18th December 2020
Topic: Science
What is the news?
- Three new forensic facilities in Bilaspur, Nurpur and Baddi.
Current Forensic Status in Himachal:
- A forensic laboratory is located in Junga in Shimla district and 2 regional forensic laboratories in Dharamshala and Mandi with fingerprint experts connected with the automated fingerprint identification system.
What is the need for forensic laboratories?
- Judicial infrastructure helps ensure scientific responses to criminal investigations. Forensic investigation is scientific and the results are reliable.
(Source: Indian Express)
Topic: Women Empowerment
What is the news?
- She Haat opened in the Pachhad assembly of Sirmaur district.
(Credit: CMO Himachal)
Purpose:
- It is a wayside amenity which consists of a shop, guest room, restaurant and a Kaushal Vikas Kendra run by a women’s self-help group.
Other facilities:
- Solar-powered, Pahadi food, organic and traditional food, e vehicle for women’s facility, waste composting, rainwater harvesting, etc.
(Source: The Tribune)
Topic: Award and Honors
What is the news?
- Baddi-based Chitkara University won a gold medal at the 13th QCI-DL Shah Quality Awards.
What is this about?
- Impact of Academia in the achievement of Sustainable development goals by setting up a zero discharge campus.
A vision of the project:
- Reduce, reuse, recycle and recover the waste. The campus has a wastewater treatment plant, waste paper recycling plant, vermin compost making plant, etc.
(Source: The Tribune)