1st December 2021 Current

 


·        ITU performed Joint Drill on 1st December :

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Department of Telecommunications operating under the Ministry of Communications performed Joint Cyber Drill. This drill is conducted for Critical Network Infrastructure operators in India. This Infrastructure includes systems, assets and networks that are essential to ensure the safety of a country. Improvement of cyber security measures, protection and incident response capability of the country is the only aim of this drill. During this drill, the cyber attacks and information security incidents were simulated. And the participants were trained to defend and respond against such incidents. Thus, the drill helped to test the cyber capabilities of an organization.

 

·        Withdrawal of Char Dham Act :

The Uttarakhand Government recently withdrew the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Act, which was legislated by the Uttarakhand State Assembly in 2019. This act constituted Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Board. It brought Char Dham of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri and 49 other temples under its range. Pushkar Singh Dhami, the chief minister of Uttarakhand was the chairman of the board and Satpal Maharaj, the Minister of Religious Affairs was the vice chairman. Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Board was responsible for management of temples; it had powers to frame policies, sanction expenditure, budget formulation and also had powers to give directions for the safe custody of temple jewellery and properties. The act was proposed with the aim of repairing the temples. According to the Protestants, Priests, pandas and Rawals who were associated with affairs of temples says, the Government wants to take control over the financial and policy decisions of the temple.

 

·        Varanasi – The First City to Start Ropeway Service:

India has become the third country in the world to start ropeway service as a mode of public transport after Bolivia and Mexico. Varanasi, a city in Uttar Pradesh proposed a ropeway to be constructed between Cantt Railway Station (Varanasi Junction) to Church Square (Godauliya) covering an aerial distance of 3.45 km, to ease the traffic congestion. This project will cost over Rs 400 crore which is divided between Central Government and State Government in 80:20 ratio. This ropeway will reduce the journey between two stations to only 15 minutes. At the height of 45 meters, 220 trolleys will run in a gap of 90 seconds to 120 seconds. Around 4000 people will be able to travel in one direction at a time. It is estimated that this project will be completed in 24 months.

 

·        BSF 57th Raising Day:

The Border Security Force (BSF) celebrated its 57th Raising Day. Border Security Force is a country’s border guarding organization on its border with Bangladesh and Pakistan. Border Security Force (BSF) is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of India, while others are Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Border Security Force (BSF) was raised in the wake of 1965 War on 1 December 1965. The Border Security Force (BSF) in a tweet wrote, “01 December 2021 on #BSFDay2021 as we turn 57, our ‘journey’ in the service of the motherland continues for eternity. It is an honor to serve and protect. A promise we shall forever keep: Jeevan Paryant Kartavya.”

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