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21231. Fly your way to office: India to soon introduce Asia's first hybrid flying cars
- Chennai-based Vinata Aeromobility is all set to launch its autonomous hybrid flying car on 5 October at the world's largest Helitech Exhibition.
- Vinata Aeromobility’s hybrid flying cars are designed for dual travelers and will touch a cruise speed range of 100-120 km/hour.
- Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia tweeted that he was introduced to the concept model of Asia’s First Hybrid flying car by the young team of a Chennai-based startup.
21232. LG to lay foundation stone of Tawi River front development project today
- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will be launching mega projects of public welfare and first ever sports policy at different events here on 12 feb.
- Official sources said that LG Sinha will inaugurate Drug De Addiction Centre at Channi Himmat on Saturday morning. This will be the second drug de addiction centre to be set up at Jammu. The existing one is located at District Police Lines. Thereafter, Sinha will lay foundation of the ‘River Tawi Front’, the much awaited project of people of Jammu.
- The existing one is located at District Police Lines. Thereafter, Sinha will lay foundation of the ‘River Tawi Front’, the much awaited project of people of Jammu. The project, once completed will be beautifying the Tawi Front and will have multi features like eating points, parks, walking zones, cycling zones on the pattern of ‘Sabarmati River Front’.
21233. How manufacturing and automation can lead India to become an economic superpower
- The economic mayhem caused by the pandemic has exposed many weaknesses in Indian manufacturing space and questioned our claim of an inclusive journey to become an economic superpower.
- The Indian manufacturing, including electronics contract manufacturing (EMS) , has an immense pool of talented professionals, which has steered their operations well during this crisis and shows our ability to plan and create preparedness.
- Our becoming a developed country and an economic superpower will be incomplete if we do not enable a comfortable, safe and sustainable lifestyle for our Country’s people.
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21234. Tata & Airbus Sign Rs 22,000 Crore Deal To Manufacture C-295 Aircraft In Uttar Pradesh
- Tata & Airbus have signed a deal of Rs. 22,000 crore with the central govt to manufacture C-295 military aircraft in India. The manufacturing unit will be in UP.
- This is the biggest private manufacturing military order to date. The deal was signed under the ambit of the Make in India initiative, launched by the PM Modi government to build an “AtmanirbharBharat ”.
- This was one of the many initiatives taken by the Central government to promote the involvement of the private sector in defence manufacturing. Tata, Airbus will be manufacturing 40 C-295 aircraft in India, at its manufacturing plant, proposed to be in Uttar Pradesh and the rest 16 will be transported from Europe within two years.
21235. DPR for J&K metrolite project likely to get central nod on February 17
- In a major development, the Detailed Project Report (DPR) prepared for Metrolite in Jammu and Srinagar is likely to be approved by the centre on February 17.
- Addressing the gathering after laying the foundation stone of the Tawi River Front in Jammu, the Lieutenant Governor Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha said that the DPR for the metrolite project will be approved on February 17. He informed that a meeting would be held on February 17, wherein he is hopeful that the centre government will clear DPR.
- The metrolite project will come up at the cost of Rs 7942 crore. In Jammu, the project would cost Rs 3593 crore, and in Srinagar, it would cost Rs 4352 crore.” “Jammu Light Rail System will have a 23-kilometer length with 22 stations between Bantalab and Bari Brahmana; whereas Srinagar Light Rail System will have a 25-kilometre length, which included 12.5-kilometre length from Indira Nagar to HMT Junction and 12.5-kilometer length from Hazuri Bagh to Osmanabad with 24 stations (12 stations on each corridor),”
21236. Equinix, Nokia team up to provide production framework for testing 5G and edge solutions
- Digital infrastructure company Equinix said it has deployed a 5G and Edge Technology Development Center which includes an operational non-standalone 5G network from Finnish telecoms gear maker Nokia to test and validate 5G services and use cases.
- Nokia IP solutions underpin Equinix Fabric, providing seamless interconnection between its global data centers.
- Equinix Fabric dynamically connects distributed infrastructure and digital ecosystems. Customers can also establish data center-to-data center network connections on-demand between any two Equinix Fabric locations within a metro or globally via software-defined interconnection
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21237. Defence Ministry to procure 118 Arjun Mk 1A Main Battle Tanks
- Main Battle Tank Mk-1A is a new variant of Arjun Tank that has been designed to enhance mobility, survivability and firepower.
- The main battle tank has been indigenously designed and developed by Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) along with other DRDO laboratories within two years (2010-12)
- The Union Ministry of Defence placed an order on September 23, 2021 to procure 118 Main Battle Tanks Arjun Mk 1A for the Indian Army at a cost of Rs 7,523 crores. The development is expected to give a further boost to the ‘Make in India’ initiative
21238. 'Made in Amethi' Kalashnikovs: Russia says ready to train Indian specialist for AK-203 project
- Russia's Rosoboronexport, the state agency for exports and imports of defence products, is ready to train Indian specialists for the AK-203 Kalashnikov project in Amethi, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
- India and Russia in 2019 signed an intergovernmental agreement for setting up Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited — a joint venture to manufacture the AK-203 assault rifles.
- The project will see a production of Russia's iconic assault rifles being produced in India with 100% localisation. The AK-203 is the advanced version of the Kalashnikov assault rifle family, the first of which was the legendary AK-47
21239. 52-YO Farmer Dedicates 15 Years to Revive Almost-Extinct Mango From 1 Tree
- Shamkant Thange and his family have helped revive the local ‘Tikhliya’ mango variety by saving grafts from the branches of one tree. His 2-acre orchard now grows 200 mango trees.
- According to the villagers, the Tikhliya mango trees have stood on the edge of the village since the British era but stopped yielding fruits in the early ’90s.
- The tree had withered and become lifeless, barring a couple of branches. I brought home a couple of them and made grafts of them which over the years I planted on three gunthas (3000 sq. ft) of land,” says the man who has devoted 15 long years to revive Tikhliya.
21240. Another success for Make in India! Alstom delivers the first Kanpur Metro trainset; Check features and images
- Under the ‘Make in India’ & ‘AtmanirbharBharat’ initiatives, these metro trains are being indigenously manufactured in Savli, Gujarat. The new metro trains will benefit around 5 million citizens.
- Alstom completes handover of the first trainset for the Kanpur metro, to Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC).
- Alstom completed the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation (BT) on 29 January 2021 and going forward, Alstom will be responsible for the delivery of Kanpur & Agra metro rolling stock and signalling, including scope of all BT technologies.