Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban

One of the world’s largest affordable housing missions, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U), has launched two novel initiatives.

It has launched Khushiyon Ka Aashiyana- Short Film Contest 2021 and Awas Par Samvaad, a 75-seminar and workshop series, to advance the Prime Minister’s vision of “Housing for All.”

Awas Par Samvaad’ aims to raise awareness and promote discussion, dissemination and deliberation on Housing for All’ among a wide range of stakeholders from various fields of study and practise, such as engineering, urban community development, planning, finance, and so on.

This will be accomplished through 75 workshops and seminars held across the country.

G7 – Build Back Better World Initiative

At the recent 47th summit, the G7 (Group of Seven) Countries proposed a Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

About B3W:

Goal: To address the Infrastructure Investment gap in developing and low-income countries, which China is increasingly capturing through 2,600 BRI projects.

This infrastructure plan is led by the United States.

The B3W initiative will provide a transparent infrastructure PARTNERSHIP to assist developing countries in meeting their $40 trillion infrastructure needs by 2035.

It requires hundreds of billions of dollars to be spent in cooperation with the private sector while complying with Climate standards and labor practices.

About Chinas BRI:

It was established in 2013.

It is a multibillion-dollar initiative that aims to connect Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Gulf region, Africa, and Europe via land and sea routes.

It entails development and investment initiatives that would span Asia, Europe, and beyond.

Over 100 countries have signed bilateral agreements with China to collaborate on BRI projects such as railways, Ports, highways, and other infrastructure.

Indian navy outreach programme julley ladakh (hello ladakh)

INDIAN NAVY is conducting Julley Ladakh (Hello Ladakh), an outreach programme to Ladakh to increase awareness about the service in the pristine state and to engage with youth and civil Society there. Towards this a 5000km Motorcycle Expedition was flagged off by VAdm Sanjay Jasjit Singh, Vice Chief of Naval Staff, from the National War Memorial on 15 Jun 23. The Navy had previously made similar effort in the North East that was hugely successful. The Indian Navy had also undertaken theSam No Varunahcar expedition to engage with citizens in all the coastal states.

The main objectives of the current initiative in the Northern Territory include: –

Celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (75 years of Indian Independence).

Conduct Awareness drives at Schools/ Colleges in Ladakh region about the career opportunities Indian Navy offers including the Agnipath Scheme.

Motivate Youth to join the Indian Navy.

Showcase Nari Shakti, an initiative of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, by including Women Officers and spouses.

Interact with naval veterans and Veer Naris in the region.

Squash World Cup inaugurated in Chennai

Nadu Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development, Udayanidhi Stalin, inauguratedthe Squash World Cup in Chennai.

The Squash World Cup is being held from June 13 to June 17, at Express Avenue, Royapetta in Chennai.

Eight countries are participating in the championship including India, China, Japan, Malaysia and Australia, South Africa, Egypt.

The index is created by Walk Free, a human rights organization, and is based on data from the Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, produced by theInternational Labour Organization (ILO), Walk Free, andInternational Organization for Migration (IOM).

The countries with the highest prevalence of modern slavery include North Korea, Eritrea, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Tajikistan.

The countries with the lowest prevalence include Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden.

About Samagra Shiksha:

It is a comprehensive school Education scheme that runs from pre-school to class XII.

The goal is to provide inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of schooling.

It encompasses three schemes: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), and Teacher Education (TE).

The main emphasis is on improving the quality of school education by focusing on the two Ts Teacher and Technology.

Online Module for Compiling Out-of-School Childrens Data

The Ministry of Education has created an online module for collecting out-of-school (due to the Covid-19 pandemic) children’s data identified by each State/UT. The collected data will be mapped with special training centres on Samagra Shiksha’s PRABANDH portal.

Highlights:

The government will facilitate age-appropriate admissions of children aged 6 to 14 years through the online module.

Financial assistance will be provided to out-of-school children aged 16 to 18 in the 2021-22 school year.