BRO signs Memorandum of Understanding with GRSE.

 

BRO signs MoU with GRSE for construction of 27 double-lane class 70 modular bridges in border areas

What is the news :

• Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for fabrication, supply, erection and launching of 27 carriageway double lane galvanised modular bridges of 7.5 meters with Indian Road Congress (IRC) Load Class 70.
• The two-year contract, worth around Rs 60 crore, was inked by Director General BR Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry and Officiating Chairman & Managing Director of GRSE Commodore P R Hari IN (Retd) in New Delhi on March 15, 2022.

Key Highlights

• The MoU includes fabrication, supply, erection and launching of 27 double-lane bridges of carriageway 7.5 meters of load class 70 along the Northern and North Eastern border states
• It reinforces the commitment of BRO for greater self-reliance on indigenous equipment and achieving overall aim of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’

India Needs 1.3 to 1.5 Billion Tonnes of Coal by 2030

 

India Needs 1.3 to 1.5 Billion Tonnes of Coal by 2030

What is the news :

• As per Economic Survey, the demand for coal is expected to remain in the range of 1.3-1.5 billion tonnes by 2030.
• Due consultations were held for finalizing India’s approach for negotiations at COP 21 and prior to signing the Paris Agreement.
• Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs – Pralhad Joshi

Government issues draft notification on inter country non transport

 

Government issues draft notification on inter country non transport ( Personal vehicle rules 2022)

What is the news :

• The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a draft notification – Inter-Country Non-Transport ( personal)  Vehicle Rules, 2022.
• These rules propose to formalize the movement of Non-Transport ( personal)  vehicles registered in other countries when entering or plying in the territory of India.
• Minister of road transport and highway : Nitin Gadkari

The following documents shall be carried in the vehicle(s) operating under Inter-Country Non-Transport Vehicle Rules during the duration of stay in the country, namely:–

• A valid registration certificate
• A valid driving license or international driving permit, whichever is applicable;
• A valid insurance policy;
• A valid pollution under control certificate (if applicable in the origin country)

International day to combat Islamophobia

 

International day to combat Islamophobia

What is the news :

• The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution setting March 15 as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia.
• UN-adopted resolution was introduced by Pakistan and marks the day when an Australian gunman killed 51 Muslim worshippers and wounded 40 others in 2019 New Zealand terror attacks.

About the resolution :

• The resolution, adopted by consensus by the 193-member world body and cosponsored by 55 mainly Muslim countries, emphasizes the right to freedom of religion and belief and recalls a 1981 resolution calling for “the elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief.”
• It expresses deep concern at “the overall rise in instances of discrimination, intolerance and violence, regardless of the actors, directed against members of many religions and other communities in various parts of the world, including cases motivated by Islamophobia, antisemitism, Christianophobia and prejudices against persons of other religions or beliefs.”
• The resolution asks all countries, U.N. bodies, international and regional organizations, civil society, private sector and faith-based organizations “to organize and support various high-visibility events aimed at effectively increasing awareness of all levels about curbing Islamophobia,” and to observe the new International Day to Combat Islamophobia.

Daily Current Affairs March 15 2022

 

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

World Rotaract Day -13th of March

• Every year, Rotaractors and Rotarians around the world celebrate World Rotaract Week during the week of 13 March to commemorate the founding of the first club in 1968 at North Carolina, USA.
• The theme of World Rotaract Day 2022 is “Rotary Making a Difference”.
• World Rotaract Week will be held from 11 March 2022 to 18 March 2022.
• Rotary Club is the community service organization for young men and women.
• They take part in international service projects, in a global effort to bring peace and international understanding to the world.