E Sewa Kendras, Bridging the digital divide & ensuring justice for All (GS Paper 2, Judiciary)
Why in news?
- 815 eSewa Kendras have been made under 25 High Courts, benefiting all the stakeholders to avail citizen-centric services of courts and case-related information conveniently.
About eSewa Kendras:
- eSewa Kendras have been rolled out to bridge the digital divide by providing e filing services to lawyers and litigants.
- Covering all High Courts and one District Court as pilot project, it is being expanded to cover all court complexes.
- The eSewa Kendras are being set up at the entry point of the court complexes with the intention of facilitating the lawyer or litigant who needs any kind of assistance ranging from information to facilitation and e filing.
e-Resource Center:
- On 30 October 2020, India’s first e-Resource Center was inaugurated at Nagpur in Maharashtra.
- The e-Resource Centre “Nyay Kaushal” will facilitate e-filing of cases in Supreme Court India, High Courts and District Courts across the country.
- It will also assist the lawyers and litigants in access online e-Courts services and shall be the saviour for those who cannot afford the technology.
- It will provide benefits in saving time, avoidance of exertion, travelling long distances, and saving cost by offering facilities of e-filing of cases across the country, to conduct the hearing virtually, Scanning, Accessing e-Courts services etc.
India, France launches Strategic Space Dialogue to strengthen partnership
(GS Paper 2, International Relation)
Why in news?
- India and France have launched the Strategic Space Dialogue, seeking to further deepen their nearly-six-decade-old partnership in the sector.
- The inaugural India-France Strategic Space Dialogue was held in Paris.
Focus areas:
- The partnership spans collaborations in technologies for satellite launches, research, operational applications, innovation and NewSpace partnerships for deep space exploration.
- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) have been partnering in the fields of space medicine, astronaut health monitoring, life support, radiation protection, space debris protection and personal hygiene systems.
What’s next?
- India and France are planning to develop eight to 10 satellites as part of a "constellation" for maritime surveillance to monitor sea-traffic management in the Indian Ocean.
- The Indo-French space partnership dates back to 1964 when India's space programme was in its nascent stage as it was experimenting with sounding rockets from Thumba in Kerala.
