7th April 2023 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
Gaganyaan L-110 Vikash engine test success for sending astronauts to space
- Russia, USA and China are the only 3 countries that have sent humans into space. India is making serious efforts to achieve this feat. According to this, in 2007, the project to send humans to space was started with a budget of Rs.10,000 crore. In 2014, the project was named Gaganyan and researches are being intensified. ISRO's latest LVM-3 rocket is planned to be used for the Gaganyaan project.
- Spacecraft to house the astronauts, spacesuits and parachutes to safely land the astronauts back on Earth after space travel are being elaborately prepared. An unmanned test spacecraft is going to be sent into space in the middle of 2024.
- ISRO has prepared a female robot named 'Vyoma Mitra' to be sent on this spacecraft. This robot will probe in space and send information to ISRO. The L-110 Vikash engine test of Kaganyan rocket project was held at Mahendragiri Space Research Center near Kavalkinaru in Nellai district.
- It was successfully tested in the presence of ISRO Chairman Somnath, ISRO Campus Director Asir Pakhyaraj and ISRO technical personnel. The test run, which lasted for 240 seconds, was declared a success as planned.
- Union Home Minister, Minister of Cooperatives Mr. Amit Shah inaugurated the Kausambi Festival-2023 at Kausambi in Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mr. Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Kesav Prasad Maurya also participated in the event.
- Addressing the event Mr. Amit Shah said that Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi encouraged every Member of Parliament to organize sports festivals.
- 1.93 crore foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) to India in 2019 before the corona pandemic. According to the latest data from the Bureau of Immigration, India is expected to receive 61.9 lakh foreign tourists in 2022. Last year 2021 this number was 15.2 lakh.
- The foreign exchange earnings (FEE) earned by tourism in India in 2021 and 2022 (in crores of rupees) are given below:
- Foreign exchange earned through tourism in 2021 - Rs. 65,070 crore
- Foreign exchange earned through tourism in 2022 - Rs. 1,34,543 crore
- The Ministry of Tourism has taken several initiatives to promote tourism in the country and increase foreign tourist arrivals.
- Initiation of “Deko Apna Desh” initiative with the aim of creating awareness among people about the country's rich heritage and culture and promoting domestic tourism.
- Conducting programs under the 'Capacity Building for Service Providers' (CBSP) program to train and develop manpower to deliver better service standards.
- 24x7 toll free multi-lingual tourist helpline no.
- Provision of e-Visa facility to people of 166 countries under 5 sub-categories namely e-Tourist Visa, e-Business Visa, e-Medical Visa, e-Medical Assistance Visa and e-Conference Visa.
- Simplified e-Visa and substantial reduction in visa fees
- The G-20 summit is being held at 55 locations across the country. The infrastructure in these cities is being upgraded and upgraded for the G-20 meetings. Arrangements are made for delegates attending these meetings to visit nearby tourist attractions.
- Thus they can become tourism ambassadors of our country. Important tourist sites are being upgraded to international standards.
