{"id":151112,"date":"2025-01-11T19:32:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T14:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=151112"},"modified":"2025-01-13T17:43:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T12:13:40","slug":"news-in-shorts-11-january-2025","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/news-in-shorts-11-january-2025","title":{"rendered":"News in Shorts: 11 January 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>The UN migration agency\u2019s aid appeal for Syria<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Context: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United Nations\u2019 <\/span><b>International Organization for Migration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has said it is increasing an appeal for Syria, from <\/span><b>$30 million to $73.2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> million. This is being done with the aim of assisting<\/span><b> 1.1 million people <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">across Syria over the next 6 months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>About International Organization for Migration (IOM)<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Established<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1951<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>UN Affiliation:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a part of the United Nations system as a related organization.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IOM is not a specialized agency but a related organization of the UN since 2016<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Principle:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advocates humane and orderly migration to benefit migrants and society<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Headquarters: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geneva, Switzerland<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Membership:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 175 Member States &#038; 8 Observer States<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has been a member of the IOM since June 18, 2008<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Publications:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Migration Report\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Migration Health Annual Report<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Functions:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Migration Management: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensures orderly and humane migration processes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Cooperation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Promotes international collaboration on migration issues<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Solutions and Assistance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practical solutions for migration challenges<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Humanitarian Aid:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To migrants, refugees, and internally displaced persons<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Key Responsibilities:<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>UN Agency for Labour Mobility and Migration p<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rovides policy and operational guidance on:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Labour mobility<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diaspora communities and development links<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Migrant integration<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Coordinator for UN Network on Migration:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Facilitated the UN Global Compact for Migration (adopted in 2018)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IOM does not <\/span><b>enforce migration policie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s in member countries. Instead, the IOM provides advice and <\/span><b>assistance <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to governments on migration policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>125,000 refugees return to Syria in desperate conditions<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Context: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UN humanitarians recently warned about <\/span><b>125,000 refugees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who have returned to Syria \u201cfull of hope after years of exile\u201d, and are finding themselves confronted by<\/span><b> desperate conditions.<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Location based details about Syria<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Located on<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : East coast of Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Asia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Boundaries <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Turkey (North), Iraq (East &#038; southeast), Jordan (South), Israel and Lebanon (South West).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Important cities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : Damascus (along River Barada), Homs, Aleppo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : Largely Mediterranean climate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Mountain Ranges <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Anti-Lebanon (Separate Syria &#038; Lebanon), Al-Ansariyyah etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Major Rivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : Euphrates, Tigris, Orontes etc<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Gulf of Mexico<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Context: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Trump announced his plan to rename the <\/span><b>Gulf of Mexico as the &#8220;Gulf of America.&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Gulf of Mexico&#8217;s Naming<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name first appeared on maps used by Spanish explorers in the 16th century.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gulf is significant for the US in terms of energy resources, accounting for a large percentage of crude oil and natural gas production.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>About The Gulf of Mexico<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gulf of Mexico (Spanish: Golfo de M\u00e9xico) is <\/span><b>an ocean basin and marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> mostly <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">surrounded by<\/span><b> the North American continent.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Other name: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMediterranean of the Americas\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Formation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Formed as a result of seafloor subsidence, due to the movement of the Tectonic Plates over 300 million years ago.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>The Sigsbee Deep (Mexico Basin)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the <\/span><b>deepest region<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Gulf of Mexico<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Borders:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Northeast, North, Northwest: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gulf Coast of the United States.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Southwest and South: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucat\u00e1n, and Quintana Roo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Southeast: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cuba.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>&#8220;Third Coast&#8221;:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Southern U.S. states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, bordering the Gulf, are known as the &#8220;Third Coast&#8221; of the U.S., <\/span><b>alongside the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Connection to Other Water Bodies:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linked to<\/span><b> the Atlantic Ocean through the Straits of Florida <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(between the U.S. and Cuba).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connected to <\/span><b>the Caribbean Sea via the Yucat\u00e1n Channe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">l (between Mexico and Cuba).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Rivers Flowing into the Gulf of Mexico:\u00a0 Mississippi River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Rio Grande, and Mobile Rive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Important lakes around the Gulf of Mexico: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lake Pontchartrain, Laguna Madre, and Lake Borgne.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>\u201cFlower Garden Banks: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a brightly colored coral reefs\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">located about 185km to the southeast of Galveston, in the northwestern part of the Gulf of Mexico.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Linking Farmer ID to PM-Kisan<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Context:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers\u2019 Welfare<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has made<\/span><b> obtaining a farmer ID mandator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y for registering <\/span><b>new beneficiaries under the PM-Kisan Scheme.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This system has come into<\/span><b> force across 10 states as of\u00a0 January 1, 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for new applicants.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>The 10 states are: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh <\/span><b>accounting for about 84 per cent (9.25 crore) of 11 crore <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PM-Kisan beneficiaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new applicants for the PM-Kisan scheme <\/span><b>will have to get registered with the Farmers\u2019 Registry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and provide their farmer ID in the application form.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To simplify the registration process of the PM-KISAN scheme<\/span><b> as the farmer ID will guarantees that the applicant-farmer owns the land<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+CSE+Books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check Out UPSC CSE Books From PW Store<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>About Kisan Pehchaan Patra or farmer ID<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farmer ID is an<\/span><b> Aadhaar-like unique digital identity for farmers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides <\/span><b>information like demographics, crops sown, and ownership details<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is linked <\/span><b>dynamically to the state\u2019s land records.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Target: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A target of <\/span><b>6 crore farmer IDs by March 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been created.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Farmer\u2019s Registry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is the <\/span><b>database created through the farmer ID.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Farmers Registry will be<\/span><b> one of the three registries under the Agri-Stack component of the Centre\u2019s Digital Agriculture Mission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the creation of digital public infrastructure in the farm sector.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>About the PM KISAN SCheme<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PM Kisan Scheme <\/span><b>is specifically designed to provide farmers with financial aid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help them meet their agricultural and household expenses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Launch:I<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t is a central sector scheme<\/span><b> (100 percent funding) launched in 2019<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture &#038; Farmers Welfare<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Eligibility:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The scheme is eligible for all the<\/span><b> landholding farmer families.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Exclusion: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following individuals are ineligible for benefits under the scheme:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Institutional landholders; Members holding constitutional posts; Serving or retired government employees; Pensioners receiving over \u20b910,000; Income taxpayers; Professionals such as doctors and engineers<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Features:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eligible<\/span><b> farmer families will receive Rs 6,000 per annum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in three equated instalments<\/span><b> through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) via Aadhaar-linked accounts <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">every four months.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Self-Registration: F<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">armers can register themselves using the PM Kisan portal or mobile app, making it easier for them to access benefits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Support for Agricultural Expenses: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The funds can be used by farmers for any agricultural-related expenses, whether for inputs, tools, or personal needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>AnemiaPhone<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Context:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Cornell University in a release has transferred<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> their technology to assess\u00a0 iron deficiency ie.\u00a0 <\/span><b>\u201cAnemiaPhone\u201d to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at zero cost.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To <\/span><b>integrate AnemiaPhone technology into its programmes for anaemia,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> women\u2019s health, and maternal and child health throughout the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>About AnemiaPhone<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The technology<\/span><b> comprise of a Test Strip that can be coupled with small, portable Wi-Fi or Bluetooth-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">enabled test strip readers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tested At: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was tested at the <\/span><b>Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Working: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The technology requires a<\/span><b> small finger stick, a drop of blood on a test strip and a few minutes for the reader to ass<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ess.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>information is uploaded to a clinical database <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which can be interpreted by a healthcare workers providing guidance, triage and referral, or intervention on the spot.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>About Anemia<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anaemia is a condition where <\/span><b>there is a reduction in the hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, red blood-cell count or packed-cell volum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e below an established threshold.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Impact<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The anaemic condition<\/span><b> impairs the body\u2019s ability to transport oxygen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (from lungs to tissue) and carbon dioxide (from tissue to lungs)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Thresholds:\u00a0 As per current WHO guidelines,<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Children<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (aged 6\u201359 months) and <\/span><b>Pregnant Women <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(aged 15\u201349 years): <\/span><b>Hb concentration of <11 g\/decilitre (g\/dl) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is considered anaemic<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Non-Pregnant Women: Hb <12 g\/dl\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Men (aged 15\u201349 years): Hb of <13 g\/dl\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Burden:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As per the<\/span><b> National Family Health Survey 5 (2019-21) findings, 57% of women<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the age group 15-49 and <\/span><b>67% children between six months and 59 months are anaemic\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Assessment: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India will now assess anaemia through <\/span><b>new Diet and Biomarkers Survey in India-I <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(comprehensive national-level dietary survey) to map diet, nutrition and health status<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cause:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Anaemia is caused mainly by <\/span><b>iron deficiency although deficiencies in folate, vitamins B12 and A are also important causes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Symptoms:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It can result in symptoms such as <\/span><b>fatigue, weakness, dizziness and shortness of breath<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc\/pw-only-ias?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Classes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Anemia Mukt Bharat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is being implemented<\/span><b> to reduce anaemia among six beneficiaries age group through life cycle approac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">h by\u00a0 implementation of six interventions<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Beneficiaries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Children (6-59 months), children (5-9 years), adolescents (10-19 years), pregnant and lactating women and in women of reproductive age group (15-49 years)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Interventions:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Prophylactic Iron<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Folic Acid Supplementation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Periodic deworming<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Provision of Iron and Folic Acid fortified<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> foods in government-funded health programmes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Increase intake of iron-rich, protein-rich and <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vitamin C-rich foods; dietary diversification; food fortification<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Promoting practice of delayed cord clamping<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Treatment of non-nutritional causes of anaemia in endemic pockets,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with special focus on malaria, haemoglobinopathies and fluorosis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Testing and Treatment of anemia using digital 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