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PM Inaugurates Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi and Unveils the Statue of Adi Shankaracharya

Talking about Adi Shankaracharya, Shri Modi said  that the meaning of Shankar in Sanskrit is – “शं करोति सः शंकरः”. That is, the one who does welfare is Shankar. This grammar was directly proven by Acharya Shankar. His life was as extraordinary as it was  devoted to the welfare of the common man, he said. The Prime Minister recalled there was a time when spirituality and religion started getting linked with stereotypes and outdated practices. Whereas, Indian philosophy talks about human welfare and looks at life in a holistic way. Adi Shankaracharya did the work of making the society aware of this truth, he said.

The Recently Retrieved Idol of Goddess Annapurna to Begin itsJourney on November 11 for its Rightful Place at Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi

Since 1976, 55 idols have been returned to India.  75% of the idols that have been returned were done so during the tenure of Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi .Out  of the 55 antiquities, 42 were returned after 2014 with the Annapurna Devi being the last addition to this.

Tourism to Get A Boost with 20 Dedicated Officers at Indian Missions Abroad

Shri Reddy said that recently, the Ministry of External Affairs on the request of the Ministry of Tourism has appointed dedicated 20 Tourism Officers in Indian Missions abroad. This will enable us to widely promote Indian tourism in countries such as Australia, Canada, USA, France, Germany, and Gulf Countries. “India’s civilisation heritage goes back to many thousands of years and this Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is also an opportunity to pay a tribute to all those people that fought for the preservation of our heritage”, he added.

India Joins the Elite Club of Nations Such as USA, Russia, Japan, France and China to Have Underwater Vehicles for Carrying Out Subsea Activities

The Minister informed that sea trials of 500 metre rated shallow water version of the manned submersible are expected to take place in the last quarter of 2022 and the MATSYA 6000, the deep water manned submersible will be ready for trials by the second quarter of 2024. He said, the advancing technologies in metallurgy, energy storage, underwater navigation and manufacturing facilities provides opportunity for developing more efficient, reliable and safe manned submersible.

A New Protocol to Address Security and Privacy Issues in Electric Vehicles

The researchers studied static, quasi-static, and dynamic charging systems. Static charging, which allows consumers to park at their homes or offices, needs the car to be immobile. It requires a connecting wire and a plug-in charger. They are unsafe in wet conditions. Quasi charging is used to charge vehicles that stop briefly, including at traffic lights or bus stops.

CERT-In Authorized as CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) for Vulnerabilities Impacting All Products Designed, Developed and Manufactured in India

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has been undertaking responsible vulnerability disclosure and coordination for vulnerabilities reported to CERT-In in accordance to its vulnerability coordination role as a National CERT since its inception. To move a step further in the direction to strengthen trust in “Make in India” as well as to nurture responsible vulnerability research in the country, CERT-In has partnered with the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program. In this regard, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has been authorized by the CVE Program, as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) for vulnerabilities impacting all products designed, developed and manufactured in India.

India to Invest US$ 316 Billion for De-Carbonisation by 2030: Bofa Securities

India is likely to spend US$ 316 billion (~Rs. 23 lakh crore) in the decade to 2030 towards de-carbonisation, with a great amount of the financing to be earmarked to renewable sources of energy, according to a foreign brokerage. The financing will be on top of the estimated Rs. 6 lakh crore (US$ 84 billion) previously spent since the country joined the Paris climate accord in 2015, Bofa Securities stated.