TITBITS:
1. Recently a study on Gujarat’s tribal
population analyzed how geographical location and factors such as time and
distance determine access to maternal healthcare facilities for the community.
2. The United Nations proclaimed 2025 as
the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) to raise
awareness about quantum science and technology).
3. The Indian National Centre for Ocean
Information Services (INCOIS), sounded alert, as the coastal areas of Kerala
and Tamil Nadu are likely to experience the ‘kallakkadal’ phenomenon. Kallakkadal is a term used for the
flooding events caused by Swell Waves.
4. News
agency Asian News International (ANI) has filed a defamation suit against
Wikipedia in Delhi High Court for allowing allegedly defamatory content on
ANI’s wiki page.
5.
Recently, Central Asian countries have held ‘Birlestik-2024’, joint drills with
land, naval and air forces, for the first time without regional powers Russia
and China. Participating Nations are Azerbaijan,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
6.
Rajasthan will become the first state in India to adopt a 10-year road safety
action plan aimed at reducing road accidents by 50% by 2030.