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Shoonya: NITI Aayog launches a Zero-Pollution initiative by encouraging adoption of electric vehicles by deliveries segment

NITI Aayog, with RMI and RMI India’s support, launched Shoonya--an initiative to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles by working with consumers and industry. The campaign aims to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the urban deliveries segment and create consumer awareness about the benefits of zero-pollution delivery.

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RMI Managing Director Clay Stranger; NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

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Low carbon bricks developed using construction and demolition waste for energy-efficient walling envelopes

Researchers have developed a technology to produce energy-efficient walling materials using construction and demolition (C&D) waste a alkali-activated binders.These are called low-C bricks,do not require high-temperature firing, and avoid the use of high-energy materials such as Portland cement.

The annual consumption of bricks & blocks in India is about 900 million tonnes.

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Tata Consumer Products to sign MoU with IIMR to strengthen R&D in millets

Tata Group company Tata Consumer Products (TCP) will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Millet Research (IIMR) to unlock the full potential of millets as a healthier and more sustainable alternative to traditional grains

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India, China, Niger are the largest Millets producers in the world.

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Indian Railways' alternative energy arm shuts on full electrification, muted performance

Indian Railways shut Indian Railways Organisation of Alternative Fuels (IROAF). IROAF primarily focused on bio-diesel. It was closed because Indian Railways is chasing the goal of full electrification by 2023, slash its use of diesel and become a net zero emitter of carbon emission by 2030.

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MoS Power Krishan Pal Gurjar attends 15th East Asia Summit Energy Ministers meet

The theme of the meeting “We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper”, aimed at coordinating efforts of ASEAN countries in pursuing the goal of energy security and energy transition. Engagement with ASEAN has been and will remain a critical element of India’s ‘Act East’ policy and strategy, Acting East is now a central element in India’s Indo-Pacific vision.

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8th August-ASEAN Day
India’s trade with ASEAN: 10.6% of India’s total trade

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Nagaland’s first Software Technology Park of India to be inaugurated

Nagaland will get its first software Technology Park centre in September 2021. The Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) Centre, Kohima will be inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics & Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

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Till date, STPI has launched 20 Centres of Entrepreneurship (CoEs)

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PM to participate in Quad Leaders' Summit in Washington on September 24

Prime Minister will participate in the first in-person Quad Leaders' Summit in Washington on 24th September. The Quad grouping comprises the US, India, Australia and Japan. US is hosting the in-person summit of the leaders of Quad to boost practical cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region as well as to send a strong signal about Washington’s commitment to the grouping.

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Govt announces guarantee of up to Rs 30,600 crore to back Security Receipts to be issued by NARCL

The ₹30,600 crore government guarantee for security receipts issued by the National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited, NARCL as part of resolution of bad loans will be valid for a period of 5 years. The NARCL will purchase bad loans from banks under a 15:85 structure, where it will pay up to 15% of the net asset value in cash and issue Security Receipts for the rest.

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PM Modi to address 21st Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of State.

Meeting is hosted by Tajikistan, where India will be represented by External Affairs Minister. It is 1st SCO Summit being held in hybrid format and the 4th Summit that India will participate as a full-fledged member of SCO. At the Summit, leaders are expected to review the organization’s activities over past 2 decades and discuss the state & prospects of future cooperation

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SCO founded in 2001.
It has 8 member states

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Simplified Procedure for confirmation of Bank Guarantees of Foreign Banks in Capital Acquisitions under DAP- 2020

The Acquisition wing of Ministry of Defence has promulgated a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to facilitate clarity in procedure to be followed by the Buyer in respect of Bank Guarantees (BGs) submitted by the bidders from international banks. This will facilitate timely conclusion of contracts in procurement cases involving BGs from foreign banks.

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NITI Aayog Launches Report on Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India

Report on measures to ramp up urban planning capacity in India, titled ‘Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India’, was released by NITI Aayog. According to the report, India is home to 11% of the total global urban population. By 2027, India will surpass China as the most populous country in the world. Unplanned urbanization, however, exerts great strain on our cities.

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Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for Divyangjan and Senior Citizens

Samajik Adhikarita Shivir for distribution of aids & assistive devices to Divyangjan under ADIP Scheme and to Senior Citizens under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana of Ministry of Social Justice&Empowerment, will be organized by ALIMCO which is a Public Sector Enterprise under Administrative control of Department of Empowerment of Person with Disabilities (Divyangjan) in Kanpur

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Affordable housing in outer space: Scientists develop cosmic concrete from space dust and astronaut blood

Scientists recently demonstrated that a common protein from blood plasma – human serum albumin – could act as a binder for the simulated moon or Mars dust to produce a concrete-like material. The resulting novel material, termed AstroCrete, had compressive strengths as high as 25 MPa (Megapascals), about the same as the 20–32 MPa seen in ordinary concrete.

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