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Nov 21, 2017

New Delhi to Get ‘Eco-Friendly’ Industrial Hub

The Delhi government is planning to build an eco-friendly industrial hub at Ranikhera by 2021. The industrial estate would cater to specific needs of IT, ITeS industry, and research and will have 10-12 clusters of different industries. The new facility promises to be a large multilevel manufacturing hub for industries to set up or expand activities in the “non- polluting” manufacturing sector.

First Indigenous Powered Submarine set to be Commissioned

Eighteen years after an action plan was announced for having 24 modern submarines by 2030, the first indigenous conventionally powered submarine is set to be commissioned in mid-December. The submarine named ‘ Kalvari’ will be the first diesel-electric version to be commissioned under the action plan announced in 1999. The Kalvari is the first of the six scorpene-class diesel-electric submarines being built by Mazagon Docks Limited, in collaboration with France’s Naval Group.

Nov 20, 2017

India Gets First Charging Station

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) unveiled country’s first electric vehicle (EV) charging station. It has partnered with cab aggregator Ola to set up the charging station at a petrol station in Nagpur.

Casteist Remarks Over Phone in Public Place an Offence

The Supreme Court has ruled that using casteist remarks over the phone in a public place against the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Category amounts to criminal offence warranting a jail of a maximum of five years.

Nov 19, 2017

Manushi Chhilar wins 67th Miss World Contest

Miss India Manushi Chhilar wins the 67th Miss World Contest final in Sanya. She is the 6th Indian to win the coveted crown. After bagging the Miss India World 2017 title, she utilized her fame for a noble cause, and started an initiative to raise awareness about menstrual hygiene. Manushi edged out top five contestants from England, France, Kenya and Mexico. The first and the second runners- up were Miss England Stephanie Hill and Miss Mexico Andrea Meza.

Nov 18, 2017

Old Delhi Haveli Bagged UNESCO-2017 Asia Pacific Award

Haveli Dharampura, , an over a century-old mansion in the Walled City, bagged the prestigious United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) 2017 AsiaPacific award for cultural heritage conservation.

Centre Increases Carpet Area of Houses

The Centre has approved the enhancement of the carpet area of houses for the middle income group (MIG) category under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U).

Under the MIG-I category, the carpet area of the houses has been enhanced from 90 sq.m to 120 sq.m, while under the MIG-II segment, it has been increased to 150 sq.m from the current 110 sq.m.

Nov 17, 2017

Water Level Drops in Major Reservoirs

The water level in 91 major reservoirs across the country has gone down to 66 per cent of their total storage capacity from 67 per cent last week.
The reservoirs in states such as Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Odisha, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana have reported lesser storage level than last year.

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