DAILY DOSE 14TH SEP CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) 14 September 2022: Top 5 Evening Headlines
- PM Modi to embark on 2-day visit to Uzbekistan for SCO Summit
- India launches joint whitepaper on Urban Wastewater Scenario in India
- NITI Aayog hosts first Shoonya Forum
- Meity Startup Hub and Meta launch XR Startup Program
- Government constitutes an expert committee
2) PM Modi to embark on 2-day visit to Uzbekistan for SCO Summit
- PM Modi will be on a two-day visit to Samarkand in Uzbekistan from 15 Sept 2022 to attend the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
- During the Summit, the leaders are expected to review the organisation’s activities over the past two decades and discuss the state and prospects of multilateral cooperation in the future.
3) India launches joint whitepaper on Urban Wastewater Scenario in India
- India has launched a joint whitepaper on ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’ with Denmark at World Water Congress and Exhibition 2022 in Copenhagen.
- Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat attended the event.
- The whitepaper aims at capturing the current status of wastewater treatment in India and potential pathways for future treatment structures, co-creation, and collaborations.
4) NITI Aayog hosts first Shoonya Forum
- NITI Aayog hosted the first Shoonya Forum to commemorate the first anniversary of India’s zero pollution e-mobility campaign in Delhi, on 14 Sept 2022.
- A three-report series highlighting the economic opportunities that an indigenous battery industry presents for India was released during the event.
- G20 Sherpa and former Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant delivered the keynote address.
5) Meity Startup Hub and Meta launch XR Startup Program
- Meity Startup Hub (MSH), an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and Meta, have announced the launch of an accelerator program.
- This initiative, XR Startup Program focuses on skilling and building technological capabilities for the metaverse.
- It will support 40 early-stage start-ups working in XR technologies with a grant of Rs 20 lakhs each.
6) Government constitutes an expert committee
- The government has constituted an expert committee to examine and suggest appropriate measures to address regulatory and other issues to enable scaling up investments by venture capital and private equity investment.
- The 6-member panel will be headed by former SEBI chairman M Damodaran.
- The committee will suggest measures to further accelerate investment into start-ups and sunrise sectors.
7) Tripura to have research centre for promoting Agar trade
- The Tripura Forest dept has initiated a process to open an Agar International Trade and Research Centre to facilitate marketing linkage as well research on Agar.
- Agar (Aquilaria malaccensis) is an evergreen tree that grows in Tripura in abundance and Agarwood is used in incense, perfume, and small carvings.
- A survey is already underway to count the number of Agar trees across the state.
8) Tata Power Solar Systems receives LoA of 596 cr for NHDC project
- Tata Power Solar Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy, has received a letter of award (LOA) of 596 crore from NHDC Limited for setting up a 125MW floating solar project.
- The project will be commissioned within 13 months from the date of letter of award and will provide sustainable power to M.P. Power Management Company Limited.
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