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Posted 03 Apr 2024

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Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS)

  • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has made it mandatory to link CGHS beneficiary ID with the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) ID from April 1.
    • The move is aimed at creating digital health identification of CGHS beneficiaries and storing their digital health records.
    • ABHA is a 14-digit Unique Health Identifier number under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).

 

  • CGHS: 
    • Nodal Ministry: MoHFW
    • It was started in 1954 with the objective of Providing comprehensive medical care to the Central Government employees and pensioners enrolled under the scheme.
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Katchatheevu Islet

  • Debate surrounding Katchatheevu islet has resurfaced which has been a flashpoint in India-Sri Lanka fishing issue.
  • Katchatheevu islet lies to the northeast of Rameswaram (India) and southwest of Jaffna (Sri Lanka)
  • Maritime Boundary Agreement of June 1974 on historic waters between India and Sri Lanka placed Katchatheevu on the Sri Lankan side.
    • 1974 Maritime Boundary agreement between India and Sri Lanka demarcated maritime boundary between India and Sri Lanka from Palk Strait to Adam’s Bridge. 
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BIMSTEC Charter

  • Lower House of Nepal’s Federal Parliament endorsed the Charter of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).

 

  • BIMSTEC Charter
    • It is a foundational document that outlines the goals, principles, and structure of BIMSTEC group.
    • Signed and adopted in March 2022 during 5th BIMSTEC Summit.
    • Charter has provision that it will come into force only after its endorsement by all member countries. (Except Nepal, respective parliaments of other members endorsed the charter).

 

  • BIMSTEC was formed in 1997 to enhance regional cooperation on issues like economic prosperity, social progress etc.
    • Members: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
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Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)

  • India and EEU bloc officials held talks to formally start negotiation for Free Trade Agreement (FTA). 

 

  • About EEU
    • It is an ambitious project for economic integration in the former Soviet region
    • Objectives: To create a common market much like the European Union (EU).
    • Established by the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union signed in 2014 in Astana (now Nur-Sultan).
    • 5 Members Countries Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia.
    • Within EEU, Russia is India’s top trading partner with a bilateral trade worth USD 49.4 billion (FY2023).
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Paradip Port

  • Paradip Port surpassed Kandla to emerge as the highest cargo handling major port of the country in FY 2023-2024.

 

  • About Paradip Port (in Odisha)
    • It was the first major port on the East Coast commissioned after independence.
    • Located near confluence of river Mahanadi and the Bay of Bengal.
    • Administered by a Board of Trustees set up by the Government of India. 
    • In 2020, the Union Cabinet approved 'Deepening and Optimization of Inner Harbour Facilities including Development of Western Dock’ to handle cape size vessels at Paradip Port'.
    • Centre has announced to develop, Paradip Port along with Deendayal Port,  and V.O. Chidambaranar (Tuticorin) Port as Green Hydrogen hubs