Published on: December 14, 2022
Snippets -14 December 2022
Snippets -14 December 2022
- SAIL is procuring imported Metallurgical Coal under long term agreements from Australia, United States of America (USA), Indonesia and Mozambique. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) has also Long Term Agreements with various global coal suppliers from countries such as Australia, Canada, USA, Indonesia and Mozambique
- DRDO has been launched Dare to Dream Contest every year to bring together innovators, entrepreneurs, individuals above 18 years and start-ups (recognised by DPIIT and with Indian founders) for innovative ideas in the field of Defence and Aerospace.
- The Government has established two Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs) in the country, one in Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor(Aligarh, Agra, Chitrakoot, Jhansi, Kanpur and Lucknow) and Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor(Chennai, Coimbatore, Hosur, Salem and Tiruchirappalli)
- Environment Education, Awareness and Training (EEAT) is a Central Sector scheme by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to promote environmental awareness and mobilize students’ participation for environment conservation. Grants-in-aid were sanctioned under this Scheme for two major programmes, namely, National Green Corps (NGC) Programme and National Nature Camping Programme (NNCP).
- Raichur district has become the first confirmed Zika virus case in the state.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi to participate in the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of noted Bengali scholar, poet, nationalist and spiritual guru Aurobindo Ghosh at Kamban Kalai Sangam in Puducherry as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
- The results of the study by the Tata Memorial Centre showed that a commonly available and inexpensive drug, carboplatin, increased the cure rate and survival of a very aggressive type of breast cancer, called triple-negative breast cancer, especially among young women who have this disease.
