Passport to Earning (P2E) Initiative
UNICEF’s P2E Initiative in India has certified over one million young individuals in financial literacy and digital productivity, with a noteworthy 62 percent being adolescent girls and young women.
- It is an e-learning solution which empower youth with relevant skills and abilities to thrive.
- Aim – To deliver long-term sustainable skilling to 5 million youth in age group of 14-29 in India by 2024.
- It is aligned with National Education Policy 2020.
Pontus Tectonic Plate
A long-lost tectonic plate named ‘Pontus’ which disappeared 20 million years ago was discovered in Borneo.
- Plate Location – Present-day South China Sea.
- Early Movement shrank steadily over its lifespan, finally getting pushed under the Australian plate to the south and China to the north.
- Significance – revealed planet’s paleogeography and climate have changed over time etc.
Data Analytics Dashboard and Poorvottar Sampark Setu Portal
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) has launched two portals namely Data Analytics Dashboard and Poorvottar Sampark Setu Portal.
- DoNER Data Analytics Dashboard has data of 112 schemes across 55 Departments and Ministries, will help in Data-driven decision-making; Ease of operations; Centralized monitoring, etc.
- Poorvottar Sampark Setu portal: It generates a curated list of Ministers who can be nominated for a fortnightly visit of Union Ministers to North east region.
Goan cashew (Kernel)
Goan cashew gets the geographical indication (GI) tag.
- Origin: Native to northeast Brazil
- Introduced to Goa by Portuguese in 1570.
- It occupies largest area among horticultural crops in Goa. (Leading producer of cashew nuts: Maharashtra)
- Soil: Well-drained deep sandy loam soils.