| Jan 01, 1970 | Daily Report |
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21231. '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
21232. 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.
21233. 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.
21234. Over Rs 1.25 lakh crore 114 multirole fighter aircraft project to be under Make in India: IAF chief Chaudhari
- Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday said the mega project to induct 114 multirole fighter aircraft programme would be carried out under the Make in India project.
- He said the 114 aircraft would be key for the IAF to tackle the fall in the number of fighter aircraft squadrons as they would be used to replace the fleet of Mirages, MiG-29s and the Jaguars in the near future.
- "114 MRFA project would definitely be under the Make in India programme.. what route will be taken for it would be for the defence acquisition council to decide," he said in the press conference today.
21235. अब खाद्य तेल में आत्मनिर्भर होने का वक्त, पीएम मोदी ने बताई अपनी पूरी प्लानिंग
- किसान सम्मान निधि योजना की नौवीं किस्त किसानों के खातों में ट्रांसफर की। इस पड़ाव में 9.75 करोड़ से अधिक किसानों के खातों में 19,500 करोड़ रुपए ट्रांसफर किए गए हैं।
- पीएम मोदी ने कहा, खाने के तेल में आत्मनिर्भरता के लिए अब राष्ट्रीय खाद्य तेल मिशन-ऑयल पाम यानि NMEO-OP का संकल्प लिया गया है।
- खाने के तेल से जुड़े इकोसिस्टम पर 11 हज़ार करोड़ रुपए से अधिक का निवेश किया जाएगा। सरकार ये सुनिश्चित करेगी कि किसानों को उत्तम बीज से लेकर टेक्नॉलॉजी, हर सुविधा मिले।
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21236. Atmanirbhar! 54-Yr-Old Nagaland Man Makes His Region Self-Sufficient In Cultivating Variety Of Fruits
- Atmanirbhar!54-Yr-Old Nagaland Man Makes His Region Self-Sufficient In Cultivating Variety Of Fruits. Hangthing, a resident of Nagaland's Noklak village, trekked across the state and into Assam thirty years ago to collect the seeds of fruits that people ate and threw away.Hangthing, on the other hand, is regarded as one of Nagaland's most diligent and forward-thinking farmers. He was the one who introduced the people to kiwi, litchi, cardamom, and a variety of other fruits and spices.
- In 1987, Hangthing began his journey. "In a 12-member farmer's family, I grew up fighting poverty. There were moments when we couldn't even afford two square meals, let alone the necessities of existence. I desired to be free of poverty," he shared, as reported by The New Indian Express.
- As Nagaland residents began to contact more with Assam's, he considered attempting the unthinkable: growing fruits, vegetables, and trees unfamiliar to Noklak residents. The district administration has recognised his contributions. The farmers can extract oil and create soaps, shampoo, juices, jams, ginger and garlic paste, and cardamom oil using a machine donated by the administration to Hangthing.
21237. Make-in-India drone ferries COVID vaccines in Manipur, a first in South Asia
- The Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched ICMR’s Drone Response and Outreach in North East (i-Drone) -- a delivery model to make sure that life-saving COVID-19 vaccines reach everyone – on October 4. For the first time in South Asia, a ‘Make in India’ drone transported COVID-19 vaccines over an aerial distance of 15 km in 12-15 minutes in Manipur on October 4.
- First #MakeInIndia drone, which has a capacity of 900 vaccine doses, was used for delivery across a distance of 31 km, from Bishnupur to Karang Island in Manipur.
- Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mandaviya said, “Under his leadership, the nation is progressing at a great pace. Today is a historic day, which showed us how technology is making life easier and bringing social change.
21238. Modi launches phase-II of Ujjwala gas connection scheme for the poor
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 10 said it was unfortunate that people had to wait decades for basics like hospitals, roads and electricity, indirectly targeting the previous governments as he launched the second phase of the Ujjwala cooking gas scheme.
- Mr. Modi launched the second phase of the nationwide Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), or Ujjwala 2.0, by virtually presenting cooking free LPG connections to some beneficiaries in Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh .
- He said crores of toilets have been built across the country under the Swachh Bharat Mission and pucca houses constructed for the poor under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
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21239. दिवाली के बाजार पर दिख रही आत्मनिर्भर भारत की छाप
- इस वर्ष बाजार में देसी लाइट का करीब 50 फीसद से अधिक कब्जा हो चुका है। दुकानदारों ने लोगों की भावना को समझते हुए देश में बनी झालर व सजावटी सामान को दुकान में अधिक जगह दी है
- देसी लाइट की चाइनीज लाइट से 50 से 60 फीसद अधिक कीमत के बावजूद लोग इसकी खरीदारी कर रहे हैं। क्योंकि, अगर ये लाइट खराब होते हैं तो इसे ठीक किया जा सकता है।
- दुकानों में थोड़ा-बहुत चाइनीज सामान भी दिख रहा है, दुकानदारों का कहना है कि यह पिछले साल का बचा हुआ माल है। इस बार उन्होंने चाइनीज लाइट नहीं मंगाई है।
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21240. Atmanirbhar Bharat: शाहजहांपुर में इंडियन इंडस्ट्रीज एसोसिएशन ने महिलाओं को दी बल्ब बनाने की ट्रेनिंग
- उत्तर प्रदेश के शाहजहांपुर जिले के कटरी क्षेत्र की 80 महिलाओं की एक ग्रुप को इंडियन इंडस्ट्रीज एसोसिएशन (Indian Industries Association) द्वारा दिवाली जैसे त्योहारों में इस्तेमाल होने वाले बल्ब और सजावटी बत्तियां बनाने के लिए ट्रेनिंग दिया गया है।
- इन महिलाओं को एलईडी बल्ब तथा त्योहारों में प्रयोग होने वाले बल्ब की झालर बनाना सिखाया गया है और इन्हें आर्थिक रूप से मदद भी की गई है। ये महिलाएं जो भी उत्पाद तैयार करेंगी, उन्हें बड़ी कंपनियां खरीदेंगी और उन्हें कच्चा माल भी उपलब्ध कराएंगी।
- पहले चरण में इस योजना को पूरे प्रदेश में लागू करेंगे इसके बाद अन्य प्रदेशों में भी विस्तार किया जाएगा, जिससे मातृ शक्ति सशक्तिकरण को बल मिलेगा और महिलाएं सशक्त होंगी।