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International Mother Language Day: February 21
International Mother Language Day: February 21
- The International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is held annually on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism.
- The day was first announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999 and was formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2002.
- The 2020 theme is “Languages without borders”.
India Ranks 77th on Sustainability Index and 131st in Child Flourishing Index rankings: UN report
India Ranks 77th on Sustainability Index and 131st in Child Flourishing Index rankings: UN report
- India has been ranked at 77th position in the Sustainability Index 2020 and 131st on the Flourishing Index 2020, according to a UN-backed report.
- The report released on 19 February 2020 commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and The Lancet medical journal.
- The Sustainability Index 2020 takes into account per capita carbon emissions and ability of children in a nation to live healthy lives. It ranks countries on excess carbon emissions compared with the 2030 target.
- The Flourishing Index 2020 measures the best chance at survival and well-being for children.
- Flourishing is the geometric mean of Surviving and Thriving. For Surviving, the authors selected maternal survival, survival in children younger than 5 years old, suicide, access to maternal and child health services, basic hygiene and sanitation, and lack of extreme poverty.
- For Thriving, the domains were educational achievement, growth and nutrition, reproductive freedom, and protection from violence.
Cabinet Approves Setting up panel for policy advice to Government on latest technologies
Cabinet Approves Setting up panel for policy advice to Government on latest technologies
- The Cabinet has approved to constitute 12-member empowered “Technology Group” to provide timely policy advice to the government.
- The panel will be headed by Principal Scientific Adviser to the government K Vijay Raghvan.
- The three pillars of the work of the “Technology Group” will include support on policy, procurement and R&D proposals.
- Role & responsibility of the panel will be to
- make suggestions on latest technologies and products.
- look into commercialisation of dual use technologies developed in national laboratories and government research and development organisations
- develop a road map for selected key technologies
- ensure that India has appropriate policies and strategies for effective, secure and context-sensitive exploitation of latest technologies for economic growth and sustainable development of the country”s industries in all sectors.
North East Sustainable Development Goals Conclave 2020 to be held in Assam
North East Sustainable Development Goals Conclave 2020 to be held in Assam
- The North East Sustainable Development Goals Conclave 2020 will be held in Assam from February 24-26, 2020.
- The theme of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Conclave 2020 is Partnerships, Cooperation and Development of North Eastern States.
- The three-day event is being organised by the government think-tank Niti Aayog in association with the North Eastern Council, Government of Assam, Tata Trusts, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS).
Indian Wrestlers Bags Five medals in Greco-Roman events of 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships
Indian Wrestlers Bags Five medals in Greco-Roman events of 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships
- Indian wrestlers have won five medals that includes one gold and four bronze from the Greco Roman category of the Asian Wrestling Championships 2020 which was held at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi on 18 and 19 February 2020.
- The lone gold came from Indian Wrestling Champion Sushil Kumar in 87 kg category by defeating Azat Salidinov from Kyrgyzstan.
- The bronze medal came from
- Arjun Halakurki -55kg
- Ashu -67kg
- Aditya Kundu -72kg
- Hardeep Singh -97kg
