Dubai 'Expo 2000' Indian stage record
- 'Expo 2000' opens in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on October 1, 2021; Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Trade and Industry inaugurated the Indian Forum on that day. In the last five months, the number of visitors to the Indian stage at the Dubai Expo has crossed 10 lakh.
- The Indian stage of the Dubai Expo showcases the development of various disciplines and multicultural highlights. The Indian stage is currently celebrating 'Andhra Week'.
- Next, the weeks of states including Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are to be celebrated. The Dubai Expo ends on March 31st.
- It was then announced that projects worth Rs 44,605 crore to link the Ken-Betwa rivers would be launched soon. In this context, the Central Government has set up a commission for the Ken-Betwa River Linkage Project.
- Under this project, the Commission is to undertake works such as construction of dams, construction of hydroelectric power station, construction of tunnels and waterways.
- To this end, the Central Government has constituted a 20-member committee headed by the Secretary, Central Water Resources. Under the project, a 221 km long canal and a 2 km long tunnel are to be constructed. For this, 27 lakh acres of irrigated land in UP and MP are to be used.
- Includes developed countries of the world, G-20 federation. Go to the European Union, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, Britain and the United States are the 19 member states.
- The conference of this association is usually held every year in its member countries. This year's conference is set to take place in Indonesia, a Southeast Asian country. W
- The summit will be chaired by Indonesian Prime Minister Joko Widodo until November. The G - 20 summit will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from December until November next year.
- India is set to host next year's G-20 summit. Preparations are underway for the conference to be held in the capital Delhi. The G-20 Secretariat is to be set up to look after the work. This was approved by the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Modi yesterday.
- India will assume the leadership of the G-20 from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023. It will conclude with the G-20 summit in 2023.
- A high-level committee headed by the Prime Minister will guide the functioning of the Secretariat. The committee will include the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Home Affairs, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the G-20 Sherpa Organization (Minister of Trade and Industry, Textiles, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) to provide overall guidance on India's G-20 leadership responsibilities.
- Jio is set to launch a nationwide program to offer satellite-based broadband services. To this end, Geo has entered into a joint venture agreement with Luxembourg-based SES. Geo will hold a majority 51 per cent stake in the deal, which is based on a ratio of 51:49.
- Vedanta, led by Anil Agarwal, and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) are set to jointly manufacture semiconductor chips in India under a performance-based incentive scheme to promote the industry in the federal government.
- Earlier, in December 2021, over the next five to six years, Rs. The central government has approved a PLI project for semiconductor and display board production, with an investment target of Rs 76,000 crore.
- The India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) was recently announced with the aim of attracting large investments in manufacturing facilities amid the global semiconductor chip crisis.
- The Vedanta Group shared in January its intention to invest $ 15 billion to manufacture display and semiconductor chips in India over the next five years. Vedanta Group said in January that it plans to invest $ 15 billion to manufacture display and semiconductor chips in India over the next five years.
- According to the memorandum of understanding signed between the two companies, Vedanta will own a majority stake in the company. Foxconn holds less shares than that. Agarwal of Vedanta will be the head of the joint venture.
- In Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan, more than 60,000 houses have been approved for construction. At present, the total number of houses approved under the Prime Minister's Urban Housing Scheme is 114.04 lakh. Of these, 93.25 lakh houses are under construction.
- 54.78 lakh houses have been completed and handed over to the beneficiaries. The total investment in the project is Rs 7.52 lakh crore. Of this, central government assistance is Rs 1.87 lakh crore. Of this, Rs 1.21 lakh crore has already been disbursed.
