TITBITS: 02.10.2024

1. The
Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) for 2022-23, released by the Ministry of
Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), showed that the total number
of employees in manufacturing industries increased by 7.5 per cent to 1.84
crore in 2022-23 from 1.72 crore in 2021-22.

2. The
'Disturbed Area' status under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act will continue
to remain in place in all of Manipur except the area under 19 police stations
in the state's valley district, with the state government citing "violent
activities of various extremist/insurgent groups".

3. The
National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM), which aims to digitise municipal
services across the country, would have new modules such as online booking of
community centres and registration of properties, Union Housing and Urban
Affairs Minister. 

4.Cyber
Slavery

Amid reports of ‘cyber slavery’,
telecom ministry to disconnect 2.17 crore mobile connections.

 

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A form of modern exploitation that begins with online
deception and evolves into physical human trafficking.

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Emerging as a form of organized crime
of unprecedented severity and scale.

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Offenders target lure individuals by
giving fake promises to offer them employment.

 

5.SARTHIE
1.0

The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
(DoSJE) and National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) launched SARTHIE 1.0.

 

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Aim – Empower disadvantaged communities (like Scheduled Castes,
Transgenders, Denotified and Nomadic Tribes, etc.) through awareness generation

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Offers legal support promoting
effective access to welfare schemes.































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Offers synergy between executive and
judiciary to further social justice.