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20121. Nagaland govt gives green signal for 33% women reservation in civic bodies
- The implementation of 33% reservation for women in civic bodies, which has been an “Achilles heel” for the Nagaland government, got a green signal on 9th march as a consultative meeting convened by chief minister Neiphiu Rio-led government unanimously recommended that the pending elections to civic bodies in the state should be conducted according to the 74th Amendment Act of the Constitution of India.
- The 33% reservation of seats for women in election to urban local bodies (ULB) became a controversial issue in the state with various tribe organisations opposing it, saying Article 371(A), which grants special provisions to Nagaland, protects the state over the 74th Amendment (Clause IV), which mandates 33 percent reservation for women in civic bodies.
- “Women reservation for municipal elections is a progressive step. Even though women are treated equally in our society, they need some handholding areas like electoral politics, where they have not ventured in the past. It has been amply demonstrated all over the world that their participation in leadership and decision-making positions can yield positive results for the society and we should also gain from this,” said chief minister Rio.
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20122. This company will set up over 500 EV charging stations across 11 cities in India
- the company operates 70 co-owned workshops and more than 500 partnered workshops across India. The move comes as a part of the company strategy to expand its business in the fast-emerging Ev charging infrastructure network across the country
- The company claims that in the first phase the two firms jointly aim to add EvVcharging stations in Bangalore, Hyderabad, NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Jaipur, Ranchi, Patna, Lucknow, and Guwahati. In phase 2, the companies aim to install Ev charging stations in gated communities, parking stations, malls, and other locations.
- These EV charging stations will be equipped with Level 1 charging facilities that meet Bharat AC 001 and DC 001 requirements. This will enable them to charge electric two-wheelers, three wheelers, fourwheelers
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20123. Meghalaya govt’s expenditure to rise by 58%: CM Conrad Sangma
- Meghalaya government’s expenditure is set to rise by 58 per cent to Rs 15,600 crore, Replying to the discussion following the Governor’s address, Conrad Sangma said in 2017-18, government expenditure was Rs 9700 crore and in 2021-2022, the actual expenditure is expected to be Rs 15,600 crore
- Sangma said that in rural Meghalaya, only 4500 households had tap water in 2017-2018, but today, 2,12,000 households have tap water.
- Under PMGSY, Meghalaya had 700 km of road in 2017 which crossed 1850 km in 2022. On average, 2 km of roads are being constructed every day.
- Meghalaya is now implementing EAP worth Rs 7900 crores in comparison to Rs 2300 crore in 2017.
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20124. Northeast on the cusp of a paradigm shift.
- India's northeast region is poised to become an important hub of seamless connectivity between India, Nepal and Bangladesh with the three countries finalizing the Memorandum of Understanding to be signed for operationalization of the required Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA).
- Sustainable operationalization of the MVA in these three member countries of the BBIN sub-region (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal) demonstrating the benefits will be crucial to Bhutan ratifying the agreement subsequently.
- The two-day meeting held in New Delhi from Mach7-8 discussed the passenger and cargo protocols that are essential to operationalize the BBIN MVA for regulation of passenger, personal and cargo traffic.
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20125. Larsen & Toubro bags new orders
- Larsen & Toubro announced that its construction arm has secured various orders. As per the company's project classification, the value of the orders is placed between Rs 1000 crore to Rs 2500 crore.
- The Railways SBU of L&T Construction's Transportation Infrastructure IC has secured an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) order from IRCON International involving 25 kV Overhead Electrification, Signaling Et Telecommunication, and associated works for 549 RKM/678 TKM railway lines pertaining to the Northeast Frontier Railway.
- The project is part of the Central Government's 'Mission Electrification' initiative aimed to electrify the entire Indian Railway network to reduce carbon footprint as well as expenditure on diesel.
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20126. As part of 75th year of independence, ISRO to launch 75 satellites built by Indian academia
- Indian academia is gearing up to build 75 satellites, that are expected to be launched by ISRO rockets between August 15, 2022, and 2023.
- Playing a lead role in this mission of ensuring design, development, fabrication, testing and launching of 75 nano-satellites (each weighing less than 10kg), ITCA is being supported by the Indian Space Research Organisation.
- In the next year, ITCA and ISRO will mentor the students, provide their technical support, review the progress of the mission and suggest corrections as necessary. The project monitoring committee comprising of experts from within and outside ISRO is to meet every few weeks to track the progress of the mission and ensure its facilitation.
20127. L&T Construction bags 'significant' order from Delhi Metro
- L&T Construction has won a significant order from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to design and construct the underground metro project of Phase-IV of Delhi MRTS.
- L&T Construction is the construction arm of infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T).
- The heavy civil infrastructure business vertical of L&T Construction has won a significant order from...DMRC, to design and construct the Underground Metro Project of Phase-IV of Delhi MRTS," L&T said
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20128. RINL-Coke Ovens department achieved another milestone
- VISAKHAPATNAM: The Coke Oven and Coal Chemical Plant (CO &CCP) department of RINL-VSP achieved a milestone of 3 Million Oven Pushings since inception.
- CO and CCP is considered to be a vital unit in an Integrated Steel Plant. It not only produces Coke, the important input for Blast Furnaces but also produces many useful by-products like Benzene, Toluene, Anthracene, Benzol, tar, Naphthalene, and others, including Coke oven Gas, which is used critically as fuel for various utility purposes throughout the Plant.
- On this momentous occasion at a function held at the unit premises, the steel plant CMD Atul Bhatt congratulated the CO and CCP department employees for this milestone achievement.
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20129. Noida fire department to get 72-metre-tall hydraulic platform
- The Gautam Budh Nagar fire department has got the approval to buy a 72-metre-tall hydraulic platform worth Rs 18 crore.
- Officials said that currently, the tallest hydraulic platform of the district fire department measures 42 metres.
- Officials said the hydraulic platform will be able to give firefighters access to highrise buildings up to the 24th floor. Presently, the district fire department has two 32-metre-tall and one 42-metre-tall hydraulic platforms.
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20130. IISc develops Paper Discs to detect Hydrogen Peroxide, a chemical with wide range of use from sanitisers to rockets
- In a new research finding that holds the promise of use in a variety of fields, researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a paper-based sensor for detecting even tiny volumes of hydrogen peroxide.
- Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical used widely in household and healthcare products like hand sanitiser as a disinfectant, in rocket fuel as a propellant, and is also found in biological cells
- Peroxide-based explosives, for example, can be traced using hydrogen peroxide which is sometimes used as a starting material. When researchers used their technique to randomly test five different hand sanitiser brands, they found only three to contain the level of hydrogen peroxide mandated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) — 0.125%.