15-10-22 Daily-Odisha-OPSC Current Affairs

The prisons directorate is planning to launch telehealth and video consultations for mentally-ill jail inmates. A panel of psychiatrists from Bhubaneswar andCuttackwill be roped in for the service.

The prisons directorate has requested the Health department to consider the proposal on a priority basis as theOrissahigh court earlier asked the jail authorities to immediately address the issues of mental illness of prisoners.

The number of prisoners, suffering from mental illness, has been rising steadily in the state. This was revealed in the Prison Statistics India-2020 released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

India is the worst affected amongG20 nationsbycarbonemission-induced rise in temperatures, losing $159 billion (5.4% of its GDP) in 2021 due to labour capacity reduction caused by extreme heat, says a report released on Thursday by Climate Transparency. According to the report, carbonemissionsfrom energy use rebounded by 5.9% acrossG20nations last year and surpassed pre-pandemic levels, causing huge income losses in Services, manufacturing, <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and construction sectors.

The CT – an international PARTNERSHIP of organisations that provides an annual stocktake of climate action – noted that the G20 countries’ support to produce fossil fuels reached new heights at $64 billion in 2021 even before the Energy Crisis brought about by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

India on successfully ‘testfired’ a new generation nuclear capableballistic missileAgni Prime ballisticmissileoff the coast ofOdisha.

This is the third test of the two-stage solid propellant Agni Prime missile, which has a dual redundantnavigationandguidancesystem.

Earlier, two missiles were successfully tested in June and December last year.
The surface-to-surface ballistic missile has a range of 1000 to 2000 km.
The nuclear-capable missile has been designed and developed by the DEFENCE Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

The Agni Prime missile, the smallest and lightest among the entire Agni series of ballistic missiles, will further bolster India’s strategic deterrence capabilities once it is fully operational after a series of “developmental and user trials.

The Rs800-crore Mahakal corridor is four times the size of theKashi Vishwanath Corridor.