• The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) (Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions) launched IGMS 2.0.Public Grievance portal and Automated Analysis in Tree Dashboard portal.

ABOUT IGMS

• IGMS is an artificial intelligence (AI) driven Grievance Monitoring System.
• It aims to enhance the efficiency of the public grievance redressal process.
• Implementing Agency– DARPG in collaboration with IIT Kanpur
• IGMS 2.0 Dashboard has been implemented by IIT Kanpur following an MoU with DARPG on in 2021 for upgrading DARPG Information Systems (CPGRAMS) with Artificial Intelligence capabilities.
• Objective
  • To provide instant tabular analysis of Grievances Filed and disposed of.
  • Offer State-wise and district-wise Grievances Filed data.
  • Offer Ministry-wise data.
  • Enhance grievance redressal process with AI capabilities.

ABOUT CENTRALISED PUBLIC GRIEVANCE REDRESS AND MONITORING SYSTEM (CPGRAMS)

• CPGRAMS is an online platform available 24/7 forcitizens to lodge grievances related to service delivery.
  • It is a single portal connected to all the Ministries/Departments of Government of India and States.
• Developed by National Informatics Centre in association with Directorate of Public Grievances(DPG) and Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances(DARPG).
• Citizens can track grievance status using a unique registration ID and use the appeal facility if not satisfied with the resolution by the Grievance Officer.
• CPGRAMS is now available in 22 scheduled languages and English.

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved capital management reforms that will unlock about $100 billion in new funding capacity over the next decade to address major Asian crises including climate change.

ABOUT ASIAN DEVELPOMENT BANK

• It is a multilateral development bank established on 19th December 1966.
• HQ- Manila, Philippines.
• It is owned 68 shareholding members including 49 from the Asia and Pacific region.
  • India is a founding member of the Asian Development Bank.
• Aim- To provide prosperity, inclusivity, resilience, and sustainability to Asia and Pacific along with eradication of poverty.
• It also aims to promote social and economic development in Asia and the Pacific.
• Further, it assists members and partners by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments to promote social and economic development.
• It also provides financing to certain private sector projects as well as public-private partnerships.
• As of 2022, ADB’s five largest shareholders are Japan and the United States (each with 15.6% of total shares), the People’s Republic of China (6.4%), India (6.3%), and Australia (5.8%).
• ADB is run by a board of governors, which represents the member countries of the ADB.
• It is modelled closely on the World Bank and has a similar weighted voting system where votes are distributed in proportion to members’ capital subscriptions.
• It lists 75 aphorisms selected from ancient texts.

• A two-day UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime Ministerial Conference was held at Palermo in Italy.
• This Ministerial Conference marks the 20^th anniversary of coming into force of UNTOC Convention.

ABOUT UNTOC

• UNTOC was adopted by UN General Assembly in Palermo in Italy in 2000.
• Therefore it is also known as the Palermo Convention
• It entered into force in 2003.

• It is the first comprehensive and global legally binding instrument to fight transnational organized crime.
• Members: Signatories-147 and Parties-191.
  • India ratified it in 2011.
• The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)is the custodian of the UNTOC.
• The UNTOC is supplemented by three Protocols-
  • Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
    • Adopted in 2003, it is the first global legally binding instrument with an agreed definition of trafficking in persons.
    • India has also ratified it.
  • Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air
    • Adopted in 2004, this protocol deals with the problem of organized criminal groups who smuggle migrants, often at high risk to the migrants and at great profit for the offenders.
  • Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition
    • Adopted in 2001, its objective is to promote, facilitate and strengthen cooperation among States in order to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition.
    • Countries must become parties to the Convention itself before they can become parties to any of the Protocols.

• The Dalai Lama inaugurated Khangar Druk Dhamakara College in the Tashi Jong monastery in the Baijnath area of Kangra district.
• The college would offer degrees in Buddhism based on Nalanda traditions.

• International Translation Day (ITD) is celebrated every year on 30^th
• The day is observed by the International Federation of Translators (FIT) to highlight the significant role of translators all across the world.
• International Translation Day was established by United Nations in 2017.
• The theme of International Translation Day 2023 is “Translation Unveils the Many Faces of Humanity.”
• According to UNESCO, “The theme places a special emphasis on scrutinizing power dynamics within the realm of translation, particularly concerning indigenous language communities.”

• India’s first cartography Museum, the Sir George Everest Cartography Museum, was inaugurated recently in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.
• It is built at a cost of Rs 23 crore 52 lakh at Sir George Everest House and dedicated it to the great mathematician Radhanath Sikdar and Pandit Nain Singh Rawat.
• Various discoveries made by George Everest and his colleagues, and the instruments used to measure the height of Everest, are on display.

• Kamlang Tiger Reserve conducted a butterfly walk and nature trail event for the first time ever in association with Wiki Loves Butterflies and Amyaa (NGOs).
• The main goals of the event were to uncover the diversity of undiscovered butterflies and to expose all participants to a wide audience.

ABOUT KAMLANG TIGER RESERVE

• It is located in the Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh and is named after the Kamlang river which flows through it.
• The Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary is the 50th tiger reserve in India.
• The Kamlang Tiger Reserve is home to over 60 mammals, 105 bird species, and 20 reptiles. For e.g. Snow Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Tiger, Himalayan Palm Civets, Hornbill, etc.
• Vegetation- The upper reaches of the reserve have Alpine vegetation, while the lower reaches have tropical and evergreen forests. Trees like Canarium resiniferum, Amoora wallichii, Gmelina arborea, and Terminalia chebula are found.
• The park has a number of elevated water bodies, including Glow Lake.

• The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will be conducting comprehensive testing of the Cell Broadcast Alert System in various States in the coming days.
• The Cell Broadcast Alert System represents a cutting-edge technology that empowers the government to disseminate critical and time-sensitive disaster management messages to all mobile devices within specified geographical areas, regardless of whether the recipients are residents or visitors.
  • This ensures that crucial emergency information reaches as many individuals as possible promptly.
• The emergency alerts have been reportedly tested on Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Reliance Jio’s networks, as well as, on Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea’s networks.
• The technology has been developed by the Centre for Development of Telematics or C-DoT.
• This initiative aims to bolster emergency communication during disasters and prioritise the safety and well-being of our esteemed citizens.
• Common applications of cell broadcast include delivering emergency alerts such as severe weather warnings (like tsunamis, flash floods, earthquakes), public safety messages, evacuation notices, and other critical information.

• The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council and other leading associations have directed members to halt import of rough diamonds for two months from October 15, amid a steep rise in inventory of polished diamonds due to a sharp fall in exports.
• Exports of gems and jewellery by India fell nearly 4.4% to $12.4 billion by value between April to August this year.
• This is mainly due to reduced demand for polished diamonds from major consumers, the United States and China.

STATUS

• INDIA cuts and polishes nine out of 10 of the world’s rough diamonds
• The industry is providing employment to two million Indians.
• Surat in Gujarat is a global hub for diamond manufacturing.
• India contributes 19% of the total diamond exports in the world.

• A dictionary for Toto language will be released soon.
• In the trilingual dictionary, Toto Shabda Sangraha, Toto words will be translated into Bengali and English, and will be composed in the Bengali script.
• The dictionary has been compiled by Bhakta Toto, a bank employee-cum-poet.

ABOUT TOTO LANGUAGE

• It is a language spoken by barely 1,600 people living in parts of West Bengal bordering Bhutan.
• Toto is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the tribal Toto people and is written in the Bengali script.
• Even though prominent community member Dhaniram Toto developed a script as recently as in 2015, most people either write it in Bengali script or write in Bengali language.
  • Dhaniram Toto, who is like a cultural father of the Totos, got a Padma Shri in 2023.