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K Natarajan Takes Over as DG of Indian Coast Guard
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- Shri Krishnaswamy Natarajan took over as 23rd chief of Indian Coast Guard.
Indian Coast Guard
- The Indian Coast Guard is a multi-mission organization, conducting round-the-year real-life operations at sea. Despite being relatively small, it has a wide range of task capabilities for both surface and air operations.
- The organization is headed by the Director General Indian Coast Guard (DGICG) exercising his overall command and superintendence from the Coast Guard Headquarters (CGHQ) located at New Delhi.
- At CGHQ, he is assisted by four Deputy Director Generals of the rank of Inspector General, and other senior officers heading various staff divisions.
- For effective command and control, the Maritime Zones of India are divided into five Coast Guard Regions, namely, North-West, West, East, North-East and Andaman & Nicobar, with the respective Regional Headquarters.
- The Coast Guard Regions are commanded by Officers of the rank of Inspector General.
Central Team to Review Japanese Encephalitis (JE)
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In view of the recent reported Japanese Encephalitis (JE) cases in Assam, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare has dispatched a central team to review the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) situation in the State.
Japanese Encephalitis
- Japanese Encephalitis is vector-borne encephalitis transmitted by Culex groups of mosquitoes.
- These mosquitoes breed mainly in rice fields and large water bodies rich in aquatic vegetations.
- Migratory birds along with pigs in the community play an important role in the transmission of JE from one area to other areas.
Preservation of country’s cinematic heritage
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- Shri Javadekar reviewed the Ministry’s prestigious project of ‘National Film Heritage Mission’, and various activities undertaken under this project.
National Film Heritage Mission
- The mission has been launched in order to preserve, conserve, digitize and restore rich cinematic heritage of the country.
- National Film Archive of India (NFAI) is the nodal organization.
- 41 crore has been allotted towards implementation of the project.
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