TITBITS:
1.With
the fragile ecology of the Western Ghats in mind, a Union Environment Ministry
expert panel has decided that it will not grant final clearances to pumped
hydropower projects proposed in the region without site visits to ascertain
their impact on the environment.
2.The
Constitution places equality and the dignity of the individual at the heart of
the republic's legal and moral architecture. However, given the reality of
stratification in society and the nature of the colonial state apparatus much
of which independent India inherited, realising the constitutional promise is
an ongoing task.
3.Amid
Rising concern over China's control of critical minerals, which allows it to
dominate the clean tech supply chain, particularly in solar equipment and
electric vehicle manufacturing, India and the US signed an agreement to
strengthen the critical mineral supply chain.
4.Akashteer System
Indian Army has completed the
acquisition of 100 Akashteer Air Defence Systems.
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Advanced Air Defence Control and
Reporting Systems (ADCRS) critical for safeguarding country from aerial
threats, including missile and rocket attacks.
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Developed indigenously by – Bharat
Electronics Limited (BEL)
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Significance – Enable monitoring of
low-level airspace over battle areas of Indian Army, offers ability to monitor
and respond to enemy attacks in real-time, etc.
5.International Medical Device
Regulatory Forum
Recently, Central Drugs Standard
Control Organization under Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has
become an affiliate member of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum
(IMDRF).
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A collaborative group of global
medical device regulators
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Aim – Accelerating the harmonization
and convergence of international medical device regulations
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Established in 2011
· Members include national regulatory authorities from different countries and the World Health Organization (WHO)