National
Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards 2023
⇒ The President of India has approved the conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards 2023 on 31 persons which includes Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 03, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 07 and Jeevan Raksha Padak to 21 persons. Three awardees are posthumous.
Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards-2023:
Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak
- Master Anthony Vanmawia (Posthumous), Mizoram
- Melody Lalremruati (Posthumous), Mizoram
- Shri Sooraj R (Posthumous), Central Reserve Police Force
Full List of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards-2023
About Award:
- Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards are given to a person for meritorious act of human nature in saving the life of a person.
- The award is given in three categories, namely, Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak and Jeevan Raksha Padak.
- Persons of all walks of life are eligible for these awards. The award can also be conferred posthumously.
- The decoration of the award (medal, certificate signed by the Union Home Minister and lump sum monetary allowance) is presented to the awardees in due course by the respective Union Ministries/Organizations/State Government to which the awardee belongs.
DAY-NRLM’s “SARATHI” App
⇒ Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Shri Shailesh Kumar Singh, launched DAY-NRLM’s “SARATHI” app at Krishi Bhawan on 25 January 2024, which is to be used as the national tech solution for the strategy for working with most vulnerable.
Developed by:
The SARATHI app has been developed in partnership with The/Nudge Institute.
The App will be immediately deployed in six states where DAY-NRLM’s Innovation funding is driving special projects for 24,000 most vulnerable households.
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) :
- Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission is the flagship program of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) for promoting poverty reduction through building strong institutions for the poor, particularly women, and enabling these institutions to access a range of financial services and livelihoods.
- NRLM was renamed as DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission) w.e.f. March 29, 2016.
Book titled, 'A Promised Nation Hon'ble Shri Narendra Modi- the Maker of New India'
⇒ Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah launched a book titled, ‘A Promised Nation Hon’ble Shri Narendra Modi- the Maker of New India’, written on the life and works of PM Modi in Braille script in New Delhi on 25 January 2024.
- This book will help visually impaired people to know about the life journey of Modi Ji and the changes brought by him.
International
FITUR, the global travel exhibition in Madrid
⇒ The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India participated in FITUR, one of the important global travel exhibitions, held from 24th – 28th January 2024 at Madrid, Spain, with a big delegation from the Union Government, State Governments and private travel stakeholders.
- India’s participation at FITUR was a significant move aimed at increase of inbound tourism to pre-pandemic levels from the main identified source markets in the world.
» The Incredible India pavilion at FITUR was inaugurated by HE Shri Dinesh K. Pattanaik, Ambassador of India to Spain in the presence of Minister of Tourism, Government of Punjab, Ms Anmol Gagan Mann and other officials from Ministry of Tourism and State Governments on 24th January.
- The Incredible India Pavilion aimed to showcase varied tourism products and destinations and serve as a platform for the private tour operator industry to connect with their global counterparts.
About FITUR:
- FITUR is growing as a leading international event in the tourism sector attracting over 150,000 visitors annually (from travel agents to tour operators and embassies).
- The event attracts a diverse range of attendees, including travel agencies, tour operators, airlines, hoteliers, cruise lines, travel technology providers, tourism boards, and other professionals in the travel and hospitality sector.