CivilServiceArticle: 20 JULY 2015 CURRENT AFFAIRS

PM Modi to inaugurate 46th Indian Labour Conference

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate 46th Indian Labour Conference in the national capital
The Prime Minister will also dedicate the National Career Service (NCS) portal to the nation and
At the Indian Labour Conference launch health reforms of the Employees' State Insurance Corporation of (ESIC) on the occasion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National Career Counselling Portal on July 20
It is an endeavour to modernise all government-run employment exchanges
The facility is a part of the government’s focus on skilling and employment generation aims to create a direct market place for workers and employers
By implementing new portal, it will be supported by a web of interconnected Career Centres where prospective candidates can come for counselling free of cost from government certified counselors and psychologists

India is among top three countries after the Philippines and China in disaster-related displacement , a Norway-based global humanitarian group's report
According to the report large number of people were forced to flee their homes due to disasters as 19.3 million people were displaced globally last year alone
From 2008 to 2014 an estimated one person every second has been displaced by a disaster according to the Global Estimates 2015 -
The report is released by the Norwegian Refugee Council's Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Health and Family Welfare Secretary Bhanu Pratap Sharma was given additional charge of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Chairperson
He will be the incharge of FSSAI for three months
Sharma, a 1981 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, will hold the additional charge for three months beyond July 3 or till the appointment of a regular incumbent, an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)