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Union Health Ministry launched SAKSHAM, a learning management information system

Tags: National National News

On 10 May the Union Health Ministry launched the SAKSHAM Learning Management Information System and it was launched by Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan.

An Overview Of the News

• SAKSHAM stands for Stimulating Advanced Knowledge for Sustainable Health Management.

• It aims to provide online training and medical education to all health professionals across the country.

• This digital learning platform will facilitate comprehensive capacity building among health professionals.

• Currently, it offers over 200 public health and 100 clinical courses in an online format.

• Health professionals can register for these courses by visiting the website lmis.nihfw.ac.in.

• After completing the required training and meeting the evaluation criteria, participants will receive certification.

• SAKSHAM was developed by the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare in New Delhi.

About New Delhi

• It serves as the capital of India and is located within the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

• The city is home to the administrative headquarters of all three branches of the Government of India, the executive, legislative and judicial branches.

• One of the notable landmarks in New Delhi is the Rashtrapati Bhavan, which serves as the official residence of the President of India.

• Sansad Bhavan, also known as Sansad Bhawan, is another prominent structure in the city where the sessions of the Parliament of India are held.

Establishment - 1911

Inauguration - 1931

Mayor - Shelly Oberoi

RBI imposed fine of Rs 1.73 crore on HSBC bank

Tags: Economy/Finance National News

HSBC Bank has been fined Rs 1.73 crore by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for violating the Credit Information Companies Rules 2006 (CIC Rules).

An overview of the news

• The central bank has accused the bank of providing false information about its credit cards to credit information companies.

• An investigation by the RBI has revealed that the bank had given wrong information about its expired credit cards as well.

• The RBI has imposed a hefty fine of Rs 1.73 crore on the bank for violating its rules.

• The RBI had inspected the financial position of HSBC Bank as on March 31, 2021, as part of its surveillance checks.

• It was found in the inspection that the bank is not following many rules of RBI related to credit cards.

• RBI has issued a show cause notice to HSBC Bank asking why it did not provide correct information as per CIC norms.

Penalties on two cooperative banks

• Apart from HSBC Bank, RBI has also imposed penalties on two co-operative banks for violation of norms.

• Thrissur Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd has been fined Rs 2 lakh for flouting gold loan norms.

• Bhilai Nagrik Sahakari Bank has been fined Rs 1.25 lakh for not depositing unclaimed deposits in time under the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme (DEAF Scheme).

About Reserve Bank of India

• RBI was established on April 1, 1935 as per the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

• It started functioning from 1 April 1935.

• The central office of the Reserve Bank was established in Kolkata which was permanently shifted to Mumbai in the year 1937.

• It was nationalized in 1949 and now the government of India is the owner of RBI.

• It has the power to regulate Banks under the Banking Regulation Act 1949.

• It has the power to regulate the Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) under the RBI act 1934.

• RBI is also the regulator of the digital payment system under the Payment and settlement act 2007.

• Before independence till 1942 RBI used to issue currency not only for India but also for Myanmar which was then known as Burma. However, it was discontinued after 1947.

• Headquarters of RBI: Mumbai 

• Governor of RBI : Shaktikanta Das

First Airbus C295 for India successfully completes its maiden flight

Tags: Defence National News

India's first Airbus C295 successfully completed its maiden flight on 8th May. This is an important milestone towards its delivery by the second half of 2023.

An overview of the news

• This maiden flight marks a significant milestone for the first Make in India aerospace programme.

• With the Indian Air Force becoming the largest operator of the C295 in the world, this program exemplifies our commitment to improve the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force (IAF).

• This maiden flight represents a significant milestone for the first Make in India aerospace programme.

• With the Indian Air Force becoming the largest operator of the C295 in the world, this program exemplifies India's commitment to improving the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Background of Airbus C295

• The aircraft was tested in Seville, Spain and flew for three hours to check various onboard systems.

• The first 16 such aircraft are being built in Spain, while 40 are to be built in Gujarat by Tata Advanced Systems Limited in collaboration with Airbus.

• The first aircraft is likely to be delivered by September 2023 and Indian Air Force personnel are already being trained in Spain.

• Tata is setting up a main manufacturing facility at Vadodara and will also set up an aerospace and defense complex at Dholera.

• The company hastied up with Airbus which signed a Rs 21,935 crore contractto supply 56 transport aircraft to the Indian Air Force in 2021.

• The new complex will be India's first private sector aircraft manufacturing facility.

• While small aircraft have been built in India in the past, the projects were executed by public sector enterprises, primarily Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

Features of C-295

• It is a medium tactical transport aircraft that was designed by the Spanish aerospace company CASA.

• The manufacturing and final assembly of the C-295 is normally done at the Airbus Defense and Space facilities at San Pablo Airport in Seville, Spain.

• As a tactical transporter, the C-295 is capable of effectively carrying out a variety of missions.

President Droupadi Murmu confers 37 Gallantry awards

Tags: Defence Awards

President Draupadi Murmu, who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, presented eight Kirti Chakras including five posthumously and 29 Shaurya Chakras including five posthumously to Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces and State/UT personnel in New Delhi on May 9, 2023.

List of Winners

Shaurya Chakra (non posthumous)

1. Amit Kumar, Assistant Commandant, CRPF Ministry of Home Affairs

2. Satendra Singh, Assistant Commandant, 21 Battalion, CRPF Ministry of Home Affairs

3. 2693096F Havildar Ghanshyam (Now Naib Subedar), The Grenadiers, 55th Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles Army

4.  (i) Vicky Kumar Pandey, Deputy Commandant, 209 CoBRA, CRPF (ii) Vijay Oraon, Constable/GD, 209 Cobra, CRPF Ministry of Home Affairs

5. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MRITUNJAY KUMAR (07456-W) NAVY

6. IC-78962W Major Amit Dahiya, Sena Medal, The 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) Army

7. (i) Somay Vinayak Munde, IPS, Additional, Superintendent of Police (now Superintendent of Police), Maharashtra Police (ii) Ravindra Kashinath Naitam, Head Constable, Maharashtra Police (iii) Tikaram Sampatrao Katenge, Police Naik, Maharashtra Police MHA

8. IC-72252H Major Nitin Dhania, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces), Army

9. 14941570X Lance Naik Raghavendra Singh, The Mechanized Infantry, The 9th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles Army

10. IC-80532L Major Sandeep Kumar, The Grenadiers, 55th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles Army

11. SS-47677W Major Abhishek Singh, Mechanized Infantry, 50th Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles Army

12. (i) Squadron Leader Sandeep Kumar Jhajharia, (33270) Accounts/Garuda (ii) Corporal (Now Sergeant) Anand Singh, (954576) Indian Air Force (Garuda) Air Force

13. IC-77164W Major Aditya Bhadauria, The Kumaon Regiment, 50th Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles Army

14. (i) Group Captain Yogeshwar Krishnaro Kandalkar, (27207) Flying (Pilot) (ii) Flight Lieutenant Tejpal, (36539) Meteorological/Garuda (III) Chief of Aircraft Sunil Kumar (990231) Indian Air Force (Security) air force (security) air force

15. SS-48529X CAPT (NOW MAJOR) YUDHVIR SINGH, THE MECHANISM INFANTRY, 9TH BATTALION, THE RASHTRAYA RIFLES ARMY

16. 16. SS-48830N CAPT RAKESH TR, 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) ARMY

17. 13779485Y Lance Naik Vikas Choudhary, The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, The 3rd Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles Army

18. SS-48517H CAPT (NOW MAJOR) ARUN KUMAR, The Kumaon Regiment, 13th Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles Army

Kirti Chakra (non posthumous)

1. 15486168N Naik Devendra Pratap Singh, Armored Corps, 55th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles Army

2. SS-46926X Major Shubhang, The Dogra Regiment, 62nd Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles Army

3. 3011334X Naik Jitendra Singh, The Rajput Regiment, 44th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles Army

Shaurya Chakra (Posthumous)

1. 9115892W Rifleman Aurangzab, The Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, 44th Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles (posthumous) Army

2. 3017767L Sepoy Karan Vir Singh, The Rajput Regiment, 44th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles (Posthumous) Army

3. 15240522P GUNNER JASBIR SINGH, THE REGIMENT OF ARTillery, 19th Bn, The Rashtriya Rifles (Posthumous) Army

4. 665/SPO Constable Mudassir Ahmad Shaikh, Jammu and Kashmir Police (Baramulla) (Posthumous) Army

5. 13773112P Naik Jasbir Singh, 6th Battalion The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (Posthumous)

Kirti Chakra (posthumous)

1. Sudeep Sarkar, Constable/GD, BSF (Posthumous) Ministry of Home Affairs

2. (i) Deepak Bhardwaj, Sub Inspector, State Government of Chhattisgarh (Posthumous) (ii) Sodhi Narayan, Head Constable, State Government of Chhattisgarh (Posthumous) (iii) Shravan Kashyap, Head Constable, State Government of Chhattisgarh (Posthumous) MHA

3. Rohit Kumar, SG Constable, Jammu and Kashmir Police (Posthumous) MHA

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana completes 8 years

Tags: Government Schemes National News

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Atal Pension Yojana completed eight years on 9th May.

An overview of the news

• These schemes are playing a vital role in providing social security and affordable insurance to the people.

• These three schemes were started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on this day on May 9, 2015 from Kolkata in West Bengal.

• The government had launched two insurance schemes Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana to make the people belonging from unorganised sections financially secure.

• The government also introduced Atal Pension Yojana to cover the exigencies in the old age.

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana

• This plan is a one-year life insurance plan that is renewable from year to year to offer coverage for death due to any reason.

• The plan provides life cover of Rs 2 lakh in case of death due to any reason for a premium of Rs 436 per annum.

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana 

• This is a one-year accidental insurance scheme renewable from year to year offering coverage for death or disability due to an accident. 

• The scheme provides accidental death cum disability cover of two lakh rupees against a premium of 20 rupees per annum.

Atal Pension Yojana

• Under this scheme subscribers would receive the guaranteed minimum monthly pension ranging from one thousand to five thousand after the age of 60 years, based on the contributions made by the subscriber.

Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates Sittwe Port in Myanmar

Tags: International Relations International News

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal and Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar Admiral Tin Aung San jointly inaugurated Sittwe Port in Myanmar on 9 May.

An overview of the news

• Admiral Tin Aung San also received the first Indian cargo ship which was flagged off from Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata.

• The development of Sittwe port will reduce the cost and time of movement of goods between Kolkata and Agartala and Aizawl by 50 per cent.

• It will promote trade links and people-to-people ties between India and Myanmar and the wider region and help boost the economic development of the northeastern states.

 About Sittwe port

• The project was envisaged to provide alternative connectivity of Mizoram with Haldia, Kolkata or any Indian port through Kaladan River in Myanmar.

• Sittwe Port has been developed as a part of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (KMTTP) funded under grant-in-aid assistance from the Indian government.

• Once the waterway and road components of the KMTTP are fully operational, the east coast of India will be connected to the north-eastern states through the Sittwe port.

• The commissioning of Sittwe port will increase bilateral and regional trade as well as boost the local economy of Myanmar's Rakhine state.

• The greater connectivity provided by the Port will lead to employment opportunities and enhanced growth prospects in the region.

About Myanmar

• It is a country located in Southeast Asia and is bordered by India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand.

• The capital city of Myanmar is Naypyidaw, which was officially designated as the capital in 2005.

• President - Myint Swe (Acting)

• Prime Minister - Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing

• Currency - Myanmar kyat

Fakhar Zaman, Naruemol Chaivai named ICC Players of the Month for April

Tags: Sports Person in news Sports News

Pakistani cricketer Fakhar Zaman was named ICC Men's Player of the Month for April 2023 and Thailand women's cricket team captain Naruemol Chaiwai was named ICC Women's Player of the Month for April 2023.

An Overview Of the News

• Fakhar's exceptional batting skills carried over into the ODI series, where he scored a brilliant 117 off 114 balls in the first match, helping Pakistan win by five wickets.

• Thailand women's cricket team captain Naruemol Chaiwai received the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for April 2023.

• Chaiwai played a key role in Thailand's historic ODI series win against Zimbabwe, displaying consistent high-scoring performances.

• Became the first player from Thailand to receive this prestigious award.

About ICC

Establishment -15 June 1909

Headquarters - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Chairman - Greg Barclay

CEO - Geoff Allardyce

General Manager -Wasim Khan

Assistant - Asian Cricket Council

Telangana Government Launches First-of-its-Kind State Robotics Framework

Tags: State News

Telangana government launches State Robotics Framework to establish self-sustaining robotics ecosystem and position the state as a leader in robotics in India

An Overview Of the News

• This includes setting up a Robo Park with testing facilities and co-working spaces as well as a world-class robotics accelerator for startups.

• It aims to support research and development, promote collaboration between academia and industry, and promote the adoption of robotics technology.

• The framework focuses on leveraging robotics in agriculture, healthcare, industrial automation and consumer roboticsto drive growth and development.

About Telangana

• It is a state located in south-central India on the high Deccan Plateau.

• It is theeleventh largest state of India by area.

• Telangana was carved out of the northwestern part of Andhra Pradesh on 2 June 2014 and became the newly formed state of Telangana with Hyderabad as the capital.

• Telangana is bordered by Maharashtra to the north, Chhattisgarh to the northeast, Karnataka to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the east and south.

• As of 2019, the state of Telangana is divided into 33 districts.

Formed (by split) - 2 June 2014

Capital - Hyderabad

District - 33

Governor -Tamilisai Soundararajan

Chief Minister – K Chandrasekhar Rao (BRS)

State Legislature - Bicameral

Council - (40 seats)

Legislative Assembly - (119 seats)

Rajya Sabha - 7 seats

Lok Sabha - 17 seats

High Court -Telangana High Court

Badminton Asia appoints Umar Rashid as chairman of the Technical Officials Committee

Tags: Sports Person in news Sports News

Badminton Asia appointed Umar Rasheed, joint secretary of the Badminton Association of India (BAI), as the chairman of the Technical Officials Committee.

An Overview Of the News

• As chairman of the technical officials' committee, Rasheed will oversee the development and implementation of rules and regulations to elevate officiating standards in badminton tournaments across the country.

• Rashid is committed to strengthening the governance of badminton in India and the region, by upholding the integrity of the game and ensuring high quality officiating in all tournaments.

• Rashid also serves as the General Secretary of the Assam Badminton Association, contributing significantly to the development of badminton in Assam and the Northeast region of India.

Badminton Association of India (BAI):

• It serves as the governing body for badminton in India.

• BAI is registered as an association under the Societies Act.

• Since 1936, BAI has been responsible for organizing and hosting national level badminton tournaments in India.

Establishment -1934

Headquarters - New Delhi

President - Himanta Biswa Sarma

Badminton Asia Championship:

• It is an annual badminton tournament organized by the governing body Badminton Asia.

• The tournament has been held since 1962 and has been an annual event since 1991.

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