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Sanchar Saathi App

  • The Sanchar Saathi portal was launched by the Department of Telecommunications on May 16, 2023.
  • The Sanchar Saathi app was launched in January 2025.
  • It provides a web portal and a mobile app to citizens to improve mobile phone security and awareness. It allows users to report lost or stolen phones.
  • Helps users prevent mobile fraud and access government-related services.
  • Government mandates all new smartphones to include the Sanchar Saathi app for cybersecurity.

India Re-Elected to UNESCO Executive Board 

  • India re-elected to UNESCO Executive Board for the 2025–29 term.
  • UNESCO Executive Board: A key constitutional body that guides programme implementation and shapes the organisation’s strategic priorities.
  • India’s re-election reflects global confidence in its multilateral commitment.

About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

  • It is a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences, and culture
  • UNESCO was founded in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations’ International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation.
  • Headquartered at the World Heritage Centre in Paris

India’s longest glass skywalk 

  • The bridge has been opened for public use in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
  • This glass footbridge, known as ‘Skywalk’, is located on the top of Mount Kailash in Visakhapatnam. 
  • It is built as a 55-meter-long can-delivery bridge at a height of about 1,000 feet above sea level.
  • The glass of the bridge, built by the Visakhapatnam Municipal Development Authority at a cost of Rs. 7 crore, was imported from Germany.
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