CONTENTS
- New Year Festivals
- Anti-Human Trafficking Cell
New Year Festivals
Focus: GS I- Festivals, Facts for Prelims
Why in News?
The President of India greeted the people on the eve of “ Chaitra Sukladi, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand, Navreh and Sajibu Cheiraoba.”.
- These festivals of the spring season mark the beginning of the traditional new year in India.
Chaitra Sukladi:
- It is the start of the Vikram Samvat, widely known as the Vedic [Hindu] calendar’s new year.
- Vikram Samvat commemorates the day when Emperor Vikramaditya conquered the Sakas, invaded Ujjain, and declared the beginning of a new era.
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Anti-Human Trafficking Cell
GS II- Governance
Why in News?
Recently, The National Commission for Women launched an Anti-Human Trafficking Cell.
About Anti-Human Trafficking Cell:
- The Cell has been set up with an aim of increasing awareness among law enforcement officials and to facilitate their capacity building.
- The Cell will conduct Gender Sensitization Trainings and Workshops in combating human trafficking for police officers and for prosecutors at regional, state and district level.
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