1) National E-Vidhan Application (NeVA):
- It is a Unicode-compliant software developed to make all legislative body work and data available online for usage by both citizens and Assembly members.
- It embodies the concept of ‘One Nation, One Application’.
- Funding: Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
- Technical support: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
- Significance: Automation of the entire legislative process, tracking of decisions and documents, and sharing of information
2) Ayushman Bhav Campaign: It is a collaborative effort spearheaded by Gram Panchayats to extend comprehensive healthcare coverage to every village and town.
- It has 3 components:
- Ayushman Apke Dwar 3.0: to provide Ayushman cards to remaining eligible beneficiaries enrolled under the PM-JAY scheme.
- Ayushman Melas: To facilitate the creation of Health IDs and issuance of Ayushman Bharat Cards.
- Ayushman Sabhas: To raise awareness about vital health schemes and disease conditions.
3) FDI in Pharmaceutical Sector:
- Total FDI inflows in pharmaceutical sector has been Rs. 43,713 crore during last five years (from 2018-19 to 2022-23).
- Greenfield (New project): 100% foreign investment is allowed under automatic route.
- Brownfield (Existing project): FDI upto 74% are allowed under the automatic route and Government approval is required for investment beyond 74%.
4) Skill India Digital (SID) Platform: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched SID as a state-of-the-art platform to bring all skilling initiatives together.
- SID is the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for skilling, education, employment, and entrepreneurship ecosystem of India.
- Objective: To make skill development more innovative, accessible, and personalized in its embodiment, focusing on digital technology and Industry 4.0 skills.
- The platform incorporates Aadhar-enabled facial recognition technology as well as artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to recommend customised courses to students
Places in News:
1) K2-18 b Exoplanet: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope discovered the presence of carbon dioxide and methane on an Exoplanet.
- K2-18 b exoplanet is 120 light years from Earth.
- Planets that orbit stars, other than our sun, are called Exoplanets.
- James Webb Telescope is a space telescope specifically designed to conduct infrared astronomy.
- Its high-resolution and high-sensitivity instruments allow it to view objects too old, distant, or faint for the Hubble Space Telescope
2) Armenia (Capital: Yerevan)
- Union Cabinet approved the MoU with Armenia on Cooperation in the field of sharing successful Digital Solutions implemented at Population Scale for Digital Transformation
- Political Boundaries
- Location: Landlocked country of Transcaucasia (populated region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains).
- Border: Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (a disputed territory), Turkey, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (an exclave of Azerbaijan), Georgia, and Iran.
- Geographical features
- Physical features: It is a mountainous country (there are no lowlands).
- Highest Peak: Mount Aragats (Alaghez)
- Rivers: Aras River
