GUJARAT
India’s first 700 MWe pressurized heavy water reactor at Gujarat's Kakrapar attains
criticality
Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant, Unit-3 (KAPP-3), India’s first 700 MWe (megawatt electric)
pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) with innovative features attained criticality.
A nuclear reactor attains criticality when every nuclear fission event releases a sufficient
number of neutrons to sustain an ongoing series of reactions or a self-sustaining chain
reaction.
INTERNATIONAL
Tristan Da Cunha Declared Marine Reserves In The Atlantic Ocean
Tristan da Cunha was declared the largest fully protected marine protected area in the
Atlantic Ocean.
It is also home to the most remote human settlement in the world. This is also an isolated
British Overseas Territory. It is a remote volcanic island group in the South Atlantic. It has its
own constitution. It is also home to tens of millions of seabirds and several unique
terrestrial birds. It is also home to the World Heritage Site of Gough and the inaccessible
islands, which is one of the most important seabird islands in the world.
After joining the British "Blue Belt Project", it will become the largest forbidden zone in the
Atlantic Ocean and the fourth largest in the world.
This means that fishing, mining and any such activities are prohibited.
This will close more than 90% of its waters for harmful activities such as trawling, sand
mining and deep-sea mining.
NATIONAL
Commencement of Skill India Mission
Skill India starts training of 3 lakh migrant laborers from 116 regions distinguished across 6
states under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan. The initiative focuses to empower migrant
workers and the rural population in the post-COVID era.
The initiative aims to empower migrant workers and rural populations in the post-COVID era
through demand-driven skills and guidance under the Central Sponsorship and Central
Management (CSCM) component of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2016-
2020.
In cooperation with relevant regional collectors/district county heads/deputy
commissioners, the Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is
promoting the program in these areas to conduct skills training within 125 days.
With the support of MSDE, the National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) is
implementing training programs through existing training providers and project
implementation agencies operating under PMKVY 2016-20 or state plans.
Skill India Mission is a government program launched in 2015. This is an umbrella plan,
which contains many skill plans and plans.
The primary goal is to equip the country’s youth with sufficient skills to enable them to work
in relevant sectors and increase productivity.
Education Minister virtually launches AICTE's Lilavati Award-2020
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank” virtually launched the Lilavati Award-2020:
AICTE's Innovative education program to empower women.
With women empowerment as the theme, the objective of the award is to create
awareness about issues like sanitation, hygiene, health, nutrition, literacy, and employment
among women.
The Minister emphasized on the necessity to impart quality education to girl child to make
them self-reliant, confident and successful.
The Minister added that with the Lilavati Award-2020, AICTE has once again championed
the cause of women empowerment and paved a way towards equality in education and
innovation.
FIFA cancels Women's Under-17 football World Cup; India to host 2022 edition
The Women's Under-17 football World Cup in India, which was initially postponed to next
year due to COVID-19 pandemic, was cancelled by FIFA, but India was handed the hosting
rights of the 2022 edition.
The FIFA cancelled both the women's U-17 World Cup and U-20 World Cup which were
scheduled to be held in India and Costa Rica respectively but handed both the countries the
hosting rights of the 2022 editions.
It has also announced that the FIFA Club World Cup, originally planned for next month, will
now be held from February 1st to 11 next year in Doha.
Emergency Retrieval System (ERS) For Power Lines Was Developed
An indigenous technology, the Emergency Retrieval System (ERS) was developed to quickly
retrieve power transmission in the event of a transmission tower failure.
ERS is Ddeveloped by the Structural Engineering Research Center (SERC), which is composed
of the Scientific and Industrial Research Council (CSIR).
Currently, the ERS system is imported and the cost is relatively high.
This technological development will make Indian manufacturing an import substitute for the
first time.
In addition, it will cost about 40% of the imported system.
ERS is a lightweight modular system used as a temporary support structure that can restore
power immediately after the transmission line tower collapses in the event of natural
disasters (such as hurricanes/earthquakes) or man-made damage.
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