LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT OF NAVY COMMISSIONED
Focus: Prelims, GS-III Industry and Infrastructure, Environment and Ecology Why in news? A 3 MW Solar Power Plant was commissioned at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala. Significance The solar plant is the largest in the Indian Navy and has an estimated life of 25 years. All components have been indigenously sourced, including highly efficient monocrystalline solar […]
KAKRAPAR ATOMIC POWER PLANT-3 ACHIEVED CRITICALITY
Focus: GS-III Industry and Infrastructure, Science and Technology Why in news? Indigenously designed 700 MWe Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant-3 in Gujarat achieved criticality Kakrapar Atomic Power Station Kakrapar Atomic Power Station is a nuclear power station in India, which lies in the proximity of the city of Vyara in the state of Gujarat. KAPS-1 went […]
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY E-PORTAL: ICAT
Focus: GS-III Industry and Infrastructure Why in news? Five portals are being developed for specific sectors by different organizations viz, BHEL for power sector equipment, HMT for machine tools, CMFTI for manufacturing technology, ICAT and ARAI for automotive sector. ICAT is developing technology platform for automotive industry called ASPIRE – Automotive Solutions Portal for Industry, […]
REWA ULTRA MEGA SOLAR POWER PROJECT
Focus: GS-III Industry and Infrastructure Why in news? The Prime Minister dedicated to the Nation the Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power project. Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power project The Prime Minister has inaugurated the 750 MW (Mega Watt) solar project set up in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. It is Asia’s largest power project. It is in […]
AIDS TO NAVIGATION BILL 2020
Focus: GS-III Industry and Infrastructure Why in news? Ministry of Shipping has issued the draft of Aids to Navigation Bill, 2020 for suggestions from the stakeholders and general public. Aids to Navigation Bill 2020 The draft bill Aids to Navigation Bill, 2020, is proposed to replace the almost nine decades old Lighthouse Act, 1927, to […]
SIX STRATEGIC BRIDGES IN JAMMU & KASHMIR
Focus: GS-III Industry and Infrastructure Why in news? The Defence Minister dedicated six major bridges, in sensitive border areas close to the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, to the nation through video conferencing, Details Two bridges on the Tarnah Nallah in Kathua District and four bridges located on […]
NHAI to Rank Roads
Focus: GS 3: Infrastructure Why in news? National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to undertake performance assessment and ranking of the highways in the country. More about news? The criteria for the assessment have been broadly categorised in three main heads: Highway Efficiency (45%) Highway […]
REPLACE MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS ACT
Focus: GS-III Industry and Infrastructure Why in news? The Commerce Ministry is considering replacing the Multi-Modal Transportation of Goods Act (MMTG) with a full-fledged national logistics law with a view to promote growth of the sector. National Logistics Efficiency and Advancement Predictability and Safety Act (NLEAPS) is under consideration and this law tends to define […]
CHAMBAL EXPRESSWAY PROJECT
Focus: GS-III Industry and Infrastructure Why in news? Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSME reviewed the proposed Chambal Express Project. Highlights Land acquisition should cater to the development of way side amenities besides industrial and commercial clusters with potential for having smart cities, mandis, humar haats etc on both sides. Apart from […]
LONG-AWAITED DSDBO ROAD NOW UPSETS CHINA
Focus: GS-III Industry and Infrastructure, GS-II International Relations Why in news? Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie (DSDBO) road joining Leh to the Karakoram Pass has been in the making for around two decades and is expected to be completed by 2020. Details The road from Darbuk traverses at an altitude of 14,000 feet and reaches Shyok, the […]