current affairs 01 September 2022

Telangana AI Mission 4 startups to represent India at G20 DIN.

• The Telangana AI Mission (T-AIM) has announced that four of its startups have been selected by MeitY to represent India at the G20 Digital Innovation Network (DIN).
• Four startup: Arficus, Edubuk, Eunimart, and MayaMD supported by Revv Up programme.
• T-AIM is an initiative of Government of Telangana and supported by NASSCOM.
• Revv Up is a free-of-equity-or-cost acceleration program by T-AIM.
• The G-20 DIN will be held at Bali International Convention Center, Bali, Indonesia.

NCRB releases 2021 report on Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India.

• The Home ministry has released Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India (ADSI) and Crime in India (CII) reports for 2021, were published by NCRB.
• Findings:
• Deaths by suicide has increased in India by 7.2% from 2020.
• Report says every year more than 1,00,000 people die by suicide in the country.
• Majority of suicides: Maharashtra, TN, MP, WB and Karnataka.
• Delhi has reported the highest number of suicides among UTs.
• Highest rate of crime against women in 2021: Assam
• J&K has one of the fastest growing horticulture markets in the country.

Uttarakhand CM launches CM Udyman Khiladi Unnayan Yojana.

• Uttarakhand CM, Pushkar Singh Dhami has launched CM Udyman Khiladi Unnayan Yojana on the occasion of National Sports Day.
• The Chief Minister Sports Development Fund will be set up to offer financial benefits to the students.
• Under the scheme:
• A sports scholarship of Rs 1500/ month will be provided to budding sportspersons between the age group of 8 -14 year.
• Players of 14 to 23 years will be given scholarships
• Malchang game will be included in the game policy.

J&K Police launches online mobile application "JK Ecop".

• The Jammu and Kashmir Police has launched online mobile application named JK Ecop, an easy-to-use interface to facilitate common people.
• This mobile app enables the citizens to use a host of services ranging from registering a complaint to downloading a copy of FIR.
• A citizen can make requests like obtaining a character certificate, employee verification, event performance, or tenant/PG verification through this app.
• Director General of Police, J&K: Dilbag Singh.

UGC to launch "e-Samadhan" portal to address student grievances.

• The University Grants Commission (UGC) will launch a new student grievance redressal platform named e-Samadhan.
• Aim: This platform will address all the students' problems online.
• Definite timelines for addressing issues:
• For student-related matters, the deadline has been fixed at 10 working days
• For teaching and non-teaching issues, the issue needs to be addressed within 15 days
• For any matter related to the university or college, a time limit of 20 days is allowed