Assam & NE Current Affairs & GK – October 07-09, 2022
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Kerala’s Pullampara named first fully digital literate panchayat
The Pullumpara village panchayat in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala has become the first digitally literate panchayat in the country.
Digital literacy was imperative for the public to get government services as well as connect with the global knowledge network.
Key Points
- The project was started on August 15, 2021 with the plans to impart digital literacy to all residents of the panchayats under the Digi Pullampara project.
- The project mission is to achieve total digital literacy and empower the residents to get access to government services available through the online mode.
- Full digital literacy was gained by Pullampara panchayat’s ‘DigiPullampara’ project.
- The left democratic front (LDF) government in Kerala had announced to extend digital literacy to all the residents. The government has also created Kerala – Fibre Optic Network (K-FON) to provide an internet connection to all and to ensure its promise of making access to the internet a basic right.
World’s largest jungle safari park will be set up in Haryana
Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar announced that the world’s largest safari park will be set up in the state. The safari park will be spread across an area of 10000 acres in the Aravalli Mountain Range of Gurugram and Nuh District.
Key Points
- Haryana’s Jungle Safari project will be a joint project of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India and the Government of Haryana. The central government will also help with the funds to Haryana for the project.
- The proposed Aravalli Park will be 5 times the size and will include a large herbarium, an aviary, four zones for big cars, a large area for herbivores, an area for exotic animal/birds, an underwater world, natural trails, visitors, tourism zones, botanical garden, biomes, equatorial, tropical, coastal, desert, etc.
- The Jungle safari scheme will not only boost tourism but also provide employment opportunities to local residents.
- This project will be the largest such project in the world. Currently, Sharjah is the home to the largest curated safari park outside Africa, which covers an area of about 2,000 acres. The park was opened in February 2022.
Union Environment Ministry set up Cheetah task force
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has constituted a Task Force for monitoring Cheetah introduction in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh and other suitable designated areas.
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) would facilitate the working of the Cheetah Task Force and render all necessary help.
Key Points
- According to the ministry the task force has been constituted for a period of 2 years.
- The Task Force has been constituted to review, progress and monitor the health status of Cheetah.
- It will also look over the upkeep of the quarantine & soft release enclosures, protection status of the entire area, adherence to the defined protocols by forest & veterinary officials.
- It will suggest and advise on development of tourism infrastructure in the fringe areas of Kuno National Park and other Protected Areas.
- The Task Force regularly interacts with Cheetah mitras and local communities for their awareness raising and also involvement in protection of Cheetahs in particular & area in general.
- In addition to these, the task force will also be responsible for monitoring hunting skills and adaptation of Cheetahs to the habitat of Kuno National Park.
- Cheetah restoration is part of a prototype or model for restoration of original cheetah habitats and their biodiversity, which aimed at putting a check to degradation and rapid loss of biodiversity.
Pankaj Advani wins gold at IBSF World Billiards Championships in Kuala Lumpur
India’s Pankaj Advani has won a gold medal at the 2022 IBSF World Billiards Championship in Kuala Lumpur. This is Pankaj Advani’s 25th world title.
He defeated compatriot Sourav Kothari by ‘4-0’ in the 150-up billiards final at the World Championships in Kuala Lumpur. This is Advani’s title for the fifth time in a row.
Advani’s last world title came over 12 months ago in Qatar where he won the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup.
RBI Releases Concept Note On Central Bank Digital Currency
The Reserve Bank of India has released a Concept Note on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The purpose of this Concept Note is to create awareness about CBDCs in general and the planned features of the digital Rupee, in particular.
It is a sovereign currency issued by Central Banks in alignment with their monetary policy.
Key Points
- The Reserve Bank defines CBDC as the legal tender issued by a central bank in a digital form.
- It is substantially not different from banknotes, but being digital it is likely to be easier, faster and cheaper.
- It also has all the transactional benefits of other forms of digital money.
- It’s a digital bearer instrument that can be stored, transferred, and transmitted by all kinds of digital payment systems and services.
- The concept note also discusses key considerations such as technology and design choices, possible uses of Digital Rupee, issuance mechanisms, etc.
- It examines the implications of the introduction of CBDC on the banking system, monetary policy, financial stability, and analyses privacy issues.
