16.03.23 Daily [Telangana] TSPSC Current Affairs

India’s largest prototyping centre, T-Works, got off to a hi-tech start with Foxconn chairmanYoung LiuandTelanganaindustries & IT minister unveiling the 78,000 sqft building via an innovative Kabuki drop (dramatic Japanese reveal style) amid fireworks and a colourful laser show.

The Foxconn boss also announced donation of a complete surface mount technology assembly line, which is used for assembling high-end electronics circuit boards, to T-Works. Addressing a gathering of over 1,000 people, including CEOs and founders of major companies, entrepreneurs, artists and hobbyists from across the world,KTRsaid he fulfilled his promise to Foxconn chairman, when he met him in Delhi that he would inaugurate T-Works only when Liu travelled to Hyderabad. KTR also pointed out that IT for him represented India & Taiwan, not information technology. India is a Software powerhouse and Taiwan is doing wonders in hardware.

The Northeast Frontier Railways (NEFR) combined with the All Assam Transgender Association recently opened a tea shop led by transgender people located at Guwahati station.

As a part of the governments Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas, the RAILWAY stall was inaugurated by the General Manager of NEFR, Mr Anshul Gupta on March 05, 2023.

It will not only create EMPLOYMENT opportunities for trans and queer communities but will also empower, support and elevate them among all members of Society.

The Reserve Bank Of India and the Central Bank of UAE jointly sign an official agreement for encouraging Innovation in financial products and Services.

Central Banks will altogether survey the Central Bank Digital Currencies and will also draw comparability between the CBDCs of CBUAE and RBI.

Pilot tests will be held to provide cross-border transactions. Through this initiative, the economic ties will deepen between India and UAE.

The standing committee report on ‘Nano-Fertilisers for Sustainable Crop production and Maintaining Health‘ has raised concerns over the excessive use of conventional urea and continuous increase in itsimport of ureaover the years, which rose from 5.5 million tonnes (MTs) in 2016-17 to 9.8 MTs in 2020-21, the panel has said the subsidy burden on account of urea import constitutes 26% of the overall urea subsidy paid in a year by the government.

The panel has also recommended the government to put in place a system to sell one bottle of nano urea and four bags of urea to farmers instead of five bags of the conventional soil nutrient. It has recommended the government for more use of drones for spraying nano urea.

U.S. and UAE collectively launched the <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate AIM4C in November 2021. India also joined the global platform.

The aim was to strengthen and provide support for Climate-Smart Agriculture and food systems innovation, as stated by the US Department of state.

This initiative has resulted in the rise of investments to USD 8 billion at a global level. India has joined with as many as 275 partners out of which 42 are governments who are working together to accelerate the mission.

Singapore’s Changi Airport has been titled the Worlds Best Airport for the year 2023 and it has been winning for 8 continuous years.

Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport also won the Best Airport in India and South Asia award.

Skytrax, a UK-based consultancy company publishes reviews and survey reports every year.

India and the US are now working to finalise an air information sharing agreement, even as they explore opportunities under theDefence Technologyand Trade Initiative (DTTI) for co-development and co-production of high-tech weapon systems as well as the much broader Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET).

India and the US signed the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geospatial Cooperation (BECA) in 2020, the Communications, Compatibility and Security Arrangement (COMCASA) in 2018, the Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) in 2016 and the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) in 2002.

The Northeast Frontier Railways (NEFR) combined with the All Assam Transgender Association recently opened a tea shop led by transgender people located at Guwahati station.

As a part of the governments Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas, the RAILWAY stall was inaugurated by the General Manager of NEFR, Mr Anshul Gupta on March 05, 2023.

It will not only create EMPLOYMENT opportunities for trans and queer communities but will also empower, support and elevate them among all members of Society.

The Reserve Bank Of India and the Central Bank of UAE jointly sign an official agreement for encouraging Innovation in financial products and Services.

Central Banks will altogether survey the Central Bank Digital Currencies and will also draw comparability between the CBDCs of CBUAE and RBI.

Pilot tests will be held to provide cross-border transactions. Through this initiative, the economic ties will deepen between India and UAE.

The standing committee report on ‘Nano-Fertilisers for Sustainable Crop production and Maintaining Health‘ has raised concerns over the excessive use of conventional urea and continuous increase in itsimport of ureaover the years, which rose from 5.5 million tonnes (MTs) in 2016-17 to 9.8 MTs in 2020-21, the panel has said the subsidy burden on account of urea import constitutes 26% of the overall urea subsidy paid in a year by the government.

The panel has also recommended the government to put in place a system to sell one bottle of nano urea and four bags of urea to farmers instead of five bags of the conventional soil nutrient. It has recommended the government for more use of drones for spraying nano urea.

U.S. and UAE collectively launched the <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate AIM4C in November 2021. India also joined the global platform.

The aim was to strengthen and provide support for Climate-Smart Agriculture and food systems innovation, as stated by the US Department of state.

This initiative has resulted in the rise of investments to USD 8 billion at a global level. India has joined with as many as 275 partners out of which 42 are governments who are working together to accelerate the mission.