Published on: February 15, 2023
Snippets:15 FEBRUARY 2023
Snippets:15 FEBRUARY 2023
- Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is organized ‘Divya Kala Mela’ in Mumbai
- Union Health Ministry organised “Cycle for Health” rally at Lady Hardinge Medical College. Initiatives being undertaken as part of “Swastha Mann, Swastha Ghar”, a year-long campaign aiming to promote and enhance awareness surrounding healthy living
- YAI Sailing Championship 2023 was hosted by Army Yachting Node at, Mumbai Girgaum Chowpatty. This event was the third trials for the upcoming Asian Games scheduled in China in Sep 2023 and a ranking event for both junior and senior classes.
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to inaugurate the national Aadi Mahotsav on Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi.
- ‘Nirman Se Shakti’ initiative presented by the ESIC to modernize ESIS hospital infrastructure
- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) launched an operation code named ‘Operation Eastern Gateway’, which involved developing the intelligence over a substantial period of time to bust the smuggling modus operandi. A syndicate based in Bangladesh, Tripura, Assam and West Bengal was smuggling huge quantities of Gold from Bangladesh to India through Indo- Bangladesh border in the state of Tripura.
- The Ministry of Coal to organize East Zonal Conference on PM-Gatishakti & National Logistic Policy in Bhubaneswar, Odisha for coordination in integrated planning for infrastructure development in East Zonal States – Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar.
- The Government of India has launched one mobile app namely “Khanan Prahari” and one web app Coal Mine Surveillance and Management System (CMSMS) for reporting unauthorized coal mining activities.
- World Government Summit 2023 held at Dubai
- The Aero India is the largest air show in Asia. The theme of Aero India 2023 is “The Runway to a Billion Opportunities“.
- Andhra Pradesh is the second State in South India after Kerala to have the highest number of internet-enabled government schools. While 94.57% of government schools in Kerala are connected to the internet, A.P. has 45% connectivity, while Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana have 24.68, 10.68 and 9.23% respectively, according to the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) of School Education and Literary Department, Ministry of Education (SELD).
- B-1B Lancer, also known as ‘Bone’ (for B-one), carries the largest conventional payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the USAF, and is considered the backbone of America’s long-range bomber force, landed in Aero India 2023
