17-Jun-2025

News in Shorts

News in Shorts

DhartiAaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan 

  • India's largest tribal empowerment drive, DhartiAaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan, launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), covers 549 tribal districts, 207 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) districts, and over 1 lakh villages and habitations. 
  • It aims at benefit saturation through doorstep delivery of services like Aadhaar card enrollment, Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) health cards, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), pension schemes, scholarships, insurance, skill training, and livelihood programmes. 
  • As a flagship initiative under Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh (Tribal Pride Year), the campaign promotes inclusive governance, last-mile delivery, and dignified empowerment of tribal communities, aligning with Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) and Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA).

Simhachalam Temple

  • Simhachalam Temple to be preserved using traditional techniques. 
  • The Simhachalam Temple, also known as Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, is a Hindu shrine in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 
  • Dedicated to Lord Vishnu's Narasimha avatar (man-lion form). 
  • Features a blend of Orissan and Chalukyan styles; uniquely, the temple faces west instead of the traditional east. 
  • Its exact age is unknown, but inscriptions date back to AD 1098–99 during Chola King Kulottunga-I’s reign. 

Simhachalam Temple

National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations (NAKSHA) 

  • Second phase of NAKSHA training has commenced at four National Centres of Excellence. 
  • NAKSHA is a one-year pilot programme under the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP). 
  • Implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development, it aims to upgrade land records across 157 Urban Local Bodies in 27 States and 3 UTs. 
  • Utilizes advanced aerial and ground-based GIS survey methods to generate detailed digital maps of urban land parcels. 

Preparing Through MCQ

Q. The Simhachalam Temple is dedicated to which incarnation of Lord Vishnu?

(1) Rama
(2) Krishna 
(3) Narasimha 
(4) Vamana 

Answer: (3) Narasimha