19 Jan 2024: PIB Summary for UPSC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Khelo India Youth Games 2023
2. Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center campus in Bengaluru
3. Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024

1. Khelo India Youth Games 2023

Syllabus: GS-2, Govt schemes

Prelims: Khelo India Youth Games

Context:

PM inaugurated the Khelo India Youth Games 2023 in Chennai.

Khelo India Youth Games 2023:

• The Khelo India Youth Games is taking place in South India for the first time.
• This is the 6th edition of the games.
• The Games will be played across four cities of Tamil Nadu, namely Chennai, Madurai, Trichy and Coimbatore from 19th  to 31st  January 2024.
• The mascot for the games is Veera Mangai, the name by which freedom fighter Rani Velu Nachiyar is fondly known.
• Over 5600 athletes will participate in this edition of Khelo India Youth Games, spread across 13 days in 15 venues with 26 sporting disciplines, over 275 competitive events and 1 demo sport. 
• Silambam, a traditional sport of Tamil Nadu, is being introduced as a demo sport for the first time in the history of the Khelo India Youth Games.

Know more about the Khelo India Games in the linked article.

Silambam: 

• Silambam is a martial art that originated in Tamil Nadu.
• Practitioners generally train using the weapon ‘Silambam’ which is a bamboo staff usually of 4 feet.
• The art involves principles of martial arts, yoga, and Ayurveda.

2. Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center campus in Bengaluru

Syllabus: Economy, Current Affairs

Mains: Aviation sector in India

Context:

PM inaugurated a new state-of-the-art Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center campus in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Details:

• Built with an investment of Rs. 1,600 crores, the 43-acre campus is Boeing’s largest such investment outside the USA.
• The Prime Minister also launched the Boeing Sukanya Program which aims to support the entry of more girl children from across India into the country’s growing aviation sector. 
  • The program will provide opportunities for girls and women from across India to learn critical skills in the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) fields and train for jobs in the aviation sector. 
  • For young girls, the program will create STEM Labs at 150 planned locations to help spark interest in STEM careers. 
  • The program will also provide scholarships to women who are training to be pilots.

3. Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024

Syllabus: Current Affairs

Prelims: Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

Context:

Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024 announced.

Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024:

• Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) – is given to children with exceptional abilities and outstanding achievements.  
• The awards are given to children in the age group 5 – 18 years for their excellence in seven categories, Bravery, Art & Culture, Environment, Innovation, Science & Technology, Social Service and Sports that deserve national recognition. 
• Each awardee of PMRBP is given a medal, certificate and a citation booklet.

Read previous PIB articles here.