Port Blair, Nov. 4: 'Up-scaling Aapda Mitra Scheme' of Government of India is being implemented by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in partnership with State Governments and State Disaster Management Authorities. Under this scheme, a target has been set to train 300 community volunteers (100 from each district) of A&N Islands with the basic skills for responding to their community's immediate needs during and in the aftermath of a disaster. These trained volunteers can assist in saving lives using the basic techniques of disaster response, coordination and management.

Port Blair, Nov. 4: With the aim of bringing together the best practices of Indian States in nurturing Startups, fostering Industry collaborations, facilitating MoUs, showcasing innovative exhibitions and offering engaging knowledge sessions, the Gujarat Govt. will be organizing Startup Conclave 2023 and Exhibitions from 6th to 10th December 2023 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Port Blair, Nov. 4: The State Educational Achievement Survey (SEAS), PARAKH, for Grades 3, 6 and 9 was successfully conducted in all sampled Schools of Andaman & Nicobar Islands today. About 6500 students from all Nine Educational Blocks comprising of 145 schools (All management schools) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands participated in SEAS 2023 conducted by the Ministry of Education and NCERT.

Port Blair, Nov. 4:  The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is undertaking 3rd National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment (NeSDA) through NeSDA 2023, which will be used to assess and benchmark e-government development and public service delivery efficiency in India at State/UT level.

A new trend in financial cyber fraud has been observed where fraudsters send Fake Job Offer SMSs to perpetrate Cyber Crime. Fraudsters place online advertisements claiming that they can give jobs where one can make large amount of money working from home with little time and effort. A job scam occurs when a fraudster poses as an employer or recruiter, and offers attractive employment opportunities, which require job seekers to pay some money in advance. The SMSs sent by fraudsters offer high-paying part-time jobs to siphon off victims’ money and their personal information.