Hornbill Festival: It is one of the largest indigenous festival organised by the state government of Nagaland to promote tourism in the state. The festival is celebrated annually in the first week of December in order to preserve, protect and revive the uniqueness and richness of the Naga heritage. The festival is considered the “Festival of Festivals” in Nagaland. The festival is named after the bird – Hornbill which is the most revered and admired bird for the Nagas. The festival is a tribute to this bird, known for its qualities of grandeur and alertness.
Election Commission Of India: The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and State Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country. Under Part XV from Article 324 to 329 of the Indian constitution deals with elections, and establishes a commission for these matter. The President appoints Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. They have a fixed tenure of six years, or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
Digi Yatra: It is a project conceived to achieve contactless, seamless processing of passengers at Airports, based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT). The project envisages that any traveller may pass through various checkpoints at the airport through a paperless and contactless processing, using facial features to establish the identity which would be linked to the boarding pass. It provides a decentralized mobile wallet-based identity management platform which is cost effective and addresses privacy/data protection issues in implementation of Digi Yatra.
Exercise Agni Warrior: The 12th Edition of Exercise Agni Warrior, a bilateral exercise between the Singapore & Indian Army concluded recently. Exercise Agni Warrior, involved showcasing joint firepower planning, execution and use of New Generation Equipment by the Artillery arm of both armies. The exercise achieved its aim of enhancing mutual understanding of drills & procedures and improving interoperability between the two armies. Held in India since 2004, It is conducted under the ambit of the Army Bilateral Agreement.
iNCOVACC (BBV 154): World’s first intra-nasal vaccine for COVID developed by India has got approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for restricted use in emergency situations in the age group of 18 and above. It is developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL). This vaccine has the double benefit of enabling faster development of variant-specific vaccines and easy nasal delivery that enables mass immunization to protect from emerging variants of concern
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