NORTH-EASTERN STATES
- New contraceptives launched in Arunachal Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh government launched two new contraceptives – an injectable one and a pill – under separate programmes to expand people’s choice contraceptives.
- The injectable contraceptive was launched under the ‘Antara’ programme and the pill under ‘Chhaya’.
- Gynecologists of various districts of the state were also trained on the new contraceptives during a programme.
- India was first country in the world to launch family planning programme as early as in 1952 with the aim of controlling its population.
- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched two new contraceptives in September last year.
INTERNATIONAL
· SpaceX Launches Its Most Powerful Rocket Towards Mars
- The US-based SpaceXsuccessfully launched the world’s most powerful operational rocket Falcon Heavy towards Mars.
- The rocket, carrying a Tesla Roadster car, will revolve around the Sun in a way that will repeatedly bring it close to the Earth and Mars.
- The Falcon Heavy’s thrust and capacity are the highest since NASA’s Saturn V, which carried astronauts to the Moon.
- Falcon Heavy successfully lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- India-UAE to ink 12 pacts during PM Modi’s visit
- As many as 12 agreements will be signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UAE later this week as India and the oil-rich Gulf nation look to intensify economic cooperation.
- The agreements will include areas like finance and skills development.
- Modi will start his visit to three West Asian countries – Palestine, the UAE and Oman – on February 9 with focus on cooperation in key areas of defence, security and counter- terrorism.
- The Prime Minister will participate in the 6th World Government Summit in Dubai on February 10-11 in which India is a partner country.
- This will be PM Modi’s second visit to the UAE. He first visited the country in August 2015.
· Google launches #SecurityCheckKiya campaign
- Search engine giant Google launched ‘#SecurityCheckKiya’ campaign in India to create awareness around Internet safety. It was launched on the ocean.
- The campaign aims to protect first-time web users from account hijacking, safeguard Android devices from malicious apps and secure all their personal time.
- Under the campaign, Google recommended three simple steps for Internet safety. It includes reviewing security settings and Google account activity.
- Moreover ‘Google Play Protect’ service scans and checks Android devices for any harmful apps. Find My Device app from Google 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z"/> Subscribe on YouTube