| Jan 01, 1970 | Daily Report |
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23951. ISRO lines up three new space missions
- India’s space agency has said that three science missions are in the pipeline — a mission to the planet Venus, a twin-satellite experiment and a joint science mission with France.
- The two-satellite experiment, Disha, will study the aeronomy, the uppermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere before space. Trishna, the joint mission with CNES of France, is meant for accurate mapping of land surface temperatures.
- There is also Aditya Ll, which will travel 1.5 million km from Earth to a point where the Sun will be continuously visible, and conduct studies on the corona, chromosphere and photosphere of the nearest star.
- there was a directive to launch an unmanned mission before the 75th anniversary of India's independence. An unmanned launch is the first major step before the Big Daddy of them all: Gaganyaan, to launch Indian astronauts to space on an Indian rocket from an Indian spaceport.
23952. Indian Railways Plans Four New Bullet Train Corridors Connecting 9 Cities
- Indian Railways is planning to add four new bullet train corridors that will connect nine more cities to the high-speed rail network.
- The corridors to be proposed include a 618 km-long corridor between Hyderabad and Bangalore, an 855 km-long route between Nagpur and Varanasi, an 850 km-long way between Patna and Guwahati and a 190 km-long corridor connecting Amritsar, Pathankot and Jammu.
- Currently, the first high-speed rail corridor in India, which will run between Mumbai to Ahmedabad and cover a distance of 508 km, is under construction and may take up to 2026-27,
- The estimated cost of the project is ₹1.1 lakh crore. The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited, an agency to finance, construct and manage India’s bullet train projects, has prepared a detailed project report for the Mumbai – Ahmedabad project.
23953. Contract awarded for Haldia inland waterway terminal; Jetty to be operational soon: Shipping Minister
- Haldia Inland Waterway Terminal: Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal announced that the contract for the Haldia inland waterway terminal has been awarded.
- soon, the jetty will be functional for sending exim and inland cargo to Pandu terminal, located in Guwahati, Assam, connecting the northeast region with Kolkata via National waterway
- this will provide an alternative to the chicken neck route for easy and cost effective cargo movement to and from the country’s northeast region to other states of India as well as other foreign countries.
23954. December exports grow all-time high, no immediate supply disruptions seen: Piyush Goyal
- India’s goods exports in December surged 37% on-year to $37.29 billion, the highest-ever monthly figure, data released by the commerce and industry ministry
- Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said that India's merchandise exports will be above $400 billion this fiscal as outbound shipments during April-December crossed $300 billion, exceeding the exports of 2020-21
- India’s merchandise export in April-December was $299.74 billion, an increase of 48.85% on-year from $201.37 billion in the year ago period and an increase of 25.8% over $238.27 billion in April-December 2019.
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23955. Olectra bags 100 EV buses order from APSRTC
- 100 Zero Emission Electric Buses of 'Make in India' to ply Tirupathi - Tirumala Ghat, and Intercity under FAME - II. Olectra is the first company to deploy electric buses in Andhra Pradesh. Nellore, Kadapa, Madanapalle citizens also can now travel in these Zero Emission, noiseless buses.
- Established in 2000, Olectra Greentech Limited (a public listed company) – part of the MEIL Group, pioneered the introduction of electric buses in India in 2015. It is also the largest manufacturer in India for Silicone Rubber/Composite Insulators for power transmission and distribution networks.
- The order is to supply 100 E-buses under the FAME-II scheme of the Government of India. This 100 E-buses will be supplied on a Gross Cost Contract (GCC) /OPEX model basis for 12 years. The Value of this contract is approximately Rs.140 crores.
23956. Hyderabad-based Resolute gets PLI nod for telecom, LED lighting
- The Resolute Group of Companies has become the first electronics company in Telangana to have received PLI (production-linked incentive) approval for both telecom and LED lighting from the Central government.
- The Hyderabad-based company intends to make investments and start manufacturing telecom equipment, including networking products, 4G, 5G telecommunication equipment, and fibre optic telecommunication equipment. The company will scale up volumes in addition to ensuring quality.
- A total 52 companies filed their application with committed investment of Rs 5,858 crore under the PLI scheme. After evaluation of all the applications, 42 applicants with committed investment of Rs 4,614 crore have been provisionally selected as beneficiaries under the PLI scheme.
23957. दूध के पैकेट से लेकर टूटे हुए फर्नीचर तक, स्कूल टीचर ने किया सबका इस्तेमाल
- नागराज को उनके इस काम के लिए, शिक्षक दिवस (5 सितंबर) पर राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया। उन्हें यह पुरस्कार, ग्लोबल वार्मिंग और जलवायु संकट को लेकर उनकी पर्यावरण के प्रति जागरूक पहल के लिए दिया गया है।
- इस दौरान, शिक्षा मंत्रालय ने साइंस पढ़ाने के उनके इनोवेटिव तरीके की तारीफ की और गवर्नमेंट हाई स्कूल डोड्डबनहल्ली का खासतौर पर जिक्र भी किया। वह लगातार वेस्ट मैनेजमेंट प्रोग्राम पर काम कर रहे थे। मेटल की टूटी पुरानी कुर्सी और टेबल को फिर से काम के लायक बनाने में लग गए। उन्होंने ऐसे टूटे हुए 20 तरह के फर्नीचर को अख़बार पढ़ने के स्टैंड, एक प्रोजेक्टर स्क्रीन, डायस, पोडियम, नेम प्लेट और अलमारी में बदल दिया।
- पौधों को पानी देते समय ज्यादा पानी खर्च न हो, इसके लिए नागराज ने बच्चों की मदद से ड्रिप इरीगेशन सिस्टम तैयार किया है।
23958. ISRO targets launch of uncrewed flights under Gaganyaan mission before Independence Day
- the third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 will be launched by middle of the next year
- In a letter encouraging the scientists at the organization, Dr Sivan said, launch of EOS-4 and EOS-6 onboard PSLV and launch of EOS-02 onboard maiden flight of SSLV are immediate tasks at hand this year.
- The launch of the three earth observation satellites - EOS-02, EOS-04, and EOS-06 have been delayed for several months now. All big-ticket scientific missions, including India’s first solar mission Aditya-L1, which were to take place in 2021 were pushed when the launch schedule was revised after the second wave of the pandemic.
23959. After Mom’s Cancer Scare, AIIMS Doc Treats 1000 Underprivileged Patients for Free
- Dr Sunil Kumar, an oncologist at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), started Chandrakanti Devi Cancer Foundation in Bihar to help patients diagnose cancer at early stages and seek much-needed treatment
- Dr Sunil travels 1,000 km each month from Dehri to help the underprivileged, and diagnose them, hoping to catch their diseases at an early stage. He works as an additional professor at surgical oncology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.
- There are about 50 visitors during the day, out of which about one-third get diagnosed with some type of cancer. The remaining are follow-up cases of patients who were detected with the disease earlier,”
23960. Covid-19 vaccination reaches 145.44 crore doses in India
- over 145.44 crore doses of COVID vaccines have been administered in the country under the nationwide vaccination drive.
- More than 25 lakh 75 thousand Covid vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
- National recovery rate stands at 98.27 per cent. The country has reported over 27 thousand new Covid cases in the last 24 hours.