Dec 24, 2019 (24/12/2019)

Topic: Latest Reports and Events, Global Organizations

Mental disorders high in South India

Highlights of the study titled ‘burden of mental disorders across the States of India: Global Burden of Disease Study 1990-2017’. It has been conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI).

Key findings:

Mental disorders of various kinds are adversely affecting a large population of Indians, especially in South Indian States. One in every seven Indians were affected by mental disorders of varying severity in 2017.

Back in 2017, there were 19.73 crore people with mental disorders, which comprises of 14.3 per cent of the total population of the country.

The proportional contribution of mental disorders to the total disease burden in India has almost doubled from 1990 to 2017.

Prevalence of depressive disorders was highest in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Telangana in the high Socio- demographic index (SDI) State group and Andhra Pradesh in the middle SDI State group.

Topic: Latest Diary of Events

22 Dec: National Mathematics Day

National Mathematics Day is being celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan.

He is remembered for his contributions to number theory, mathematical analysis, infinite series and continued fractions. This year, was his 132nd birth anniversary.

About Srinivasa Ramanujan:

He was born on 22 December 1887 in Tamil Nadu’s Erode district. In his short life (he died at the age of 32, on 26 April 1920), Ramanujan had a wealth of ideas that have transformed and reshaped 20th century mathematics.

Topic: Public Awareness and General Administration, Profile of States

Swachh Bharat Mission achieves its urban target

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announced that urban areas of 35 states have been declared Open Defecation Free. It includes 4,167 cities.

According to the ministry, the target has been achieved by constructing 65.81 lakh househols toilets as against the target of 59 lakhs.

Topic: Profile of States, General Administration

Oxygen Parlour opened at Nashik Railway Station to combat Air Pollution

In a unique initiative to battle rising air pollution in cities, Indian Railways has opened an ‘Oxygen Parlour’ at Nashik railway station in Maharashtra. The initiative seeks to provide an experience of breathing clean air to the commuters.

About ‘Oxygen Parlour’:

It has been set up by Indian Railways in collaboration with Airo Guard, a one of the leading consultancies in field of plant nurseries based in Nashik. The objective behind setting up Parlour is to expand this initiative to every railway station as well as every home.