Important Days
National Nutrition Week (Bharat Nutrition week)
- National Nutrition Week is observed every year from September 1 to September 7.
- Objective – To raise awareness about the importance of nutrition for the human body and measures to eradicate hunger and malnourishment.
- Theme 2023 – “Healthy Diet Going Affordable for All”.
Note
- The Indian government has been conducting the National Nutrition week since 1982.
Defence
INS Mahendragiri
- INS Mahendragiri was commissioned by Sudesh Dhankher (Second Lady of India) at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders in Mumbai.
- Mahendragiri is Indian Navy’s final and 7th stealth frigate constructed as part of Project 17A frigates.
- It is named after a mountain peak in the eastern Ghats located in Odisha.
About Project 17 Alpha
- Launch – 2019
- To construct a series of stealth guided-missile frigates (total 7 ships).
- Constructed by two companies
- Four ships by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL), Mumbai.
- Three ships by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
- Other Six
- Nilgiri – 2019
- Himgiri – 2020
- Udaygiri – 2022
- Dunagiri – 2022
- Taragiri – 2022
- Vindhyagiri – 2023
Awards and Honours
65th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2023
- Surgical oncologist R. Ravi Kannan, Director of the Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (CCHRC) in Assam was selected as one of the Ramon Magsaysay award for 2023.
- He is credited with revolutionising cancer treatment in Assam through people centric and pro poor healthcare.
Other Winners
- Korvi Rakshand – Bangladesh
- Eugenio Lemos – Timor-Leste
- Miriam Coronel – Ferrer – Philippines
About Ramon Magsaysay Award
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- Creation – August 31, 1957
- To commemorate the birth anniversary of the Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay.
- Conceived as Asia’s Nobel Prize to honour greatness of spirit shown in service to the peoples of Asia.
- Awarded under six categories
- Government Service
- Public Service
- Community Leadership
- Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts
- Peace and International Understanding
- Emergent Leadership
Note
- The first Indian to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award is Vinoba Bhave in 1958 under the category of Community Leadership.
Appointments
First woman to head Railway Board
- Jaya Verma Sinha was appointed as the Chairperson of the Railway Board, the top decisionmaking body of the Railway Ministry.
- She replaces Anil Kumar Lahoti.
- She becomes the first woman to head the Board in its 118year history (Since 1905).
History of Railway Board
- Constituted in 1901 based on the recommendations of Sir Thomas Robertson Committee.
- In 1905, its powers were formalised by Lord Curzon’s government.
