Excellence by Saikat Sir: 11/09/20

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National Cancer Awareness Day isobserved on November 7.
The day is important, for it educates people about the serious threat that is cancer.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer is the second-deadliest disease which causes death among people.
Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan first announced National Cancer Awareness Day in September 2014.

The International Day of Radiology is an annual event promoting the role of medical imaging in modern healthcare. It is celebrated on November 8 each year.
The date marks the anniversary of the discovery of x-radiation by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895.
IDoR2020 Theme: ‘Radiologists and radiographers supporting patients during COVID-19′.

The Airports Authority of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with an NTPC Ltd.,subsidiary to promote usage of electric vehicles and set up solar power plants at its
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam, a subsidiary of NTPC, will be provided adequate land and rooftop space free of cost at identified AAI airports to set up solar power plants.
The AAI owns and manages more than 100 airports across India. The airports in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mangaluru and Lucknow are managed by private companies and not by the AAI.
In the initial phase, NVVN will be taking up the projects at airports in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan. The solar capacity required at airports in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan is around 55 MW and 8 MW, respectively to become 100% solar powered airports.
AAI airports in Tamil Nadu have solar power plants with 3.5 MWp (Mega watt peak) capacity currently. It stated 12 MW solar energy is being purchased through open access for the Chennai airport.
The AAI and NVVN will also jointly work towards supporting the government of India’s initiatives for adoption of electric vehicles by creation of public charging infrastructure and promoting usage of electric vehicles at airports.

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