Brasilia Declaration on Road Safety Subject – Infrastructure Context – Fifty-one passengers of an overcrowded bus died in an accident on the morning of February 16 when it fell into a canal near Sarda Patan village in Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh. Concept – The declaration was signed at the Second Global High-Level conference […]
UDAN Scheme Subject – Infrastructure Context – Scindia sets target of 50 more UDAN routes. Concept – Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) was launched as a regional connectivity scheme under the Ministry of Civil Aviation in 2016. It is an innovative scheme to develop the regional Aviation market. The objective of scheme is to create affordable yet economically viable […]
Indian Railways Organization for Alternative Fuels (IROAF) Subject – Infrastructure Context – Railway Board order announces closure of green fuel wing. Concept – IROAF is a separate enterprise that works in the field of green fuels for transport. Its vision – to emerge as a world class organisation in setting standards, development, research and execution in fuel and energy efficient and […]
Vande Bharat Express Subject – Infrastructure Context – 102 Vande Bharat trains to be operational by 2024 Concept – The Vande Bharat Express, also known as Train 18, is an Indian semi-high-speed, intercity, EMU train which was designed and manufactured by Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at Perambur, Chennai under the Indian government’s Make in India initiative, over a span of […]
The Major Port Authorities Act 2020 Subject – Infrastructure Context – Second wave slows down finalisation of rules of new Act. Concept – The Bill seeks to provide for regulation, operation and planning of major ports in India and provide greater autonomy to these ports. It seeks to replace the Major Port Trusts […]
Vehicle Scrappage Policy Launched Subject – Infrastructure Context – Prime Minister while addressing the Investor Summit in Gujarat via video conferencing launched the Vehicle Scrapping Policy/National Automobile Scrappage Policy. Concept – The policy is estimated to cover 51 lakh Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) that are above 20 years of age and another 34 lakh LMVs above 15 years of […]
SARDAR SAROVAR DAM IS PROVIDING IRRIGATION WATER IN SUMMER FOR FIRST TIME Subject : Economy / Infrastructure Context : Called the ‘lifeline of Gujarat’, the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam usually has no water for irrigation during summers. However, this year the dam had 122.72 metres with live storage of 1,711 million cubic metres […]
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train Subject: Infrastructure Context: The National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) is discussing with its Japanese partner the possibility of operating the high-speed trains in Gujarat in the first phase and later extending it to Maharashtra. Concept: 95 per cent land has been acquired in Gujarat and Rs 32,500 crore […]
Green corridor Subject: Health and infrastructure Context: A truck with the first batch of Serum Institute of India’s Covishield vaccine pashed from IGI airport in Delhi to the Rajiv Gandhi super specialty hospital. Concept: A special road route managed in a way such that all the traffic signals in the route determined for […]
People Mover Subject: Infrastructure Context: Construction of Central Vista or Parliament building. Concept: Underground people mover will be constructed to directly connect building with the two metro stations in New Delhi. People mover is small transit systems serving a limited number of people in a defined area, like theme parks, airport terminals, etc. […]