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01St April 2021 – PIB Summaries Shiksha IAS Best IAS Coaching in Bangalore 01st April 2021 – PIB Summaries Shiksha IAS https://iasshiksha.com/pib-summaries/01st-april-2021-pib-summaries/ 01ST APRIL 2021 – PIB SUMMARIES Posted on April 5, 2021 by admin Page: 1 Best IAS Coaching in Bangalore 01st April 2021 – PIB Summaries Shiksha IAS https://iasshiksha.com/pib-summaries/01st-april-2021-pib-summaries/ Utkala Dibasa Context: The PM greeted the people of Odisha on Utkala Dibasa. Details: Utkala Dibasa or Odisha Day is observed on 1 April every year to mark the formation of the state as a separate state out of Bihar and Orissa Province in 1936. At that time, Koraput and Ganjam were also added from the Madras Presidency. The leaders of the movement demanding a separate state for all the Odia-speaking regions were Madhusudan Das, Gopabandhu Das, Maharaja Sri Ram Chandra Bhanj Deo and others. This Day is also known as Vishuva Milan. Exercise SHANTIR OGROSHENA 2021 Context: Indian Army to participate in Exercise SHANTIR OGROSHENA, a multinational military exercise in Bangladesh. About Ex Shantir Ogroshena: Multinational Military Exercise SHANTIR OGROSHENA 2021 (Front Runner of the Peace) will be held at Bangladesh to commemorate the birth centenary of Bangladesh ‘Father of the Nation’ Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The DOGRA Regiment will participate in the exercise along with a contingent of the Royal Bhutan Army, the Sri Lankan Army and the Bangladesh Army in April 2021. The theme of the exercise is “Robust Peace Keeping Operations”. Military observers from the USA, UK, Turkey, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Singapore will also be in attendance throughout the exercise. Joint Logistics Node Context: Page: 2 Best IAS Coaching in Bangalore 01st April 2021 – PIB Summaries Shiksha IAS https://iasshiksha.com/pib-summaries/01st-april-2021-pib-summaries/ The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) operationalised and dedicated to the Services 3rd Joint Logistics Node (JLN) in Mumbai. Details: The third JLN was operationalised as part of measures to boost tri-service integration and resource optimisation. The JLN would enhance joint interoperability between the Services and go a long way in improving the logistics processes of the Armed Forces. According to a Defence Ministry statement, these JLNs will provide integrated logistics cover to the armed forces for their small arms ammunition, rations, fuel, general stores, civil hired transport, aviation clothing, spares and also engineering support in an effort to synergise their operational efforts. The initiative would accrue advantages in terms of saving of manpower, economise utilisation of resources, besides financial savings. Background: JLNs are an important step in logistics integration of the three services. The Joint Operations Division (JOD) under the aegis of Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (Hq IDS) actively pursued and enabled establishment of the JLNs as the first concrete step towards logistics integration of the Tri-Service. In January 2021, the JLNs in Guwahati and Tri-Services, Andaman and Nicobar Command, Port Blair, were operationalised. National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Context: Union Education Minister launches “MyNEP2020” platform of NCTE Portal. Details: The platform seeks to invite suggestions/inputs/membership from the stakeholders for preparing draft for the development of National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) and National Mission for Mentoring Program membership (NMM). About NCTE: The NCTE in its previous form was established in 1973 as an advisory body for the Central and State Governments on all matters pertaining to teacher education. It was not a separate Page: 3 Best IAS Coaching in Bangalore 01st April 2021 – PIB Summaries Shiksha IAS https://iasshiksha.com/pib-summaries/01st-april-2021-pib-summaries/ institution but a department under the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). It was established as a statutory body in 1995 in accordance with the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993. It was given statutory authority as envisaged under the National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986 since it could not perform essential regulatory functions effectively in its earlier form. Objectives: Coordinate the academic activities on teacher education Develop Curriculum Frameworks and Model Syllabi Prepare guidelines for conducting academic activities in TEIs Conduct research in the field of Teacher Education Provide resource support in the field of Teacher Education Develop database on various aspects of Teacher Education Page: 4 Best IAS Coaching in Bangalore 01st April 2021 – PIB Summaries Shiksha IAS https://iasshiksha.com/pib-summaries/01st-april-2021-pib-summaries/ There are no comments yet. Page: 5.
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