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| Jan 01, 1970 | Daily Report |
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20971. India's export in Jan jumps 25% to $34.5 bn; here's what experts say this means
- India's exports in January 2022 rose 25.28 per cent to $34.50 billion from $27.54 billion in January 2021. In December 2021, merchandise exports stood at $37.8 billion, the highest-ever for any month, data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has showed
- India's overall exports in January 2022 stood at $61.41 billion, witnessing a growth of 36.76 per cent, in comparison to the same period last year.
- The government had set the export target of $400 in FY22 and is expecting exports to reach $500 billion in FY23. As far as the long term goal is concerned, the government has set an ambitious target of taking overall exports to the $2 trillion level; of which $1 trillion will come from merchandise exports and $ 1 trillion from services exports.
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20972. GOOGLE TO START MANUFACTURING PIXEL PHONES FOR DOMESTIC AND EXPORT NEEDS IN INDIA: REPORT
- In a bid to focus more on India with its new Pixel phones, Google is planning to begin manufacturing the smartphones in the country.
- The units are likely to manufacture the devices for both domestic and export needs. Speaking to Economic Times, a senior Google executive said that the tech giant was going to come strong with the launch strategy of the successor for Pixel 4a (Review) in India.
- They will be importing a large quantity of the devices so that the inventory is fully loaded post-release.
20973. Guwahati To Have Second Medical College With 100 MBBS Seats, Foundation Stone Laid
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday laid the foundation stone of a new medical college in Guwahati.It will be constructed at an expenditure of nearly Rs 1,000 crore.
- The proposed Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital will have two campuses, one at Panbazar and the other at Kalapahar, The Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) at Panbazar and the Kalapahar TB Hospital will be upgraded and made the two sites of the proposed medical college.
- The project is being implemented at a total cost of Rs 998.30 crore, covering an area of 62 bighas (over 20 acres), The Kalapahar campus of the new medical college will have 480 beds, 46 ICUs, seven high-tech operation theatres and accommodation facility for 450 students and 100 interns. The college will provide admission to 100 MBBS students annually.On the other hand, the MMCH campus will have 800 beds, 100 ICUs, state-of-the-art diagnostic facilities, a dialysis unit and 11 OTs among others.
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20974. NEHHDC partners with tech start-up to transform handloom, craft sector in NE
- North East Handloom and Handicraft Development Corporation signed an MoU with KOSHA, an award-winning technology start-up to transform the handloom sector in the Northeast region.
- The agreement has been recently signed between Brigadier Rajiv Kumar Singh (Retd), Managing Director of NEHHDC and Vijaya Krishnappa, co-founder and the CEO of KOSHA. As per the MoU, KOSHA will support NEHHDC in increasing demand for genuine handicraft and handloom products of Northeast by way of brand building, using technology for authentication and traceability.
- KOSHA has developed proprietary and innovative solutions leveraging IoT (Internet of Things), BlockChain, Artificial Intelligence and Cloud computing. The solutions can be used to determine the authenticity of handloom and crafts and also manage the supply chain. Consumers while buying the products can check the authenticity of the product with their smartphone without a need to have any special application.
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20975. Gama irradiation facility to be established in Ladakh to preserve fruit, vegetables: Jitendra Singh
- The department of atomic energy will set up Gamma Irradiation Technology in the cold desert region of Ladakh for preservation and shelf life extension of fruits and vegetables.
- Ladakh for the first time this season exported huge quantity of Apricot to Dubai. Apple was also dispatched to various cities within the country. Dr Jitendra Singh appreciated Ladakh Administration’s decision to start the commercial plantation of “Leh Berry” from April-May this year.
- Dr Jitendra Singh said that local entrepreneurs will be provided gainful employment through farming, processing and marketing of about 100 odd products from seabuckthorn plant like jams, juices, herbal tea, vitamin C supplements, healthy drinks, cream, oils, and soaps in a completely organic manner.
20976. J&K LG inaugurates 22 power transmission, distribution projects
- Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday inaugurated 22 power transmission and distribution projects costing Rs 216 crore at Samba,
- He said that J&K's power infrastructure, which remained dilapidated for the last several decades, is being transformed at a fast pace.
- "This development represents a giant stride in capacity augmentation and improvement in power supply to consumers of Jammu, Samba, Hiranagar, Kathua, Udhampur, and adjoining areas. The new power projects will meet the power supply demand of the citizens as well as the industrial sector,"
20977. PM Modi To Preside Launch Of Industrial Investment In Jammu And Kashmir In March: LG Manoj Sinha
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the groundbreaking ceremony of the launch of industrial investments worth 20,000 to 25,000 crore rupees here next month, Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on 15th FEb 2022.
- He sought cooperation of the people to the efforts of his administration to usher a new dawn of peace, prosperity and development under the leadership of Modi in the Union Territory
- Sinha was speaking at a function organized at Bajalta here to inaugurate 20 power projects completed at a cost of Rs 48 crore to provide better power supply to consumers in five districts of Jammu, Udhampur, Poonch, Rajouri and Reasi districts. He said within the next one-and-a-half-year, two major projects will be completed to make Jammu and Kashmir self-reliant in the power sector.
20978. अंतरिक्ष में जीव विज्ञान संबंधी उपकरण का निर्माण, सूक्ष्मजीवों को विकसित करने में होगा मददगार
- ISRO और IISC ने अंतरिक्ष में जीव विज्ञान संबंधी एक उपकरण को विकसित किया है। इस उपकरण के जरिये बाह्य अंतरिक्ष में विज्ञानी प्रयोग कर सकेंगे।
- IISC और ISRO के दल द्वारा तैयार किए गए उपकरण में जीवाणु विकास पर नजर रखने के लिए एलइडी और फोटोडायोड सेंसर है।
- जो सूक्ष्मजीवों को विकसित करने में मददगार होगा। इस उपकरण की मदद से विज्ञानी बाह्य अंतरिक्ष में जीव विज्ञान संबंधी प्रयोग करने में सक्षम हो सकेंगे।
20979. ISRO to collaborate with two startups: With public-private partnerships, India's space sector leaps forward
- ISRO has signed agreements with two space startups – Skyroot and Agnikul – to build rockets and launch vehicles, allowing the two companies access to ISRO's state-of-the-art facilities.
- These agreements have been drafted after careful examination of what these companies are doing. This is only the beginning and we will see a lot more from the private enterprises in the coming months.
- Agnikul can now, reportedly, test its single piece 3D-printed semi-cryo engine (along with other systems) while Skyroot can further its launch vehicle development programme.
20980. Anti-tank missile completes all trials
- The helicopter-launched Nag Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM), Helina, being developed indigenously, has completed all trials and the process for issuing of Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) by the Army has started.
- Each missile is expected to cost under ₹1 crore and initially around 500 missiles and 40 launchers will be required.
- Helina is a third generation fire and forget class ATGM mounted on an indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and has a minimum range of 500 m and a maximum range of 7 km.