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- 09 Aug 2023
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World Tribal Day 2023
- The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, also known as World Tribal Day, is observed annually on August 9, as per a resolution by the UN General Assembly in December 1994.
- This date commemorates the inaugural meeting of the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Working Group on Indigenous Populations in 1982, highlighting its significance in promoting and safeguarding the rights of indigenous populations worldwide.
- The theme of World Tribal Day in 2023 is "Indigenous Youth as Agents of Change for Self-determination."
- The day is necessary since indigenous peoples are frequently among the most underprivileged racial and ethnic groupings in society.
- The UN estimates that although indigenous people make up less than 5% of the global population, they are responsible for 15% of the world's poorest people.
Read more: World Tribal Day, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)
Quit India Movement Day 2023
- The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement or Bharat Chodo Andolan, was a significant civil disobedience movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi and supported by Indian National Congress on 8th August 1942 with the aim to end British colonial rule in India and achieve full independence.
- The year 2023 marks the 81st anniversary of the Quit India movement.
- On this day, August 8th, 1942, Gandhi gave the famous "Do or Die" speech, at the Gowalia Tank Maidan, now popularly known as August Kranti Maidan.
- The slogan ‘Quit India’ was coined by Yusuf Meherally, a socialist and trade unionist who also served as Mayor of Mumbai.
- Meherally had also coined the slogan “Simon Go Back”.
Read more: Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi
Enhanced Transparency in Mahatma Gandhi NREGS through E-Attendance
Recently, the Union Ministry of State for Rural Development provided valuable insights into the E-attendance in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
- To bolster transparency in the scheme's execution across various states and union territories, a mandate has been established requiring the use of the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) App.
- This app captures attendance with geo-tagged, two time-stamped photographs of workers engaged in the scheme's activities, except for individual beneficiary works.
- Offline mode enables the capture of morning attendance and photographs, with later uploads when a network connection is available.
- This requirement, effective from January 1, 2023, not only fosters citizen oversight of the program but also expedites payment processing.
- The responsibility of recording attendance and photos lies with worksite supervisors, who employ the NMMS App for this purpose.
Read more: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
India's Defence Ministry Adopts 'Maya' OS for Enhanced Cybersecurity
India's Defence Ministry has decided to replace the Microsoft Operating System (OS) on internet-connected computers with a new OS called Maya, developed locally based on open-source Ubuntu.
- The transition to Maya is aimed at bolstering security without disrupting user experience, as it offers an interface and functionality similar to Windows.
- This move comes in response to the escalating incidents of cyberattacks.
- Alongside Maya's implementation, a comprehensive 'end point detection and protection system,' Chakravyuh, is also being introduced to fortify these systems.
Read more: Rising up to Cyber Security Challenges
