Telangana Affairs
Telangana rejects NGT panel report on Palamuru
Telanganahas rejectedNational Green Tribunal(NGT)-appointed joint committee findings on the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS).
The joint committee, in its report, had recommended environmental compensation of Rs 3.7 crore to be paid to Central Pollution Control Board towards violation of environmental norms, for constructing the project without environmental clearance (EC). Telangana was also directed to adhere to solid waste management rules and obtain EC.
The committee opined that the drinking water was a minor component, whereas it was conceived as an irrigation scheme to lift 90 thousand million cubic feet (TMC ft) and the drinking water component was only 7.15 TMC.
PRLIS is originally conceived for dual purpose, including providing drinking water toMahabubnagar,Nagarkurnool, Narayanpet, Vikarabad, Nalgonda,Rangareddyand Hyderabad city and the proposed project also serves the supply of water to industries.
The Telangana government also stated that the irrigation part of the project would be taken up only after getting EC and it was at the state of public hearing and submission of proposal for EC.
National and International Affairs
Shipping Minister Launches My Port App
Shipping Minister Sonowal, Minister of Shipping and Waterways, launched the My Port app to monitor port operations digitally.
Highlights:
The app was launched on 8 October in Kolkata for promoting transparency and accessible access port related information
The app is targeted towards the port users to avail various port services, including all port details and monitor operations digitally.
It also has various information like Vessel Berthing, rake receipt, rake and indent, tariff, bills, container status, holidays.
These can be accessed anywhere and reach at any time and anywhere.
Aryabhata Award Presented To G Satheesh Reddy
The Aryabhata Award given by the Astronautical Society of India (ASI), is presented to Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy
Highlights
The award is presented for his outstanding lifetime contribution to the promotion of astronautics in India.
Dr Reddy is a pioneer within the area of R&D of advanced avionics, navigation, and missile technologies.
Dr Reddy has contributed a lot to strategic and tactical missile systems and helped the country become self-reliant in critical defence technologies.
He’s has found mechanisms to determine robust defence development and production ecosystem.
Father Of Pakistans Nuclear Bomb Passes Away
Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, also known as Father of Pakistans nuclear bomb has passed away.
Highlights
The atomic scientist, Dr Khan was the first man to transform Pakistan into the worlds first Islamic nuclear power.
He was known as Father Of Pakistans Nuclear Bomb in the said country.
He was also praised for his contributions to enhancing the countrys defence capabilities.
Dr Khan was born in 1936 in Bhopal and migrated to Pakistan during the partition.
He died on 10 October at 7 am at Khan Research Laboratories hospital due to internal bleeding in his lungs.
Kyrgyzstan To Get $200mn LoC From India
India has agreed to provide USD 200mn as a line of Credit support for developing Projects in Kyrgyzstan.
Highlights:
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev had agreed upon this Line of Credit.
Kazakhstan is the current Chair and initiator of the CICA Forum.
Jaishankar also has bilateral talks with the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Tileuberdi.
They also discussed liberal visa regimes between both the countries and liberal visa regimes between both the countries.
As India is developing its nuclear industry and Kazakhstan happens to have substantial uranium deposits, A strong relationship between the two countries is crucial.
Forward Action Plan On Power Signed By India And UK
The Forward Action Plan On Power was signed at the 3rd India-UK Energy for Growth Partnership Ministerial Energy Dialogue.
Highlights:
Both India and UK agreed on the Forward action plan which includes, energy storage, smart grids, charging infrastructure, green hydrogen, battery storage and the need to mobilising investments across renewable energy.
India and UK also discussed the possibility of setting up a World Bank for green energy, which was the foreground to the forward action plan on power.
Energy transition activities were the majority discussed topics between the countries under which renewables like solar, wind, EVs and other alternative fuels were discussed.
There hasnt been much hold on the Green Climate Fund that was established to provide $100 billion yearly to emerging nations by 2020 in a bid to counter climate change.
Green hydrogen is produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen by electrolyser, powered by electricity from renewable energy like wind and solar.