8 August CA

1.

The Gauhati High Court has upheld the 15 percent reservation for OBC (Other Backward Classes) and MOBC (More Other Backward Classes) candidates in the Postgraduate Degree and Diploma Courses in Medical Colleges of Assam.

Earlier, on August 3, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice S. P. Khaund had raised concerns over the implementation of the reservation policy and sought clarification from the State Government regarding the absence of classification based on economic status (Non-Creamy Layer) for OBC reservations.

However, in the recent ruling, the division bench upheld the 15 percent reservation for OBC and MOBC candidates, ensuring that eligible candidates from these categories have access to higher education opportunities in the medical field

2.

In an effort to bolster immunization in the remote regions, Deputy Commissioner of Kamrup District, Keerthi Jalli, spearheaded the launch of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0 and unveiled the ‘U-Win’ mobile app at the Hahim State Dispensary in Boko, along the Assam-Meghalaya border

The Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0, a district-wise vaccine catch-up campaign, is geared towards vaccinating zero-dose children aged between 0 and 5 years, as well as pregnant women, who may have missed any vaccine doses from the national immunization schedule. The campaign will be conducted in three phases nationwide, from August 7 to 12, September 11 to 16, and October 9 to 14.

The ‘U-Win’ app, unveiled by DC Keerthi Jalli, is set to play a pivotal role in the vaccination drive. The platform will facilitate registration and vaccination of every pregnant woman, record delivery outcomes, register newborn deliveries, administer birth doses, and document all vaccination events.

3.

Pepperfry co-founder and CEO Ambareesh Murty died due to cardiac arrest on Monday. He was 51 years old. Ambareesh Murty breathed his last in Leh on August 7. Pepperfry’s co-founder and COO Ashish Shah informed about Murty’s demise on X (formerly Twitter).

4.

The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully entered the lunar orbit on Sunday, marking a significant milestone. Its safe landing near the Moon’s south pole between August 23 and 24 is crucial, and all efforts will be made to ensure its success.

“The retrofitting of engines brought it closer to the Moon’s surface, now to 170 km x 4,313 km. The next operation to further reduce the orbit is scheduled for August 9, between 13:00 and 14:00 hours IST,” the ISRO posted on social media platform X on Sunday.

5.

The fossil remains of 167-million-years-old long-necked, plant-eating dicraeosaurid dinosaur have been discovered in the western Indian city of Jaisalmer, located in the state of Rajasthan. Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee and the Geological Survey of India (GSI) managed to unearth the prehistoric findings.

The scientists have named the dinosaur fossil ‘Tharosaurus indicus’, referring to the Thar desert and the country of origin where the remains were found.

According to the study published in ‘Scientific Reports’, an international journal by publishers of Nature, scientists are of the view that the fossils belong to a new species of dinosaurs, unknown to man. The fossils were collected from the Jaisalmer region in 2018 and a group of six researchers from the two institutes, spent almost five years studying them