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Ex-M&M MD Pawan Goenka appointed chairperson of In-SPACe

Former managing director of Mahindra & Mahindra Pawan Kumar Goenka has been appointed as the chairperson of Indian National Space Promotion Authorization Centre (In-SPACe).

During his R&D tenure in M&M he led the development of the Scorpio SUV.

IN-SPACe functions as an independent nodal agency under the Department of Space, Government of India.

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Department of Space (DOS) was established in June 1972.

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Footprints of 3 dinosaur species found in Rajasthan’s Thar desert

Footprints of three different species of dinosaurs have been found in the Thar desert of Jaisalmer district at Rajasthan. The footprints were spotted in the deposits of the seashore, which eventually became permanently stone-like figures.

It is to be noted that Eubrontes is the name of the footprints, identified by their shape, and not of the genus or genera that made them.

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All the three species, belonging to the early Jurassic period, were carnivorous.

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Govt to replace Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940, forms panel to frame new laws

The Central government has constituted an eight-member expert committee chaired by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), Dr V.G Somani, to draft new legislation for drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices to replace the present Drugs and Cosmetics Act, which was enacted in 1940.

The committee is expected to submit a draft document by November 30.

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India's Jeev Milkha Singh becomes first golfer in world to be granted 10-year Dubai Golden Visa

Jeev Milkha Singh has become the 1st professional golfer in the world to receive the prestigious 10-year Dubai Golden Visa in recognition of his outstanding achievements.

The Golden Visa was instituted by the UAE government in 2019 as a new system which allowed investors (minimum of AED 10 million) and entrepreneurs, as well as professionals and specialized talents.

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Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to launch India's first luxury cruise liner.

IRCTC has joined hands and signed the agreement with Cordelia Cruises being operated by M/s Waterways Leisure Tourism Pvt Ltd for promotion and marketing of the first indigenous luxury cruise in India.

This is another incredible luxury travel offering under IRCTC's umbrella of tourism services to the public.

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Cordelia Cruises is India's premium cruise liner.

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Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh approves Delegation of Financial powers to Armed Forces for Revenue Procurement

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh released an order on Delegation of Financial Powers to Defence Services (DFPDS) 2021, providing enhanced delegation of Revenue Procurement powers to the Armed Forces.

The DFPDS 2021 aims to empower field formations; focus on operational preparedness; promote ease of doing business and enhance jointness among the Services.

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Chief of the Army Staff: M.M.Naravane; Chief of Defence Staff:General Bipin Rawat

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L&T builds 1,100-tonne full span launching equipment for high-speed railway project

The 40-m long girders weighing 975 tonnes will be the heaviest PSC box girders to be precast and erected in India’s construction industry.

To encourage the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan initiative, a full span launching equipment of 1,100 tonne capacity was indigenously designed by L&T for a high-speed rail project.

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Ashwini Vaishnaw: Union Minister for Railways, Communications &Electronics & Information

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Researchers develop improved water management system to treat toxic textile effluents

Indian researchers have developed an improved water management system that can completely reuse dye wastewater from textile industries, eliminating its toxicity & making it suitable for domestic and industrial usage.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur along with Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur and MBM College Jodhpur have developed a modified AOP.

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AOP:- Advanced Oxidation Process is used to remove this toxicity.

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Tata-Airbus combine to make C295MW transport planes in first major military deal for private sector

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has cleared the procurement of new military transport aircraft that will be made in India by a Tata-Airbus combine.

This is the first such military aviation contract placed with the Indian private sector and is expected to generate more than 6,600 jobs in the coming years, besides introducing cutting-edge technology.

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Indian-origin Mahmood Mamdani shortlisted for British Academy Book Prize

Mahmood Mamdani, the Mumbai-born Ugandan academic and writer, was shortlisted for the 2021 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding.

He is among the four authors who have been selected for the GBP 25,000 non-fiction prize.

Mahmood Mamdani, 75, has been shortlisted for his book ‘Neither Settler nor Native: The Making & Unmaking of Permanent Minorities'.

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Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy launches program ‘Bujurgon ki Baat-Desh Ke Saath’

The programme aims at enhancing the interaction between the youth and the elder persons who are 95 years and above and have spent around 18 years in India before independence.

This is a unique programme where the Country’s youth will spend time and interact with the older generation.

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Ramesh Narayan to be inducted into AFAA Hall of Fame

Indian advertising doyen Ramesh Narayan will be inducted into the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) Hall of Fame at AdAsia 2021.

Ramesh has been honoured with AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award, the International Advertising Association Global Champion Award, the Public Relations Society of India Special Award.

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