Daily Current Capsules 02^nd November 2021

Government Schemes
Continuous Learning and Activity Portal (CLAP)

What's the NEWS

• The 5^th edition of Ganga Utsav began virtually with much fun and festivities.
• Ganga Utsav 2021 - The River Festival will not only celebrate the glory of river Ganga but all the rivers of the country.
• The Continuous Learning and Activity Portal (CLAP) was launched by Union minister for Jal Shakti

• Continuous Learning and Activity Portal (CLAP) developed by NMCG in association with Tree Craze Foundation was launched
• CLAP is an initiative by Namami Gange, created and executed by TREE Craze Foundation
• CLAP is also funded and supported by World Bank.
• This is an interactive portal that is working towards initiating conversations and action around the rivers in India.
• The Portal is also a platform to facilitate debates and discussions and express ideas on various issues pertaining to environment, water, rivers etc.
• CLAP will be an opportunity for people to participate in quiz and other activities throughout the year.

• The Ganga Task Force was flagged off from Delhi and will travel the route including 23 stations along river Ganga which will help sensitization of the local people and Namami Gange volunteers.

• Developed by IIT Kanpur Launched during Ganga Utsav
• As part of this research project funded by NMCG, IIT Kanpur has also developed a workflow that allows users to process and analyze declassified imagery of riverine environments at minimal cost and using open source software.

What's the NEWS

• Union Education and Skill Development Minister launched the Bhasha Sangam Initiative for schools, Bhasha Sangam Mobile App and Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Quiz App, to commemorate Rashtriya Ekta Diwas which is celebrated on October 31 every year to mark the birth anniversary of Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
• The initiatives will facilitate our students to embrace the linguistic diversity of our nation and sensitize them about the richness of our culture, heritage and diversity
• Bhasha Sangam is an initiative of the Ministry of Education under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, to teach basic sentences of everyday usage in 22 Indian languages.
• The idea is that people should acquire basic conversational skills in an Indian language other than their mother tongue. We are aiming that at least 75 lakh people should acquire this skill during the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav period.

Bhasha Sangam Initiative for schools

• Developed by NCERT
• 100 sentences in 22 scheduled languages are presented in such a way that children in school will be able to read in the Indian language, in Devanagari script, in roman script and translations into Hindi and English.
• 100 sentences are presented in audio and video form with Indian Sign Language.
• Through this programme of Bhasha Sangam learners in school will be able to get acquainted with all the languages-their scripts, pronunciation
• Available on DIKSHA, ePathshala and 22 booklets

Bhasha Sangam Mobile App

• This is an initiative of DoHE, in collaboration with MyGov
• The App has been developed by a start up Multibhashi, selected by myGov through a competition
• The App initially has 100 sentences of every day usage in 22 Indian languages. These sentences are available in both Roman script and in the script of the given language, and also in audio format. More sentences will be added to the list
• A learner will pass through stages on the basis of testing. There is also a detailed testing in the end with generation of digital certificate
• Available in both Android and iOS

EBSB Quiz App

• EBSB Quiz game is targeted toward children and youngsters of Bharat for helping them learn more about our different regions, states, culture, national Heroes, monuments, traditions, tourist locations, languages, geography, history, topography,
• It already has more than 10,000 questions as part of this quiz. The game play is simple - Play Quizzes, Learn & Achieve Grades. Moreover, this quiz has 15 different levels of toughness.
• Currently, EBSB quiz is available on android OS, iOS version will be made available soon.
• This game is currently available in English and Hindi. In the next 3 months EBSB quiz will be also available in 12 other different regional languages.

Infrastructure Development
GoI constitutes 20-member Empowered Group of Secretaries to monitor development and implementation of the PM Gati Shakti NMP

What's the NEWS

• Government of India has constituted a 20-member Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS), which will be a monitoring mechanism for the development and implementation of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP).
• The Cabinet Secretary will be its Chairperson.

• Review and monitor implementation of the Plan to ascertain the logistics efficiency accruing thereof;
• Adopt framework and norms for undertaking any amendments in the Plan
• Coordinate for any changes in the projects already included in the Plan, within the prescribed framework and norms;
• To set out a procedure and a definitive timeframe for synchronisation of various activities for construction of roads, rail, etc. along with all utility services in an area-based approach for development of infrastructure on pilot basis;
• Align various initiatives on development of a common integrated portal which serves the needs of all stakeholders;
• Issue appropriate directions for achieving the objectives and for compliance to guiding principles of the PM GatiShakti NMP and in addressing demand side requirements of concerned Ministries.
• The EGoS will also look at the interventions required to meet the demand side, in efficiently transporting bulk goods based on the requirements of various Ministries like Steel, Coal, Fertilizer etc.
• The Logistics Division will act as Secretariat to the Empowered Group of Secretaries for its Terms of Reference (ToRs).

• On November 1, the Prime Minister greeted the people of several Indian states- Kerala, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka on its Foundation Day.

• The state celebrates its formation day as 'Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava.'
• Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh and was declared an independent state by the government in 2000.

• The state which shares a border with the national capital was constituted in 1966.
• It was a result of the division of the former state of Punjab into two separate states-Punjabi-speaking Punjab and Hindi-speaking Haryana.

• On November 1 in 1956, the government merged all the Kannada language-speaking regions of south and western India to form the present state of Karnataka.
• It was initially called Mysore but was renamed 'Karnataka' in 1973.

• Kerala celebrates its founding day as Kerala Piravi Day. It was formed on November 1, 1956, long after the Independence of the country.
• Before this, Kerala was part of three major provinces and several outlying regions under various rulers.

• Situated in the heart of the country, Madhya Pradesh was formed in 1956. Before this, Bhopal, presently the capital of MP, was a separate state.
• It evolved out of the princely state of Bhopal. Later, the government merged Bhopal with the neighbouring states and formed the state, now known as Madhya Pradesh.

• In 1956, Punjab was integrated with the state of East Punjab to create a new, enlarged Indian state called simply "Punjab".
• However, after carving out Haryana state on a linguistic basis, Punjabi speaking population formed the state under Punjab Reorganisation Act (1966).

• Seven of the 11 members of the trekking team, mostly from West Bengal, were killed and two were reported missing after the team trekked from Harshil in Uttarakhand to Chitkul in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur.

• The Lamkhaga Pass (5,282 m / 17,320 ft) is one of the toughest pass which connects Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh with Harshil in Uttrakhand.
• The Lamkhaga Pass trek starts from Chitkul the last Village of sangla valley in Himachal, though it can be done from Harshil side also.
• This pass is located near Indo - Tibetan border and to cross the pass one needs to obtain inner line permit from the district administration of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh.

• A district autonomous council in Meghalaya announced that it would introduce the ‘Khasi Inheritance of Property Bill, 2021, aimed at "equitable distribution" of parental property among siblings in the Khasi community.
• If implemented, the proposed Bill would modify an age-old customary practice of inheritance of the matrilineal Khasi tribe.

• The three tribes of Meghalaya - Khasis, Jaintias, and Garos - practise a matrilineal system of inheritance. In this system, lineage and descent are traced through the mother's clan.
• In other words, children take the mother's surname, the husband moves into his wife's house, and the youngest daughter (khatduh) of the family is bequeathed the full share of the ancestral - or the clan's - property.
• The khatduh becomes the "custodian" of the land, and assumes all responsibility associated with the land, including taking care of aged parents, unmarried or destitute siblings.
• Custom also dictates that the khatduh cannot sell the property, without permission of her mother's brother (maternal uncle) - since he technically belongs to the mother's clan, through which descent is traced.

World Leaders' Summit of COP26 - highlights

• India will achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070 and reduce one billion tonnes of carbon emissions from the total projected emissions by 2030.

• The country will bring down the carbon intensity of its economy by more than 45 percent by 2030.
• Delivering the National Statement at the World Leaders' Summit of COP26 in Glasgow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, India will bring its non-fossil energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030 and it will fulfill 50 percent of its energy requirement through renewable energy by 2030.
• India constitutes 17 percent of the global population and its contribution to the emission has remained only five percent. But today, the entire world admits that India is the only major economy that has delivered on the Paris Agreement in letter and spirit.
• The climate finance and transfer of low-cost technology become even more important when India has resolved to move forward with a new commitment and new energy.
• Talking about climate finance, the Prime Minister stressed the need to put pressure on those countries that have failed to deliver on their promises about climate finance.

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