{"id":280808,"date":"2024-02-02T18:18:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T12:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=280808"},"modified":"2024-02-02T18:18:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T12:48:38","slug":"digital-detox-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/digital-detox-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Detox initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source<\/strong>-This post on <strong>Digital Detox initiative<\/strong> is based on the article &#8220;<strong>Karnataka plans digital detox initiative with game developers, NIMHANS<\/strong>&#8221; published in &#8220;<strong>The Hindu<\/strong>&#8221; on 2nd February 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in the News?<\/h2>\n<p>The Karnataka government recently revealed its plan to initiate a &#8216;Digital Detox&#8217; campaign<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> in partnership with the<\/span> All India Game Developers Forum (AIGDF)<\/span>. This initiative has special emphasis on gaming and social media.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Digital Detox initiative?<\/h2>\n<p>1) A Digital Detox initiative <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">encourages people to cut back on using digital devices<\/span> like smartphones, computers, tablets, and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">social media platforms<\/span> through structured programs or campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>2)<strong> Aim<\/strong>-The aim of Digital Detox is to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">encourage mindfulness, lessen screen time, address digital addiction, <\/span>and foster healthier habits with technology.<\/p>\n<p>3) <strong>Activities involved<\/strong>&#8211; It often involves activities such as <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">unplugging from devices, engaging in offline hobbies and activities, spending time in nature<\/span>, and fostering face-to-face social interactions.<\/p>\n<h2>What are the plans of the Karnataka government regarding the Digital Detox initiative?<\/h2>\n<p>1) It will <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">collaborate with AIGDF and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS)<\/span> to promote awareness about mindful technology.<\/p>\n<p>2) Karnataka will establish <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">digital detox centers statewide<\/span>. These centers will offer personalized <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">guidance from trained professionals<\/span> to individuals seeking assistance in managing their technology use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>&#8211; The All India Game Developers\u2019 Forum (AIGDF) is a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">nonprofit collective<\/span> representing Indian game developers under the All India Gaming Federation (AIGF).<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus- Schemes &amp; Programmes<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source-This post on Digital Detox initiative is based on the article &#8220;Karnataka plans digital detox initiative with game developers, NIMHANS&#8221; published in &#8220;The Hindu&#8221; on 2nd February 2024. Why in the News? The Karnataka government recently revealed its plan to initiate a &#8216;Digital Detox&#8217; campaign in partnership with the All India Game Developers Forum (AIGDF).&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/digital-detox-initiative\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Digital Detox initiative<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,956],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-280808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-schemes-and-programs","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280808\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}