Vande Bharat production to begin in Oct.: Minister For Prelims About Vande Bharat Express: Vande Bharat Express is an indigenously designed and manufactured semi high speed, self-propelled train that is created as the next major leap for the Indian Railways in terms of speed and […]
PM GatiShakti National Master Plan – “An impetus to Power Infrastructure Development” For Prelims: PM GatiShakti-National Master Plan (NMP): Launched in October 2021. Objective: To bring different Ministries/ Utilities & infrastructure planning under a single unified vision, across all sectors such as Highways, Railways, Aviation, […]
INDEX of Eight CORE INDUSTRIES Context: • The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stood at 143.2 in April 2022, which is an increased of 8.4 per cent (provisional) as compared to the Index of April 2021. What are the Core Industries? […]
Semicon India 2022 Context: • The SemiconIndia 2022, a 3 day conference was held where multiple number of agreements/pacts have been announced to realise the vision to turn India into a thriving semiconductor hub. About: • Semiconductors are materials which have a conductivity between conductors […]
Atal Tunnel Context: • The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Engineering Marvel Atal Tunnel built in Rohtang of Himachal Pradesh received Indian Building Congress (IBC) ‘Best Infrastructure Project’ award. About: • Atal Tunnel built in Rohtang of Himachal Pradesh is an engineering marvel connecting Manali to […]
Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) Context: • National Grid operator Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) is organizing a two-week training program on ‘Power System Modelling and Simulation’ from 18th to 29th April 2022. • The training program is being attended by participants from […]
Infrastructure Financing as a Geo-Economic Tool of Statecraft Context: • Recently, the world has seen China’s grand design of Belt and Road Initiative, Japan’s Expanded Partnership for Quality Infrastructure (EPQI), US-led Blue Dot Network, G7’s Build Back Better World (B3W) Partnership and the European Union’s […]
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme Context: • As many as 61 applications, for projects entailing investment of ₹19,077 crore, have been approved under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for textiles. About: • To make India a manufacturing hub, the government had announced the PLI […]
First Made in India Dornier Aircraft Flight Context: • The Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Shri Pema Khandu today flagged off the first flight of Made in India HAL Dornier Do-228 in a bid to […]
Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) Context: • A recent Gazette notification regarding the creation of the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) marks a paradigm shift in the management of one of the world’s largest rail networks. Background: • Among the ten different Group A Indian […]