1 September 2013 Current Affairs
South Korea Win Asia Cup Hockey Title
On 1 September South Korea defeated India 4-3 in the final of the Asia Cup Hockey at Ipoh, Malaysia .With this, South Korea confirmed its place in the World Cup at The Hague.In the meanwhile, the Asian Hockey Federation gave the details of the participants for the next AHF Champions Trophy to be held in Kakamigahara (Japan) from 1 November 2013 to 10 November 2013.In the men’s section, the participants will be China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Oman and Pakistan. In the women’s section, the participants include China, India, Japan and Malaysia.
Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Launched New Health Initiatives For Assam
On 1 September Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad launched several new health initiatives worth Rs.500 crores under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) for the strengthening of healthcare services in Assam.The new initiatives are – Free Generic Drug Service, Rashtriya Bal Swasthya karyakram (RBSK), National Iron Plus Initiative, Fleet of 359 New Ambulances for National Ambulance Service.Ghulam Nabi Azad also inaugurated Mother and Child Tracking System Call Centre and Tele-Radiology Project under NRHM.