Current Affairs Question - 24 September 2019

Explanation :

• Taking into account that congenital and hereditary genetic diseases are becoming a significant health burden in India, and realizing the need for adequate and effective genetic testing and counselling services, Department of Biotechnology along with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfarehas started the UMMID Initiative which is designed on the concept of Prevention is better than Cure.

Aim

• To establish NIDAN Kendras to provide counselling, prenatal testing and diagnosis, management, and multidisciplinary care in Government Hospitals wherein the influx of patients is more.
• To produce skilled clinicians in Human Genetics.
• To undertake screening of pregnant women and new born babies for inherited genetic diseases in hospitals at aspirational districts.
• As a part of this initiative, in the first phase, five NIDAN Kendrashave been established to provide comprehensive clinical care.

Explanation :

• LadakhiShondol dance has created history yet again by breaking into the Guinness book of world records as the largest Ladakhidance.
• The dance was gracefully performed by about 408 women artists in traditional dresses on the occasion of the Annual Naropa Festivalwhich was held near the Hemis Monastery.
• It is known as the ‘royal dance of Ladakh’. It is famous dance which was earlier used to be performed by artists for King of Ladakh on special occasion.

Naropa Festival

• The 4 day-long festival was held from 16 September to 20 September 2019 near the Hemis Monastery, Ladakh.
• The festival is celebrated every 12^thyear of the Tibetan calendar. It is also known as the KumbhMela of the Himalayas.
• It aims to celebrate the life of Buddhist philosopher and scholar Naropa.