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[Newsbits] 13.11.2023 – Digital Advertisement Policy, Insurance Surety Bond, Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBAS) & more

Santhosh Kumar 13/11/2023

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Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023

Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023 mind map
Context
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Sanctioned
"Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023"
Aim
Expand government outreach
Through digital media channels
Source: PIB
Key Highlights
Digital Penetration and Media Shift
Increasing
Internet users
Telecom subscribers
Shift in media consumption
Towards digital platforms
Government Outreach
Enabled by
Central Bureau of Communication (CBC)
Method
Using digital advertising
For government initiatives
Purpose
Efficiently convey citizen-centric messages
Expansion Across Various Platforms
CBC's leverage on
Digital audio platforms
Over-the-Top (OTT) services
Video on demand
Mobile apps
Social media
Transparency and Efficiency
Introduction
Competitive bidding
For rate discovery
Purpose
Ensure fair pricing
Promote efficiency
Enhanced Digital Outreach
Alignment with
Current social media presence
Of government departments
Policy effect
Amplifies outreach
Of government schemes and initiatives
Adaptability and Stakeholder Engagement
Acknowledges
Dynamic nature of digital landscape
Incorporates provisions
To embrace new technologies and platforms
About Central Bureau of Communication
Unit of
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Role
Provide communication solutions
To
Ministries
Departments
Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)
Autonomous bodies
Establishment
Date: December 8, 2017
Integration of departments
Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP)
Directorate of Field Publicity (DFP)
Song & Drama Division (S&DD)

Insurance Surety Bond

Insurance Surety Bond mind map
Context
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
Innovations
Accepting Insurance Surety Bond
In place of Bank Guarantee
For
Toll Operate Transfer (TOT)
Significance
First use in road infrastructure sector
Aims
Boost liquidity
Encourage private participation
In highway development
Promote 'Ease of Doing Business'
Partnership
With insurance companies
Role
Serve as financial guarantee
Traction
Over 40 bonds issued
For various NHAI contracts
Potential
For wider adoption
Source: PIB
Ministry of Finance, Government of India
Recognition
e-BGs and Insurance Surety Bonds
At par with Bank Guarantees
Role
In government procurements
About Surety Bonds
Nature
Legally binding contract
Unique type of insurance
Parties
Three-party agreement
Guarantee
Compliance
Payment
Performance of an act
Promise
To be liable for
Debt
Default
Failure of another
Participants
Principal
Debtor
Surety
Third person
Responsible for payment
If principal fails
Usage
As assurance
Issuer will pay debts
Example
Substitute for bank guarantees
In government procurement

Concept of White Hole and Big Bounce

Concept of White Hole and Big Bounce mind map
Context
Carlo Rovelli
Italian physicist
Author
Popular-science books
Latest work
"White Holes: Inside the Horizon"
Source: TH
White Holes vs. Black Holes
White holes
Considered opposite of black holes
Theoretical idea
Supported by math
Like movie running in reverse
Matter in black holes
Bounces back
Forms white hole
Predicted by quantum mechanics
Alters understanding
Space and time
Quantum Bounce Theory
Transition
Black holes to white holes
Via bounce
Suggestion
Universe from white hole
Creates Big Bang-like event
Implies "big bounce" origin
Concept of Time
Rovelli's view
Time not uniform
Discovered through relativistic effects
Passes differently
For different observers
Product of
Space-time
Influenced by gravity
Subject to quantum granular aspects
Space-Time and Quantum Effects
Combination
Quantum mechanics
Gravity
Indication
Space-time might have granular aspects
Influenced by
"Time-steps"
Or atoms in space
Static entities shaping space

Attenborough echidna

Attenborough echidna mind map
Context
Zaglossus attenboroughi
Long-beaked echidna
Named after David Attenborough
Last seen 1961
Rediscovered
Remote region of Indonesia
Cyclops Mountains of Papua
Source: TH
Discovery includes
Tree-dwelling shrimp
Honeyeater bird
Unseen since 2008
Several unknown underground species
Attenborough Namesake Species
Sir David Attenborough
Various species named after
Includes
Extinct plesiosaur
Tasmanian snail
Gecko from Australia
Carnivorous pitcher plant
From Philippines
About David Attenborough
British naturalist
Broadcaster
Contributions
Natural history
Environmental conservation
Face of
Wildlife documentaries
Ground-breaking series
Emphasis
Urgency of conservation
Educates on
Beauty of natural world
Importance of ecosystems
Awards and honours
Numerous received
Species named in recognition
Dedication to
Biology
Palaeontology

Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBAS)

Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBAS) mind map
Context
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Google's early earthquake warning system
Source: TH
What Happened?
CBAS
Tested by NDMA
Failed to send alerts
North India
Raised concerns
Effectiveness during seismic events
NDMA's seismo.gov.in website
Crashed during tremors
Hindered access to information
Google's system
Sent alerts
India-Nepal border
Delhi tremors
No alerts due to lower intensity
About CBAS
Cutting-edge technology
Enables government
Send urgent messages
To all mobile devices
Within specific geographic area
Developed by C-DOT
Under Department of Telecommunication
Designed to deliver
Critical alerts
Severe weather warnings
Public safety messages
Evacuation notices
Other emergency information
Recent tests
Collaboration with Department of Telecommunications
Sample alerts labeled
"SAMPLE TESTING MESSAGE"
About NDMA
Founded 2005
HQ: New Delhi
Apex body
Mandated to lay down policies
Disaster management
Established through
Disaster Management Act 2005
Headed by
Prime Minister

Ben Gurion Canal Project

Ben Gurion Canal Project mind map
Context
Israel-Palestine crisis
Middle East
Refocused attention
Ben Gurion Canal Project
Source: IE
What Ben Gurion Canal Project?
Theoretical proposal
Cut canal through
Israel's Negev Desert
Create alternative route
Suez Canal
Envisioned 1960s
Aimed to challenge
Egypt's monopoly
Shortest trade route
Europe and Asia
Challenges
Logistical complexities
High costs
Longer route
Security concerns
Ongoing military threats
What is the Suez Canal?
Artificial sea-level waterway
In Egypt
Completed 1859
Connects
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Through Isthmus of Suez
Divides
Africa and Asia
Key trade route
Europe and Asia
Length
193 km
Who was Ben Gurion?
David Ben-Gurion
1886–1973
Founding father of Israel
First Prime Minister
Pivotal role
Establishing state of Israel
1948

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