Daily Current Affairs For UPSC IAS Prelims, 03 March 2023 Current Affairs For Civil Services

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National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) 2023

National Youth Parliament Festival in News

Recently, Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla addressed the valedictory function of the 4th edition of National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) in the Central Hall of Parliament, New Delhi.

4^th National Youth Parliament Festival 2023

The 4th edition of National Youth Parliament Festival, 2023 was launched with the theme “Ideas for a Better tomorrow: India for the World”.

• District Youth Parliaments were conducted from 25th to 29th January 2023. More than 2.01 Lakh youth from 748 Districts of all States and UTs participated at 150 venues across the country.
• The 1st and 2nd position holder of District Youth Parliament (DYP) participated from 3rd to 7th February, 2023 at State Youth Parliament Festival.

Conference of Food Ministers of all States/UTs

Conference of Food Ministers in News

The Conference of Food Ministers of all States/UTs was recently addressed by the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

Conference of Food Ministers 2023

Union Minister said that there is a need for all the States/UTs to make earnest efforts to implement SMART-PDS at the earliest.

• SMART-PDS is a technological driven initiative for ensuring leak-proof and time distribution of various goods and services by the government.
• He emphasised on a transparent and accountable system urging to reduce human intervention and promote automation in the existing processes.
  • Transparency should be of utmost importance for free supply chain of foodgrains under Public Distribution System.
• Food Ministers of States, officers of States/UTs and officers of Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) participated in the conference of Food Ministers of all States/UTs.

Conference of Food Ministers Significance

Conference of Food Ministers paves the way for bringing a renewed sense of progress and growth in the sector of food and public distribution.

• The Conference provided a platform to States/UTs to further their cause and acted as a catalyst in providing viable solutions to the problems faced by them.
• Food Ministers Conference also highlighted the achievements of States/UTs and thus motivated others to pave a progressive and innovative path.

 Porter Prize 2023

Porter Prize 2023 in News

Recently, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India received the Porter Prize 2023. This is a significant achievement towards recognizing India’s efforts in health sector and especially COVID management.

Porter Prize 2023

The Porter prize was announced at “The India Dialog” organized by Institute for Competitiveness (IFC) and US Asia Technology Management Center (USATMC) at Stanford University.

• The prize recognizes the strategy followed by the Government of India in managing COVID-19, the approach, and involvement of various stakeholders especially involvement of ASHA workers in the industry to create PPE Kits.
• It was  also noted that the idea of vaccine development and vaccine manufacturing and the scale that India achieved, was tremendous.
  • India has delivered more than 2.5 billion doses today, which has just been amazing.
  • The ministry took all the necessary steps to combat the Covid situation in the country.

What is Porter Prize?

Porter Prize is named after Michael E. Porter, an economist, researcher, author, advisor, speaker and teacher.

• He has brought economic theory and strategy concepts to bear on many of the most challenging problems facing corporations, economies and societies, including market competition and company strategy, economic development, the environment and healthcare.
• His research has received numerous awards, and he is the most cited scholar today in economics and business.  

Daily Current Affairs FAQs

1. What is 4^th National Youth Parliament Festival 2023 theme?

Ans. The 4th edition of National Youth Parliament Festival, 2023 was launched with the theme “Ideas for a Better tomorrow: India for the World”.

2. Who won the Porter Prize 2023?

Ans. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India won the Porter Prize 2023.

Daily Current Affairs For UPSC IAS Prelims, 02 March 2023 Current Affairs For Civil Services

Daily Current Affairs For UPSC IAS Prelims, 02 March 2023 Current Affairs For Civil Services

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