CONTENTS
- National Maritime Day 2022
- Babu Jagjivan Ram
- Mission Integrated Bio-refineries
National Maritime Day 2022
Focus: Facts for prelims
Why in News?
The Prime Minister, has recalled India’s glorious maritime history on National Maritime Day. Stating importance of maritime sector towards India’s economic growth, he said that in the last 8 years Government of India has focussed on port-led development which is essential for economic growth and building an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
About National Maritime Day:
- Every year on April 5th, National Maritime Day commemorates the first journey of the first Indian flag merchant vessel, the ‘S.S LOYALTY,’ from Mumbai to London on April 5th, 1919.
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Babu Jagjivan Ram
Focus: GS I- Modern History
Why in News?
The Prime Minister has paid tributes to Babu Jagjivan Ram on his Jayanti.
About Jagjivan Ram:
- Jagjivan Ram was born on April 5, 1908, to a Dalit family in Chandwa, Bihar.
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Mission Integrated Bio-refineries
Focus: Facts for prelims
Why in News?
The Union Minister of State for Science and Technology recently announced the full launch of “Mission Integrated Bio-refineries,” a big futuristic PPP (Public Private Participation) mode initiative for “Clean Energy.”
- The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has also developed Material Acceleration Platforms (MAP), which will use developing capabilities in next-generation computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, and robotics to speed up the pace of materials discovery by up to ten times.
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