Economic cooperation between India and Taiwan
- India and Taiwan signed a migration and mobility agreement that will facilitate the employment of Indian workers in Taiwan.
- Though India and Taiwan do not have formal diplomatic ties, the bilateral trade relations have been growing deeper.
- The total investment of Taiwanese enterprises in India is around $4 billion, covering areas including footwear, machinery, automobile components, ICT products, etc.
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- migration and mobility agreement
- Taiwan
Aarogya-Doctors on Wheels
- "Aarogya-Doctors on Wheels" initiative is launched for the Udhampur district of J&K.
- It is an Artificial Intelligence-driven Tele Clinic to provide healthcare facilities in far flung areas of the region.
- Herein a patient can narrate his illness or complaint in native language and the AI doctor understands the language and responds to the patient in the same language.
- This free telemedicine facility overcomes the problems of ‘Accessibility, Availability and Affordability'.
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- Tele Clinic
- telemedicine
- AI
Water discovered on Asteroids
- Asteroids named Iris and Massalia (rich in silicate) were found to emit the unique wavelength that “unambiguously” indicated the presence of water molecules.
- Discovery was made by studying SOFIA's observations.
- SOFIA was NASA’s airborne astronomical observatory that was retired in 2022.
- Discovery was made by studying SOFIA's observations.
- Asteroids
- They are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun. They are much smaller than planets.
- Significance of water on asteroids
- Can shed light on how water was delivered to Earth.
- Could be helpful in search for extraterrestrial life.
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- Iris
- Massalia
- SOFIA
- Asteroids
Jnanpith Award
- The 58th Jnanpith Award for the year 2023 has been awarded to Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya ji for Sanskrit and Shri Gulzar for Urdu.
- Jnanpith Award
- The Award has been given by Bharatiya Jnanpith annually since 1965 for outstanding contributions to Indian literature.
- Bharatiya Jnanpith, formally established in 1944, is one of the premier literary organizations and publication houses in India.
- Recognized as the highest literary award.
- Conferred for literature in Indian languages and English.
- The Award has been given by Bharatiya Jnanpith annually since 1965 for outstanding contributions to Indian literature.
- Presented by Presidents, Prime Ministers and international celebrities.