UNESCO Memory of the World (MoW) Programme
▪ Recently, UNESCO has added manuscripts of the Bhagavad Gita and Bharata’s Natyashastra to the Memory of the World (MoW) Register in 2025.
▪ The MoW Programme was launched by UNESCO in 1992 with the goal of preserving global
documentary heritage and preventing what it called “collective amnesia.”
▪ It aims to safeguard rare documents, including manuscripts, oral traditions, audio-visual content, and archive materials, of global and universal value.
▪ As of 2025, the Register contains 570 entries, including Shaiva Siddhanta manuscripts (India).
HEALD Initiative
▪ Union Home minister unveiled the ‘HEALD’ initiative to combat liver diseases across India.
▪ HEALD (Healthy Liver Education and Alcohol-associated Liver Disease Prevention) is a first-ofits-kind nationwide initiative aimed at tackling liver disease in India .
▪ It was launched by the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS).
▪ The initiative is grounded in the principle that “behind every failed liver lies a missed opportunity”
— and HEALD seeks to ensure no such opportunity is lost again.
▪ HEALD is envisioned as a multi-sectoral program combining public education, early screening, psychological and medical treatment of alcohol use disorder, and liver disease management.
