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24)71st Republic Day 2020 highlights| Beating retreat ceremony in Attari-Wagah border on Republic Day

India Republic Day -- India celebrates the 71st Republic Day nowadays. On this day in 1950the Constitution of The indian subcontinent came into force. The Republic Day paradewhich is considered as the main attraction of the days celebrationwas held along Rajpath. It was a 90-minute celebration. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was the chief guest on the parade. Before the parade begunPrime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute at the National War Memorial and Director Ram Nath Kovind unfurled the national flag along with General Manoj Mukund NaravaneChief of the Army StaffAdmiral Karambir SinghChief of the Naval StaffMarshal Rakesh Kumar Singh BhadauriaChief of the Air Staff. 5 41 PM IST PM Narendra Modi gets to Rashtrapati Bhawan for At home reception hosted simply by President Ram Nath Kovind. 5 12 pm IST Beating retreat ceremony in Attari-Wagah border on Republic Day. 4 36 pm hours IST Air India Redirects 30000 National Red flags To Passengers On Republic Day The national
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) is a national public health institute in the United States. It is a United States federal agency, under the Department of Health and Human Services, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Its main goal is to protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability in the US and internationally. The CDC focuses national attention on developing and applying disease control and prevention. It especially focuses its attention on infectious disease, food borne pathogens, environmental health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, injury prevention and educational activities designed to improve the health of United States citizens. The CDC also conducts research and provides information on non-infectious diseases, such as obesity and diabetes, and is a founding member of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes.
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History

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Establishment edit The Communicable Disease Center was founded July 1, 1946, as the successor to the World War II Malaria Control in War Areas program of the Office of National Defense Malaria Control Activities. Preceding its founding, organizations with global influence in malaria control were the Malaria Commission of the League of Nations and the Rockefeller Foundation. The Rockefeller Foundation greatly supported malaria control, sought to have the governments take over some of its efforts, and collaborated with the agency. The new agency was a branch of the U.S. Public Health Service and Atlanta was chosen as the location because malaria was endemic in the Southern United States. The agency changed names (see infobox on top) before adopting the name Communicable Disease Center in 1946. Offices were located on the sixth floor of the Volunteer Building on Peachtree Street. citation needed With a budget at the time of about $1   million, 59 percent of its personnel were engaged in
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Organization

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The CDC is organized into "Centers, Institutes, and Offices" (CIOs), with each organizational unit implementing the agency's activities in a particular area of expertise while also providing intra-agency support and resource-sharing for cross-cutting issues and specific health threats. Generally, CDC "Offices" are subdivided into Centers, which in turn are composed of Divisions and Branches. However, the Center for Global Health and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health are freestanding organizational units and do not belong to a parent Office. As of August 2019, the CIOs are: Director Principal Deputy Director Deputy Director – Public Health Service and Implementation Science Office of Minority Health and Health Equity Center for Global Health Center for Preparedness and Response Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territory Support Deputy Director – Public Health Science and Surveillance Office of Science Office of Laboratory Science
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Budget

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CDC's budget for fiscal year 2018 is $11.9   billion. The CDC offers grants that help many organizations each year advance health, safety and awareness at the community level throughout the United States. The CDC awards over 85 percent of its annual budget through these grants.
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Workforce

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As of 2008update, CDC staff numbered approximately 15,000 personnel (including 6,000 contractors and 840 United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers) in 170 occupations. Eighty percent held bachelor's degrees or higher; almost half had advanced degrees (a master's degree or a doctorate such as a PhD, D.O., or M.D.). Common CDC job titles include engineer, entomologist, epidemiologist, biologist, physician, veterinarian, behavioral scientist, nurse, medical technologist, economist, public health advisor, health communicator, toxicologist, chemist, computer scientist, and statistician. The CDC also operates a number of notable training and fellowship programs, including those indicated below. Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) edit The Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is composed of "boots-on-the-ground disease detectives" who investigate public health problems domestically and globally. When called upon by a governmental body, EIS officers may e
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Leadership

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The Director of CDC is a Senior Executive Service position that may be filled either by a career employee, or as a political appointment that does not require Senate confirmation, with the latter method typically being used. The director serves at the pleasure of the President and may be fired at any time. The CDC director concurrently serves as the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Twenty directors have served the CDC or its predecessor agencies, including three who have served during the Trump administration (including Anne Schuchat who served two terms as acting director). Louis L. Williams Jr., MD (1942–1943) Mark D. Hollis, ScD (1944–1946) Raymond A. Vonderlehr, MD (1947–1951) Justin M. Andrews, ScD (1952–1953) Theodore J. Bauer, MD (1953–1956) Robert J. Anderson, MD, MPH (1956–1960) Clarence A. Smith, MD, MPH (1960–1962) James L. Goddard, MD, MPH (1962–1966) David J. Sencer, MD, MPH (1966–1977) William H. Foege, MD, MPH (1977–1983) J
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