STUDYBAY TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED June 2, 2020 STUDYBAY TIMES NATIONAL Ravi Shankar Prasad launches program “Responsible AI for Youth” National Program for the youth titled “Responsible AI for Youth” has been launched by the Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, Communications and Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad to empower the youth of India with appropriate new age tech mind-set, hence making them digitally ready for the future. The program has been rolled out by National e-Governance Division, Ministry of Electronics & IT in collaboration with Intel India, along with the support from Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of Human Resource Development. National “Artificial Intelligence Portal” of India launched Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Law and Justice and Communications, Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched the National “Artificial Intelligence Portal” of India called “ai.gov.in”. It has been jointly developed by Ministry of Electronics and IT along with IT Industry. It would be responsible for sharing of resources like articles, investment funds in AI, startups, companies, resources and educational institutions related to AI, and hence will act as a one stop digital platform for AI related developments in India. GoI approves Rs 445 crore for Chhatisgarh to implement Jal Jeevan Mission The Government of India has approved Rs 445 crore for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Chhatisgarh in 2020-21. The Chhattisgarh government has prepared a roadmap to achieve 100% Functional Tap Water Connection (FHTC) by year 2023-24 under which it will provide tap connections to 20 lakh households out of the total of 45 lakh households in the State. The state has prioritised to focus on water scarce areas, SC/ ST dominated habitations/ villages, quality-affected areas, Sansad Adarsh Gramin Yojana villages, aspirational districts. Carat India appoints Anita Kotwani as its Chief Executive Officer Anita Kotwani has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Carat India, a media agency owned by Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN). Taking over as CEO of the media agency, she will work towards Carat India’s strategic progress and business growth nationally. She will also help the media agency to deliver enhanced integrated solutions to clients by focusing on developing and leading significant tools as well as capabilities within the agency. PM Modi launches Video Blogging contest “My Life My Yoga” A Video Blogging Contest titled “My Life My Yoga” (also called “Jeevan Yoga”) has been launched by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “My Life My Yoga” is a joint effort by the Ministry of AYUSH and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). The contest is open to all participants across the world. The participants will be able to submit their entries via various social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. 1 STUDYBAY TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED June 2, 2020 INTERNATIONAL 'Bullying Its Neighbours': US Foreign Affairs Panel Slams 'Chinese Aggression' Against India Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday slammed China for the triggering a border dispute with India and said "once again China is willing to bully its neighbours." The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs strongly urged China to use diplomacy and existing mechanisms to resolve its border issues with India. "I am extremely concerned by the ongoing Chinese aggression along the Line of Actual Control on the India-China border. China is demonstrating once again that it is willing to bully its neighbours rather than resolve conflicts according to international law," Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs said in a statement. US President Donald Trump Threatens To Deploy Military To Quell Protests Amid racial unrest across the nation, President Donald Trump on Monday declared himself "the president of law and order" and threatened to deploy the United States military to American cities to quell a rise of violent protests. As Trump spoke, an incredible TV split screen developed around the White House. While he addressed the nation in the White House's idyllic Rose Garden, a series of military vehicles rolled out front on Pennsylvania Avenue and military police and law enforcement clashed with protesters at Lafayette Park. Trump said he would mobilize "thousands and thousands" of soldiers to keep the peace if governors did not use the National Guard to shut down the protests. US Protests: Thousands March In New Zealand As World Extends Solidarity, Calls For Change Several thousand people marched in New Zealand's largest city on Monday to protest the killing of George Floyd in the U.S. as well as to stand up against police violence and racism in their own country. Many people around the world have watched with growing unease at the civil unrest in the U.S. after the latest in a series of police killings of black men and women. Floyd died on May 25 in Minneapolis after a white police officer pressed his knee on Floyd's neck until he stopped breathing. The officer was fired and charged with murder. The protesters in Auckland marched to the U.S. Consulate, where they kneeled. They held banners with slogans like “I can't breathe” and “The real virus is racism.” References https://www.outlookindia.com/website/section/business/18/ 2 STUDYBAY TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED June 2, 2020 ARTICLES ANCIENT INDIAN UNIVERSITIES SHARDA PEETH UNIVERSITY An ancient temple and cultural site Sharada Peeth is located in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir region. It is said that it is one of the three famous holy sites for Kashmiri Pandits, the others are Martand Sun Temple in Anantnag and the Amarnath Temple. Do you know about Sharada Peeth, when it was established, who established it, is Sharada Peeth was a university also etc. Some accounts states that during the reign of Emperor Ashoka, Sharada Peeth was established in 237 B.C. So, it is almost 5000 years old ancient temple and also a centre of learning which was dedicated to the Hindu goddess of learning. According to another account this temple was built during the rule of Kushans early 1st century. While other account says that Buddhists had a strong involvement in the Sharada region but to support the claim researchers didn't find any evidence. Faiz ur Rehman Case Study of Sharada Temple states that Raja Lalitaditya had built the Sharada Peeth for containing the religious and political influence of Buddhism. This claim is supported because Lalitaditya was a master of building massive temples. Sharada Peeth stands on the bank of Neelam River close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) at a distance of around 140 km from Muzaffarabad and 30 km from Kupwara. According to some ancient accounts, the height of the temple is 142 feet and width is 94.6 feet. The outer walls of the temple are 6 ft. wide and 11 ft. long. Arches are of 8 ft. height. But the structure is damaged. temple Sharada is also regarded as a Shakti Peeth a shrine built on places where body parts of Devi Sati had fallen while being carried by her husband Lord Shiva. Therefore, it is one of 18 Maha Shakti Peethas or Grand Shakti Peethas, a highly revered temple throughout South Asia. Sharada Peeth means "the seat of Sharada" which is the Kashmiri name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati. Sharada Peeth is said to be an ancient centre of learning where the texts written by Panini and other grammarians were stored. Therefore, this place is regarded as a major centre of higher learning of Vedic works, scriptures and commentaries. One of the country's oldest universities known as Sharada University also stand here which is famous for his own script that is Sharada and it is said that earlier it has around 5,000 scholars and the biggest library of that time. Sharada Peeth was also valued by scholars across the Indian subcontinent for its library. Reference- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharada_Peeth https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/interesting-facts-about-sharada-peeth-corridor-1553691631-1 3 STUDYBAY TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED June 2, 2020 ARTICLES INDIAN WARRIORS – BRIG. MOHAMMAD USMAN Brigadier Mohammad Usman was born on July 15, 1912. On the 19 March 1935, as a young officer he was appointed to the Indian Army and posted to the 5th battalion of the 10th Baluch Regiment During the partition of India, Brig Usman, being a Muslim officer in the Baluch Regiment, was under intense pressure from the Pakistani leadership to opt for the Pakistan Army. However, despite the fact he was promised a future position as the Pakistan Army Chief, he was unconvinced. When the Baluch Regiment was allotted to Pakistan, Brig Usman was transferred to the Dogra Regiment. In 1947 Pakistan sent tribal irregulars into the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in an attempt to capture it and accede it to Pakistan. Brig Mohammad Usman, then commanding the 77th Parachute Brigade, was sent to command the 50th Parachute Brigade, which was deployed at Jhangar in December 1947. On 25 December 1947, with the odds stacked heavily against the brigade, Pakistani forces captured Jhangar. Located at the junction of roads coming from Mirpur and Kotli, Jhangar was of strategic importance. On that day Brig Usman took a vow to recapture Jhangar a feat he accomplished three months later, but at the cost of his own life. In January–February 1948 Brig Usman repulsed fierce attacks on Nowshera and Jhangar, both highly strategic locations in Jammu and Kashmir. During the defence of Nowshera against overwhelming odds and numbers, Indian forces inflicted around 2000 casualties on the Pakistanis (about 1000 dead and 1000 wounded) while Indian forces suffered only 33 dead and 102 wounded.