Published on: February 21, 2022
SNIPPETS – 21 FEBRUARY 2022
SNIPPETS – 21 FEBRUARY 2022
- The Centre approved the implementation of Phase II of the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) project by the Ministry of Home Affairs during the period from 2022-23 to 2025-26. It is a National platform for enabling integration of the main IT system used for delivery of Criminal Justice in the country that aims to integrate the five pillars of the system viz Police (through Crime and Criminal Tracking and Network Systems), e-Forensics for Forensic Labs, e-Courts for Courts, e-Prosecution for Public Prosecutors and e-Prisons for Prisons
- Health authorities in Malawi, Africa have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after a case was confirmed in a 3-year-old girl in the capital, Lilongwe. It is a infectious disease caused by the poliovirus that destroys nerve cells in the spinal cord causing muscle wasting and paralysis
- Prime Minister expressed confidence that India’s rising capability in the drone sector will give the world a new leadership, as he flagged off 100 ‘kisan drones’ in different parts of the country for spraying pesticides and other farm materials
- PM remembers ‘Tamil Thatha’ U. Ve. Swaminatha Iyer on his birth anniversary. He is Admired for his contribution to Tamil culture and language, he popularised works from the Sangam era and helped conserve precious heritage
- Every year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) celebrates 21st February as International Mother Language Day to promote mother tongue-based multilingual education since 2000.
- India – UAE signed an Free Trade Agreement pact recently
