24 Dec 2022: PIB Summary for UPSC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Good Governance Week
2. Breakthrough in infrared light emission and absorption with GaN nanostructures

1. Good Governance Week

Syllabus: GS2, Governance, Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors

Prelims: e-HRMS, Good Governance Day, iGOT Karmayogi

Context:

Good Governance Week observed from 19-25 December 2022.

Good Governance Day:

• December 25 is celebrated as ‘Good Governance Day’ in India commemorating the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Shri A B Vajpayee.
• During the good governance week observed, a union minister is set to launch a few initiatives, which are described below.

Revamped e-HRMS 2.0 Portal:

• The revamped e-HRMS 2.0 Portal will provide the following services in a digital mode to government employees – Transfers (Rotation/Mutual), Deputation, APAR, IPR, iGOT Trainings, Vigilance Status, Deputation Opportunities, Service Book and other basic HR Services like Leave, Tour, Reimbursements, etc.
• It is the first digital system to provide end-to-end HR Services for government employees.
• e-HRMS 2.0 is an updated version of the earlier iteration of e-HRMS, which was limited in scope.

Mobile Application of iGoT Karmayogi Portal by Karmayogi Bharat (SPV):

• The application was launched with the aim to create professional, well-trained and future-ready civil service for India.
• The iGOT Karmayogi platform is envisaged as a democratised, competency-driven solution space that all of the government can access to enhance their execution capabilities.
• The app and the iGOT platform will allow all government servants, at multiple levels, to undergo continuous training, depending on their domain areas. 

Know more about Mission Karmayogi and iGOT Karmayogi in the link.

2. Breakthrough in infrared light emission and absorption with GaN nanostructures

Syllabus: GS3, Science and Technology, Achievements of Indians in science and technology

Prelims: Nanostructures, Infrared light emission

Context:

Researchers in Bengaluru’s Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, have shown for the first time infrared light emission and absorption with GaN nanostructures. 

Details:

• Though blue light emission from GaN has been known for some time, and it is used in LEDs, this is the first time that infrared light-matter interactions are demonstrated in GaN.

What is GaN?

• GaN, a widely used material for blue light emission, is one of the most advanced semiconductors.

Significance of the finding:

• Though visible and ultraviolet light applications of GaN have already been realized, with LEDs and laser diodes commercially available, utilization of GaN for IR light harvesting or development of GaN-based IR optical elements is lacking.
• Such cutting-edge materials allow the creation of polariton-based devices, which offer several advantages to conventional electronic devices. 
• Polaritonic technologies have attracted a wide range of applications, such as secure high-speed light-based communication (LiFi), next-generation light sources, solar energy converters, quantum computers, and waste-heat converters.
• According to a researcher, this work will greatly benefit in addressing the demand for IR sources and detectors for energy, security, imaging, and other applications.

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