current affairs 24 April 2022

Jammu and kashmir chief Secretary launches e-library initiative "e-Kitab Kosh".

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta launched e-Kitab Kosh, an online library initiative of the information technology department for providing access to a repository of learning resources in five languages.
The online library can be accessed at www.elibrary.jk.gov.in.
The e-Kitab Kosh is envisioned for providing access to a virtual repository of learning resources in five languages of English, Hindi, Urdu, Dogri and Kashmiri.

Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to install L-Route server for uninterrupted internet services.
This server with uninterrupted internet connectivity will help the state government to provide its flagship digital services and implement e-governance.
This will strengthen the Internet infrastructure in Rajasthan and improve the resilience and security of all Internet-based operations.
This new server has been installed in collaboration with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) at Bhamashah State Data Center, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
There are currently three J-Route servers in Mumbai, New Delhi, and Gorakhpur in India, and two L-Route servers in Kolkata and Mumbai.
But the L-Route server installed in Rajasthan is the first, which has been deployed at the state level.

The Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Jammu, and Kashmir launched the Jan Nigrani app under the e-Governance initiative.
The purpose of this app is to help people to register complaints related to various schemes online.
The App Is A 24×7 Internet-Based Platform Aimed At Reporting And Resolving The Grievances Of The Residents Of J&K Against Various Government Schemes Launched By The Department.
The App Will Be Available on Google’s Play Store, From Where It Can Be Downloaded.

Physicist Ajay Kumar Sood of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore has been appointed as new Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the government.
Seventy-year-old Sood is currently an honorary professor at IISc Bangalore.
He is also serving as a member of the Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.
He was honoured with Padma Shri in 2013.

Karnataka government decided to name Shivamogga airport after former chief minister and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa.
The proposal will now be forwarded to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
The airport, with international standard facilities, will be inaugurated in December this year.
The Shivamogga airport will have the second longest runway in Karnataka after Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru.