UTTAR PRADESH
Veteran writer and academician Giriraj Kishore passed away
A Padma Shri awardee, Giriraj had written ‘Pahla Girmitiya’.
Through works like ‘Dhaai Ghar’ and ‘Pahla Girmitiyaa’, he had enriched the literature world. He was honoured with Sahitya Samman as well.
Giriraj was born in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh in 1937. His father was a ‘zamindar’ (landlord), but because of his socialist principles and lack of interest in the zamindari system, he left home at a young age and became a Gandhian.
DefExpo 2020
Defence Expo in Lucknow was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The number of participating foreign companies has also increased to 172 from the previous figure of 160.
The main theme of the DefExpo India 2020 is ‘India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub’ and the focus will be on ‘Digital Transformation of Defence’.
The sub-theme of the exhibition is ‘Digital Transformation of Defence’ to highlight the future digitalization of the industry and align with the concept of the future battlefield. Manufacturing for the aerospace and defence sector through the application of newer technologies is also being focused. In addition to exhibiting products and technologies, Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and industry are showcasing the land, naval, air and internal security systems.
DefExpo app was released by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh on December 27, 2019, which is available on Apple App Store and Android Play Store. The main features of the app are to ‘inform, engage and feedback’. It provides detailed information about the day-to-day events; participating exhibitors; DPSUs, guest speakers of seminars/webinars; publications i.e., electronic brochures and e-books; maps and directions of the venues and city weather.
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