Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, has made a significant statement for the women to launch the “Ladli Bahna Yojana” in the state following the success of the Ladli Laxmi Yojana for the girls. No matter their caste or status, underprivileged women would receive Rs 1,000 each month under this Yojna in order to gain financial independence.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is celebrating its 47th Raising Day on 1st February 2023. From a modest beginning with just seven surface platforms in 1978, the ICG today has 158 ships and 78 aircraft and is likely to achieve the targeted force levels of 200 surface platforms and 80 aircraft by 2025. As the fourth largest Coast Guard in the world, the Indian Coast Guard has played a significant role in securing the Indian Coasts and enforcing regulations in the Maritime Zones of India. The ICG was formally established on February 1, 1977, by the Coast Guard Act, 1978 of the Parliament of India. It operates under the Ministry of Defense.
Woxsen University has launched Project Aspirations with its firm belief in developing its ecosystem and empowering the community around the campus. Woxsen University has conceptualized the project for the ambitious girls of Classes IX-XII, Telangana Model School & Junior College. Under Project Aspiration, students are selected by the school principal to take part in the “Train the Trainer” workshop which commenced in December 2022.
The income tax slabs for a financial year are announced by the finance minister every year in the Union Budget. The income tax slabs and rates announced are applicable for the upcoming financial year. Usually, the finance minister makes an announcement in the month of February (when the budget is announced) and once the law is passed by the parliament, it becomes effective from April of that calendar year. An income tax is a sum that every Indian citizen, whether an individual or a business, is required to pay to the Indian income tax authorities for the fiscal year that begins on April 1 and ends on March 31 of the following year. The rate is determined by the government.
Broadly taxes are divided into two categories:
1. Direct Taxes
2. Indirect Taxes.
Goods and Services Tax:
Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an indirect tax (or consumption tax) levied in India on the supply of goods and services. It is levied at every step in the production process.
The tax is divided into five slabs — 0 per cent, 5 per cent, 12 per cent, 18 per cent, and 28 per cent.
Although GST is collected by the central government, taxes on petroleum products, alcoholic drinks, electricity are separately collected by the state government.
What is Income Tax:
It is levied on a Hindu Undivided Family or an individual’s net taxable income during a fiscal year that begins on April 1 and ends on March 31 of the following year.
It is calculated using an individual’s or a business’s net taxable income.
The government of India has set certain slab rates, i.e., higher and lower slab rates, for the convenience of its citizens.
The government announced a new regime of income tax which is optional in Union Budget 2020-2021.
Tax Slabs In India:
Indian Income tax levies tax on individual taxpayers on the basis of a slab system. Slab system means different tax rates are prescribed for different ranges of income. It means the tax rates keep increasing with an increase in the income of the taxpayer. This type of taxation enables progressive and fair tax systems in the country. Such income tax slabs tend to undergo a change during every budget.These slab rates are different for different categories of taxpayers. Income tax has classified three categories of “individual “taxpayers such as:
Individuals (aged less than of 60 years) including residents and non-residents
Resident Senior citizens (60 to 80 years of age)
Resident Super senior citizens (aged more than 80 years).
Who all are liable to pay income tax in India:
Self-employed individuals
Salaried individuals
Hindu Undivided Family
Body of individuals
Association of Persons
Corporate firms or companies
Local authorities..
Corporate tax in India:
The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 caused a reduction in the base corporate tax rate, that is, from 30 percent to 22 per cent for the existing businesses which led to revenue inference of INR 1.45 Lakh Crores. While, in case of new manufacturing firms that have been established post 1st October, 2019 and prior to 31st March, 2023, the base corporate tax was reduced from 25 per cent to 15 per cent.
According to reports, the corporate tax rates in India stand the lowest among other nations across the globe and the impact will be visible in the Indian economy in the upcoming years. This strategic action could possibly enhance the comparative adversaries of India’s corporation tax rates with other Asian nations.
The new corporate tax rates in India is much lower than USA (27%), Japan (30.62%), Brazil (34%), and Germany (30%) and for the new firms the tax rate is similar as of Singapore (17%).
Microsoft announced a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar investment with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. Microsoft Corp. will be making a $10 billion worth investment in OpenAI, the research lab behind the famous ChatGPT and DALL-E. The deal marks the third phase of the partnership between the two companies, following Microsoft’s previous investments in 2019 and 2021. Microsoft said the renewed partnership will accelerate breakthroughs in AI and help both companies commercialize advanced technologies in the future...
OpenAI works closely with Microsoft’s cloud service Azure. In July 2019, Microsoft backed Open AI with $1 billion, and the investment made Microsoft the “exclusive” provider of cloud computing services to OpenAI. Microsoft said that Azure will continue to serve as OpenAI’s exclusive provider.
Microsoft’s investment will also help the two companies engage in super computing at scale and create new AI-powered experiences.
India beat England in the first-ever ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup final in Potchefstroom, South Africa. India bowled out England for a paltry 68 and won by 7 wkts. This is the first ICC trophy India has won in women’s cricket. The Indian women’s cricket team has never won a World Cup at any level. The seniors reached the World Cup final on three occasions across formats but failed to go the distance. Bowling first, India cleaned up the English side for mere 68 runs in 17.1 overs.
At the age of 78, Mahatma Gandhi was killed on January 30, 1948, in the grounds of Birla House, a sizable palace in the heart of New Delhi that is today known as Gandhi Smriti. Nathuram Vinayak Godse, a right-wing Hindu paramilitary group and member of the Hindu Mahasabha, was his assassin. Nathuram Godse was a Chitpavan Brahmin from Pune, Maharashtra, and a Hindu nationalist. Nathuram Godse believed that during the partition of India the year before, Mahatma Gandhi had been too accommodative to Pakistan.
According to witnesses, Mahatma Gandhi had arrived at the top of the stairs leading to the elevated lawn outside Birla House, where he had been holding multifaith prayer gatherings every evening, sometime after 5 o’clock. Nathuram Godse emerged from the group of people flanking Gandhi’s path as he started to go toward the dais and fired three bullets at point-blank range into Gandhi’s chest and belly. Gandhi collapsed on the floor. Mahatma Gandhi was taken back to his room at Birla House, where a representative later appeared to make the announcement of his passing.
Nathuram Godse was apprehended by crowd participants and turned over to the police. The Mahatma Gandhi murder trial began in May 1948 in Delhi’s famed Red Fort, with Godse as the lead defendant and his accomplice Narayan Apte, as well as six additional people, being considered co-defendants. The trial was completed quickly; this hurry was reportedly caused by Vallabhbhai Patel, the home minister, who wanted “to evade scrutiny for the inability to prevent the assassination.” On November 8, 1949, Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte received a death penalty verdict. Despite Manilal Gandhi and Ramdas Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi’s two sons, pleading for commutation, they were rejected by Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel, the deputy prime minister, and Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the governor-general of India. On November 15, 1949, Nathuram Godse and Apte were executed at the Ambala prison.
Germany beat Belgium 5-4 in the penalty shootout to win the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India. The scores were level at the end of regulation time at 3-3. This is Germany’s third Hockey World Cup title after they won it in 2002 and 2006. With this, they draw level with Netherlands and Australia. Germany also became the fourth team to register a come-from-behind win in a World Cup final. From a 2-0 deficit to a 3-2 to lead and ultimately a shootout, they eventually became champions.
The constitution of India begins with a short statement of its basic values. The Constitution of India contains the philosophy on which our country has been built. It provides a standard to examine and evaluates any law and action of the government to find out whether it is good or bad, it can be said that preamble is the soul of the Indian constitution.
India is the largest democracy in the world and the constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950. A constitution is a set of rules and regulations through which a country is governed. In the Indian constitution, there are 448 articles, 25 parts, 12 schedules, and 104 amendments. The parts of the constitution have various articles which discuss the sections of constitutional bodies’ fundamental rights legislatures executive branches and schedules.
Parts of the constitution articles Articles and Definition Subjects of the parts
Part I
Article 1- Name and territory of the union
Article 2- Admission and establishment of the new state.
Article 3- Formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries, and names of existing states.
Union Territories
Part II
Article 5 – Citizenship at the commencement of the constitution
Article 6 – Rights of citizenship of a certain person who has migrated to India from Pakistan
Article 10 – Continuance of rights of citizenship
Article 11 – Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law
Citizenship
Part III
Article 12 – Definition of the state
Article 13 – Laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the fundamental rights
Article 14 – Equality before the law.
Article 15 – Prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth.
Article 16 – Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment.
Article 17 – Abolition of the untouchability.
Article 18 – Abolition of titles.
Article 19 – Guarantees to all the citizens the six rights and they are:
a – Freedom of speech and expression.
b – Freedom to assemble peaceably and without arms.
c – Freedom to form associations or unions.
d – Freedom to move freely throughout the territory of India.
e – Freedom to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India.
f – Omitted
g – Freedom to practice any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade, or business.
Article 20 – Protection in respect of conviction for offenses.
Article 21 – Protection of life and personal liberty.
Article 22 – Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases
Article 23 – Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labor.
Article 24 – Prohibition of employment of children (Under the age of 14) in factories and mines.
Article 25 – Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice, and propagation of religion.
Article 26 – Freedom to manage religious affairs.
Article 27 – Freedom as to pay taxes for the promotion of any particular religion.
Article 28 – Freedom from attending religious instruction.
Article 29 – Protection of interest of minorities.
Article 30 – Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions.
Article 32 – Remedies for enforcement of Fundamental Rights.
Fundamental rights
Part IV
Article 36 – Definition
Article 37– Application of DPSP
Article 39A – Equal justice and free legal aid
Article 40 – Organization of a village panchayat
Article 41 – Right to work, education, and public assistance in certain cases
Article 43 – Living Wages, etc. for workers.
Article 43A – Participation of workers in the management of industries.
Article 44 – Uniform civil code.
Article 45 – Provision for free and compulsory education for children.
Article 46 – Promotion of educational and economic interest of scheduled castes (SC), scheduled tribes (ST), and OBC.
Article 47– Duty of the state to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health.
Article 48 – Organization of agriculture and animal husbandry.
Article 49 – Protection of monuments and places and objects of natural importance.
Article 50 – Separation of judiciary from the executive.
Article 51 – Promotion of international peace and security.
Directive Principles
Part IV A It shall be the duty of every citizen of India
(a) to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag, and the National Anthem;
(b) to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom;
(c) to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India;
(d) to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so;
(e) to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic, and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women;
(f) to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture;
(g) to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers, and wildlife, and to have compassion for living creatures;
(h) to develop the scientific temper, humanism, and the spirit of inquiry and reform;
(i) to safeguard public property and to abjure violence;
(j) to strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavor and achievement
Fundamental Duties
Part V
Article 52 – The President of India
Article 53 – Executive Power of the union
Article 54 – Election of President
Article 61 – Procedure for Impeachment of the President
Article 63 – The Vice–president of India
Article 64 – The Vice–President to be ex–officio chairman of n the council of States
Article 66 – Election of Vice–president
Article 72 – Pardoning powers of President
Article 74 – Council of ministers to aid and advise President
Article 76 – Attorney–General for India
Article 79 – Constitution of Parliament
Article 80 – Composition of Rajya Sabha
Article 81 – Composition of Lok Sabha
Article 83 – Duration of Houses of Parliament
Article 93 – The speakers and Deputy speakers of the house of the people
Article 105 – Powers, Privileges, etc. of the House of Parliament
Article 109 – Special procedure concerning money bills
Article 110 – Definition of “Money Bills”
Article 112 – Annual Financial Budget
Article 114 –Appropriation Bills
Article 123 – Powers of the President to promulgate Ordinances during recess of parliament
Article 124 – Establishment of Supreme Court
Article 125 – Salaries of Judges
Article 126 – Appointment of acting Chief justice
Article 127 – Appointment of ad–hoc judges
Article 128 –Attendance of retired judge at sitting of the Supreme Court
Article 129 – Supreme Court to be a court of Record
Article 130 – Seat of the Supreme Court
Article 136 – Special leaves for an appeal to the Supreme Court
Article 137 – Review of judgment or orders by the Supreme Court
Article 141 – Decision of the Supreme Court of India binding on all the courts
Article 148 – Comptroller and Auditor–General of India
Article 149 – Duties and Powers of CAG
union
Part VI
Article 153 – Governors of State
Article 154 – Executive Powers of Governor
Article 161 – Pardoning powers of the Governor
Article 165 – Advocate–General of the State
Article 213 – Power of Governor to promulgate ordinances
Article 214 – High Courts for states
Article 215 – High Courts to be a court of record
Article 226 – Power of High Courts to issue certain writs
Article 233 – Appointment of District judges
Article 235 – Control over Subordinate Courts
States
Part VII 7th Amendment Act –
Part VIII
Article 239 – Administration of Union territories.
Article 239A – Creation of local Legislatures or Council of Ministers or both for certain Union territories.
Article 239AA – Special provisions concerning Delhi.
Article 239AB – Provision in case of failure of constitutional machinery.
Article 239B – Power of administrator to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislature.
Article 240 – Power of President to make regulations for certain Union territories.
Article 241 – High Courts for Union territories.
Article 242 – Coorg
Union Territories
Part IX
Article 243A – Gram Sabha
Article 243B – Constitution of Panchayats
Panchayats
Part IX-A
Article 243P – Definitions.
Article 243Q – Constitution of Municipalities.
Article 243R – Composition of Municipalities.
Article 243S – Constitution and composition of Wards Committees, etc.
Article 243T – Reservation of seats.
Article 243U – Duration of Municipalities, etc.
Article 243V -Disqualifications for membership.
Article 243W – Powers, authority, and responsibilities of Municipalities, etc.
Article 243X – Power to impose taxes by, and Funds of, the Municipalities.
Article 243Y – Finance Commission.
Article 243Z – Audit of accounts of Municipalities.
Article 243ZA – Elections to the Municipalities.
Article 243ZB – Application to Union territories.
Article 243ZC – Part not to apply to certain areas.
Article 243ZD – Committee for district planning.
Article 243ZE – Committee for Metropolitan planning.
Article 243ZF – Continuance of existing laws and Municipalities.
Article 243ZG – Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters.
Municipalities
Part IX B
Article 243ZH – Definitions.
Article 243ZI – Incorporation of co-operative societies.
Article 243ZJ – Number and term of members of the board and its office bearers.
Article 243ZK – Election of members of the board.
Article 243ZL – Supersession and suspension of the board and interim management.
Article 243ZM – Audit of accounts of cooperative societies.
Article 243ZN – Convening of general body meetings.
Article 243ZO – Right of a member to get information.
Article 243ZP – Returns.
Article 243ZQ – Offences and penalties.
Article 243ZR – Application to multi-State co-operative societies.
Article 243ZS – Application to Union territories.
Article 243ZT – Continuance of existing laws.
Co-operative Societies
Part X
Article 244- Administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas
Scheduled Tribe areas
Part XI
Article 245 – Extent of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States.
Article 246 – Subject matter of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States.
Article 246A – Special provision concerning goods and services tax.
Article 247 – Power of Parliament to provide for the establishment of certain additional courts.
Article 248 – Residuary powers of legislation.
Article 249 – Power of Parliament to legislate concerning a matter in the State List in the national interest.
Article 250 – Power of Parliament to legislate concerning any matter in the State List if a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation.
Article 251 – Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament under articles 249 and 250 and laws made by the Legislatures of States.
Article 252 – Power of Parliament to legislate for two or more States by consent and adoption of such legislation by any other State.
Article 253 – Legislation for giving effect to international agreements.
Article 254 – Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by the Legislatures of States.
Article 255 – Requirements as to recommendations and previous sanctions to be regarded as matters of procedure only.
Article 256 – Obligation of States and the Union.
Article 257 – Control of the Union over States in certain cases.
Article 257A – Assistance to States by the deployment of armed forces or other forces of the Union.
Article 258 – Power of the Union to confer powers, etc., on States in certain cases.
Article 258A – Power of the States to entrust functions to the Union.
Article 259 – Armed Forces in States in Part B of the First Schedule.
Article 260 – Jurisdiction of the Union about territories outside India.
Article 261 – Public acts, records, and judicial proceedings.
Article 262 – Adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers or river valleys.
Article 263 – Provisions concerning an inter-State Council.
Relation of Union and states
Part XII
Article 266 – Consolidated Fund and Public Accounts Fund
Article 267 – Contingency Fund of India
Article 280 – Finance Commission
Article 300 A – Right to property
Properties, finance, suits, and contracts
Part XIII
Article 301 – Freedom to trade, commerce, and intercourse
Article 302 – Power of Parliament to impose restrictions on trade, commerce, and intercourse.
Trade, commerce, and communication between the territories of India
Part XIV
Article 312 – All– India–Service
· Article 315 – Public service commissions for the union and the states
Article 320 – Functions of Public Service Commission
Services under the union and states
Part XIV A
Article 323A – Administrative Tribunals
Tribunals
Part XV
Article 324 – Superintendence, direction, and control of Elections to be vested in an Election Commission
Article 325 – No person to be ineligible for inclusion in or to claim to be included in a special, electoral roll on grounds of religion, race, caste, or sex
Article 326 – Elections to the house of the people and the legislative assemblies of states to be based on adult suffrage
Elections
Part XVI
Article 338 – National Commission for the SC & ST
Article 340 – Appointment of a commission to investigate the conditions of backward classes special
Special provisions for certain classes
Part XVII
Article 343 – Official languages of the Union
Article 345 – Official languages or languages of a state
Article 348 – Languages to be used in the Supreme Court and the High Courts
Article 351 – Directive for development of the Hindi languages
Languages
Part XVIII
Article 352 – Proclamation of emergency (National Emergency)
Article 356 – State Emergency (President’s Rule)
Article 360 – Financial Emergency
Emergency Provisions
Part IX
Article 361 – Protection of President and Governors
Miscellaneous
Part XX
Article 368 – Powers of Parliaments to amend the constitution amendment
Amendment of constitution
Part XXI
Article 370 – Temporary Provision for the erstwhile State of J&K
Article 371 A – Special provision concerning the State of Nagaland
Article 371 J – Special Status for Hyderabad–Karnataka region
Temporary and special provision
Part XXII
Article 393 –This Constitution may be called the Constitution of India
Commencement, Authoritative text in Hindi.
World’s longest calligraphic mural Makkah: The Grand Mosque Road in Makkah now features the longest calligraphic painting in the world, the most recent addition to the holy city’s aesthetic appeal. The 75-metre mural, created by the artist Amal Felemban, is one of a number of sculptures and installations that already beautify Makkah as part of a programme conducted by the local government to improve its aesthetic appeal and show off Saudi heritage and culture to pilgrims.
The 74th Republic Day Parade begins at 10:30 AM from Vijay Chowk and head towards Lal Quila. The Parade ceremony commence with the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the National War Memorial. He lead the nation in paying solemn tributes to the brave hearts by laying a wreath. After that, the national flag unfurled followed by the national anthem with a 21-gun salute using 105-mm Indian Field Guns.
The parade this year is to be extra special with many first-time events scheduled. As the participants prepare to showcase India’s growing prowess and cultural diversity during the parade on the Kartavya path (formerly known as Rajpath).
The theme for this year’s NVD, ‘Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure’ is dedicated to voters which conveys individual’s feeling and aspiration towards participation in the electoral process through power of their vote. The logo is designed to showcase festivity and inclusivity of the electoral process. Ashoka Chakra in the background represents the largest democracy of the world, whereas the inked finger represents participation of each and every voter of the country. The tick mark in the logo stands for informed decision making by the voter.
Google AI Chatbot: Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google declared code red at Google in December to plan the development of Google’s AI chatbot. According to the New York Times, Google has enlisted the assistance of two of its most well-known engineers, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who no longer participate in day-to-day operations at the company. This meeting was scheduled to discuss ways to counter the growing popularity of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and create a Google AI chatbot that is similarly competitive. This is a clear indication that Google is under intense pressure to step up its chatbot efforts lest it fall behind ChatGPT and the $149 billion search engine market.
The Indian Air Force would deploy significant combat assets such fighter jets like the Rafale and Su-30 as well as helicopters, transport aircraft, and other aircraft in the following days for the huge Command-level exercise.
The drone squadrons that were recently relocated to the Northeast will also participate in the drill.
The Indian Air Force is better able to monitor any hostile activities along the Sikkim and Siliguri region thanks to the engagement of the drone squadrons.
The 6300 km international border with China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Bangladesh is part of the command’s domain of control.
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New Zealand’s former COVID-19 response minister, Chris Hipkins will replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister. The 44-year-old senior politician must be formally backed by Labour members of parliament to take over as the country’s 41st prime minister, following Ardern’s shock resignation. As leader of the governing party, Hipkins will also become prime minister when Ardern steps down.
Among his biggest challenges during an election year will be convincing voters that his party is managing the economy well. New Zealand’s unemployment rate is relatively low at 3.3%, but inflation is high at 7.2%. New Zealand’s Reserve Bank has hiked the benchmark interest rate to 4.25% as it tries to get inflation under control, and some economists are predicting the country will go into recession this year.
Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Sônia Guajajara as the first minister of the new Ministry of Indigenous People with a mandate to oversee policies ranging from land demarcation to health care. Sônia Guajajara is widely known as the leader of the main group of Brazil’s indigenous tribes and is a member of the Amazon Guajajara. She was also featured in Time Magazine’s annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people.
The National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) has released India’s first national assessment regulator, PARAKH, which will work on setting norms, standards, and guidelines for student assessment and evaluation for all recognized school boards in the country.
The PARAKH regulator aims to set up assessment guidelines for all boards to help remove disparities in the scores of students enrolled with different state boards. PARAKH stands for The Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development. It is established within the education survey division of the NCERT.
PARAKH has been launched as a part of the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
It has envisaged a standard-setting body to advise school boards regarding the new assessment patterns and the latest research and promote collaboration between them.
PARAKH will work in three major assessment areas including large-scale assessments, school-based assessments, and examination reforms.
It will work on bringing an equivalence in the recognized school boards in India in terms of the academic standards among learners.
PARAKH will closely work with the state directorates of education, state, education boards, and international organizations, working in the area of assessment and evaluation.
Last year in September, NCERT invited expressions of interest (EoI) from international agencies to help in setting up PARAKH.
PARAKH will be responsible for conducting large-scale assessments, including the National Achievement Survey (NAS).
The center will also manage India’s participation in international assessments such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS).... Read more at: https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/ncert-launched-indias-first-national-assessment-regulator-parakh/
The United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) adopted a resolution titled ‘Education for Democracy’ that reaffirms the right of everyone to education. The resolution, which was co-sponsored by India, recognises that “education for all” contributes to the strengthening of democracy. The resolution encourages member states to integrate education for democracy into their education standards.
This isn’t the first time that an education resolution has been adopted by the UN General Assembly. Earlier in 2015, a similar resolution was passed at the Assembly encouraging all UN entities to use education to promote peace, human rights, and democracy. The resolution aimed at encouraging member states to integrate education for democracy into their education standards...
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) has listed Neelakurinji under Schedule III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, including it on the list of protected plants. Neelakurinji has been included in the list after the Center increased the earlier protected list of six plant species to 19.
As per the order, those uprooting or destroying the plant will be fined Rs 25,000 and imprisoned for three years, furthermore, cultivation and possession of Neelakurinji are not permitted.
According to the Ministry of Defence, the 21st edition of “Varuna” the bilateral naval exercise between India and France commenced on the western seaboard. This edition of the exercise will witness participation of indigenous guided missile stealth destroyer INS Chennai, guided missile frigate INS Teg, maritime patrol aircraft P-8I and Dornier, integral helicopters and MiG29K fighter aircraft.
The French Navy will be represented by the aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle, frigates FS Forbin and Provence, support vessel FS Marne and maritime patrol aircraft Atlantique. The exercise will be conducted over five days from 16 to 20 January 2023 and will witness advanced air defence exercises, tactical manoeuvres, surface firings, underway replenishment and other maritime operations.
Pulses in the Martian magnetosphere cause the solitary waves.
Through wave-particle interactions, these fluctuations regulate other particle activities such as particle energization, plasma loss, and transport.
Mars only has a mild magnetic field from its crustal magnetic sources, in contrast to Earth, which has a strong magnetic field to shield it from the Sun’s ionising solar winds.
As a result, single flows can be produced by the solar winds as they interact with the Martian atmosphere.
Teams had previously been unable to find these waves, despite scientists’ theories that they may be spotted.
Under its campaign of Nirogi Rajasthan, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has implemented the policy for Blindness Control with the objective of ‘Right to Sight’. With this, Rajasthan has become the first state to have such a policy. This policy has been brought with an aim to bring light in the lives of more than 3 lakh people suffering from visual impairment in the State. The prevalence rate of blindness in the country was 1.1% in 2020 and the initiatives under the Blindness Control Policy will help to bring it down to 0.3 percent.
As they completely humiliated Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI of the series by a huge margin of 317 runs to create a clean sweep of the visitors, the Men in Blue have once again inscribed their name in the history book with golden letters.
Akane Yamaguchi and Viktor Axelsen won the Malaysia Open Super 1000 women’s and men’s singles titles in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Yamaguchi, the reigning world champion, registered a come-from-behind win over world no. 4 An Se Young to clinch the Super Series Premier title. Yamaguchi won her maiden Super Series Premier title at the China Open in 2017.
Indian army day 2023 is celebrated on 15th January 2023 and it mark the 75th anniversary of the Indian army day. Every year on January 15, India celebrates its Army Day. It is the day on which Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa (then a Lieutenant General) took over as the first CommanderinChief of the Indian Army from the last British CommanderinChief of India, General Fransis Bucher in the year 1949. Parades, medal presenting and other ceremonies are organized to celebrate the Army Day. With “Service before self” as its motto, the Indian Army is the largest component of the Indian Armed Force.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a new ‘Aarogya Maitri’ project under which India will provide essential medical supplies to any developing country affected by natural disasters or humanitarian crisis and proposed to set up a ‘centre of excellence’ to facilitate development solutions to these countries.
In his opening address at the concluding session of the Voice of Global South virtual summit, Modi also said that India will launch a ‘science and technology initiative’ to share its expertise with other developing nations. He announced that New Delhi will institute new scholarships for students from developing countries to pursue higher education in India.
The prime minister said India will launch the Global South Science and Technology Initiative to share its expertise in areas such as space technology and nuclear energy, and establish the Global South Center of Excellence for research on development solutions that can be scaled up and implemented around the world.
PM Modi also suggested a Global South Young Diplomats Forum that will help connect youthful officers to the Foreign Ministries.
The United States candidate R’Bonney Gabriel has crowned Miss Universe 2022 at a ceremony held in New Orleans, Mexico. The crown was presented to her by India’s Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu who had won the 2021 title. She was handed a bouquet of flowers, draped in the winner’s sash and crowned with a tiara onstage at the 71st Miss Universe Competition. The second runner-up was Miss Dominican Republic, Andreina Martinez. Miss Curacao, Gabriela Dos Santos, and Miss Puerto Rico, Ashley Carino, rounded out the top five finalists.
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Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the ‘Jai Hindi’ Light and Sound Show at Red Fort, in New Delhi. At the inaugural ceremony of ‘Jai Hindi’ Light and Sound Show, Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy, Minister of State for Cultures, Meenakshi Lekhi, Lt Governor of Dekhi VK Saxena, Minister of State, and Several other dignitaries were present.
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The show will also include a Mathrubhumi Show, in which India’s history of thousands of years has been integrated wonderfully. Home Minister Amit Shah noted that the program is starting in the year of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and the journey of making historical places of India a place of inspiration is starting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the new integrated food security scheme for providing free foodgrains to Antyodaya Ann Yojana (AAY) and Primary Household (PHH) beneficiaries, to be rolled out from 1st January 2023. The new scheme has been named Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY). The PMGKAY started on 1st January 2023, benefiting more than 80 crores of poor and poorest of poor people..
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Adar Poonawalla gets Patangrao Kadam award
Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, honours Adar Poonawalla with Patangrao Kadam award for vaccine work. Devendra Fadnavis also praised Serum Institute of India and its CEO Adar Poonawalla on Sunday for their work in the fight against COVID-19..
India successfully carried out a test launch of the tactical ballistic missile Prithvi-II from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha coast. The Prithvi-II missile struck its target with high accuracy. The user training launch successfully validated all operational and technical parameters of the missile
The basic objective of National Youth Day is to bring the youth of the country together in an attempt to showcase their talents in various activities to cover almost all socio-cultural aspects of life, providing an opportunity to amateur young artists to express themselves and interact with fellow artists and to further learn the new art forms from experts of various disciplines.
Theme of National Youth Festival
The Centre said the festival is held to provide exposure to youths at a national level and this year’s theme for the four-day programme is “Viksit Yuva – Viksit Bharat (Developed Youth – Developed India)”.
This year host state of National Youth Festival
This year the festival is being organized by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports in collaboration with the Karnataka. The event will be held from January 12 to January 16, 2023, at Hubballi- Dharwad, Karnataka. More than 30,000 youth will attend the inaugural function where the Prime Minister will share his vision with them. During this unique five-day event, over 7500 youth delegates from all over India, recognized and leaders in their own field of activity, get together to engage in different learning activities.
History of National Youth Day
In the year 1985, the government had declared the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, January 12, as ‘National Youth Day’. Since then, all the centres of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission have been celebrating the occasion through various programmes.
About Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda, born Narendranath Datta on January 12, 1863, was a disciple of Sri 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna Paramhansa. He went on to become a key figure in the introduction of the Indian darsanas (teachings, practices) of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and was credited with raising interfaith awareness.
Vivekanand was highly regarded as a major force in the contemporary Hindu reform movements in India and contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India.
Famous for his famous speech in Parliament of World’s Religions in Chicago, 1893, he focused on channelling the energy of the youth.
As his teachings and practices had a huge influence on the youth, the Government of India in 1984 declared January 12 day as National Youth Day.
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023 convention in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, was formally opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister urged Pravasi Bhartiya to support India’s distinctive global perspective and its significant position within the international system on Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023 convention in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, was formally opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister urged Pravasi Bhartiya to support India’s distinctive global perspective and its significant position within the international system on Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
The anthem, mascot and a 'smart torch' for the fifth edition of the youth games were unveiled by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
The anthem, mascot and a ‘smart torch’ for the fifth edition of the youth games were unveiled by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union MoS sports Nisith Pramanik and state sports minister at a glittering event in Bhopal on Saturday evening. The highlight was a drone show that created magic in Bhopal’s night sky with hundreds of drones forming a sprinting cheetah, maps of India and Madhya Pradesh and ‘Khelo India Youth Games 2022’ The Games will be organised in eight districts of Madhya Pradesh from January 30, with Malkhamb and water sports making their debut.
Joshimath has been declared a landslide-subsidence zone and over 60 families living in damaged houses in the sinking town have been evacuated to temporary relief centres, a senior official said on Sunday.
At least 90 more families have to be evacuated. The local administration has set up relief centres at four-five places in the Himalayan town, Garhwal Commissioner Sushil Kumar said.
Meanwhile, Chamoli District Magistrate (DM) Himanshu Khurana went from door to door in the affected area to assess the extent of damage and appealed to people living in houses that have developed cracks to move to the relief centres.
Joshimath has been declared a landslide-subsidence zone. More than 60 families living in uninhabitable houses have been evacuated to temporary relief centres, Kumar told PTI.
Considering the extent of the damage, at least 90 more families will have to be evacuated as soon as possible, he said.
Mr Kumar, who has been camping in Joshimath since Thursday, heads a committee tasked with monitoring the situation on the ground level.
There are a total of 4,500 buildings in Joshimath and 610 of these have developed huge cracks, making them unfit for habitation, he said.
A survey is underway and the number of affected buildings could go up, he added.
Mr Kumar said the affected area, including houses that developed cracks earlier and the ones damaged recently, forms a big arch which could be spread over 1.5 km.
Temporary relief centres have been set up at four-five safe places within Joshimath. Some more buildings, including a few hotels, a gurdwara and two inter-colleges, have been acquired to serve as makeshift shelters that can accommodate around 1,500 people, he said.
"Land subsidence has been going on slowly in Joshimath for quite some time but it has increased over the past week with huge cracks appearing in houses, fields and roads," the Garhwal commissioner said.
"The situation worsened apparently after a water channel beneath the town erupted last week," he said.
The priority at present is evacuating the affected people to safety, he said.
Mr Kumar said long-term measures being explored to deal with the situation range from reconstruction to retrofitting.
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