National
SARAS AAJEEVIKA MELA, 2022
⇒ Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Shri Giriraj Singh inaugurated the “SARAS AAJEEVIKA MELA, 2022” at the India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 18 November 2022.
About SARAS Mela:
- SARAS Mela is an initiative by Deendayal Antayodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission to bring the rural women self-help group members in one platform to showcase their skills.
- It also provides national level exposure to understand the demand and taste of urban customers in metro cities.
Shri Giriraj Singh said, Ministry of Rural Development has received over 60,000 applications from 3 states for start-up ventures in niche products and crafts areas.
- Shri Singh said, it was Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, who launched the StartUp India from the ramparts of Red Fort in 2015, and now we have more than 80,000 start-ups from 400 odd start-ups in 2014. He said, India ranks 3rd in the world in terms of start-up ecosystem and there are over 100 unicorns active in the country.
» Shri Charanjeet Singh, Additional Secretary (Rural Development) informed that this year 300 craftsmen from 26 States are showcasing and selling ethnic and unique products through 150 stalls.
- He also referred to the Saras Food Festival-2022 that was organized in the national capital from 28th October, 2022 to 10th November, 2022 at Handicraft Bhawan, Connaught Place, New Delhi.
NESTS and 1M1B Foundation sign MoU to train teachers and students of EMRSs
⇒ A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed on 7th November, 2022 between National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), an autonomous organization established under Ministry of Tribal Affairs and 1M1B Foundation (1M1B) at NESTS headquarters, New Delhi.
About program:
- The program will capacitate the teachers & students with Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) skills using the AR-VR skills curriculum launched by CBSE.
- The programme objectives include conduct of training and capacity-building programs for teachers and students of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs).
- In pilot phase, as part of MoU, programme is being implemented in EMRSs of 2 states, namely Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.
NESTS in partnership with the implementing agency, 1M1B aims to engage students of EMRSs in nation-building by enabling teachers and students to understand the world of possibilities offered by emerging technologies and become creators using Augmented reality and Virtual Reality to build India’s Metaverse.
About 1M1B:
- 1 Million For 1 Billion (1M1B), is a USA based Not for Profit Company accredited to United Nations Organization with special consultative status to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and is associated with the United Nations Department of Global Communications.
- 1M1B also is a registered credible organization with NGO Darpan Portal of NITI Aayog.
- It is a social innovation and future skills initiative aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
International
RINL's Visakhapatnam steel plant wins Gold Awards at ICQCC-2022
⇒ Three lean quality circle (LQC) teams from RINL’s Visakhapatnam steel plant bagged “Gold Awards” (the highest award) at ICQCC-2022.
All three teams of RINL:
» Teams of RINL, i.e., “ALPHA” from the Light & Medium Merchant Mill (LMMM), “PROXY TECH” from the blast furnace and “ATMANIRBHAR” from the special bar mill departments of Visakhapatnam steel plant, presented their case studies in the competition conducted during the convention.
- QC team “ALPHA” of the LMMM Dept consisting of Shri S Sirihari Rao, Shri K V Bhaskar, Shri E V Narayana, Shri P Vikrama Rao and Shri D M Krishna presented their case study on “Easy replacement of split bush bearing in charging grid drum shaft.”
- The QC team “PROXY TECH” of the BF department, consisting of Shri D Ramsatyanarayana, Shri Ahamad Valli, Shri K Suvarna Raju, Shri S Ranga Raju and Shri K Suresh presented their case study on “Avoid stoppage of Bell Less Top charging due to BLT greasing system failure” and bagged an “Excellence” award.
- The QC team “ATMANIRBHAR” of SBM, consisting of Shri M Vignesh, Shri B Prasad, Shri PNR Lakshmana Rao, Shri Ch Kanas Babu and Shri B Kiran Kumar, presented their case study on “Modification of vertical frames of stands in SBM” and bagged an “Excellence” award.
- All three teams bagged “Gold Awards” (the highest award) at ICQCC-2022.
About ICQCC-2022:
The 47th International Convention on Quality Control Circles (ICQCC-2022), organised by the Indonesia Quality Management Association (IQMA), Indonesia, was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from November 15–18, 2022.
Theme:
The 47th International Convention on Quality Control Circles (ICQCC-2022) was held on the theme “Building back better through quality efforts.”
Important Day
Naturopathy day 2022
⇒ Naturopathy Day is observed every year on 18 November in India.
Theme:
Naturopathy day 2022 was celebrated with the theme, ‘Naturopathy: An Integrative Medicine’, thus spreading the message of patient-oriented approach of treatment with Naturopathy across the country.
On the occasion of 5th Naturopathy Day, Union Minister of Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal attended in an event organized by International Naturopathy Organization (INO), Surya Foundation with the support of Ministry of Ayush in New Delhi.
- He said, “Nature is the form of God, we should understand the power, potential and wealth present in it but sometimes we do not give importance to these things and get surrounded by troubles. If we take care of nature, it will take care of us.”
» The main event was organized at National Institute of Naturopathy in Pune.
Background:
- Naturopathy Day is observed every year since 2018 in India on 18th November, the day on which Mahatma Gandhi became a Life Member of the Nature Cure Foundation Trust and signed the deed.
- Gandhi ji is considered the founding figure of Naturopathy in India, as it was largely through his efforts that this practice became popular in India.