GS-2  5.PradhanMantriRashtriya Bal Puraskar Recently, 32 children have been awarded the ‘Pradhan MantriRashtriya Bal Puraskar’ for their exceptional abilities and outstanding accomplishments. The Awards are given by the President of India in the week preceding RepublicDay (26 January) every year. Bal Shakti Puraskar: Recognition: It is given by the Government …

GS-2  4.RISA The State government of Tripura aims to promote risa nationallyas Tripura’ssignature garment. For this, various initiatives have been taken like providing risa uniforms toanganwadiand ASHA workersand facilitating training for making risaatTripura Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation. The risa is being branded under the India Handloom Brand. This supports …

GS-2 3.SHRAMSHAKTI PORTAL Recently, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched “ShramShakti”- a NationalMigration Support Portal, to smooth the formulation of state and national levelprograms for migrant workers. A training manual “ShramSaathi” was also launched for migrant workers. About the Portal: It has been launched to collect data related to …

GS-2 2.11TH NATIONAL VOTERS’ DAY (NVD) IMPORTANT POINTS: 25th January is celebrated as National Voters’ Day in India to mark the formation of the Election Commission of India on this day in 1950. National Voters’ Day 2021: The theme for this year’s NVD, ‘Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and …

GS-2 1.NATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY 24th January is celebrated as the National Girl Child Day every year in India. ABOUT THE NATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY: The day is an initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development started in 2008. The objective behind celebrating the National Girl Child Day …