PRESIDENT OF INDIA GRACES INTERNATIONAL SICKLE CELL DAY COMMEMORATION AT OMKARESHWAR, MADHYA PRADESH

• International Sickle Cell Day (19 June, observed since UN GA resolution 2008) marked in 2026 by the President of India at Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh.
• President called the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission (NSCAEM) "one of the largest genetic-disease screening initiatives in the world" — screening target achieved ahead of schedule.
• Examinable as a health-mission + tribal welfare topic; cross-cutting between GS-II (health, vulnerable sections) and GS-III (S&T, genetic screening).