05-11-22 Daily-Tamilnadu-TNPSC Current Affairs

Tamilnadu Affairs

AWB allocates 20 crore to take care of strays

TheTamil Nadu Animal Welfare Boardhas allocated 20 crore to various animal welfare organisations including theSociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(SPCA) and other NGOs to help them take care of abandoned , pet animals, and strays.

They can use this fund to buy ambulances, create Infrastructure facilities and buy feed and medical kits to treat injured animals.

In order to mitigate the sufferings of abandoned and stray animals on a permanent basis and in order to commemorate the 200th birth anniversary ofSaint Vallalar, the government is implementing the “Vallalar Palluyir Kaapagangal” scheme to support the efforts for animal welfare.

National and International Affairs

National Mission for Clean Ganga Organizes Ganga Utsav – The River Festival

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) organized Ganga Utsav – The River Festival 2022 on 4thNovember at New Delhi in two sessions.

Ganga Utsav 2022 is dedicated to theAzadi ka Amrit Mahotsavthat is being observed to commemorate the 75 years of Indian Independence. As Ganga Utsav 2022 is held in the 75thyear of independence, it is planned to have 75 separate events in Ganga and its tributary basin cities and towns, by August 2023, 3-day events in 15 major cities like Haridwar, Mathura, Delhi, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna, Bhagalpur, Kolkata etc., 1-day events in 60 smaller towns/cities, in which local and pan-India culture based events will be promoted.

Army approves five niche tech projects for development by domestic industry

The Army has approved five Project Sanction Orders (PSOs) for development of Niche technology by the Indian under Make-II route of DEFENCE procurement. The projects include High Frequency Man Packed Software Defined Radios (HFSDR), drone kill systems, Infantry Training Weapon Simulator (IWTS), Medium Range Precision Kill Systems (MRPKS) and 155mm Terminally Guided Munitions (TGM).

Make II projects are essentially industry funded projects involving design, development and innovative solutions by Indian vendors for development of prototypes. An assurance of order is given after successful prototype development.

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