Assam & NE Current Affairs & GK – October 01-03, 2022
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Prime Minister will inaugurate sixth edition of India Mobile Congress
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch 5G services in the country and will also inaugurate the 6th Edition of India Mobile Congress 2022 (IMC-2022). The IMC 2022 is scheduled to be held from 1st to 4th October with the theme of “New digital Universe”.
Key Points
- The cumulative economic impact of 5G on India is estimated to reach USD 450 billion by 2035.
- The 5G technology will provide seamless coverage, high data rate, low latency, and highly reliable communications.
- The 5G service is expected to unleash new economic opportunities and societal benefits, serving as a transformational force for Indian society.
- The 5G to be launched by the Prime Minister in select cities will progressively cover the entire country over the next couple of years.
Srishti Bakshi wins ‘Changemaker’ award at the UN SDG Action Awards
Srishti Bakshi, a women’s rights activist from India, was honoured with the ‘Changemaker’ award at the UN SDG Action Awards held at a ceremony in Bonn, Germany.
The activist has traveled 3,800km around the country in less than a year to raise awareness on gender-based violence and inequality. She was awarded for “confronting gender-based violence and advocating for safe access to public spaces.”
The other award winners are ‘SUPvivors say NO MORE’ in the Mobilise category, ‘The Masungi Story’ in the Inspire category honouring youth rewriting the future of forgotten watersheds at Masungi Geosreserve in the Philippines and ‘CyprusInno in the Connect category’.
Asha Parekh will be honoured with 52nd Dadasaheb Phalke award
Veteran actress Asha Parekh has been declared the recipient of the 2020 Dadasaheb Phalke award. The award will be presented at the National Film Award ceremony in New Delhi.
The jury for the selection of 52nd Dadasaheb Phalke award consisted of five members from the film industry.
Ms Asha Parekh is a renowned film actress, director and producer and an accomplished Indian classical dancer. She was conferred the Padma Shri in 1992.
About the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s largest laurel in cinema.
- The award was first presented in 1969 by the Indian Government to honor Dadasaheb Phalke’s contribution to Indian film.
- It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
- Dadasaheb Phalke award winners are given in the form of a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize of ₹1,000,000.
- The first recipient of the award was actress Devika Rani, who was honoured at the 17th National Film Awards.
SC-ST hub conclave organized by Ministry of MSME in Gujarat
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has organized a national SC-ST hub conclave in Gujarat to spread awareness about the National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) Scheme and other Schemes of the Ministry.
Key Points
- More than 300 SC-ST entrepreneurs participated in the event. The conclave provided a platform for aspiring and existing SC-ST entrepreneurs to interact with CPSEs, lending institutions, GeM, RSETI, TRIFED etc.
- Speaking at the event, Dr. Solanki said more SC-ST entrepreneurs from Gujarat State should take benefits available under the NSSH Scheme.
- He also urged the bankers present in the audience to prioritize credit support to the SC-ST entrepreneurs so that they may not face any difficulty in augmenting their business capacities.
- He stressed upon Prime Minister’s vision of becoming job providers instead of job seekers and emphasized the participation of SC-ST entrepreneurs in strengthening the Indian Economy.
About NSSH scheme
- The ministry of MSME launched the National Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) scheme to promote an inclusive economy and entrepreneurship among SC/ST communities.
- It has been set up to provide professional support to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Entrepreneurs to fulfil the obligations under the Central Government Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order 2012.
- The hub leverages the Stand Up India programme.
The President of India presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022 at a function held in New Delhi.
Key Points
- Indore has been adjudged India’s cleanest city for the sixth time in a row,
- Surat and Navi Mumbai were named as the 2nd and 3rd cleanest cities respectively.
- Madhya Pradesh secured the first position, followed by Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra in the category of best performing states in ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022’.
- Haryana was in the second position while Tamil Nadu was third.
- Among smaller states and Union territories, Andaman and Nicobar secured the first position followed by Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu and Sikkim.
- Telangana won the first prize under the large states category under the Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2022 which looks into the sanitation status of rural areas.
- In the category of cities having population fewer than one lakh, Maharashtra’s Panchgani was ranked number one, followed by Chhattisgarh’s Patan (NP) and Maharashtra’s Karhad.
- Haridwar was adjudged the cleanest Ganga town in the category of more than 1 lakh population, followed by Varanasi and Rishikesh.
- Bijnor was ranked the first among Ganga towns with fewer than one lakh population. followed by Kannauj and Garhmukhteshwar respectively.
- In to the survey, Maharashtra’s Deolali was adjudged the country’s cleanest Cantonment Board.