Bihar Affairs
CM Nitish Kumar flags off 576 new vehicles for police stations in Bihar
Chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar flagged off 576 new vehicles for different Police stations and outposts in order to strengthen policing in the state.
A Home department official said the purchased 613 new vehicles in order to strengthen policing. Of the 613 vehicles, 576 have been supplied to the police department.
He said the state’s all 1,131 police stations and outposts currently have 2,010 government-owned vehicles, while 506 vehicles have been provided to police stations on rental basis. Thus, the state’s police stations and outposts currently have 2,516 vehicles. With addition of 528, the total number of vehicles available to all the 1,131 police stations and outposts will increase to 3,044.
Earlier, in FY 2018-19, the Bihar government had purchased 811 new vehicles for police. Again, in FY 2021-22, the state government purchased 400 new vehicles for the police department’s Emergency Response Support System.
As part of its drive to empower Women in the state police force, the Nitish Kumar-led government appointed altogether 54 ‘woman driver constables’ in the last six to seven years.
National and International Affairs
Ministry for Corporate Affairs Introduces C-PACE
TheMinistry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)has established theCentre for Processing Accelerated Corporate Exit (C-PACE)to streamline the process of removing companies from theMCA Register. The purpose of C-PACE is to reduce the burden on the registry and provide a convenient process for stakeholders to remove their companys name from the register.
This initiative is part of MCAs effort to make doing business and exiting easier for companies.
C-PACE will operate under theRegistrar of Companies (RoC)and will handle applications for processing and disposal.
The office of C-PACE was inaugurated on May 1, 2023, by R.K. Dalmia, the director of inspection and investigation at MCA.
Centre to Launch New 75 Coin to Mark New Parliament Inauguration
The Ministry of Finance has announced the launch of a special 75 coin to commemorate the inauguration of Indias new parliament building. Prime MinisterNarendra Modiwill unveil the coin on Sunday, 28 May, coinciding with the celebration of Indias 75 years of independence.
The newly minted 75 coin will feature the iconic Lion Capital of the Ashoka Pillar on one side, with the wordsSatyamev Jayatebelow it. The coin will bear the inscription Bharat in on the left side and India in English on the right. It will also display the rupee symbol and the denomination value of 75 in international numerals beneath the Lion Capital. On the reverse side, an image of the parliament complex will be depicted, with Sansad Sankul written in Devanagari script on the upper periphery and Parliament Complex in English on the lower periphery.
Journal: 20% healthy adults have pre-diabetes glucose metabolism
About 20 per cent or one in five adults considered healthy by medical standards, have glucose Metabolism similar to those with pre-diabetes, according to a study published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health.
These healthy adults were identified using a new method of analysis, developed by scientists at Klick Health, a US based life sciences Company that flags a precursor to prediabetes called impaired glucose homeostasis (IGH).
The team has stressed the need for intervention to stop these adults from becoming diabetic.
Participants were diagnosed diabetic, pre-diabetic, or healthy, according to guidelines outlined by the American Diabetes Association.
After applying the mathematical model, patients were then re-classified into two groups based on their glucose homeostasis parameters: effective or impaired.
Google Bard Now Available in 180 Nations
Google Bard now comes up in India with its latest features and upgradation initiated by the multinational company. In the beginning, it was only accessible in UK and US.
This AI model can be used for multiple works including creating answers to your questions, helping with coding projects, etc.
Improved images and PaLM2 updates have been recently added to the companys bucket list with its advancing tools.