MeitY Secretary Inaugurated G20 Cyber Security Exercise and Drill
MeitY Secretary Inaugurated G20 Cyber
Security Exercise and Drill
Why In News
The Secretary of the
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Alkesh Kumar Sharma
inaugurated the G20 Cyber Security Exercise and Drill.
Key Points
The Secretary of the
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Alkesh Kumar Sharma
inaugurated the G20 Cyber Security Exercise and Drill for more than 400
domestic and international participants under India’s G20 presidency.
The Indian Computer
Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) conducted the Cyber Security Exercise and
drill in hybrid mode (Physical and Virtual) where international participants
from more than 12 countries joined through online mode while domestic
participants from diverse sectors such as Finance, Education, Telecom, Ports
& Shipping, Energy, IT/ITeS and others attended in-person as well as in
virtual mode.
Alkesh Kumar Sharma
highlighted the fact that cyber incidents are increasingly becoming
sophisticated & disrupting affecting not only a nation but having a
transnational impact and there is an urgent need to work collectively to build
joint resilience to counter cyber-attacks.
The Special
Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Sivagami Sundari Nanda in her
special address to the audience highlighted the need for the whole government
response to counter cyber challenges.
The event further
progressed with conducting of Strategic Tabletop Exercise (TTX) and Operational
Drill using the CERT-In Exercise Platform.
The first Tabletop
Exercise catered to Board & Top Management on the theme “Synergy to counter
Global Cyber Crisis” focused on Crisis Management & Crisis Communication.
The second Tabletop
Exercise, an Operational Drill was designed for CISO and Mid-management on the
theme “Building Collective Cyber Resilience”.
The scenario for the
exercise, which included cyber extortion, data breach, supply chain attacks, and
disruptions was derived from real-life cyber incidents, in which domestic-level
(limited impact) incidents escalated to a global cyber security crisis.
The exercise was
successful in meeting its objectives and provided insights on enhancing and
improving Crisis Management, Crisis Communication, Incident Response, and
global coordination & cooperation.
SpaceX Awarded shared NASA contract worth up to $100 million
SpaceX Awarded shared NASA contract worth
up to $100 million
Why In News
Space Exploration
Technologies Corp. is part of a payload contract NASA has awarded for as much
as $100 million over a decade.
Key Points
Space Exploration
Technologies Corp. is part of a payload contract NASA has awarded for as much
as $100 million over a decade. Elon Musk’s rocket launch and satellite operator
will share the contract for unspecified “commercial payload processing services”
with Astrotech Space Operations LLC, a unit of Lockheed Martin Corp., the
government’s space agency announced in a statement. The deal is for payload
processing, which involves preparing spacecraft to be flown on top of a rocket
ahead of a flight to space.
The uncrewed missions
will be launched out of Cape Canaveral, Florida, or Vandenberg Space Force Base
in California and the contract could run for as many as 10 years through
February of 2033, NASA said. The missions that SpaceX and Astrotech will work
on involve launching satellites to observe the Earth or spacecraft that visit
deep-space destinations in the Solar System, it said.
World Cancer Day 2023: 4th February, Know History, Significance and Theme
World Cancer Day 2023: 4th February,
Know History, Significance and Theme
Why In News
World Cancer Day
2023: Each year on February 4, World Cancer Day is celebrated worldwide. Know
World Cancer Day 2023 History, Significance and theme here.
Key Points
World Cancer Day
2023: Each year on February 4, World Cancer Day is celebrated worldwide. It is
believed to have brought everyone together in the fight against cancer. World
Cancer Day seeks to save millions of lives by educating the public, promoting
awareness, and pressuring individuals and governments around the world to take
action every year.
On World Cancer Day,
we demonstrate to the world the value of teamwork and teach ourselves that
every single person, no matter how tiny or large, can make a difference in the
fight against cancer. February 4th, is World Cancer Day 2023, which is being observed
to create a cancer-free world. We should all pledge to play a part in this
effort, regardless of who we are or how we behave, no matter where we are.
Every year on February 4th, we observe World Cancer Day to increase public
awareness of cancer prevention, detection, and treatment.
What is Cancer?
Cancer is any of a
wide range of illnesses characterized by the growth of abnormal cells with the
capacity to invade and damage healthy bodily tissue while dividing
uncontrollably. It is frequently possible for cancer to spread throughout your
body.
Cancer is the second
leading cause of death in the world. But because to advancements in
cancer screening, therapy, and prevention, survival rates for many cancer types
are rising.
Symptoms of Cancer
The symptoms of the
cancer are: swallowing difficulties, often occurring mouth ulcers, food
retention, alteration in urinary patterns, irregular urination, abnormal
bleeding, extreme fatigue, prolonged coughing and bloody coughing in women
Initial symptoms include complaints of filthy water, indigestion, flatulence,
extended fever in youngsters, lumps in the body, weight loss, and loss of
appetite. They must not be disregarded.
History
The World Health
Organization, on their initiative, established the inaugural Cancer Day in 1933
in Geneva, Switzerland.
The goal of World
Cancer Day is to increase public awareness of the risks associated with cancer,
as well as its symptoms and prevention.
World Cancer Day was
established in 2000 during the first World Summit Against Cancer. The event,
which was held in Paris, was attended by many representatives of cancer
organizations as well as significant international leaders from many nations
and their respective governments.
Theme
“Close The Care Gap”
has been the theme for World Cancer Day for the past three years (2022, 2023,
and 2024).
The multi-year
campaign’s main objectives are to increase global awareness of Cancer Day
through exposure, involvement, and opportunities.
Significance
Nobody underestimates
the severity of the cancer disease. It is a disease that leads to the
uncontrolled growth and spread of specific bodily cells throughout the body.
Cancer can manifest itself almost anyplace in the human body.
The lethal disease
remains undetected at an early stage because its signs and symptoms don’t
manifest until an advanced stage. According to the most recent releases of
GLOBOCAN 2020 data from the WHO, cancer will be the cause of one in six
fatalities in 2020.
The greatest line of
action is to educate yourself about cancer even though it could be
intimidating. Although there may not yet be a cure for cancer, we can
undoubtedly learn more about its prevention, detection, and treatment.
Official Colour
Blue and Orange are
the official colours for the world cancer day 2023.
World Cancer Day Ribbon Colour
On this World Cancer
Day, let’s look at the ribbon’s colour scheme. In reality, World Cancer Day
Ribbon Colors are clothing items that individuals wear to show their compassion
and support for those dealing with cancer.
Thyroid cancer that
is blue, pink, and teal
Lung cancer with
white pearls
Bladder cancer that
is blue, yellow, and purple
Skin cancer of colour
All cancers lavender
Pancreatic cancer in
purple
Blue-periwinkle colon
cancer
Testicular cancer
that is pale purple
Color-changing colon
cancer
Kelly green: The
cancer Ger Hodgkin lymphoma
Colorectal cancer
Uterine cancer in a
peach
Head and neck cancer
that is white and burgundy
Multiple myeloma
burgundy
Renal cancer in
orange
Prevention of Cancer
First and foremost,
we need to consume less highly processed foods in fruits and vegetables if we
want to prevent cancer.
Aside from this,
World Cancer Day 2023 Awareness Day requires a minimum level of alcohol and
tobacco use.
Additionally, one
needs to keep up a healthy weight and engage in frequent exercise.
In order to prevent
cancer, we must safeguard ourselves against environmental exposure to dangerous
chemicals as well.
Use a decent
sunscreen, be mindful of UV radiation, and wear protective clothing.