NATIONAL:
1. Prevention of Blindness Week 2023
Why in news – It was organised from April 1-7 to raise awareness about the causes and prevention of blindness.
Key Points –
• Aim of National Programme for Control of Blindness (1976) - to reduce the prevalence of blindness from 1.4% to 0.3%.
• Causes of blindness - trachoma, vitamin A deficiency, glaucoma, and malnutrition.
• Rajasthan - First State to implement a policy to control blindness to ensure the “right to sight”.
• The National Society for the Prevention of Blindness (1960) –
(a) Registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860.
(b) Founders - Jawaharlal Nehru and Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur.
2. GI Tag
Why in news – Jammu's Basholi painting and Ladakh wood carving got GI tag.
Key Points –
Basholi Painting –
• First independent GI tagged product from Jammu region.
• Miniature art style from Kathua district.
• Features - Vibrant color, intricate details and depictions of Hindu mythology and legends.
• Earliest examples of Pahari paintings.
• Multiple figures and scenes depicted in a single painting.
