Soul of Steel endurance challenge Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the Soul of Steel alpine challenge at Dehradun The expedition will test one’s high-altitude endurance It is an initiative to promote tourism in border areas Note: A website for volunteers is launched to sign up for various adventure activities It is a joint initiative of the Indian Army and CLAW Global, a veteran’s organisation Rajasthan to implement a blindness control policy Rajasthan has become the first State to implement a policy to control blindness Objective: To ensure the “Right to Sight” Features: A drive will be undertaken in the State to reduce the rate of blindness The policy aims to bring down the prevalence rate of blindness in the State, from 1.1% in 2020 to 0.3%.
