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20861. Triton Electric registers unit in India
Make in India / Atmanirbhar
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Make in India- Electric Vehicles/Automobile Sector
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India
Telangana Today
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- New Jersey-headquartered Triton Electric Vehicle has registered the unit by the name of Triton Electric Vehicles India Pvt Ltd.
- The newly formed entity will work towards building the country as one of the biggest markets for Triton EV outside the US, the company said in a statement.
- Without sharing details about the investment or location, the company said its manufacturing facility in the country would cater to the Indian market and other countries such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Middle East region and Africa.
20862. Electric Vehicle Industry in India: Why Foreign Investors Should Pay Attention
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Make in India- Electric Vehicles/Automobile Sector
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India
India Briefing
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- The Indian automotive industry is the fifth largest in the world and is slated to be the third largest by 2030.
- The federal policymakers are developing a mobility option that is “Shared, Connected, and Electric” and have projected an ambitious target of achieving 100 percent electrification by 2030.
- According to an independent study by CEEW Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF), the EV market in India will be a US$206 billion opportunity by 2030 if India maintains steady progress to meet its ambitious 2030 target.
20863. ISRO, Japanese space agency review 2024 joint lunar mission
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The New Indian Express
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- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japanese space agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), on Thursday held a virtual meeting to review projects the two are collaborating on, in particular the Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) mission that is likely to be launched some time in 2024. It involves sending a lander and rover on the Moon’s south pole region, much like Chandrayaan-2 attempted.
- ISRO Chairman K Sivan interacted with the Japanese delegation, led by JAXA president Hiroshi Yamakawa, wherein they reviewed their ongoing cooperation in Earth observation, lunar exploration and satellite navigation.
- The mission will use a lunar features-matching algorithm along with a navigational equipment from JAXA’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon mission, and the rover will carry instruments from both the space agencies.
20864. Isro’s Mangalyan, who has been showing up for so long, has revealed the secret
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Innovations in Bharat
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India
THE PRESS STORIES
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- A long white cloud was seen on Mars. These clouds are often found in the sky of Mars, which scientists have been observing for years. But now the secret behind it has been revealed.
- Mangalyan of India has also helped to expose this mystery. This long, white snow-like cloud forms near the highest volcanic mountain in the solar system.
- The Visual Surveillance Camera (VMC) in MEO created its images and videos. This camera is also known as Mars webcam. Scientists from the European Space Agency and NASA examined the cloud and discovered that it formed before sunrise. It was observed on the surface of Mars for about two and a half hours.
20865. NSIL to invest Rs 10k-cr over 5yrs; in talks to acquire Isro's sat fleet
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Bharat Economic Growth
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The Times Of India
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- Space PSU New Space India Limited (NSIL), whose mandate has now been expanded to own and operate capital-intensive assets — satellites and launch vehicles — has plans of investing around Rs 10,000 crore over the next five years and says it has a manpower requirement of 300.
- The firm, incorporated on March 6, 2019, is also in talks with the department of space (DoS) to acquire ISRO’s remote sensing and communication satellites’ fleet, Narayanan G, CMD, NSIL, said on Friday.
- “We are looking to invest around Rs 2,000 crore per year beginning next year for about five years. And, for five years, we are estimating the manpower requirement at around 300,” Radhakrishnan Durairaj, executive director, said, adding that the company will raise money through both equity and debt.
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20866. Isro aims for 7 more launches from India in 2021
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Innovations in Bharat
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The Times Of India
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- With the pandemic having enveloped 2020, ISRO is targetting at least seven more launches, including the uncrewed Gaganyaan mission, from India this year, while PSU New Space India Limited (NSIL) plans to launch one satellite through a foreign launch provider.
- Of the six other than Gaganyaan to be launched from the spaceport in Sriharikota, three will be earth observation, including one for ocean studies, one remote sensing satellite, a commercial launch, and one navigation satellite.
- Among the launch vehicles, other than the PSLV, ISRO will launch three GSLV missions, including the mark-III as part of the uncrewed Gagnayaan mission. Two more will be SSLV (small satellite launch vehicles) class of rockets.
20867. Indian space firm invites industry to make rockets
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IndiaTV
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- State-run NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to make polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) rockets by Indian industry for carrying communication or observation satellites into the earth's lower orbits.
- "We have recently issued an RFP to manufacture the entire PSLV rocket by the Indian industry, which has been making various subsystems and components for rockets launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) over the years for carrying multiple satellites into the earth's orbits," NSIL Director D. Radhakrishnan told IANS here.
- Unlike in the present set-up, where ISRO procures various parts from the industry and assembles them into a rocket at its Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh for integrating and launching satellites, a consortium of Indian firms will make and assemble the rocket at their plants for integration at the launchpad with satellites.
20868. Delhi govt directs malls, hotels, offices, restaurants to make space for electric vehicle with EV Charger
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Make in India- Electric Vehicles/Automobile Sector
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The Economic Times
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- Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain has directed all buildings like malls, shopping complexes, cinema halls/multiplexes, office spaces, hotels, restaurants, hospitals with a parking capacity of over 100 vehicles to set aside at least 5 per cent of parking capacity for electric vehicles (EV) with suitable EV chargers.
- Earlier in February, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched 'Switch Delhi', an electric vehicle mass awareness campaign, to sensitise citizens about the benefits of switching to electric vehicles.The Delhi government has rolled out incentives on the purchase of EVs among all the states."Our vision is that by 2024, 25 per cent of new vehicles must be electric. Approximately Rs 30,000 subsidies are to be given for 2/3-wheelers while Rs 1.5 lakh for 4-wheelers. We are starting the 'Switch Delhi' campaign today to make people aware of clean vehicles,"
- Appealing to the people to take part in the movement, Kejriwal said, "We have to turn our EV adoption movement into a mass movement, a 'jan andolan', to form a collective commitment to decrease pollution."
20869. ISRO launches sounding rocket RH-560
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ANI
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- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the sounding rocket (RH-560) to study attitudinal variations in the neutral winds and plasma dynamics carried out on Friday at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota Range (SHAR).
- "Launch of sounding rocket (RH-560) to study attitudinal variations in the neutral winds and plasma dynamics carried out today at SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota," tweeted the official account of ISRO.
- ISRO has developed a series of sounding rockets called Rohini series, important among them being RH-200, RH-300 and RH-560, number in the name indicating the diameter of the rocket in mm.
20870. India uses digital banking and biometrics to organize its 1.3 billion population
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The Economic Times
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- India’s public digital infrastructure — in many ways, an immense online bureaucracy — is an outlier to this principle. The effort was written-off in the short run, but, less than a decade after it was introduced, it has mobilized technology at the grass-roots, tapping into the country’s huge domestic potential. India is now ready to share its experience with the developing world.
- The system — built on a unique 12-digit identification code for each Indian resident — has significantly improved financial inclusion, access to public documents and services, tax compliance, retail payments and the management of government subsidies.
- The digital network is now the lynchpin for most of India’s social security and cash transfer programs — which had been notorious for corruption and unreliability