CSIR-CMERI develops Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Processing Facility:
Under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ( CSIR), the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) has created a Municipal Solid Waste ( MSW) Processing Facility that has helped to achieve decentralised solid waste decentralisation.
Highlights:
♦ CSIR-CMERI`s vital focus is to unburden traditional households by advanced segregation strategies from the segregation obligations. There is a minimum emission element in the bio-digestion process adopted.
♦ The MSW facility has been equipped with unique capabilities to make it easy to deal with a variety of waste, including masks, sanitary napkins, diapers, etc.
♦ The MSW facility has been able to help split the COVID chain by UV-C lights and hot-air convection techniques with unique disinfection capabilities.
♦ The equipment can be worked with optimum energy sufficiency by adding solar energy technology which can also feed the surplus Energy Supply onto a Mini-Grid.
♦ The decentralised waste management technology developed by CSIR-CMERI will lead to a dramatic reduction in transport logistics expenditure and help to reduce CO2 emissions by minimising the use of fossil fuels.
♦ The Scientifically Decentralized Waste Collection Hubs will help increase outreach to different locations and will also increase the development capacity for the region `s residents.
1st ever SCO Startup Forum to be launched on 27th October, boost for `Startup India:
The 1st ever Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO) startup forum will be launched on 27th October 2020,ahead of the SCO trade Ministers meeting on 28th October 2020.
Highlights:
The 1st ever SCO Startup Forum will be launched on October 27 2020.
The forum will lay the groundwork for multilateral cooperation and the willingness of SCO Member States to jointly establish and refine their start-up ecosystems.
Innovation and Startups will be the key focus area of SCO
By introducing multiple entrepreneurial activities such as start-up showcases through a dedicated virtual platform, mobilising start-up resources, sharing of best practises, procurement of social technologies, multilateral incubator programmes and information exchange workshops, etc., the Forum will recognise the areas of cooperation
It will help us to learn the cultural & economic features in the Member States of SCO
In the run up to the establishment of Forum, India organized a virtual SCO preparatory Seminar and a workshop .
Around 40 Indian Missions planned in to further augment Startup India efforts.
With over 35,000 start-ups, India is currently the third largest start-up ecosystem in the world, nearly 25 percent of which are core technology start-ups operating in different fields, including robotics, AI, IoT, cloud computing , digital health, financial and educational technology.
The `Startup India` has introduced 10 bilateral bridges and supported several start-ups focused on technology to extend their companies to worldwide markets.
India successfully test-fired SANT Missile on October 19, 2020:
India has test-fired Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) missile successfully from a roof-top launcher at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off Odisha Coast on October 19, 2020. The Missile is developed by the Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Air Force ( IAF) and it has both Lock-on After Launch and Lock-on Before Launch facility.
SANT missile:
♦ Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) missile is a surface-to-air missile.
♦ SANT missile is a developed version of the Helicopter Launched Nag (HeliNa) missile, instrumented with an advanced node-mounted seeker.
♦ Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) missile has a range of 12 Kilometers.
♦ SANT missile becomes the twelfth missile test by India in last 45 days.
♦ SANT missile tested on the following day of the BrahMos missile test.
♦ Shaurya, Prithvi-II, BrahMos, Anti-Tank Guided Missile, Supersonic Missile Aided Release of Torpedo, Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle, Latest Generation Anti-Radiation Missile, and Nirbhay subsonic cruise missile are the other missiles tested over the last 45 days.