Uttar Pradesh Affairs
State set to get 20 hi-tech prisons to ease overcrowding
To deal with the overcrowding inUttar Pradeshjails, theYogi Adityanathgovernment has decided to construct 20 new, hi-tech jails in the state, including one each in 11 districts that do not have any prison at present.
On the instructions of CM Yogi, a hugebudgethas been released for the task and the prisons department has been given the green signal to go ahead with the works.
The eleven districts which will get a new jail each for the first time include Amethi and Mahoba (with a capacity of 990 inmates each), Kushinagar, Chandauli, Auraiya, Hapur, Sambhal, Amroha and Bhadohi (with a capacity of 1,000 inmates each), Hathras (1,026) and Shamli (2000). At the same time, the process of construction of a second district jail for 1000 inmates has started in Lalitpur. Besides, funds have been approved for the repair and renovation of Bareillys old jail, which will have a capacity of 2,579 prisoners.
National and International Affairs
Centre identifies 70K women influencers contributing big to govts Garbage Free City mission
Recognising the Women driving the governmentsSwachhtamission across cities and to make them free from garbage, the Centre has identified nearly 70,000 suchwomen influencerswho are engaged in door-to-door collection, segregation and management of municipal waste. Most of them are part of women-led (SGHs).
The housing ministry said on Wednesday that out of the 9,000 SHGs, nearly 4,000 are working in the solid Waste Management sector and efforts are being made to extend assistance to such groups so that their members have better income and also take up more work. According to the ministry, four lakh women are directly engaged in sanitation and waste management as an enterprise in urban India.
Indian Army to set up GSAT 7B Satellite
GSAT 7B, an advanced Communication satellite will be launched by 2026 for the Indian Army that will aid them in their complex missions.
The Ministry of DEFENCE collaborated with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for a project worth Rs 3,000 crore to support and increase Armys overall capabilities.
The satellite will be indigenously built by ISRO with its unique security features. This will strengthen the army personnel in India by providing high-level communication facilities to troops deployed in various fields.
Indias largest Space Rocket LVM3 went off from SDSC Centre, ISRO placed 36 OneWeb Satellites
ISROs big rocket LVM3 took off early morning today i.e. March 26, 2023 (Sunday). The launch was initiated at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The LaunchVehicle Mark-III (LVM3)placed a total of 36 satellites.
Moreover, these spacecraft align with India-2 Mission owned by UK-based OneWeb Group. The production has integrated 36 satellites that were successfully executed by the space station into orbit. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the fast-growing and Indias leading Space Technology centre that carries out multiple missions.
Indias First Quantum Computing-based Telecom Network Link Now Operational: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Indias first quantum computing-based telecom Network link has been made operational between Sanchar Bhawan and National Informatics Centre office in New Delhi. Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced prize of Rs 10 lakh for ethical hackers who can break the encryption of the system and also launched a hackathon challenge for anyone who can break the system developed by C-DoT, with a reward of Rs 10 lakh per break
A quantum computing-based telecom network uses the principles of quantum physics to transmit information, providing a more secure method than traditional networks. Quantum Communication relies on quantum mechanics properties, making it hard to intercept or hack the communication
Connectivity plans must be consultative: NSA
The SCO meeting of top security officials on Wednesday sawNSAAjit Doval emphasising on the need for connectivity initiatives to be consultative and transparent, while also underlining the need to identify and implement sanctions against global terrorist entities.
With both China and Pakistan participating, albeit virtually, Doval recalled that the SCO Charter called upon member-states to have mutual respect for , territorial Integrity of states and inviolability of state borders, and to not seek any unilateral military superiority in adjacent areas.
India holds the presidency of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation this year and will host the summit in July.