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• The Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg) is developed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.
• The platform is designed to generate crop estimates and integrate with other systems generating agriculture statistics such as price, trade, procurement, stock.
• Key Features of UPAg Portal:
  • Data Standardization
  • Data Analysis
  • Granular Production Estimates
  • Commodity Profile Reports
  • Plug and Play

• The ‘Ayushman Bhav’ campaign is launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
• It is a comprehensive nationwide healthcare initiative that aims to provide saturation coverage of healthcare services, reaching every village and town in the country.
• Three Components: 
  • Apke Dwar 3.0.
  • Ayushman Melas at Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) and Community Health Centres (CHCs).
  • Ayushman Sabhas in every village and panchayat.

• The central government has expedited the auctioning of critical minerals like lithium to the private sector.
• The states have been authorized to use their own records as well as the online resources of PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan for demarcating mining areas.

Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023

• It gives powers to the Centre to auction critical and strategic minerals and pass on all revenue, surpluses and royalty to the states.

About PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan:

• It seeks to bring all relevant ministries and departments of the central government together, and create a digital platform for comprehensive and integrated project planning. 
• This includes dynamic mapping of all infrastructure projects with real-time updates.
• The data from all individual ministries will be integrated into a single platform, facilitating planning, review, and monitoring.

• The Prime Minister of India recently extended greetings to the Prime Minister of Israel, and the Jewish people around the world on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah.

About Rosh Hashanah: 

• Rosh Hashana, (Hebrew: “Beginning of the Year”), Ha-shanah, also called Day of Judgment or Day of Remembrance.
• It is celebrated as Jewish New Year.
• It lasts for two days.
• The dates of Jewish festivals are based on the Hebrew Calendar, so the Jewish New Year begins in autumn, as opposed to on 1 January.