current affairs 31 July 2022

Chhattisgarh CM govt launched "Mahtari Nyay Rath".

• The Chhattisgarh Women Commission has organised Mukhyamantri Mahtari Nyay Rath Yatra to make the women of the state aware of their constitutional rights and laws.
• CM Bhupesh Baghel has flag off the Mukhyamantri Mahtari Nyay Rath (chariots) on the occasion of Hareli Tihaar festival.
• The Information regarding women's rights and concerning laws spread through short films, messages and brochures.
• Chairperson of Chhattisgarh women’s commission: Dr. Kiranmayi Nayak

Tamil Nadu govt launched "Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme".

• Chief Minister of The Tamil Nadu, M K Stalin has announced to roll out a breakfast scheme for state-run school children of Classes 1 to 5.
• The project incurs the cost of Rs 33.56 crores.
• The breakfast meal included sambar and vegetables, will be provided to children in all working schools.
• Every student is to be provided a 150-500 gram breakfast with sambar with vegetables.
• Tamil Nadu Capital: Chennai; Governor: RN Ravi

Kerala govt to launch online cab service "Kerala Savari".

• The Kerala government is set to launch its own e-taxi service named Kerala Savari from August.
• This online taxi hiring service is being rolled out by the state Labour Department which is linking the existing auto-taxi networks in the state.
• Aim: To ensure safe and dispute-free travel for the public at affordable rates prevailing in the state.
• The new service would be launched in a function to be held at Kanakakkunnu Palace.
• Kerala Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan

IIT Madras launches "Nilekani Centre at AI4Bharat".

• The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) has launched the Nilekani Centre at AI4Bharat with an aim to advance the state of Indian language technology.
• AI4Bharat, is an initiative to build open-source language (Artificial Intelligence) AI for Indian languages.
• The centre has made several cutting-edge resources open-source for mass public use and can be downloaded from their webpage.

Savitri Jindal becomes the richest woman in Asia.

• According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Savitri Jindal (72, Indian) has become the richest women in Asia with $11.3 billion fortune.
• She replaced China's Yang Huiya, with the net worth of $11.0bn.
• Huiyan, who controls largest real estate developer Country Garden Holdings of China has lost half of his wealth drop from nearly $24 billion last year to $11 billion.
• Savitri Jindal became the chairperson of the Jindal Group, after the death of her husband OP Jindal.