10 November 2018: UPSC Exam PIB Summary & Analysis

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Vice President of India addressing the Indian Diaspora at UNSECO in Paris, France

Highlights of his speech:

• India has always been a voice for peace and non-violence from time immemorial.
• Peace is the only pre-requisite for progress, in an inter-dependent world, progress can be achieved only through dialogue and understanding.
• The contributions of the Diaspora in the fields of science and technology, industry, agriculture, art, culture, governance or politics, their strong contributions and successes are as much a matter of pride for France, the country of their settlement, as they are for India, the country of their origin.
• Persons of Indian origin and Indians abroad have excelled in many areas of French public life, with many as members in the French Parliament as well as in the European Parliament.
• He said that the introduction of Goods and Service Tax was a major step to have seamless and efficient national market and added that it would make it easier for businesses to establish and grow in India.
• Matters such as usage of information and communication technologies to improve access to education, enhancing the quality of teaching-learning process and teacher development programmes, strengthening educational planning and management, and improving monitoring systems.

His later activities:

• He will also be participating at a global event at Arc d’ Trionphe in which he will pay homage to the martyrs of World War I. 
• He will also inaugurate the Indian Armed Forces Memorial at Villers Guislain as a tribute to several thousands of Indian soldiers whose gallantry and dedication have earned worldwide recognition.

Global IT challenge for youth with disabilities 2018

Objective:

• To leverage IT skills among youth with disabilities and also to spread awareness about the application of Information and Computer Technology (ICT) in enhancing the quality of life of persons with disabilities especially in Asia-Pacific region.
• It is a capacity building project that helps youth with disabilities to overcome their limitations and challenge themselves for a better future by providing them with access to ICT and related experiences, improving their ability to leverage information and social participation while setting ICT agendas for participant countries related to disabilities and boosting international cooperation and exchange.

Context:

• India has nominated twelve youth with disabilities to participate in the event.
• These youth with disabilities have been selected on the basis of the National IT Challenge conducted by the Ministry through NIT, Kurukshetra in June, 2018.

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