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1. On the occasion of Good Governance Day, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launches the Extended Version of Mission Karmayogi.
| Topic: GS2 – Governance – Government Policies The launch of Mission Karmayogi is important from UPSC perspective because it emphasises technology-driven civil servant capacity building for efficient governance and citizen-centric reforms. |
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- Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched the Extended Version of Mission Karmayogi on Good Governance Day in New Delhi.
- Three new features introduced on the iGOT Karmayogi platform: My iGOT, Blended Programs, and Curated Programs.
- The Union Minister also launched 12 domain-specific capacity-building e-learning courses.
- A new blended learning program named VIKAS (Variable & Immersive Karmayogi Advanced Support) was introduced.
- Dr Jitendra Singh emphasized the optimum use of technology for timely service delivery to the common man.
- Mission Karmayogi aims to groom civil servants to be more technology-enabled, innovative, progressive, and transparent.
- The focus is on ‘Maximum Governance and Minimum Government,‘ with technology seen as the key to good governance.
- Initiatives for women employees, such as special maternity leave, Child Care Leave (CCL), and special allowance, were mentioned.
- The Good Governance Week/Day has been celebrated since 2014 to promote citizen-centric, efficient, and transparent governance.
- Details of the new features on Mission Karmayogi platform:
- My iGOT provides targeted training courses based on individual officers’ capacity-building needs.
- Blended Programs combine traditional offline classroom courses with online learning for equitable access.
- Curated Programs cater to diverse learning needs with tailored content, resources, and assessments.
- VIKAS is a blended learning program for middle management civil servants in the Central Secretariat, consisting of 33 hours online and 30 hours offline training.
| PYQ: e-governance, as a critical tool of governance, has ushered in effectiveness, transparency and accountability in governments. What inadequacies hamper the enhancement of these features? (UPSC CSE (M) GS-2 2023) (150 words/10 m) |
| Practice Question: “The traditional bureaucratic structure and culture have hampered the process of socio-economic development in India.” Comment. (150 words/10 m) |
2. Milli-second burst detected by AstroSat in new high magnetic field neutron star can help understand such stellar entities.
| Topic: GS3 – Science and Technology – Space AstroSat’s discovery of X-ray bursts from a magnetar contributes to understanding extreme astrophysical conditions, relevant for UPSC space science. |
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- AstroSat, India’s first multi-wavelength space-based observatory, detects sub-second X-ray bursts from a unique neutron star (magnetar).
- Magnetars have ultrahigh magnetic fields over one quadrillion times stronger than Earth’s.
- The magnetar, SGR J1830-0645, discovered by NASA’s Swift spacecraft, is studied by AstroSat.
- Scientists from Raman Research Institute and University of Delhi use LAXPC and SXT instruments on AstroSat for analysis.
- Key findings include the detection of 67 short sub-second X-ray bursts, with the brightest lasting about 90 milliseconds.
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| PYQ: With reference to ‘Astrosat’, the astronomical observatory launched by India, which of the following statements is/are correct? (UPSC Prelims 2016) i) Other than USA and Russia, India is the only country to have launched a similar observatory into space. ii) Astrosat is a 2000 kg satellite placed in an orbit at 1650 km above the surface of the Earth. Select the correct answer using the code given below: A. i Only B. ii Only C. Both i and ii D. Neither i or ii Answer: Option D |
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