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The International Olympic Day is designated on June 23 each and every year. The day is celebrated to motivate greater human beings to participate in the Olympic Games and unfold recognition about the event and promote the Olympic Movement.

Based on the three pillars (move, learn and discover), the National Olympic Committees are deploying Sports, cultural and educational things to do to inspire participation regardless of age, gender, social background, or carrying ability.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) authorized to have a look at Olympic Day in January 1948 to commemorate the advent of the International Olympic Committee on 23 June 1894.

In a move that would make the decentralised (DRE) livelihood applications such as solar dryer, solar or Biomass powered cold storage/chiller, solar charkha, etc affordable, the Government is mooting a mechanism wherein banks will dole out finance for purchase of such solutions which are not only energy efficient but also economically viable.

If a family wants to own a solar dryer, they should be able to get financing from the banks we will work towards it. Manufacturers and users of DRE for livelihoods are pioneers and now the government will scale it up to the next level, said Union Power Minister RK Singh at the national summit on powering sustainable livelihoods held recently. He said that a new scheme for distributed applications of renewable energy (RE) is on anvil. There is already major work happening on the ground and our scheme could benefit lakhs of families across the country. However, for that government will, however, need large scale-manufacturing and standardising of distributed applications of RE to lower prices and expand the sector.

South Korea successfully launched a commercial-grade satellite for the first time as part of its growing space development program, as rival North Korea is pushing to place its first military spy satellite into orbit. The two Koreas, technically in a state of war, have no military reconnaissance satellites of their own and both are eager to possess them.

The domestically built three-stage Nuri rocket lifted off from a launch facility on a southern island with a payload of eight satellites, including a main commercial-grade satellite whose mission is to verify radar imaging technology and observe cosmic radiation in a near-Earth orbit.

The launch boosted South Koreas hopes of catching up with Asian neighbors such as China, Japan and India in a regional space race.

Lee, the science minister, said South Korea plans to conduct three more Nuri rocket launches by 2027 and will seek to develop more advanced launch vehicles.

Prime Minister Modi has recently launched an app called Call Before You Dig to prevent uncoordinated digging that can cause damage to underground utility assets, such as optical fibre cables

The app has been developed jointly by the Department of Telecommunications and the Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics, which operates under the Gujarat government. Its primary aim is to protect the countrys underground public Infrastructure

The Call Before You Dig app will facilitate coordination between excavators and asset owners through SMS/email notifications and click-to-call Options

Rajasthan would become the first state in India to guarantee right tohealthcarefor its residents. The goal is for everyone to have access to free and quality healthcare irrespective of their ability to pay. Any resident of the state can demand provision of healthcare as a right from the government or take the government to court if it failed to do so. Doctors, led by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), have opposed this law. After complaining about various provisions in the law, the doctors have now demanded withdrawal of the entire law.

Most doctors thought that the law forced them to provide all Services for free to patients. However, most free services talked about in the law are for government institutions. The law talks of people right to avail freeOPDservices, IPD services consultation, drugs, diagnostics, emergency transport, procedure, and emergency care provided by all public Health institutions accordantly to their level of health care. In the right to avail free healthcare services, the government has scrapped the words any clinical establishment, which means this is mandated only for public health institution, health care establishment and designated health care centres in the prescribed manner and subject to terms and conditions specified in the rules. Most of the bill pertains to public health services. Doctors now take objection to the term designated healthcare centres saying any private establishment could be made one. However, the understanding is that a healthcare centre would be designated in consultation with that centre.

India is aiming to become a leader in the global shipbuilding by launching the Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP) and setting a goal of becoming a Global Hub for Green Ship building by 2030. The GTTP will start with the production of Green Hybrid Tugs, which will run on Green Hybrid Propulsion systems, and eventually switch to alternative fuel sources like Methanol, Ammonia, and Hydrogen.

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) and Ayush, Shri Sarbananda SonowaI has inauguarted the National Centre of Excellence in Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS) set-up in Gurugram, Haryana, and the Green Tugs will begin operating in major ports by 2025. By 2030, it is expected that 50% of all Tugs will be converted into Green Tugs, resulting in a significant reduction in emissions and contributing to the countrys Sustainable Development goals

Pakistan’s Parliament passed a bill to curb the powers of the chief of The Supreme Court regarding suo motu cases and the constitution of benches, in a significant move to rein in the top judiciary amid criticism by the Opposition.

Minister forLawand Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar introduced ‘The Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023’ on Thursday in the Senate, a day after it was passed by the National Assembly – the lower house of the parliament.

TheUnion Cabinetapproved the centrally-sponsored “Vibrant Villages Programme” for financial years 2022-23 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs 4,800 crore.

It will lead to development and livelihood opportunity in four states and one Union Territory along the northern borders.

The programme will help encourage people to stay in their native locations in border areas and reverse the out-Migration from these villages, thus adding to improved security of the border.

The scheme aids to identify and develop economic drivers based on local, natural, human and other Resources of the villages on the northern border and development of Growth centres on Hub and Spoke Model through promotion of social Entrepreneurship, Empowerment of youth and Women through Skill development and entrepreneurship.

In a bid to increase its footprint, the government is planning a fresh auction of FM radio stations, roll out an OTT platform, and conduct trials of direct-to-mobile television broadcast this year.

Chandra said the government has made an allocation of 2,500 crore over a four-year period for the Broadcasting and Network Development (BIND) Scheme to widen the reach of Prasar Bharati, including in the Left wing extremism, border and strategic areas.

The scheme aims to boost public sector broadcasting in the country and focuses on Infrastructure Development of Prasar Bharati, including All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD).

Chandra said IIT-Kanpur and Sankhya Labs have installed transmitters along Kartavya Path and adjoining areas to demonstrate how television signals can be directly broadcast to mobile phones.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed hope that digital transactions would soon surpass cash as Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is increasingly becoming the most preferred payment mechanism in the country.

Modi after the launch of the cross-border connectivity between the UPI and PayNow of Singapore said about 74 billion transactions amounting to more than Rs 126 trillion, which is approximately 2 trillion Singapore dollars, was done through UPI in 2022.

The linkage of these two payment systems would enable residents of both countries in faster and cost-efficient transfer of cross-border .

It will also help the Indian Diaspora in Singapore, especially migrant workers and students, through instantaneous and low-cost transfer of Money from Singapore to India and vice-versa.

India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing Ecosystems for fintech innovation.

Whiteshield, a global strategy and public policy advisory firm, released its Global Labour Resilience Index (GLRI) 2023 during the World Government Summit. The index is a first-of-its-kind measurement tool that assesses the capacity of an economy to limit fluctuations in EMPLOYMENT and quickly rebound from setbacks. The index ranked 136 countries for their resiliency in labour markets, policies, and key capabilities to face crises such as pandemics, technological disruptions, and transition to a .

The last two years have tested the limits of labour market resilience and the global labour force would have been in a more challenging position if it were not for the unprecedented government support, the report revealed.
The GLRI 2023 analysed countries that are prepared for the future of work. Alongside structural vulnerabilities, the report ranked countries on their ability to absorb crises, recover, and align their economies with future trends.