Prelims Current Affairs includes World Anthropology Day, Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day, Mizoram Foundation Day, World Day Of Social Justice, Voicera Platform, Lakhpati Didi Initiative & Bharat Vistaar Scheme

Important Day

1. WORLD ANTHROPOLOGY DAY

Observed annually on the third Thursday of February and fell on 19 February this year.

• Purpose: Promote awareness about anthropology and its relevance
• Focus Area: Understanding human societies, cultures, and evolution

Important Day

2.  ARUNACHAL PRADESH FOUNDATION DAY

Celebrated on 20 February.

• Year of statehood: 1987; Arunachal Pradesh became the 24th state of India on 20 February 1987.
• Earlier status and name: Known as North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) and placed under Assam after independence; became a Union Territory named Arunachal Pradesh in 1972.
• Region: Northeastern India, bordering Bhutan, China and Myanmar; often called the “Land of the Rising Sun.”

Important Day

3. MIZORAM FOUNDATION DAY

Mizoram celebrates its Foundation Day on 20 February.

ABOUT FOUNDATION DAY

• Year of statehood: 1987; Mizoram became the 23^rd state of India on 20 February 1987.
• Earlier status: Part of Assam as Lushai Hills District, then Union Territory from 1972 under the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
• Constitutional basis: Statehood followed the 1986 Mizoram (Mizo) Peace Accord and was enabled by the 53rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1986–87.

Important Day

4. WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE

Observed annually on 20 February.

Objective: To support efforts to tackle poverty, unemployment, and social exclusion and to promote a “society for all” based on equality, equity, human rights, and decent work.

SCIENCE AND TECH.

5. VOICERA PLATFORM

Current Context: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology unveiled VoicERA at the India Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit 2026.

ABOUT VOICERA

• Nature: Open-source end-to-end Voice Artificial Intelligence stack
• Deployment: Built on BHASHINI National Language Infrastructure
• Function: Enables multilingual voice and language Artificial Intelligence systems
• Design Principles: Open, modular, interoperable, cloud and on-premise ready
• Users: Government, research institutions, innovation ecosystem

SIGNIFICANCE

• Efficiency: Reduces duplication of development efforts
• Technology Benefit: Prevents vendor lock-in
• Strategic Role: Expands BHASHINI capabilities into real-time speech and conversational Artificial Intelligence

ABOUT BHASHINI

• Full Form: BHASHa Interface for India
• Developed By: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under National Language Translation Mission
• Core Function: Artificial Intelligence-based language translation platform
• Objective: Build national digital public infrastructure for languages
• Technology Base: Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing
• Implementation: Digital India BHASHINI Division under Digital India Corporation
• Language Coverage: Supports more than twenty-two Indian languages
• Purpose: Bridge language barriers and enhance digital inclusivity

POLICY AND PROGRAMME

6. LAKHPATI DIDI INITIATIVE

Current Context: The Government revised its target under the Lakhpati Didi Initiative, aiming to create six crore financially empowered women entrepreneurs by March 2029.

ABOUT LAKHPATI DIDI

• Definition: Self-Help Group member earning annual household income of Rupees One Lakh or more
• Income Criteria: Sustainable average monthly income exceeding Rupees Ten Thousand
• Focus: Individual women members of Self-Help Groups
• Implemented Under: Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission
• Objective: Promote women-led micro-enterprises and diversified livelihoods
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development

STRATEGY

• Livelihood Expansion: Support multiple income-generating activities
• Capacity Building: Cascade-based training and skill development
• Financial Support: Facilitated through National Rural Livelihoods Mission framework

SCHEME

7. BHARAT VISTAAR SCHEME

Current Context: The First Phase of Bharat VISTAAR was launched in Rajasthan to promote Artificial Intelligence-enabled advisory services for farmers.

ABOUT BHARAT VISTAAR

• Full Form: Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources
• Type: Artificial Intelligence-driven digital advisory platform
• Objective: Promote Artificial Intelligence-based agricultural services
• Integration: Links AgriStack, Indian Council of Agricultural Research resources, weather data, mandi prices, and government schemes
• Access Mode: Farmers can use phones including feature phones
• Benefit: Provides multilingual conversational agricultural guidance and market information

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