1) Paalan 1000: it is National Campaign and Parenting App
- Paalan 1000’ focuses on the cognitive development of children in the first two years of their life. The app will provide practical advice to caregivers on what they can do in their everyday routine and will help clear doubts.
- The first 1,000 days encompasses conception as well as the first two years of a growing child’s life
- The programme is aligned with the mission of the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), emphasising responsive care and focused interventions during the first 1,000 days.
- India has taken rapid strides in reducing child mortality since 2014 from 45 per 1,000 live births to 35 per 1,000 live births in 2019
2) Hirakud Dam: It is a multipurpose scheme conceived by Er. M. Visveswaraya in 1937, after recurrence of devastating floods in Mahanadi river. Its first hydro power was commissioned in 1956.
- It is the longest dam of India.
- The dam is built across river Mahanadi at about 15 km upstream of Sambalpur town of Odisha. The Mahanadi River system is the third largest of peninsular India after Godavari and Krishna, and the largest river of Odisha state.
- The catchment area of the river extends to Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Maharashtra.
- Cattle Island: It is located in one of the extreme points of Hirakud Reservoir. It is completely inhabited by wild animals, and without any trace of humans.
3) Section 432 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC): Under Section 432, the appropriate state government may suspend or remit a sentence, in whole or in part, with or without conditions to release of prisoners before they complete their prison terms
- Section 432(2) says that whenever an application is made for remission, the appropriate government “may” seek the opinion of the presiding judge of the court that had sentenced the convict or confirmed the conviction, on whether the request should be granted
4) Section 433A: states that where a sentence of imprisonment for life is imposed on conviction of a person for an offence for which death is one of the punishments provided by law, or where a sentence of death imposed on a person has been commuted under section 433 into one of imprisonment for life, such person shall not be released from prison unless he had served at least fourteen years of imprisonment.
- Section 433-A cannot and does not in any way affect the constitutional power conferred on the President/Governor to grant pardon under Articles 72 or 161 of the Constitution.
- Section 433 deals with the power of governments to commute sentences while 433A lays down the restriction on exercise of this power.
5) Nipun mines: were developed by an Indian firm in partnership with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and termed as ‘soft target blast munition’.
- They are anti personnel mines (can be used against humans) as against anti tanks (aimed at heavy vehicles)
- They are small in size and can be deployed in large numbers and can act as 1st line of defence against infiltrators and enemy infantry.
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