Goa Affairs
At cost of Rs 1.7 crore, Goa tourism to head to Europe to get more responsible tourists
GoasBhaktiKulkarni has been recommended for theArjuna Awardby the selection panel headed by retired SC AM Khanwilkar.
Should, as expected, the Sports ministry accepts the recommendation of the selection committee, the chess queen will be the first Goan woman to receive the top sporting honour, and the first non-footballer from the state.
Two Goans,Padma Shri Brahmanand Shankhwalkar(1998) and Bruno Coutinho (2001), both footballers, have won theArjunaAward in the past.
Bhakti said the last five years performances were considered for the award.
Bhakti also won the team gold medal in the online chess Olympiad in August 2020 and Asian Nations Cup online in October the same year.
National and International Affairs
National Mission for Clean Ganga Organizes Ganga Utsav – The River Festival
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) organized Ganga Utsav – The River Festival 2022 on 4thNovember at New Delhi in two sessions.
Ganga Utsav 2022 is dedicated to theAzadi ka Amrit Mahotsavthat is being observed to commemorate the 75 years of Indian Independence. As Ganga Utsav 2022 is held in the 75thyear of independence, it is planned to have 75 separate events in Ganga and its tributary basin cities and towns, by August 2023, 3-day events in 15 major cities like Haridwar, Mathura, Delhi, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna, Bhagalpur, Kolkata etc., 1-day events in 60 smaller towns/cities, in which local and pan-India culture based events will be promoted.
Army approves five niche tech projects for development by domestic industry
The Army has approved five Project Sanction Orders (PSOs) for development of Niche technology by the Indian under Make-II route of DEFENCE procurement. The projects include High Frequency Man Packed Software Defined Radios (HFSDR), drone kill systems, Infantry Training Weapon Simulator (IWTS), Medium Range Precision Kill Systems (MRPKS) and 155mm Terminally Guided Munitions (TGM).
Make II projects are essentially industry funded projects involving design, development and innovative solutions by Indian vendors for development of prototypes. An assurance of order is given after successful prototype development.