CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Union Minister of Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ presented the AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020 on women empowerment to the winners in New Delhi today. Speaking on the occasion Shri Pokhriyal congratulated all the 456 teams who participated in the contest.

Detailed explanation-2: -The WIT Women Health Coalition (WHC) from Walchand Institute of Technology, Maharashtra, won the 2020 Lilavati Award under the subtheme of ‘women’s health. ‘ Under the sub-theme of ‘legal awareness, ’ Radiant Seetha from the Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, Tamil Nadu, won the award.

Detailed explanation-3: -AICTEs Lilavati Award- 2021-22 intends to seek applications from the eligible candidates, who have undertaken remarkable intervention for the cause and made an impact, in the form of a short video clip (not more than 4-5 minutes’ duration) that showcases their work under the above sub- themes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The mean objective of this scheme is to provide awareness on the issues like sanitation, hygiene, health, and nutrition using traditional Indian values. Also, the issues about literacy, employment, technology, credit, marketing, innovation, skill development, natural resources, and rights among women.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Leelavati Prize recognizes outstanding contributions for increasing public awareness of mathematics as an intellectual discipline and the crucial role it plays in diverse human endeavors. The prize is sponsored by Infosys.