ABPMJAY- SEHAT scheme: Samba becomes 1st district to cover 100% households
In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Samba district of the Jammu division has become the first district in India to cover 100% of households under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY)- SEHAT scheme. The district achieved this milestone after the conclusion of a special registration drive organized by the State Health Agency (SHA) from April 11 to April 21 in all BDO offices across the district which was aimed to cover all families under the ABPMJAY SEHAT scheme in the district.
The Samba district has a total of 62,641 families with 3,04,510 people eligible for ABPM-JAY SEHAT golden cards. However, 100% family coverage for the Ayushman Bharat Golden card in the district is a major achievement for the UT Government. This ambitious health insurance scheme enables all the residents of J&K including employees and pensioners as well as their families to avail of cashless quality healthcare services across public and empanelled private hospitals across India.
About the ABPMJAY SEHAT scheme:
- The ABPMJAY SEHAT scheme is the world’s largest health insurance scheme fully financed by Government and the people with Ayushman Bharat Golden Card get free treatment up to Rs. 5 lakh in all government and empanelled private hospitals across India.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- J&K Lieutenant Governor: Manoj Sinha;
- J&K Formation (Union territory): 31 October 2019.
Bruce de Broize appointed as MD & CEO of Future Generali India Life Insurance
Generali Asia has appointed Bruce de Broize as MD and CEO of Future Generali India Life Insurance (FGILI). He takes over from Miranjit Mukherjee who served as interim CEO since September 2021. He was the Regional Head of Distribution for Generali Asia based in Hong Kong for over five years. In March, Generali has become the majority shareholder of the Indian life insurance joint venture after getting all regulatory approvals.
Broize has a career spanning over 34 years of life and P&C insurance experience. He has also held a range of senior leadership roles to drive strategic initiatives across Asia. Prior to this, Broize was the regional head of distribution for Generali Asia based in Hong Kong where he oversaw life, health and p&c distribution for Generali’s operations across China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Future Generali India Life Insurance Founded: 2000;
- Future Generali India Life Insurance Headquarters: Mumbai.
L&T tie-up with IIT Bombay to develop Green Hydrogen Technology
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay to jointly pursue research and development work in the Green Hydrogen value chain. Under the agreement, both the institutions would contribute to the development of the Green Hydrogen industry in India while developing technology in this field. Hydrogen when produced through the electrolysis process using renewable energy is known as Green Hydrogenwhich has no carbon footprint.
The Central Government in February 2022 notified the Green Hydrogen policy aimed at boosting the production of Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia to help the nation become a global hub for the environmentally friendly version of the molecule. For countries like India, with its ever-increasing oil and gas import bill, Green Hydrogen will help provide crucial energy security by reducing the overall dependence on imported fossil fuels. It should be noted that India has its own ambitious target of becoming net-zero by 2070.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Larsen & Toubro Limited Founded: 7 February 1938;
- Larsen & Toubro Limited Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra;
- Larsen & Toubro Limited CEO & MD: S.N. Subrahmanyan.
Estonia hosts the world’s largest cyber exercise
The Tallinn, Estonia NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, abbreviated as CCDCOE, is organising the Locked Shields 2022, the largest and most complex annual international live-fire cyber defence exercise in the world. This year’s exercise has particular importance as it takes place amid the rising threat of cyber-attacks since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
At the exercise:
- Cyber experts practise the protection of national civilian and military IT systems and critical infrastructure in a large-scale cyber-attack. It is conducted under conditions of intense pressure, with teams countering a series of sophisticated cyberattacks.
- The exercise provides an opportunity to practice cooperation in a crisis situation between both civilian and military units, as well as public and private sectors, as in the event of a large-scale cyber-attack these tactical and strategic decision-makers must work together.
- The exercise is organised by the CCDCOE in cooperation with NATO, Siemens, Microsoft, Tallinn University of Technology and other partners.
- The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence is a NATO-accredited cyber defence hub that supports the alliance’s member nations and the alliance itself with cyber defence expertise.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Estonia Capital: Tallinn; Currency: Euro.
Vijay Sampla appointed NCSC chairperson for second time
BJP leader and former Union minister Vijay Sampla has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) for a second time. Sampla had resigned as the NCSC chairman ahead of the Punjab elections and had contested the polls. The official order for his appointment was issued by President Ram Nath Kovind.
Sampla, a prominent Dalit politician from Punjab, began his political career in 1998 as the sarpanch of Sofipind village in Jalandhar Cantonment. He has also served in the Punjab government. He was the chairman of the Punjab Khadi Board from 2008 to 2012 and the chairman of the Punjab State Forest Development Corporation in 2014. He was then elected to the Lok Sabha from Hoshiarpur and became a Union minister in 2015.
Deepika Padukone On Cannes Film Festival jury
Deepika Padukone will grace the Cannes Film Festival as a member of the jury, this year. The actress-producer has attended the prestigious film festival several times in the past, in the capacity of an ambassador of the beauty brand L’Oreal. The jury for the 75th edition of the film festival is headed by French actor Vincent Lindon, who won Best Actor at Cannes in 2015.
With her induction into the Cannes jury, Deepika Padukone has become a part of a select group of Indian stalwarts who served in the same role in the past, including Sharmila Tagore, Nandita Das, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Vidya Balan.
Key points:
- Late filmmaker Mrinal Sen was the first Indian to serve as jury member of Cannes back in 1982.
- Salaam Bombay director Mira Nair was a member of the Cannes Film Festival jury in 1990.
- Author Arundhati Roy was a Cannes jury member for the festival’s 2000 edition.
- Former Miss World, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was a member of the Cannes Film Festival jury in 2003.
- Director Nandita Das was a member of the Cannes jury in 2005
- Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore was invited by Cannes to be a member of the jury in 2009.
- Shekhar Kapur was a member of the Cannes Film Festival jury in 2010.
- Vidya Balan served on the jury for the Cannes Film Festival in 2013.
You Must Know About Khelo India Youth Games 2022
Khelo India Youth Games 2022
Khelo India Youth Games 2022 is going to be held in Haryana. The chief minister of Haryana has announced Haryana will be the host for the fourth season of the khelo India 2022. Due to the pandemic the khelo India youth Games got delayed and is going to be held during June. Earlier, khelo India youth Games were held in January every year. In this article, we have included all the details about the registration and a list of games in the Khelo India Youth Games for the candidates interested to participate this year.
About Khelo India youth Games
The first edition of khelo India youth Games was inaugurated on 31 January 2018 by Prime minister Narendra Modi. In 2019, khelo India school games were renamed to khelo India youth Games. The khelo India youth Games was started with the goals of making young students participate in various sports events and encouraging them to play.
Khelo India youth Games 2022, will be commenced in six different states Maharashtra, Assam,Madhya Pradesh, Dadra and Nagra Haveli, Daman and diu and Meghalaya. The participants of the khelo India youth Games will be given 5 lacks per year for their sportsmanship development. It is a two week last ng sports event in which more than 8000 players are going to participate and show their game.
Khelo India Youth Games: online Registration
Candidates interested to participate in the Khelo India Youth Games 2022, can apply online through the official website. This is much easier for all of the candidates as they can register without any hustle. Let’s see what are the documents required for the application form.
List of documents-
- passport size photograph of the candidate
- Identity proof (PAN, passport, etc)
- school certificate
- birth certificate
- Adhar number
- bank passbook and others.
Candidates must go through all the details, and upload all the documents according to the requirements and required format.
For online registration, candidates can follow the following steps and get their names registered.
- visit the official website of Khelo India and select Athlete.
- Click on the application form and fill the form with the required details.
- Submit the form after filling out all the required documents and once you get the registration number, you are successfully registered.
(Registration number is only required to check the status of the application)
Khelo India Youth Games 2022: Game list
There are several games included in khelo India youth Games and candidates can take part in the games by registering their names. There is a prize money for all the candidates. The list of games going to be held in Khelo India Youth Games are listed below.
- Athletic
- Badminton
- Archery
- Boxing
- Cycling
- Tennis
- Judo
- Gymnastics
- Table Tennis
- Shooting
- Swimming
- basketball
- hockey
- kabaddi
- kho-kho
- wrestling
- Football
- Cycling
Khelo India Youth Games: other details
Eligibility- students below the age of 17 can take part in this event and the candidates must be a student.
The selected students will be given five lakh for eight years by the government to establish their talent. The event is generally sponsored by the government of India. All the facilities are provided by the government for the candidates.
Khelo India Youth Games: funds allotted to all the states
As mentioned above, all the expenses are given by the government and funds are allotted to each state to provide the candidates with the best facilities including transportation and food. Below given is a list of states and the funds allotted to each of the states.
- Arunachal Pradesh: – 40.41 crore
- Assam: – 8.42 crore
- Bihar:- 0.40 crore
- Chattisgarh:- 0.80 crore
- Himachal Pradesh:- 2.50 crore
- Haryana:- 6.95 crore
- Kerala:- 4.00 crore
- Karnataka:- 9.50 crore
- Gujarat:- 3.00 crore
- Jammu and Kashmir:- 15.84 crores
- Maharashtra:- 19.87 crore
- Madhya Pradesh:- 4.14 crores
- Meghalaya:- 0.70 crore
- Manipur:- 9.30 crore
- Mizoram:- 0.30 crore
- Nagaland:- 5.30 crore
- Odisha:- 0.89 crore
- Rajasthan:- 11.36 crore
- Sikkim:- 3.40 crore
- Telangana:- 0.10 crore
- Tamil Nadu:- 4.00 crore
- Tripura:- 0.70 crore
- Uttarakhand:- 00 crore
- Uttar Pradesh:- 43.43 crore
- Puducherry:- 3.00 crore
Khelo India Youth Games: FAQs
Q1.Which state is going to host Khelo India youth Games in 2022-23?
For this year Haryana will be the host for Khelo India youth Games. The games are going to be held in June
Q2 What is the age limit for Khelo India youth Games 2022?
Ans. The age limit for Khelo India youth Games 2022 is that candidates below the age of 17 can take part in the khelo India youth Games.
Q3 What is the main motto of the khelo India youth Games?
Ana. The main motto of the Khelo India youth Games is to encourage the youth of India to take part in various sports events and make a strong frame for sports in India.
International Dance Day observed on 29th April 2022
The International Dance Day is observed globally on 29 April every year. The day celebrates the value and importance of the dance and encourages participation and education in this art form through events and festivals. This day is also celebrated to promote the multiple benefits of dancing, to recognize dance as a stress reliever, expressing oneself, a way of celebrating happiness, and an activity that brings people together.
History of the day:
In 1982 the Dance Committee of ITI founded International Dance Day to be celebrated every year on the 29th of April, the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1810), creator of modern ballet. The intention of the International Dance Day Message is to celebrate dance, revel in the universality of this art form, cross all political, cultural and ethnic barriers, and bring people together with a common language – dance.
IndiGo becomes first airline to use indigenous navigation system GAGAN
IndiGo becomes the first airline in Asia to land its aircraft using the indigenous navigation system GAGAN. This is a huge leap for Indian Civil Aviation and a firm step toward Aatmanirbhar Bharat, as India becomes the third country in the world to have its own SBAS system after the USA and Japan.
The flight was conducted using an ATR-72 aircraft and landed at the Kishangarh airport in Rajasthan on Wednesday (April 27) morning, using GPS-aided geo-augmented navigation (GAGAN), which has been jointly developed by the Centre-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- IndiGo CEO: Rono Dutta (24 Jan 2019–);
- IndiGo Founded: 2006;
- IndiGo Headquarters: Gurugram.
IAF organizes National Level Logistics Seminar ‘LOGISEM VAYU – 2022’
A national seminar on Logistics Management ‘LOGISEM VAYU – 2022’ was held on 28 April 2022 at Air Force Auditorium, New Delhi. The Chief of the Air Staff Vivek Ram Chaudhari inaugurated the seminar and delivered the keynote address. He emphasized the need for exploiting advancements in digital technologies, which would aid in sustaining logistics stamina in support of operations. CAS also urged stakeholders in IAF to work towards achieving the broad aims of the National Logistics Policy (NLP) and Atmanirbharta goals of Govt of India.
A document on the logistics philosophy of IAF titled ‘Tenets of Logistics’ and a book on the history of Logistics in IAF titled ‘Footprints in Sands of Time’ were released. The ‘Tenets of Logistics’ in IAF outlines the logistics credo in terms of the concept of logistics operations, core functional areas, leveraging technology for the conduct of business processes and the necessity for jointness with sister services.
Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) program
The launch of the Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) program was announced on 27th April 2022 by the government of India with the aim of creating Microprocessors for the country’s and the world’s future and to achieve industry-grade commercial silicon and design for the next generation of microprocessors by the month of December 2023.
Overview:
- RISC-V is an open and free ISA that will enable a new era of processor innovation through collaboration.
- This initiative is in line with the government’s ambition toward Atmanirbhar Bharat.
About DIR-V program:
DIR-V will be witnessing partnerships between academia, start-ups, and multinationals with the aim of making India not a talent hub of RISC-V as well as a supplier of RISC-V SoC (System on Chips) to the world for mobile devices, servers, IoT, automotive, microcontrollers, etc.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship unveiled the blueprint for the roadmap of implementation and design of the DIR-V Program with the VEGA Processor by C-DAC and the SHAKTI Processor by IIT Madras. Along with this, the strategic roadmap for the country’s semiconductor innovation and design to catalyze the semiconductor ecosystem was also unveiled.
India Pharma and India Medical Devices Awards 2022
The India Pharma Awards 2022, and India Medical Device Awards 2022 were handed over by the Minister of State for the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers Bhagwanth Khuba. The awards were handed over during the seventh edition of India Pharma and Indian Medical Device 2022 which was organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Department of Pharmaceuticals.
The awards were given to various industry players in the field of medical and pharmaceutical devices.
| Category | Winners |
| Indian Pharma Leader of the Year | Cipla Ltd. |
| India Pharma Innovation of the Year | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. |
| Indian Pharma (Formulation) | Micro Labs Ltd. |
| Indian Pharma CSR of the year | Zydus Lifesciences Ltd |
| India Medical Device Leader of the Year | Poly Medicure Ltd. |
| India Medical Device Company of the Year | Trivitron Healthcare Pvt Ltd. |
| India Medical Device MSME of the Year | Nice Neotech Medical Systems Pvt Ltd. |
| Indian Medical Device Start-up of the Year | Vanguard Diagnostics Pvt Ltd. |
| Indian Medical Device Innovation of the Year | Meril Lifesciences Pvt Ltd. |
Pencilton introduces contactless RuPay card in the form of keychain
Pencilton, a teen-focused fintech startup, has launched PencilKey, a National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) compliant RuPay contactless keychain, in partnership with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Transcorp. Users can activate and manage their PencilKey through the Pencilton app which is also used to load money, check spends, block/unblock the account, set limits, etc.
Key points:
- PencilKey is linked to the PencilCard which is an all-in-one prepaid card, metro card, and bus card. PencilKey is equipped with the benefits of NCMC which works at the Delhi Airport Metro line and Goa’s buses currently.
- It is also scheduled to be accepted for metro travel in Pune, Chennai & Mumbai as well as in BEST buses in Mumbai. According to Pencilton, the virtual PencilCard comes for free.
- Users can buy their PencilKey for ₹150 and PencilCard for ₹100, but as part of the company’s launch offer, users can also buy a PencilKit (combo) which includes both PencilCard and PencilKey for ₹200.
A new book titled “Not Just A Nightwatchman: My Innings in the BCCI” by Vinod Rai
Padma Bhushan Vinod Rai, former(11th) Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) India, has authored a new book titled “Not Just A Nightwatchman: My Innings in the BCCI”. The book features his 33-month stint as the Chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
The book is published by Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 2016 for civil service. He was appointed as the first Chairman of the Banks Board Bureau(BBB) in 2016.
Devendra Fadnavis Releases the book on Amit Shah “Amit Shah Ani Bhajapachi Vatchal”
Devendra Fadnavis, former Chief Minister(CM) of Maharashtra, released a Marathi book on Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs, titled “Amit Shah Ani Bhajapachi Vatchal”, a Marathi version of the book “Amit Shah and The March of BJP”. The book is published by Bloomsbury India.
The book was originally written by Dr Anirban Ganguly and Shiwanand Dwivedi and it has been translated into Marathi by Dr Jyostna Kolhatkar. The book documents the life and political journey of Amit Shah and details his contribution to BJP in making it the world’s biggest political organisation.
