Thursday, May 23, 2013

List of run-of-the-river hydroelectric power stations

StationCountryCapacity (MW)
Asahan 1 Hydroelectric Power Station Indonesia180
Baglihar Dam India450
Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power Station Canada1,903
Bersimis-2 generating station Canada869
Birecik Dam Turkey672
Bonneville Dam United States1,092
Caojie Hydropower Station China500
Carillon Generating Station Canada753
Chief Joseph Dam United States2,620
Chibro Power Plant India240
Chilla Power Plant India144
Dharasu Power Station India304
The Dalles Dam United States1,779
Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project Pakistan1,450
Gilgel Gibe II Power Station Ethiopia420
Jean-Lesage generating station Canada1,145
Jinping-II Hydropower Station China600
Jiulong Pianqiao Hydropower Station China228
John Day Dam United States2,160
Kettle Generating Station Canada1,220
Khodri Power Plant India120
Koteshwar Dam India200
La Grande-1 generating station Canada1,436
Lay Dam United States177
Limestone Generating Station Canada1,340
Little Goose Dam United States932
Long Spruce Generating Station Canada1,010
Lower Granite Dam United States932
Lower Monumental Dam United States932
McNary Dam United States980
Muli Shawan Hydro Power Station China240
Nathpa Jhakri Dam India1,500
Outardes-2 generating station Canada523
Outardes-3 generating station Canada1,026
Pandoh Dam (Dehar) India990
Pulangi IV Hydroelectric Power Plant Philippines255
Qiaogong Hydropower Station China456
Ranganadi Dam India405
Rongzehai Hydropower Station China240
Tianshengqiao-II Hydropower Station China1,320
Santo Antonio Dam Brazil716
Shuhe Hydropower StationChina270

Monday, March 25, 2013

List of Secretaries General of UNASUR

NameStateNational partyTook officeLeft office
1Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Carlos Kirchner
 ArgentinaFront for Victory—Justicialist Party4 May 201027 October 2010
The first Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations and died in office.
Post vacant by death
2María Emma Mejía
María Emma Mejía Vélez
 ColombiaAlternative Democratic Pole—Colombian Liberal Party9 May 201111 June 2012
The second Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations.
3Alí Rodríguez
Alí Rodríguez Araque
 VenezuelaUnited Socialist Party of Venezuela11 June 2012Incumbent
The third Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations.

List of Secretaries General of The Organization of American States

No.
Period
Name
Country
1
1948–1954
AlbertoLlerasCamargo
 Colombia
2
1954–1955
Carlos Dávila
Died while in office
 Chile
3
1956–1968
José A. Mora
 Uruguay
4
1968–1975
Galo Plaza
 Ecuador
5
1975–1984
Alejandro Orfila
 Argentina
6
1984–1994
João ClementeBaena Soares
 Brazil
7
1994–2004
César Gaviria
Re-elected to a second term at the 1999 General Assembly
 Colombia
8
15 September 2004 – 15 October 2004
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Resigned
 Costa Rica
15 October 2004 – 26 May 2005
Luigi R.Einaudi(acting)
 United States
9
26 May 2005 – present
José Miguel Insulza
Elected 2 May 2005 (see: OAS Secretary General election, 2005)
 Chile

List of Secretaries General of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation


No.
Name
Country of origin
Took Office
Left Office
1
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Malaysia
1971
1974
2
Hassan Al-Touhami
Egypt
1974
1975
3
Amadou Karim Gaye
Senegal
1975
1979
4
Habib Chatty
Tunisia
1979
1984
5
Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada
Pakistan
1984
1988
6
Hamid Algabid
Niger
1988
1996
7
Azeddine Laraki
Morocco
1996
2000
8
Abdelouahed Belkeziz
Morocco
2000
2004
9
Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu
Turkey
2004
2014
10
Iyad bin Amin Madani
Saudi Arabia
2014



List of Secretaries General of Organization of American States

S.No.PeriodNameCountry
11948–1954Alberto Lleras Camargo Colombia
21954–1955Carlos Dávila
Died while in office
 Chile
31956–1968José A. Mora Uruguay
41968–1975Galo Plaza Ecuador
51975–1984Alejandro Orfila Argentina
61984–1994João Clemente Baena Soares Brazil
71994–2004César Gaviria
Re-elected to a second term at the 1999 General Assembly
 Colombia
815 September 2004 – 15 October 2004Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Resigned
 Costa Rica
15 October 2004 – 26 May 2005Luigi R. Einaudi (acting) United States
926 May 2005 – presentJosé Miguel Insulza
Elected 2 May 2005 (see:OAS Secretary General election, 2005)
 Chile

List of Secretaries General of the European Commission

 S.No.Name Start period End period 
 1 Catherine Day2005  Present
 2 David O'Sullivan2000  2005 
 3 Carlo Trojan1997  2000 
 4 David Williamson, CB1987  1997 
 5 Emile Noel1957  1987 

Saturday, March 9, 2013

NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES

MALARIA
The National Anti-Malaria Programme is the world’s biggest health programme against a single communicable disease and continues to be the country’s most comprehensive and multi-faceted public health activity. Earlier deaths due to malaria were completely eliminated. Unfortunately, due to various factors, these achievements could not be maintained. Resurgence of malaria necessitated renewed vigourous anti-malaria activities and the programme was modified in the context of escalating malaria incidence. During the year 2008, 1.52 million cases and 0.76 million pf. cases with 935 deaths have been reported.

FILARIA
Lymphatic Filariasis is a serious debilitating and incapacitating. The infected person may develop swelling limbs and genitals which keep on increasing making the person incapacitated. This disease has been reported from over 250 districts in 20 states and UTs wherein over 590 million people live. The National Filaria control programme is being implemented since 1955. The national health policy has envisaged the goal of lymphatic filariasis elimination by the year 2015. In 2005, in 229 districts, 346.89 million persons were administered a dose of DEC against targeted population of 434.49 million, showing a coverage rate of 79.84%.

KALA-AZAR
Kala-azar is a parasitic disease caused by Leishmania donovani transmitted by sandflies phlebotomus orgentipes. Kala-azar is endemic in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and parts of Uttar Pradesh. National Health Policy, has envisaged the goal of Kala-azar elimination by the year 2010. The disease incidence has come down from 77,099 cases in 1992 to 44553 cases in 2007 and deaths from 1416 to 203 respectively. During the year 2008,33234 cases and 146 deaths have been reported. While till March, 2009, 2254 cases and 5 deaths were reported.

TUBERCLUOSIS
TB is serious public health problem in India. India accounts for nearly onefifth of Global TB burden. Every year there are approximately 19 lakh new cases in the country of which approximately 8 lakh are new smear positive and therefore highly infectious. To control TB, national TB control programme (NTCP) is in operation in the country since 1962. Two persons die from TB in India every three minutes more than 900 persons every day. In the year 2008, there were 3.8 million bacillary pulmonary cases, 3.9 million abacillary cases and 0.8 million extra-pulmonary cases.

LEPROSY The National Leprosy Control programme was launched by the Government of India in 1955. It was redesignated as the National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) in 1983. The second phase of National Leprosy elimination project was started from 1 April 2001 for a period of three years with the objective to achieve elimination of Leprosy as a public health problem by 2005, thereby reducing the case load to less than 1/10,000 population. In the year 1981, the country had a prevalance of 57.6 cases per 10,000 population which has come down to 0.72 per 10,000 population in March 2009.

BLINDNESS
The national programme for control of Blindness (NPCB) was launched in the year 1976 with the goal of reducing prevalence of blindness to 0.3 percent. As per survey in 2001-02, prevalence of blindness is estimated to be 1.1%. As per the survey conducted during 2006-07, the estimated prevalence of blindness has come down to 1%.

AIDS The AIDS programme implementation has been completely decentralized to States and Union Territories. Each state and Union territory has registered a state AIDs control society (SACS) responsible for implementating the programme at the State/UT level. In 2006, the country is estimated to have 3.1 million HIV positive persons, with an estimated adult HIV prevalence of 0.36%. Trends of HIV infection in 2006 indicate a mixed response in the country. While there is increase in some areas, in other areas it has shown decline. India continues to be in the category of concentrated epidemic. A total of 1,82,787 AIDS cases have been reported since 1986 till 31st March 2007.

MENTAL DISEASE
The national health programme was started in 1982 for providing community based mental health care using the existing public health infrastructure. The WHO report on Global Burden diseases has projected mental illness to be the fourth major cause of morbidity. Several mental disorders that include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, organic psychosis and major depression affect nearly 20 per 1000 population.

CANCER
Cancer is an important public health problem in India with nearly 8-9 lakh new cases occurring every year in the country. It is estimated that there are 25 lakh cases of cancer in the country at any given point of time.According to a survey 40% of the cancer cases are due to comsumption of tobacco. With the objectives of prevention, early diagnosis and treatment, the National Cancer, Control programme (NCCP) was launched in 1975-76. The programme was revised in 1984-85 and subsequently in December 2005. There are 23 regional Cancer Centres recognized under the programme in different parts of countries to provide the specialized treatment and undertake research in the field of cancer.