Daily News Digest:12 September 2021

MSME TOOL ROOM CITD GETS PATENT FOR ‘ANAAR’ MAKING MACHINES

The MSME Tool Room, Hyderabad, Central Institute of Tool Design (CITD) has got a patent for the invention entitled "AUTOMATIC MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CONICAL SHAPED FIREWORKS" for 20 years from the 10th November 2015. This is the first of its kind with fully indigenous technology. CITD and SFPL had filed a joint patent application for this innovation.

ALL INDIA DEBT & INVESTMENT SURVEY BY NSO (77TH ROUND (JANUARY-DECEMBER, 2019)

As a part of the 77th round of the National Sample Survey (NSS), the National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation conducted the survey on All India Debt & Investment Survey during the period January-December 2019.

The objective of the survey is to collect quantitative information on the assets and liabilities of the households as of 30.6.2018.

HIRANKHAND EXPRESS WITH MODERN LINKE-HOFMANN-BUSCH (LHB) COACHES

On 10th Sep 2021, Hon’ble Union Minister of Railways, Communication, Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, and Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Union Minister of Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, flagged off the new modern LHB Rake of Train No. 08445/08446 Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur-Bhubaneswar, Hirakhand Express through video conferencing from Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

SARDARDHAM BHAVAN INAUGURATED IN AHMEDABAD

On September 11, 2021, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Sardardham Bhavan in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, via video conferencing. He also did the “Bhoomi Pujan” of the Sardardham Phase-II Kanya Chhatralaya (girls’ hostel) project. These establishments are devoted to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the “Iron Man of India”. It has been developed by the Vishwa Patidar Samaj.

FOURTH CONFERENCE OF THE PROTECTORS OF EMIGRANTS

On September 10, 2021, the fourth Conference of the Protectors of Emigrants was held. This date coincides with the date of the Emigration Act, 1983. At the event, MOS Foreign Affairs, Shri V. Muraleedharan spoke and saw that India worked together to address the challenges of the covid-19 disease.