1)Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat’ :- The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) launched ‘Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat’ Programme.
‘Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat’ Programme, an initiative of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to prepare a physical Health and Fitness Profile Card for more than 12 lakhs of Kendriya Vidyalaya students.
The programme aims to provide a comprehensive and inclusive report card for children covering all age groups and children of different abilities.
Its main objective is to make students, teachers and parents aware about the importance of good health and fitness and encouraging 60 minutes of play everyday.
2)Karnataka Government launches clouding seeding Project Varshadhari:- Under this an aircraft will spray chemicals to induce rainfall.
Chemicals to be sprayed:- Silver Iodide, Sodium Chloride and Potassium Chloride to condense the water particles.
What actually is Cloud Seeding :- Cloud seeding (also known as weather modification technique) is an artificial way to induce moisture in the clouds so as to cause a rainfall.
In this process, either silver iodide, potassium iodide or dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) are spread onto the clouds causing rainfall.
3)Government launches Digital police portal under CCTNS:- The Union Ministry of Home Affairs launched digital police portal under Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems Project (CCTNS).
Some Points about CCTNS:- The CCTNS project will interconnect about 15,398 police stations and additional 5,000 offices of supervisory police officers across the country and digitise data related to FIR registration, investigation and charge-sheets in all police stations.
This would lead to development of a national database of crimes and criminals.
The CCTNS will facilitate pan-India search on complete national crime and criminal database that is accessible to the investigating officers throughout the country.
CCTNS is a Mission Mode Project (MMP) under the National e-Governance Plan of Govt. of India.
4)India’s Exclusive Rights to Explore Polymetallic Nodules Extended:-
Background :- India was the first country to have received the status of a pioneer investor in 1987 and was allocated an exclusive area in Central Indian Ocean Basin by United Nations (UN) for exploration and utilization of nodules.
SO what has happened now:- India’s exclusive rights to explore polymetallic nodules from seabed in Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) have been extended by five years.
This has been approved unanimously in the 23rd session of International Seabed Authority (ISA) concluded recently at Kingston, Jamaica.
‘Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat’ Programme, an initiative of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to prepare a physical Health and Fitness Profile Card for more than 12 lakhs of Kendriya Vidyalaya students.
The programme aims to provide a comprehensive and inclusive report card for children covering all age groups and children of different abilities.
Its main objective is to make students, teachers and parents aware about the importance of good health and fitness and encouraging 60 minutes of play everyday.
2)Karnataka Government launches clouding seeding Project Varshadhari:- Under this an aircraft will spray chemicals to induce rainfall.
Chemicals to be sprayed:- Silver Iodide, Sodium Chloride and Potassium Chloride to condense the water particles.
What actually is Cloud Seeding :- Cloud seeding (also known as weather modification technique) is an artificial way to induce moisture in the clouds so as to cause a rainfall.
In this process, either silver iodide, potassium iodide or dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) are spread onto the clouds causing rainfall.
3)Government launches Digital police portal under CCTNS:- The Union Ministry of Home Affairs launched digital police portal under Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems Project (CCTNS).
- The portal is a smart policing initiative of the Government to provide services to citizens and aid efficient police investigation.
- The police portal is a platform for citizens to file online crime related complaints and also request for antecedent verification.
Some Points about CCTNS:- The CCTNS project will interconnect about 15,398 police stations and additional 5,000 offices of supervisory police officers across the country and digitise data related to FIR registration, investigation and charge-sheets in all police stations.
This would lead to development of a national database of crimes and criminals.
The CCTNS will facilitate pan-India search on complete national crime and criminal database that is accessible to the investigating officers throughout the country.
CCTNS is a Mission Mode Project (MMP) under the National e-Governance Plan of Govt. of India.
4)India’s Exclusive Rights to Explore Polymetallic Nodules Extended:-
Background :- India was the first country to have received the status of a pioneer investor in 1987 and was allocated an exclusive area in Central Indian Ocean Basin by United Nations (UN) for exploration and utilization of nodules.
SO what has happened now:- India’s exclusive rights to explore polymetallic nodules from seabed in Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) have been extended by five years.
This has been approved unanimously in the 23rd session of International Seabed Authority (ISA) concluded recently at Kingston, Jamaica.
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