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#Prelims
5โฃ Five Zonal Councils were established in the year 1957 under Section 15-22 of the States Reorganization Act, 1956.
โ ๏ธ Union cb Home Minister is the Chairman of these five Zonal Councils, while the Chief Ministers of the States included in the respective Zonal Council and the Administrator/Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territories are its members.
๐ตTwo more ministers from each state are nominated by the Governor as members of the council.
๐ พ๏ธ Each Zonal Council has also constituted a Standing Committee at the level of Chief Secretaries.
5โฃ Five Zonal Councils were established in the year 1957 under Section 15-22 of the States Reorganization Act, 1956.
โ ๏ธ Union cb Home Minister is the Chairman of these five Zonal Councils, while the Chief Ministers of the States included in the respective Zonal Council and the Administrator/Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territories are its members.
๐ตTwo more ministers from each state are nominated by the Governor as members of the council.
๐ พ๏ธ Each Zonal Council has also constituted a Standing Committee at the level of Chief Secretaries.
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#ZonalCouncils
๐ฅSIGNIFICANCE โ ๏ธ
๐In the spirit that strong States make strong nations, Zonal Councils provide a platform to enhance cooperation through a systematic mechanism for regular dialogue and discussion on issues affecting two or more states or the Center and the States.
๐ฉThe Zonal Councils hold discussions on a wide range of issues including infrastructure, mining, water supply, environment and forests and state-restructuring, as well as direct benefit transfer (DBT), wider expansion of telecommunications/internet and issues of general regional interests
๐ฅSIGNIFICANCE โ ๏ธ
๐In the spirit that strong States make strong nations, Zonal Councils provide a platform to enhance cooperation through a systematic mechanism for regular dialogue and discussion on issues affecting two or more states or the Center and the States.
๐ฉThe Zonal Councils hold discussions on a wide range of issues including infrastructure, mining, water supply, environment and forests and state-restructuring, as well as direct benefit transfer (DBT), wider expansion of telecommunications/internet and issues of general regional interests
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Sri Lanka: Annual Kandy Esala Perahara is being celebrated at Temple of Sacred Tooth Relic
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Sri Lanka: Annual Kandy Esala Perahara is being celebrated at Temple of Sacred Tooth Relic
In Sri Lanka, the annual Kandy Esala Perahara is being celebrated with deep devotion at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy.
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Medieval Indian engineers in the 7th century built robots. Powered by water and clockwork
https://theprint.in/opinion/medieval-indian-engineers-in-the-7th-century-built-robots-inspired-future-inventions/1592229/
https://theprint.in/opinion/medieval-indian-engineers-in-the-7th-century-built-robots-inspired-future-inventions/1592229/
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Medieval Indian engineers in the 7th century built robots. Powered by water and clockwork
Using hydraulics and clockwork, engineers could make wondrous devices that are now lost. These were more credible than claims about pre-modern Indian technology such as UFOs and genetic engineering.
Our strategic sectors are:
๐Electronics and capital goods
๐Chemicals
๐Textiles
๐Autocomponents (electric vehicles)
๐Solar module batteries
๐Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices
๐ พ๏ธRead above article about India's well position to leverage Global Value Chains(GVC) for higher economic growth and job creation.
๐ตIn labour - intensive sectors like textiles and apparel, India is well integrated into GVCs, though there is scope for greater expansionโ ๏ธ
๐ฎ๐ณIn some of the capital -intensive sectors too, like electronics, India has good GVC linkagesโ ๏ธ
๐Electronics and capital goods
๐Chemicals
๐Textiles
๐Autocomponents (electric vehicles)
๐Solar module batteries
๐Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices
๐ พ๏ธRead above article about India's well position to leverage Global Value Chains(GVC) for higher economic growth and job creation.
๐ตIn labour - intensive sectors like textiles and apparel, India is well integrated into GVCs, though there is scope for greater expansionโ ๏ธ
๐ฎ๐ณIn some of the capital -intensive sectors too, like electronics, India has good GVC linkagesโ ๏ธ
๐ต New age sectors are like :
๐ข Mobile phones
๐ขAdvanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Batteries
๐ขHigh-efficiency solar PV modules
๐ขDrones
๐ข Wearables
๐ณSemiconductors
๐ณSteel
๐ตSignificant portion of Govt's incentives are directed towards these new-age sectors through schemes like PLI
๐ฑRead India's position, worldwide in the production of mobile phones and phone factories ๐๐
๐ พ๏ธCan Solapur could become a hub for textiles and apparel by the support system?
๐ขMSMEs and their skilling and upskilling ๐๐
๐ข Mobile phones
๐ขAdvanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Batteries
๐ขHigh-efficiency solar PV modules
๐ขDrones
๐ข Wearables
๐ณSemiconductors
๐ณSteel
๐ตSignificant portion of Govt's incentives are directed towards these new-age sectors through schemes like PLI
๐ฑRead India's position, worldwide in the production of mobile phones and phone factories ๐๐
๐ พ๏ธCan Solapur could become a hub for textiles and apparel by the support system?
๐ขMSMEs and their skilling and upskilling ๐๐
โถ๏ธ Sustainable Manufacturing with 'Zero Defect-Zero Effect ', Digital India and creation of green alternatives :
Like, ๐bio-based feedstocks and sustainable packaging
๐green building materials
๐green labels industry standards
๐recycling hubs
๐ตRead above in the article on how can we strengthen our #Infrastructure with govt. interventions like PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, National Logistics Policy
๐ตRead about new technologies such as off-grid rural market electrification via solar infrastructure etc.
Like, ๐bio-based feedstocks and sustainable packaging
๐green building materials
๐green labels industry standards
๐recycling hubs
๐ตRead above in the article on how can we strengthen our #Infrastructure with govt. interventions like PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, National Logistics Policy
๐ตRead about new technologies such as off-grid rural market electrification via solar infrastructure etc.
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Archaeological excavations unearth another Neolithic age celt in Dharmapuri districtโs Poothinatham - The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/archaeological-excavations-unearth-another-neolithic-age-celt-in-dharmapuri-districts-poothinatham/article67026084.ece?_gl=1*1o3bvp8*_ga*YW1wLXQ2Z1dMZmRFdkhCbEVXYWM0MWUxdVQzYjZZR2kxWVh5ZmY5cjZ2YlRhODZiYUdpamtqczl0dkg4dTl3enBLN0M.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/archaeological-excavations-unearth-another-neolithic-age-celt-in-dharmapuri-districts-poothinatham/article67026084.ece?_gl=1*1o3bvp8*_ga*YW1wLXQ2Z1dMZmRFdkhCbEVXYWM0MWUxdVQzYjZZR2kxWVh5ZmY5cjZ2YlRhODZiYUdpamtqczl0dkg4dTl3enBLN0M.
The Hindu
Archaeological excavations unearth another Neolithic age celt in Dharmapuri districtโs Poothinatham
Archaeological excavations in Poothinatham, Dharmapuri district have yielded a celt belonging to the Neolithic age, said A. Sivananandam, Deputy Director of the Department of Archaeology. A celt is a long, thin, prehistoric stone or bronze tool.
Q.1855) The famous archaeological sites namely Chan Chan, Machu Picchu, Pacopampa are present in which of the following countries?
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Q. 1856) The term 'Speleology' is the scientific study of the moon and the term ' Selenology' is the scientific study of caves?
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