Naukri Wala

1.     Polio in India officially eradicated: Government i. India on Monday marked three years since its last case of polio was reported, a major public health success for a country that until recently accounted for most of the world’s cases. ii. “Proud day for all of us as Indians,” Junior Home Minister RPN Singh wrote on Twitter. “India is polio-free for three years.” That is the official time period without a case for a country to be considered free of a disease by the World Health Organization (WHO). iii. The achievement was due to a massive immunisation programme, Health Ministry spokeswoman Manisha Verma said, adding that the WHO was to formally certify India polio-free on 11 February after checking the data. iv. The last polio case was recorded on January 13, 2011 in West Bengal state. In 2012, the WHO removed India from the list of polio-endemic countries. The disease remains officially endemic in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. Note: Polio is a highly infe...

1.     Nation celebrates Gurpurab i. Sikhs from across the world are celebrating the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Today. ii Guru Gobind Singh,the 10th guru of Sikhs was born on this day in 1666 at Patna in Bihar.  daily iii. People in large number are visiting Gurudwaras to participate in the programmes being organised to celebrate 348th birthday of Guru ji. iv. Bhog of Akhandpath were performed today in the Gurudwaras and continuous recitation of Gurbani is going on. Special seminars are being organised today to tell the teachings of Guru Gobind Singh to the young generation. 2.     Ganguly quits Bengal human rights panel i. Former Supreme Court judge, Justice (Retd) A.K. Ganguly has stepped down from his post as West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC), sources said. ii. Ganguly reportedly tendered his resignation during a meeting with West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan on Monday evening at the Raj Bhavan. iii. Accused of harassi...

1.     New Year's celebrations kick off around world i. New Year's Eve is around the corner, and everybody is gearing up for big celebrations. ii. Popular party destinations for New year eve celebration. iii. Beach and city destinations are popular party choices this season with Goa, Pondicherry, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Shillong and Varkala being the top spots. 2.     Air Marshal Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief i. Air Marshal Arup Raha today took over as the Air Force chief succeeding Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne. ii. In his address after taking over the charge at Air Headquarters in New Delhi, Mr. Raha said IAF is committed to providing vital support to the security forces deployed in counter-insurgency operations. He said IAF is on a trajectory of modernisation and is transforming into a strategic aerospace power with full spectrum capability. iii. An ace fighter pilot, Raha has held various command, staff and instructional appointments in his 39-ye...