TITBITS:
1. Days After the Supreme Court called for the
exclusion of the creamy layer from the ambit of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe
reservation, the Union Cabinet turned it down, saying "there is no
provision for a creamy layer in SC/ST reservation" in "the
Constitution given by B. R. Ambedkar".
2. In a major push for rural and urban housing, the
Centre on Friday gave its nod for three crore additional houses under the
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY). The decision was approved by the Union
Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Of
the 3 crore houses, two crore will be constructed under the Pradhan Mantri
Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) and one crore under the PMAY-Urban.
3. Armed conflict, violence, human rights abuses, and
persecution compel millions across the world to flee their homes and homelands
for survival and become 'displaced people' in the process.According to the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), by the end of 2023,
11.73 crore people, worldwide, had been forcibly displaced due to persecution,
conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing
public order.
4. Aman Sehrawat, a promising Indian wrestler from
Chhatrasal Akhara, overcame significant personal and professional challenges to
secure a bronze medal at the Olympics.After a tough semifinal loss, he managed
to make weight and defeat Darian Toi Cruz in the bronze medal bout.
5. India is set to roll out the BPaL regimen
(bedaquiline, pretomanid, and linezolid) for drug-resistant tuberculosis,
starting with training this month.This new treatment promises shorter, more
effective, and less burdensome therapy compared to older regimens.The World
Health Organization endorsed these regimens for their efficacy and
cost-effectiveness.