CONTENTS
- World Summit of Information Society 2022
- National Air Sport Policy 2022
- PM Gati Shakti
World Summit of Information Society 2022
Focus: Facts for Prelims
Why in News?
The Minister of Communications recently attended the opening ceremony of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, where India demonstrated its telecom prowess in multilateral and bilateral engagements.
Details:
- India’s participation coincides with its re-election to the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) Council for the period 2023-2026.
- Since 1869, India has been a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and has been actively participating in the Union’s operations and activities.
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National Air Sport Policy 2022
Focus: GS II- Government policies and Interventions
Why in News?
The Minister of Civil Aviation launched National Air Sport Policy 2022 (NASP 2022).
About NASP 2022:
NASP 2022 lays out the vision of making India as one of the top sports nations by 2030, by providing a safe, affordable, accessible, enjoyable and sustainable air sports ecosystem in India.
Air sports:
- Air sports, as the names suggests, encompasses various sports activities involving the medium of air.
- These include sports like air-racing, aerobatics, aero modeling, hang gliding, paragliding, para motoring and skydiving etc.
- India has the potential to be among the leading nations in the world of air sports.
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PM Gati Shakti
Focus: GS II- Welfare schemes
Why in News?
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles said that the world will emulate the example of PM Gati Shakti in the coming years.
About PM Gati Shakti:
- It will incorporate the infrastructure schemes of various Ministries and State Governments like Bharatmala, Sagarmala, inland waterways, dry/land ports, UDAN etc.
- Economic Zones like textile clusters, pharmaceutical clusters, defence corridors, electronic parks, industrial corridors, fishing clusters, agri zones will be covered to improve connectivity & make Indian businesses more competitive.
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