Current Affairs - Miscellaneous

The Education Minister reported a 37% increase in women's workforce participation in India for the fiscal year 2022-23, marking a significant improvement from the 23% recorded in 2017-18.

Zomato introduced a maternity insurance plan for its women delivery partners in October 2023. The plan covers pregnancy-related expenses, including childbirth and maternity complications. This initiative is the first of its kind in the food delivery industry.

PRAGATI stands for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation. It is an ICT-based platform that serves as a tool for intergovernmental coordination and project monitoring. The platform was launched by the Government of India in 2015, and its primary purpose is to streamline governance and expedite the implementation of critical projects.

Halley's Comet is also referred to as the "Orionid meteor shower." The Orionid meteor shower occurs every year in late October, when Earth passes through a stream of debris left behind by Halley's Comet. The meteors in the Orionid meteor shower appear to radiate from the constellation Orion, hence the name.

The paintbrush swift butterfly (Baoris farri), a rare species in the western Himalayas, has been photographed and recorded for the first time in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh is home to approximately 430 butterfly species or about 25% of the total butterfly species found in India.