CONTEXT: Recently, the NITI Aayog has released “Accelerating Progress On Nutrition In India: What Will It Take”, the third progress report on the National Nutrition Mission or the Poshan Abhiyaan. MAIN POINTS Launched in 2018, it is the Government of India’s flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant …

CONTEXT: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs, has launched an international version of the government’s UMANG app.The international version of UMANG app called ‘UMANG International’ was launched to mark three years of UMANG (UMANG App was launched in 2017). MAIN POINTS: …

CONTEXT: Union Education Minister inaugurates 46 online ATAL Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) organised by AICTE. KEY POINTS: 46 online AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) were inaugurated to train teachers of higher education institutions associated with the All India Council of Technical Education in thrust and …

CONTEXT: AAI observes Aviation Safety Awareness Week 2020. About Aviation Safety Awareness Week: The AAI observes Aviation Safety Awareness Week during the last week of November every year.  To raise awareness of aviation safety, AAI undertook various employee engagement programs at the airports and ANS stations like reviewing documents and …

CONTEXT: Recently, Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite was launched from the Vandenberg Air Force base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. MAIN POINTS: Sentinel-6-Satellite is a part of the mission dedicated to measuring changes in the global sea level. The mission is called the Jason Continuity of Service …

CONTEXT: 27 E-Lok Adalats organized in 15 states. BACKGROUND: During the pandemic-induced lockdown, the various legal services authorities adapted to the new normal and moved Lok Adalats to the virtual platform. From June to October, 27 E-Lok Adalats had been organised in 27 states leading to the disposal of more …

CONTEXT: Online app UMANG completes three years. BACKGROUND: It is a unified, secure, multi-channel, multi-platform, multi-lingual, multi-service mobile app.  It is a Digital India initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched in 2017.  The UMANG mobile app (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) is a Government …

CONTEXT: Recently, the second edition of the India, Thailand and Singapore trilateral Naval exercise SITMEX-20 concluded in the Andaman Sea. IMPORTANT POINTS: The Prime Minister of India, during his keynote address at Shangri-La Dialogue in June 2018 announced the conduct of a trilateral naval exercise between India, Singapore and Thailand. …

CONTEXT Indian Navy to host Exercise SIMBEX-20 in the Andaman Sea. IMPORTANT POINTS: The 27th edition of SIMBEX, India – Singapore Bilateral Maritime Exercise is scheduled to be held in November 2020 (23rd – 25th) in the Andaman Sea. The annual bilateral exercise, started in 1994, is aimed at enhancing …

CONTEXT: Recently, a Hoysala-era idol of Goddess Kali of the Lakshmi Devi Temple at Doddagaddavalli, Karnataka has been found damaged. Lakshmi Devi Temple: Lakshmi Devi temple was built by the Hoysalas in the year 1114 CE during the rule of king Vishnuvardhana. The building material is Chloritic schist, more commonly …