e-SCR portal: It was an initiative by the Supreme Court (SC) of India to provide the digital version of the apex court’s judgements in the same manner they are reported in the official law report. It provides free access to about 34,000 judgements of the SC to lawyers, law students, and the common public. These verdicts will be available on the apex court website, its mobile app, and on the judgement portal of the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG).It is a free service available for lawyers across the country. The Supreme Court has developed a search engine with the help of the National Informatics Centre comprising elastic search techniques in the database of e-SCR. The search facility in e-SCR provides for free text search, search within search, case type and case year search, judge search, year and volume search, and bench strength search options.
Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA): ABHA is a randomly generated 14-digit number used for the purposes of uniquely identifying persons, authenticating them, and threading their health records (only with their informed consent) across multiple systems and stakeholders. People can opt-in to create a digitally secure ABHA, which allows them to access and share their health data with participating healthcare providers and payers. It helps citizens maintain their health records at one place. It allows users, insurance companies, and hospitals to access health records digitally. It will enable easy digital access to lab reports, prescriptions, consultation details, and diagnoses from verified doctors by presenting the Health ID. In addition, it will digitally connect the hospitals across the country with each other. Having an ABHA health ID card is not mandatory. People can choose to register for the facility or erase their information from the ABHA database if they want to opt out of this facility.
Guru Nanak: Guru Nanak (1469–1539), also referred to as Baba Nanak, was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. He was born on April 15, 1469, in Rai Bhoi di Talwandi, now Nankana Sahib, Pakistan. Guru Nanak Dev spread the message of ‘Ek Omkar’ which means that God is one and is present everywhere. He propagated the idea that any person could connect with God by worshipping him with a clean conscience. Guru Nanak laid the foundation for the three pillars of Sikhism: Naam Japna (meditating on God’s name), Kirat Karni (honest and truthful living), and Vand Chakna (sharing with others, especially those in need).He was a poet, a mystic, a philosopher, and a singer who denounced ritualism as well as discrimination against women and those of lower socioeconomic status. Guru Nanak rejected the caste system and promoted the idea of equality among all people, regardless of their background, caste, or gender. He introduced the concept of “Sangat” (community), where all could come together to worship. All his teachings are composed together to form the sacred book called Guru Granth Sahib, the central holy religious scripture of Sikhism
Booker Prize: It is the world’s leading literary award for a single work of fiction. Founded in the UK in 1969, the Booker Prize initially rewarded Commonwealth writers and now spans the globe: it is open to anyone regardless of origin. It aims to promote the finest in fiction by rewarding the best novel of the year written in English. The Booker Prize awards any novel originally written in English and published in the UK and Ireland in the year of the prize, regardless of the nationality of the author. The novel must be an original work in English (not a translation).It must be published by a registered UK or Irish imprint; self-published novels are not eligible. The winner receives £50,000, and each of the shortlisted authors will be given £2,500. The Booker Prize Foundation: It is a registered charity established in 2002. Since then, it has been responsible for the award of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction and for the Man Booker International Prize since its inauguration in 2005.
