1) Digital Detox: Karnataka Government announced Digital Detox Initiative in collaboration with All India Game Developers Forum (AIGDF) and NIMHANS.
- Digital Detox is a period of time during which one intentionally reduces amount of time spent online on electronic devices, like mobiles, laptops, etc.
- Initiative seeks to ensure responsible gaming, through –
- Awareness, Digital Detox centres for personalized guidance, Community connection through workshops, etc.
- Need of Digital Detox: Mental health challenges, decreasing attention spans and strained real-world connections due to overdependence on technology, etc.
2) Technology Development Fund (TDF): Green Propulsion System developed under TDF, successfully demonstrated in-orbit functionality on a payload launched by PSLV C-58.
- Project was sanctioned to Bengaluru based start-up Bellatrix Aerospace Pvt Ltd.
- Technology Development Fund
- Flagship programme of Ministry of Defence executed by DRDO under ‘Make in India’ initiative.
- Provides Grant-in-Aid to industries as well as academic and scientific institutions for development of Defence and dualuse technologies in India.
- Aims to create a bridge amongst the Armed Forces, research organizations, etc., with private sector entities.
3) Panel of Vice-Chairpersons in Rajya Sabha: Rajya Sabha Chairman reconstituted the panel of Vice Chairpersons.
- Chairman constitutes Panel of vice-chairpersons under Rule 8 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha).
- These rules are framed under Article 118 of the Constitution.
- Any of the members of panel may preside over Rajya Sabha in absence of Chairman and Deputy Chairman.
- They hold office until a new panel is nominated.
- When offices of both Chairman and Deputy Chairman are vacant, duties of office of Chairman are performed by such member of Rajya Sabha as President may appoint.
4) Deemed to be University: Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) has been declared as a deemed to be University by the Education Ministry.
- A Higher education Institution, other than University, working at a very high standard in a specific area of study can be declared as ‘Deemed-to-be-university’.
- Declared under section 3 of University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956 on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
- Such Institutions enjoy academic status and privileges of a university.
Places in News:
1) Indonesia (Capital: Jakarta):
- Recently, India and Indonesia commemorated the 75th anniversary of establishing their diplomatic relations.
- Political Features
- An archipelago, located off the coast of mainland Southeast Asia in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
- Shares borders with Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor.
- Maritime Neighbours: Singapore, Philippines, Australia, and India.
- Geographical Features
- Five main islands: Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan (two-thirds of the island of Borneo), Sulawesi and Papua.
- Positioned in boundary zone of 3 major tectonic plates: Indian-Australian, Eurasian and Pacific.
- Java Trench is the deepest point of the Indian Ocean.
- Highest Peak: Puncak Jaya
