Himachal Pradesh Affairs
Himachal govt schools to transform into smart schools, says CM
Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that classes 11th and 12th in government schools would be made smart in a phased manner.
Sukhu directed the Education Department to identify schools with good student strength, Internet connectivity and good buildings, to implement this facility efficiently. He said that in the subsequent phases, this facility would be extended to classes 8th to 10th and then classes 7th to 1st.
He said that the is paying special attention to improve the education standards in government schools, particularly in the remote areas of the State so that students studying in these institutions are not deprived of quality education. He said the State Government has laid special emphasis on the Education sector in the current budget. As part of these efforts, library rooms will be established in every Senior Secondary School and 40,000 modern desks will be provided to government schools this year.
The CM said that more than 17,000 primary school teachers will receive tablets to adopt best educational practices in facilitating better education for students. Additionally, the government would also encourage high-achieving students in government educational institutions, he added.
National and International Affairs
Indian navy outreach programme julley ladakh (hello ladakh)
INDIAN NAVY is conducting Julley Ladakh (Hello Ladakh), an outreach programme to Ladakh to increase awareness about the service in the pristine state and to engage with youth and civil Society there. Towards this a 5000km Motorcycle Expedition was flagged off by VAdm Sanjay Jasjit Singh, Vice Chief of Naval Staff, from the National War Memorial on 15 Jun 23. The Navy had previously made similar effort in the North East that was hugely successful. The Indian Navy had also undertaken theSam No Varunahcar expedition to engage with citizens in all the coastal states.
The main objectives of the current initiative in the Northern Territory include: –
Celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (75 years of Indian Independence).
Conduct Awareness drives at Schools/ Colleges in Ladakh region about the career opportunities Indian Navy offers including the Agnipath Scheme.
Motivate Youth to join the Indian Navy.
Showcase Nari Shakti, an initiative of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, by including Women Officers and spouses.
Interact with naval veterans and Veer Naris in the region.
First indigenous animal tissue for skin wound healing
The scaffold is an animal-derived Class D Biomedical Device that can rapidly heal skin wounds at low-cost with minimum scarring.
IDC approves indigenous animal tissue scaffold for scar-free skin wound healing.
The scaffold is an animal-derived Class D Biomedical Device that can rapidly heal skin wounds at low-cost with minimum scarring.
Squash World Cup inaugurated in Chennai
Nadu Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development, Udayanidhi Stalin, inauguratedthe Squash World Cup in Chennai.
The Squash World Cup is being held from June 13 to June 17, at Express Avenue, Royapetta in Chennai.
Eight countries are participating in the championship including India, China, Japan, Malaysia and Australia, South Africa, Egypt.
The objective of the agreement was for Iran to dismantle a significant part of its nuclear program and allow for more extensiveinternational inspections.In return, billions of dollars worth of sanctions relief was granted to Iran.
The proponents of the agreement believed it would help prevent the revival of Irans nuclear weapons program and reduce conflict with regional rivals such as Israel and Saudi Arabia.
The index is created by Walk Free, a human rights organization, and is based on data from the Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, produced by theInternational Labour Organization (ILO), Walk Free, andInternational Organization for Migration (IOM).
The countries with the highest prevalence of modern slavery include North Korea, Eritrea, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Tajikistan.
The countries with the lowest prevalence include Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden.