Daily Current Affairs Quiz 14 May 2023

a) Football

After the offside, handball is the most contested rule in football. A handball is an offence in football which ensues when an outfield player touches the ball with their hand or arm, or a goalkeeper outside of their penalty box.

c) All India Radio

The Indian Government recently announced that the public broadcaster, All India Radio, will be exclusively referred to as the Akashvani.
Previously, these two names were used interchangeably. With a network of over 262 radio stations, All India Radio is available to 92 per cent of India’s area and nearly all its population.

a) Telangana

The Telangana government launched State Robotics Framework, a first-of-its-kind policy in India, aimed at creating a sustainable robotics ecosystem and to position the state as a leader in the field of robotics. The framework is a comprehensive roadmap that outlines the state’s vision for the development of the robotics ecosystem in the state and contributing to the growth of the industry in the country, an official release said. The framework was developed by the Emerging Technologies Wing of the ITE&C Department of Telangana in collaboration with the All India Robotics Association and inputs from academia, industry experts and stakeholders.

Telangana has become the first state in the country to launch a state robotics framework with a vision to create a sustainable robotics ecosystem.

c) Neither 1 nor 2

SAKSHAM is a dedicated and unified platform for providing online training and medical education to all health professionals in the country. This digital learning platform will ensure inclusive capacity building of health professionals from primary health centres located in rural and remote areas all the way up to tertiary care and corporate hospitals in metropolitan cities. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.

Currently SAKSHAM: LMIS is hosting more than 200 public health and 100 clinical courses through online mode. Health professionals can register themselves for these courses on the portal and get the certification after undergoing requisite training and qualifying the required assessment criteria. This digital learning platform has been developed by the National Institute of Health & Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.

Union Health Ministry launched SAKSHAM Learning Management Information System.

b) Uttar Pradesh

The School Health Program was launched recently by the Urban Development Department and Lucknow Smart City.
This initiative makes Uttar Pradesh the first state in the country to provide digital health cards for children.