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On January 17, 2022, the Ministry of Textiles approved 20 strategic research projects worth Rs 30 crore in the areas of special fibers and geo-textiles.
National Technical Textiles Mission
18 January 2022 Current Affairs And latest News-
Main points-
These projects come under the government's flagship program 'National Technical Textiles Mission'.
Out of 20 research projects, 16 projects of special fiber were approved. It includes:
- 5 Projects in Healthcare
- 4 Projects in Industrial & Protective Sector
- 3 Projects in Energy Storage
- 3 Projects in Textile Waste Recycling
- 1 Project in Agriculture Sector
Four projects in Geotextile (infrastructure) were also approved.
Several leading Indian institutes, centers of excellence, and government organizations including IITs, BTRA, DRDO, etc. participated in the session approving strategic projects for the development of the Indian economy.
These projects are a step towards a self-reliant India especially in healthcare, energy storage, agriculture, industrial and protective, textile waste recycling, and infrastructure.
National Technical Textiles Mission
The National Technical Textiles Mission was launched with the objective of establishing India as a global leader in technical textiles and increasing the use of technical textiles in the domestic market. It aims to take the size of the domestic market to $40-50 billion by 2024. This mission will be implemented for four years starting from 2020-2021. A Mission Directorate has been made operational in the Ministry of Textiles.
Mission Components
The National Technical Textiles Mission consists of four components-
Component 1 – It focuses on research, development, and innovation with an allocation of Rs 1,000 crore. Fiber level, as well as application-based research, will be carried out in the development of Geo, Medical, Agro, Sports, Mobile textiles, and Bio-degradable technical textiles. Research activities also focus on the development of indigenous machinery and process equipment.
Second Component: This component is for the promotion and development of the market for technical textiles.
Third component: It focuses on export promotion to take technical textile exports from India from Rs 14,000 crore to Rs 20,000 crore. This will ensure an average growth of 10% every year till the mission ends. Under this component, an Export Promotion Council for technical textiles will also be set up.
Fourth Component: It focuses on education, training, and skill development.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently released a commemorative postage stamp on the COVID-19 vaccine. This stamp was issued to mark the first anniversary of the National COVID Vaccination Program or the COVID Vaccination Campaign.
Commemorative stamp on COVID-19 vaccine released
18 January 2022 Current Affairs And Hot News
Postage stamp design
This ticket shows a health care worker vaccinating a senior citizen. This stamp also shows the image of the COVAXIN vial. This stamp has been issued to depict the work done by community workers and frontline health care workers, especially during the COVID-19 time.
COVID vaccination campaign
The COVID vaccination campaign was launched in January 2021. This is the largest vaccination campaign in the world. Its goal is to vaccinate 1.3 billion people. Unlike other countries, this campaign did not force people to be vaccinated. The campaign first focused on frontline health care workers. India also made a record of vaccinating 25 million people a day. Apart from vaccinating the countrymen, India has also exported 66 million COVID-19 doses under the 'Vaccine Friendship Programme'. Apart from this, India had also launched 'COVID Suraksha' to accelerate the vaccine development process. It provides grants for COVID vaccine research.
Guidelines issued for charging infrastructure for EVs
18 January 2022 Current Affairs And Breaking News
The Ministry of Power has recently issued revised guidelines for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The ministry has issued these guidelines to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles.
Guidelines
- It allows entities or individuals to build charging stations without the need for a license. However, they must meet certain technical and safety standards.
- These guidelines allow users to charge their electric vehicles in their respective offices and homes.
- These guidelines have sections for public charging stations and individual owners.
- These guidelines provide Indian and International standards.
- These guidelines have introduced a revenue-sharing model for land use. Government land will be provided to entities interested in setting up charging infrastructure. And Re 1 per unit charge will be charged.
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) will create an online database of public charging stations. It will also create software, a web portal, and a mobile application to maintain the database of stations.
work plan
These guidelines include action plans for nine major cities. They are Chennai, Pune, Surat, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Delhi.
Importance
This will lead to 100% FDI in the EV vehicle sector. The Government of India has currently set a target of achieving 30% EV sales for private cars, 80% for two and three-wheelers, and 70% for commercial vehicles.
Why is there a dispute between India and Nepal over Lipulekh?
18 January 2022 Current Affairs And International News
India is currently widening the road to Lipulekh Pass. The Nepalese ruling party has recently issued a statement objecting to this. Nepal has also demanded from India to withdraw its troops in this area. Nepal also claims Lipulekh, Kalapani, and Limpiyadhura areas.
What is the latest case?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said that India is working to extend the road up to the Lipulekh pass. He made these remarks during his visit to Haldwani in December 2021. Since then the border dispute has arisen again.
Map dispute
In 2020, Nepal published the revised political map. The map covered the Limpiyadhura areas, especially the source of the Kali River.
Sugauli Treaty issue
In 1816, British India and Nepal signed a treaty. It was signed after Nepal lost the Anglo-Nepalese war. According to this treaty, the entire plain between the Rapti and Kali rivers would belong to British India. However, the treaty did not talk about the Ridgeline. Subsequent surveys conducted by the British showed the source of the Kali River in different areas. The dispute between the two countries is about the demarcation of this area.
Importance of kalapani
The Lipulekh pass in the Kalapani region is strategically important for the Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrimage.
The root of the controversy?
At present, all the three regions Kalapani, Lipulekh, and Limpiyadhura are under the control of India. But Nepal also claims these areas.
Nepal's stand
According to Nepal, the origin of the Kali River is at the height of the mountain ranges near Limpiyadhura. Thus, the entire slope and area of Limpiyadhura come under Nepal.
India's stand
The border starts from Kalapani, that is, the river starts right from there. According to India, the river originates from the springs of Lipulekh pass. Administrative records of India from the 19th century show that Kalapani was located on the Indian side.
Susta area dispute
There is also a border dispute between India and Nepal in the Susta region. This dispute is about changing the course of the Gandak river.
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