i. Aymanam ward in the Kerala district on became India’s first digitalised panchayat ward. Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar inaugurated the website of the first digitalised panchayat ward number 15 of Aymanam gram panchayat.
ii. The minister launched the website www.digitalaymanam.com at the function.
Maharashtra CM inaugurated state’s 1st automatic weather station
i. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has inaugurated the State’s first automatic weather station at Dongargaon in Vidarbha region.
ii. With the installation of this station information from the stations would help farmers plan and manage the sowing process better.
iii. In the first phase, information will be shared using SMS, and in the second, all gram panchayats will get half-hourly information on weather conditions.
Google introduces ‘Solve for India’ campaign
i. Google has announced the new “Solve for India” initiative, especially for tier-2 cities such as Pune, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Indore, Nagpur, Nashik, Madurai, Kanpur, and Chennai.
ii. This program will aim to support entrepreneurs and developers of the country. Entrepreneurs will now have the opportunity to learn directly from Google engineers. Some of the areas will include agri-tech, healthcare, transportation, education, sanitation and more.
Yusra Mardini appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
i. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has appointed Syrian refugee and Olympic athlete Yusra Mardini as a Goodwill Ambassador.
ii. Ms. Mardini, who has settled in Germany, participated in the first ever Olympic refugee team at the Rio de Janeiro games in 2016.
iii. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people.
Important Points to Remember:-
- Kerala’s Aymanam has become Country’s First Digitised Panchayat ward
- Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment is Krishan Pal Gurjar
- He has launched the website www.digitalaymanam.com
- CM of Kerala is Mr. Pinarayi Vijayan and its governor is Mr. P Sathasivam
- Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has inaugurated the State’s first automatic weather station at Dongargaon in Vidarbha region
- The move will help farmers plan and manage the sowing process better
- Google introduced ‘Solve for India’ campaign
- The initiative is aimed to support entrepreneurs and developers
- The campaign is for Tier-2 cities
- CEO of Google is Mr. Sundar Pichai and is headquartered in California, USA
- Alphabet Inc. is the parent organization of Google.
- UNHCR has appointed Syrian Yusra Mardini as a Goodwill Ambassador
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is the full form of UNHCR
- UNHCR was created in 1950
- Filippo Grandi is the 11th United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- UNHCR is Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
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