Department of School Education and Literacy, Secretary, Sanjay Kumar today inaugurated the month-long “Summer Fiesta 2024” at the National Bal Bhavan, New Delhi. Addressing the event, Mr. Kumar emphasized the significance of such interactive and innovative programmes in nurturing young minds. He said that along with academics, these types of extracurricular activities are equally important for children to become successful in the future. Further, he exhorted children to be curious and to explore things around them.

Summer Fiesta is a month-long camp comprising over 30 types of different activities for children aged between 5 to 16 years. It promises a myriad of engaging and innovative activities in the fields of Creative and Performing Arts, Science, and more, ensuring that every child finds something intriguing to explore and learn. The event will also feature eminent artists and guests who will participate in these special programmes, sharing their experiences and delivering captivating performances to inspire the children.

Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) has been recognized for its exceptional contributions to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Non-Fossil Fuel (NF) business category at the Outlook Planet Sustainability Summit & Awards 2024, held in Goa. Smt. Parminder Chopra, Chairperson & Managing Director of PFC, received the award from Shri V. Srinivas, Secretary of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India. The event was attended by officials from the Department of Public Enterprises, IIT Goa, and Outlook.

Indian mountaineer Satyadeep Gupta has scripted history by becoming the first person to scale Mt. Everest and Mt. Lhotse twice in one season. He also set another record by being the first Indian to traverse from Mt. Everest to Mt. Lhotse in 11 hours and 15 minutes. According to the organizers, Gupta conquered the 8,516 metre-high Mt. Lhotse on Monday at noon, followed by a triumphant ascent of the towering 8,849 metre high Mt. Everest at 12:45 am, midnight.

This historic achievement marks the first Double Dual Ascent of the world’s highest and the fourth highest peaks in a single season. He was accompanied by climbing guides Pastemba Sherpa and Nima Ungdi Sherpa.

Gupta had previously summited Mt Everest on May 21 and Mt Lhotse on May 22.

Considering major issues faced by migrant workers in emigration process, three government bodies came together to create a synergy to provide the eMigrate services through Common Services Centres (CSCs) across the country.

Ministry External Affairs (MEA), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and CSC eGovernance Services India Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a synergy between CSC SPV and MEA to provide the eMigrate services through CSCs.

The MoU was signed with the intention of broadening safe and legal migration pathways, specifically to guard against unscrupulous individuals taking advantage of Indian nationals seeking work abroad, the release added.

In the realm of democracy, the media stands as the fourth pillar, with journalism serving as the conduit through which we are kept abreast of the state’s current affairs. Journalists labour tirelessly, ensuring prompt delivery of news right to our doorsteps.

Whether through newspapers, TV channels, or the pervasive influence of social media, the power of journalism to shape opinions cannot be understated. It plays a pivotal role in broadening our perspectives and fostering informed discourse.

Hindi journalism, or vernacular journalism, plays a crucial role in enabling individuals to access information in a language that resonates with them. This accessibility has facilitated the widespread dissemination of knowledge across the nation, reaching every corner of the country.

New research indicates the sun’s magnetic field originates much closer to the surface than previously thought, a finding that could help predict periods of extreme solar storms like the ones that slammed Earth earlier this month.

The magnetic field appears to generate 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) beneath the sun’s surface. Previous calculations put the roots of this process more than 130,000 miles (209,000 kilometers) below, an international team reported Wednesday.

The sun’s intense magnetic energy is the source of solar flares and eruptions of plasma known as coronal mass ejections. When directed toward Earth, they can create stunning auroras but also disrupt power and communications.

The ‘‘Cyber Surakshit Bharat’ initiative of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) was conceptualised with the mission to spread awareness about cyber-crime and build capacities of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and frontline IT officials, across all government departments, for ensuring adequate safety measures to combat the growing menace of cyber crime and enable organizations to defend their digital infrastructures and become future-ready in tackling cyber-attacks.

National e-Governance Division (NeGD), under its Capacity Building scheme, organised the 44th CISO Deep-Dive training programme from May 27–31, 2024 with participants from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and New Delhi at the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. The inaugural session of the programme was attended by senior officials from MeitY, NeGD & IIPA.

The deep-dive training specifically aims at educating and enabling CISOs to understand cyber-attacks comprehensively and thoroughly, get necessary exposure in latest technologies of safeguard, and translate the benefits of a resilient e-infrastructure to individual organizations and citizens at large. The training is also focused on providing a holistic view of legal provisions, enabling CISOs to formulate policies in the domain of cyber security and build concrete cyber crisis management plans.

NASA successfully launched the first of a pair of small climate satellites on Saturday from the Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The mission, dubbed PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment), aims to study heat emissions at the Earth’s poles, shedding light on the intricate interplay between these regions and global climate change.

The PREFIRE mission consists of two shoebox-sized CubeSats, each equipped with a sophisticated thermal infrared spectrometer capable of measuring the far-infrared radiation emitted by the Earth’s coldest and most remote regions. By collecting this crucial data, scientists hope to better predict the impact of climate change on sea ice loss, ice sheet melt, and sea-level rise.

Purnima Shrestha, a 32-year-old mountaineer from Gorkha, Nepal, and a photojournalist by profession has made history as the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest three times in the same season, all in just 13 days.

Her exceptional triple ascent beats the previous record of any woman summiteer to climb Everest thrice in a single season. She has climbed Everest four times, with a prior summit in 2018.

Spain has pledged to provide military support to Ukraine worth 1 billion euros ($1.08 billion) this year under an agreement signed on Monday between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Madrid.

“It is more important than ever to redouble our support,” Sanchez told a press conference.

The pact, which covers the next decade, calls for the supply of modern military equipment for ground, aerial, naval and other uses, “prioritising Ukraine’s key capacity needs”, and an emphasis on maritime means to protect Ukraine’s food export routes, but gave no specifics.