After implementation of mandatory fitment of two airbags for driver and passengers on the front seats across all models of cars, including in the cheapest ones, the transport ministry will now expedite the mandatory installation of four more airbags for the rear seat passengers.
Keeping in line with Make in India, the uniform of the soldiers has been designed jointly by the Indian Army & National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).
In all, 39 MoUs were signed on Monday as part of the upcoming 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS). These included proposals to set up the country’s first lithium refinery and a research centre for nano satellites. The MoUs also comprise initial pacts signed by educational institutions for research and training.
Alka Mittal has become the first woman to head India’s largest exploration and production company, ONGC, and second woman in the country to helm an oil company after Nishi Vasudeva, who had made history in March 2014 after taking over the reins of oil refiner-fuel retailer Hindustan Petroleum.
UJALA was successful in lowering the retail price of LED lights from Rs 300-350 (US$ 4.03- 4.7) to Rs 70-80 (US$ 0.9- 1) per bulb. The programme not only made affordable energy available to everyone, but it also saved a lot of energy. As of present, energy savings total 47,778 million kWh per year. 9565 MW of peak demand has been avoided, resulting in a saving of 3,86 crore tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Artificial Intelligence and machine learning may soon be used to develop indigenous technology for prediction and control of vapor explosion-induced accidents in boilers so as to prevent such mishaps. A staggering 23,000 boiler accidents have been recorded worldwide over the past 10 years, wherein India alone accounts for the 34% of global deaths.
Union Education Minister and Skill Development Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched NEAT 3.0, a single platform to provide the best-developed ed-tech solutions and courses to students of the country. The Minister also launched AICTE prescribed technical books in regional languages.
Promoting nutritional diet and a healthy living, the Ministry of Ayush made a new beginning on Monday by making ‘Ayush Aahaar’ available at its canteen at Ayush Bhawan.
According to Colliers, this growth momentum is projected to continue in 2022 as big global investors and developers continue to expand their footprint in close proximity to high-demand locations throughout Tier I and II cities. Due to increased demand from e-commerce and 3PL players following the epidemic, the industry has attracted a lot of interest from operators and investors.
India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday that the country is attempting to strengthen bilateral trade relations with a number of countries and that it hopes to begin trade negotiations with Canada within the next two to three months.
