The Shasan Aplya Dari initiative aims to eliminate the difficulties faced by citizens when availing government Services and benefits. Often, individuals have to navigate through various bureaucratic processes and visit multiple offices to access the schemes they are entitled to. This new drive seeks to simplify the process by bringing the government directly to the peoples doorsteps.
Japanisseriouslyevaluating adoptingIndias UPI payments systemas both governments look at promoting digital cooperation by creating interoperability where the digital payments system could bring ease of cross-border payments. Japan and India aim to boost digital collaboration by creating interoperability through the real-time funds transfer system to ease digital payments.
The potential for Japan to join UPI is significant. It would be the first major country to adopt the system, and it could help to boost digital payments in both countries. It would also be a sign
of the growing cooperation between India and Japan in the digital space.Asias largest 4-metre liquid mirror telescope inaugurated in Uttarakhand
In another scientific milestone for India, Asias largest 4-metre International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) was inaugurated at Devasthal inUttarakhand.
The telescope is located at an altitude of 2,450
metre on the Devasthal Observatory campus of Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), an autonomous institute under the Science and Technology (DST) department, in Nainital district. The ILMT, which achieved its first Light in the second week of May 2022, is now ready to explore the deep celestial sky. The telescope was designed and built by the Advanced Mechanical and Optical Systems (AMOS) Corporation and the Centre Spatial de Liege in Belgium. class="table-cell">KARNATAKA (500)