Road Safety Awareness Manual - Released by Chief Minister M.K.Stalin
- Tamil Nadu ranks first in the national level in establishing good road infrastructure. The total length of roads in Tamil Nadu is 2.61 lakh km. Of these, 70,556 km are maintained by the Highways Department. There are long roads.
- These are maintained under various divisions like National Highways, State Highways, District Main Roads and District Other Roads. Due to the lack of awareness among the public about the road structure, its rules and road codes, more accidents and fatalities occur.
- Therefore, a road safety awareness manual has been prepared to make road safety a people's movement, to create an accident-free Tamil Nadu and to create awareness among the public about proper use of roads.
- This manual was released by Chief Minister M.K.Stalin at the Chief Secretariat, Chennai. In this, the impact of vehicle speed, World Health Organization, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways statistics related to road accidents, causes of accidents, ways to avoid them, rules of the road, regulations to be followed while traveling, warning signs, vehicle maintenance, explanations of first aid services and helpline numbers. are featured.
South Korea-US resume joint military exercise
- The United States and South Korea began their largest joint military exercise on Monday. The military exercise named 'Ulchi Freedom Shield' will be held till 1st of next month. Thousands of soldiers including warplanes, warships, artillery are going to participate in this war exercise.
India's First Space Research Centre
- India's first space research center is set up in Uttarakhand. India's first commercial space observatory is said to be set up in Uttarakhand's Garhwal region by aerospace startup Dikandara, which will monitor 10 cm objects orbiting the Earth.
Asian Volleyball Championship - India win bronze and qualify for U-19 World Cup
- South Korea was the 1999 champion and silver medalist at the previous Asian Volleyball Championship. They had already lost to India in straight sets in the group stage. But in the bronze medal match, the game went to a climactic contest. In a 5-set thriller, the Indian team defeated South Korea 25-20, 25-21, 26-28, 19-25, 15-12.
- In 2003, the Indian men's team won the gold by defeating Iran in the same series. After that comes close to gold but never wins gold. From 2005 to 2008, India won 2 bronze and one silver in the same series.
- In the same series, India beat Chinese Taipei in the quarter-finals and lost to Iran in the semi-finals. Qualified for the U-19 World Cup after defeating South Korea in the bronze medal match.
Dissolution of Indian Football Federation's 3-member committee- Supreme Court order
- In May, the Supreme Court removed former Union Minister Prabul Patel from the post of the Football Federation of India for not completing the election of its executives by December 2020.
- Also, a 3-member executive committee headed by former judge A.R. Dev was formed to manage the Indian Football Federation. The court also ordered the Football Federation of India to change the rules and conduct the election of new administrators as per the national sports policy.
- Due to this ban, there is a problem in hosting the 7th U-17 Women's World Cup football tournament which was already announced to be held in India from October 11 to 30. Also, the Indian team is unable to participate in any event including international competition and training of 'BIBA'.
- Following a petition in the Supreme Court explaining the situation, the Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of the 3-member management committee.
- Following this, the Supreme Court has issued this order to facilitate the withdrawal of the ban imposed on Indian football by FIFA and facilitate the hosting of the U-17 Women's World Cup in India. After this, the administration of the Indian Football Federation has been handed over to it.
Asian Development Bank has signed an agreement to provide a loan of USD 96.3 million to improve drinking water supply and sanitation services in Himachal Pradesh
- Agreement signed between Asian Development Bank and Government of India to provide loan of 96.3 million dollars to improve drinking water supply and health services in Himachal Pradesh.
- On behalf of the Government of India, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs Mr. Rajat Kumar Mishra and on behalf of Asian Development Bank its India Director Mr. Takeo Konishi signed the agreement.
- The project will cater to the requirement of Himachal Pradesh Government Jal Shakti Vipak and Gram Panchayat and local water bodies. 75800 families will be benefited by this.
The 6th meeting of the Australia-India Education Council was chaired by Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan and attended by Australian Education Minister Jason Clare.
- Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan and Australian Education Minister Jason Clare presided over the 6th Education Council meeting held at Western Sydney University.
- During the meeting, the Ministers of the two countries held fruitful discussions on further strengthening bilateral cooperation in education, skill development, research, innovation and new industries.
- At that time, he appealed to Australian universities and skill development institutes to come forward to set up their institutes in India. Minister Dharmendra Pradhan invited Jason Clare to visit India by the end of this year.
- With a view to making education a key pillar, the Ministers also agreed to expand bilateral cooperation between India and Australia in learning, skill development and research.
