Tag: Profile of States

Important Days  Sadbhavana Diwas – August 20  Our nation celebrates Sadbhavana Diwas to commemorate late former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary.  In English, ‘Sadbhavana’ means ‘goodwill’.  Sadbhavana Diwas key theme is to encourage national unity and social goodwill across people of various faiths and cultures. Akshay Urja Day – August 20  To raise awareness regarding the importance of renewable energy. World Mosquito Day – August 20  Theme 2022 - Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives. Profile of States Megalithic site found in Kerala  Kerala State Archaeology Department found a new Megalithic site at Nagaparamba in Kuttippuram village, near Tirunavaya, in Malappuram district.  A large number of megalithic hat stones, burial sites and relics were found from the site.  About Hat Stones  Hat stones, popularly called Thoppikkallu in Malayalam, are hemispherical laterite stones used as lids on burial urns during the megalithic period.  About Kerala  Capital - Thiruvananthapuram  Chief minister - Pinarayi Vijayan  Governor - Arif Mohammed Khan World Organisations – Pacts and Summits G-20 Ministers of Digital Economy  The G20 Digital Economy Ministers’ Meeting was concluded in Bengaluru.  The Meeting showed absolute consensus on the concepts and application of Digital Public Infrastructure, Cyber security and digital skilling which were the three priority areas put forth under G20 India Presidency.  About G20  Formation - 26 September 1999.  Headquarters - New Delhi 2023 (Current Capital city of G20 Host)  Membership - 20 members  Chairman (Incumbent) - India - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India  Note  JAM trinity — Jan Dhan Bank accounts (August 28, 2014), Aadhaar (2009) and Mobile — to revolutionise and digitalise financial inclusion in India.  Digital India initiative – 2015 Sports & Games  ICC ODI World Cup Mascots  One Day World Cup (ODI World Cup 2023) series will be held in India in…

Profile of States Tamilnadu best State award for organ and tissue transplantation Tamil Nadu received the award for the best State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) from the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), on the occasion of the 13th Indian Organ Donation Day. Since the inception of the deceased donor organ transplantation programme in Tamil Nadu in 2008, there have been 1, 706 donors. Note Tamil Nadu has the highest number of government and private hospitals possessing organ retrieval licenses in the country. The Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme provides coverage of up to `22 lakh for organ transplants.Appointments – Who is who? Centre extends cabinet secretary’s tenure  The Centre extended the term of Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba by one year beyond August 30, 2023.  Mr. Gauba, a former Union home secretary, was in 2019 appointed to the country's top bureaucratic post for two years.  The Centre has already given two one-year extensions to Gauba. This is the third extension for Rajiv Gauba to the post.  Note  The Centre relaxed the All-India Services (AIS) rules to extend the tenure of Rajiv Gauba by another year.  The Cabinet Secretary's term length was extended to a maximum of four years.