Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate projects worth Rs 75,000 crores in Maharashtra.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated (11th Dec 2022) Phase - I of Samruddhi Mahamarg connecting Nagpur and Shirdi covering a distance of 520 Kms.

* The 701 Km expressway is one of India's longest expressways and will pass through Maharashtra’s 10 districts. It is being built at a cost of about 55,000 crore rupees. Mr. Modi said, Samruddhi Mahamarg will ensure seamless connectivity across Maharashtra.

* He said, it will not only reduce the distance between these two cities but will connect 24 districts of Maharashtra in a modern way and provide agricultural progress, pilgrimage development, promotion of industries and employment opportunities.

* Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Dr. Bharati Pawar and Raosaheb Danwe Patil, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis were present on this occasion.

 

* The Prime Minister also dedicated AIIMS Nagpur to the nation to strengthen health infrastructure in the country. The foundation stone of the hospital was laid by the Prime Minister in July 2017. AIIMS Nagpur has been developed at a cost of more than 1,575 crore rupees.

 

* Earlier, the  Prime Minister dedicated ‘Nagpur Metro Phase I’ to the nation, and laid the foundation stone of ‘Nagpur Metro phase- II’ at Khapri Metro Station this morning. The Prime Minister also flagged off two inaugural metro trains from Khapri to Automotive Square and Prajapati Nagar to Lokmanya Nagar.

* Phase I of the Nagpur Metro is developed at a cost of more than Rs 8650 crore while Phase- II will be developed at a cost of more than Rs 6700 crore.

 

* Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Train connecting Nagpur and Bilaspur will be operated six days a week except for Saturdays from both sides. The travel time from Nagpur to Bilaspur will be reduced to 5 hours 30 mins from 7-8 hours.

* Prime Minister took a ride in the Nagpur Metro from Freedom Park Metro Station and interacted with students, those from the start-up sector and citizens from other walks of life..

Source : AIR

Senior cardiologist from Hyderabad, Dr P C Rath (Dr Pratap Chandra Rath) has been elected as president of the Cardiological Society of India (CSI) for the year 2023-24, in the annual meeting held at Chennai on Monday(2th Dec 2022).

 

Dr. P C Rath, who is currently heading Cardiology wing at Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, is credited for pioneering several heart procedures including complex coronary angioplasty and stenting, robotic angioplasty and TAVI.

 

Cardiological Society of India, which is a national body of cardiologists of India and Indian cardiologists settled abroad, consists of more than 5000 members.

 

The CSI will be celebrating its 75th year in December, 2023 at Kolkata and president elect Dr P C Rath is expected to play a vital role in framing the scientific program for the platinum jubilee celebrations..

Source : Telangana Today

The Department of Tourism, Goa has signed an MoU with tha Airbnb to promote Goa Tourism.

This partnership aimed at encouraging travel to unique destinations that are lesser-known and enabling economically regenerative community-led tourism in the state.

Both joined hVrboands to scale homestay capacity across the state and provide support to Goan homestay Hosts in delivering quality tourism experiences to guests, both domestic and international..

Source : Economic Times

SpiceJet has been awarded the 'Safety Performer of the Year' award by GMR Delhi Airport Awards 2022 for being the top performer among the self-handling airlines and as it has been able to reduce ground safety violations significantly. 

 

SpiceJet said its ground handling team at Delhi Airport achieved this performance through constant focus on quality improvements, innovation and hard work. Moreover, their role in minimising incidences of ground safety violations ensured compliance with safety guidelines and regulatory requirements.

 

"To be awarded the 'Safety Performer of the Year' by the country's biggest airport is indeed a proud moment for us. SpiceJet meeting the highest safety standards of our country's aviation regulators and airports is a great honor and a true reflection of what we truly stand for," GP Gupta, Chief Strategy Officer of SpiceJet.

 

"Safety of our passengers and employees is the top priority for us at SpiceJet. It is an integral part of all our functions and is ingrained in our culture. We will continuously strive to adopt the highest safety standards to provide a safe and secure travel environment for our passengers," he added.

 

Recently, the airline was audited by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and its operations, safety processes, and systems were found to be strong and at par with the global best practices and safety standards..

Source : Mint

Ministry of Culture has set up seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) with headquarters at Patiala, Nagpur, Udaipur, Prayagraj, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur.

These centers aim to conserve and develop art, culture and crafts across the country. The government provides regular annual grant-in-aid for conducting various activities and programmes to ZCCs. However, no State and Union Territory wise funds are released by the Ministry for the purpose.

 

This information was given by the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region G. Kishan Reddy while replying to a question in the Lok Sabha.

The Minister said, ZCCs organize a minimum 42 Regional Festivals for promotion of art and culture every year as per their programme calendar. He said, these centers also implement a number of schemes for preservation and promotion of various folk arts and culture of the country. .

Source : AIR

Mirosław Hermaszewski, Poland's first and only astronaut, has been passed away monday(12th Dec 2022) at the age of 81.

* He was a part of manned space flight for the USSR on June 27, 1978

* Along with Mirosław Hermaszewski, Pyotr Klimuk (Soviet cosmonaut) circled the Earth in the Soyuz 30 spaceship that docked at the Salyut 6 orbital space station.

* They went around the globe 126 times.

* He was the 89th human to reach outer space.

President of Sri Sarada Math and Ramkrishna Sarada Mission "Pravrajika Bhaktiprana" died of age-related ailments here on Sunday(11th Dec 2022) night. She was 102.

 

* She was suffering from old age-related ailments for a long time and was undergoing treatment at the Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan where she was admitted with high fever on December 5, an official said.

 

* Since Saturday(10th Dec 2022), her condition deteriorated following which she was put on a ventilator, the official said, adding that she breathed her last at around 11:24 pm on Sunday(11th Dec 2022).

 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister expressed grief over the death of Pravrajika Bhaktiprana .


Source : The Print

The Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab Cabinet on Monday(12th Dec 2022) approved recruitment of 8,400 personnel in Punjab Police in the next four years.

 

* These include 1,200 Sub Inspector and 7,200 constable posts, according to a statement issued by the state government.

 

* Elaborating on this, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the Cabinet has approved recruitment of 1800 Constables and 300 Sub Inspectors every year for the coming four years to overcome the scarcity of employees in wake of their superannuation in next years.

 

* Around 2.5 lakh applications are expected every year for 2,100 posts, he added.

 

* Advertisement for Punjab Police recruitment exam will be issued in January, written exam will be held in May-June, physical Test will be held in September and result will be announced in November every year, the government statement said.

 

* The Punjab cabinet has also approved filling up 710 vacant posts of Revenue Patwaris in the department. “This will help in maintaining and updating the new record as well as maintaining old revenue records to facilitate the general public in availing these services in a time bound manner,” reads the government statement..

Source : Hindustan Times

The Badri breed derived its name from the holy shrine of Char Dham at Badrinath.

* It is found only in the hill districts of Uttarakhand and was earlier known as the ‘pahadi’ cow.

* The cattle breed is small in size with long legs and varied body colours— black, brown, red, white or grey.

* The USP of the Badri cow’s produce is indigenousness and environment (in the Himalayas), as it eats medicinal herbs and is far away from toxic pollution, polythene and other harmful things that cows in the plains are subject.

* As the cow grazes only on herbs and shrubs available in the mountains, its milk has rich medicinal content and high organic value.

* This cattle of Uttarakhand clinched the coveted title of being the first certified cattle breed of Uttarakhand after National Bureau Of Animal Genetic Resource included it as Badri breed..

Source : The Hindu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the sixth(6th) Vande Bharat Express on Sunday(11th Dec 2022) that will run between Maharashtra’s Nagpur and Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur.

 

The Prime Minister arrived in Nagpur earlier today, where he was received by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

 

Later in the day, at the public function in Nagpur, he will lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Nagpur Railway Station and Ajni Railway Station, to be redeveloped at a cost of about Rs 590 crore and Rs 360 crore respectively.

 

Prime Minister will dedicate Government Maintenance Depot, Ajni (Nagpur) and Kohli-Narkher Section of Nagpur- Itarsi Third line project to the Nation. These projects have been developed at a cost of about Rs 110 crore and about Rs 450 crore respectively..

Source : The Print