UIDAI has introduced the concept of a virtual ID which an Aadhaar holder can use in lieu of his/her Aadhaar number at the time of authentication, besides sharing of ‘limited KYC’ with certain agencies
A Virtual ID (VID) will be a temporary 16-digit random number mapped with the Aadhaar number.
There can only be one active and valid VID for an Aadhaar number at any given time and it will not be possible to derive the Aadhaar number from VID.
The VID authentication will be similar to using Aadhaar numbers and VID is temporary, agencies will not be able to use it for de-duplication.
Only the Aadhaar holder will be able to generate a VID, including authentication user agencies (AUAs), can do it on their behalf.
Sankalp Programme
Pre-Retirement Counselling (PRC) Workshop ‘Sankalp’ for the retiring employees of Ministries/Departments was organised by the Department of Pensions & Pensioners' Welfare (DOP&PW).
The aim of this program is to counselretiring employees for joining into advisory bodies of their respective offices and also to dispose of grievances.
DOP&PW has so far conducted Pre-Retirement Counselling for more than 3000 employees under the Sankalp project.
A web portal for “Sankalp’ programmehas also been launched, for Pensioners, Pensioner Associations and NGOs to avail the services.
This programme is not to be confused with “Sankalp Se Siddhi” Scheme.
Sankalp Se Siddhi
Sankalp Se Siddhi (Attainment through Resolve) programme is a new initiative launched by union government for a New India movement from 2017 to 2022.
It was launched on the 75th anniversary of Quit India movement.
New India movement 2017-2022 aims to free up the country from many social evils such as poverty, corruption, terrorism, filth and others by creating awareness among the people.
Conference on Dharma-Dhamma
4th International Conference on Dharma-Dhamma at Rajgir, Bihar has been inaugurated.
The Conference is being organised by Nalanda University in collaboration with the Centre for Study of Religion and Society, and the Ministry of External Affairs.
It aims to provide an opportunity to academics and policy makers from India and abroad to share ideas and build collaboration for a better world.
Largest prime number
A very big number over 23 million digits long has discovered to be the “largest known prime number”.
This numberwas discovered using a software called GIMPS.
A prime number is a number that can only be divided by itself and by 1. For example: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and so on.
Prime number are used in Cryptography (the study of secret messaging, involves sharing information via secret codes), credit cards, cell phones, all depend on cryptography.
Prolonged heat-wave
New research estimates find outs a summer may last up to eight months by the 2070s for the Gangetic plains.
This condition will prevail if greenhouse-gas emissions are not cut to limit the global temperature increase to 2°C.
Combined scientific measure of heat and humidity is termed as “wet-bulb temperature”, the study claims that fluctuations in wet-bulb temperature is the reason for the heat waves.
The population with outdoor jobs, cardiovascular and respiratory conditions are likely to be the most vulnerable and this could even give rise to new disease and threaten agriculture.
Source: PIB,the Hindu, Business Standard, Business Line
