Sir M Visvesvaraya: Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, widely known as Sir MV, was a distinguished engineer, statesman, and scholar who held the position of Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.He was known as the father of Modern Mysore for his outstanding contribution to society. He was the chief engineer responsible for the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam in Mysore. He designed and patented automatic water floodgates in 1903, which were first installed at the Khadakwasla reservoir in Pune. In 1917, Visvesvaraya established the Government Engineering College in Bengaluru, which was later named University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering in his honour. He was a renowned precursor of economic planning in India. In 1955, the Government of India honoured him with the highest civilian honour — Bharat Ratna for his numerous industrial, economic and social projects.He was also conferred the British knighthood by King George V, earning the title “Sir.”
Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Dam: It is located below the confluence of river Kaveri with its tributaries, Hemavati and Lakshmana Tirtha, in the district of Mandya in Karnataka. It is a type of gravity dam. The water from the Dam is used for irrigation in Mysore and Mandya and is the main source of drinking water for Mysore, Mandya and Bengaluru city. It also ensures power supply to the Shivanasamudra hydroelectric power station. The water released from this dam flows into the state of Tamil Nadu and is stored in the Mettur dam in the Salem district. The dam was constructed during the rule of the Maharaja of Mysore, Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, and it was named in his honour. The construction of the KRS Dam began in 1911 and it was completed in 1931.Brindavan Gardens, an ornamental garden, is attached to the dam.
National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) portal: The NJDG portal is a national repository of data relating to cases instituted, pending and disposed of by the courts across the length and breadth of the country. In this portal, one may access case-related information, statistics such as institution, pendency, and disposal of cases, case types, and year-wise break-up of the Supreme Court of India. It is a database of orders, judgements, and case details of 18,735 District & Subordinate Courts and High Courts created as an online platform under the e-Courts Project. It has been developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) in close coordination with the in-house software development team of the Computer Cell, Registry with an interactive interface and analytics dashboard. The entire database will be periodically updated on the NJDG portal.
DiCRA: Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture (DiCRA) is a collaborative digital public good which provides open access to key geospatial datasets pertinent to climate resilient agriculture. It is curated by UNDP and partner organisations to inform public investments in agriculture and already provides intelligence on climate resilience for 50 million hectares of farmland across India. It is guided by the digital public good principles of open access, open software, open code, and open APIs. It uses cutting-edge data science and machine learning to identify farms that are resilient to climate change and those that are highly vulnerable. By partnering to enhance and scale its use, NABARD will host and maintain the DiCRA platform and use its key geospatial datasets for policymaking, research, and development activities, with UNDP’s technical support. This five-year technical cooperation is envisaged to foster collective climate action and create innovative platforms and new product.
