State PCS - Jharkhand (JPSC)

• 22 Sep 2025

Poshan Maah Campaign in Jharkhand

Why in News?

The 8th Poshan Maah 2025 was launched in Jharkhand, focusing on reducing oil and sugar consumption and promoting the “Paanch Sutra – Golden 1000 Days” initiative to improve maternal and child nutrition.

Key Points

• About: The initiative is part of the Poshan Abhiyan to improve maternal and child nutrition across the state. Aimed at tackling malnutrition, the campaign also focused on reducing excessive consumption of unhealthy oils and sugars.
• Reduction in Oil & Sugar Consumption: During the launch event, campaign materials were unveiled, focusing on raising awareness about the need to reduce oil and sugar consumption in daily diets. 
  • These posters will be distributed across Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) statewide to ensure effective outreach. 
• Paanch Sutra – Golden 1000 Days Initiative: This is a crucial step in improving maternal and child nutrition by promoting a healthy diet during the critical 1000 days of a child’s life (from pregnancy to the second birthday). 
  • The five key nutritional practices emphasized in the initiative will guide communities in enhancing their dietary habits, ensuring optimal growth and development for children.

Poshan Abhiyaan

• About: 
  • Poshan Abhiyaan was launched by the Prime Minister on 8th March, 2018, in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan. 
  • The focus of Abhiyaan is to emphasize the nutritional status of adolescent girls, pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children from 0 to 6 years old. 
• Objectives
  • Prevent and reduce stunting in children (0- 6 years)
  • Prevent and reduce under-nutrition (underweight prevalence) in children (0-6 years)
  • Reduce the prevalence of anaemia among young Children(6-59 months)
  • Reduce the prevalence of anaemia among Women and Adolescent Girls in the age group of 15-49 years
  • Reduce Low Birth Weight (LBW)

Mohanlal Honored with Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Why in News?

Veteran Malayalam actor Mohanlal will receive the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2023, as announced by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

• The award will be conferred on Mohanlal on 23rd September 2025, during the 71st National Film Awards ceremony.

Key Points 

• About: Born on 21st May 1960, in Pathanamthitta, Mohanlal began his acting career with Thiranottam (1978) and debuted as a villain in Manjil Virinja Pookkal (1980).
  • By 1986, his role in Rajavinte Makan established him as Malayalam cinema's first modern superstar.
  • With over 45 years and 400 films to his name, Mohanlal remains a defining figure in Mollywood, starring in notable films like Thanmathra, Iruvar, Drishyam, and Lucifer.
  • He won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 1991 and received the Padma Shri in 2001 and the Padma Bhushan in 2019.
• Dadasaheb Phalke Award: 
  • It is the country’s highest film honour, introduced in 1969, conferred for “Outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema”. 
  • It was awarded for the first time to Devika Rani, “the first lady of Indian cinema”. 
  • This award includes a 'Swarna Kamal,' a cash prize of INR 10 lakh, a certificate, a silk roll, and a shawl.  
  • The President of India presents it. 
• Dhundiraj Govind Phalke:  
  • He was an Indian producer, director, and screenwriter who directed India's first feature film, Raja Harischandra (1913). 
  • He is known as the “Father of Indian Cinema”.