Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh today said that nuclear power capacity has set to increase from over seven thousand Mega Watt to over 22 thousand 480 Mega Watt by 2031. The present installed nuclear power capacity in the country is seven thousand 480 Mega Watt comprising 23 nuclear power reactors. Dr Singh said this in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. The Minister said, the share of nuclear power in the total electricity generation in the country was about 2.8 percent in 2022-23.

The Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) will soon start providing services like the one offered by Common Service Centres (CSC).

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of this effect was signed between the Ministry of Cooperation, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, NABARD and CSC e-Governance Services India Limited. The MoU was signed in the presence of Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home and Cooperation, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology. BL Verma, Minister of State for Cooperation, Gyanesh Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation, and other officials were present on the occasion.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Rankings have been released. According to the QS Best rankings, London is the world's best city for the students to live. The survey showcased the best urban destinations for international students. It is for the fifth consecutive time that London has remained in the top spot for another year. 

okyo ranked the second position followed by Seoul in third position in QS world best city rankings. Melbourne ranked to fourth while Munich has moved to fifth postion. 

The Indian Navy has launched the second edition of The Indian Navy Quiz “G20 THINQ” under the aegis of the G20 Secretariat and the Navy Welfare and Wellness Association in New Delhi today.
 
Ministry of Defence said, the quiz has been conceptualized for class 9 to 12 students under which the National Round is expected to see the participation of over 10,000 schools from all parts of the nation.
 
Along with this, the International Round will feature invitees from G20 nations in Finals at the India Gate.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will celebrate its 91st anniversary on October 8.

Keeping with a new tradition of hosting the Air Force Day celebrations in different parts of the country, this year's parade and air display will be held in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on Friday.

The ceremonial parade will be conducted at Air Force Station, Bamrauli, while the air display will take place at the Sangam area, the picturesque confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers in Prayagraj.

The India surf team, participating for the first time, in the Asian championship has bagged the bronze medal. The icing on the cake was two Tamil Nadu youths breaking into the top 10 Asian rankings. The Asian Surfing Championship was held at Thulusdhoo Island in Maldives, which saw participation from 18 countries. The Surfing Federation of India had sent four senior surfers in the men’s category and two surfers in the under-18 category. Five out of the six surfers were from Tamil Nadu.

This comes at a time when preparations are in full swing for the World Surfing League (WSL) event that India is hosting for the first time in Mahabalipuram between August 14 and 20. As a team, India scored 2,708 points securing the third position, thereby winning the bronze medal. Japan won the gold with 4,450 points. Among Indian surfers, D Srikanth, 18, from Kovalam fishing village near Chennai, was the centre of attention at the event. He reached the semi-finals and currently ranks fifth in Asia. “This was my first time competing in the Asian Surfing Championship, and it was a fantastic opportunity for me,” he told TNIE.

In shooting, India bagged one silver to stay in the second position of the medal tally on Day 4 of the ISSF Junior World Championships, in Changwon, Korea yesterday. Indian pair of Harmehar Singh Lally and Sanjana Sood won a silver medal in the skeet mixed team event. Harmehar and Sanjana had to endure a gruelling 52-shot shoot-off, which they won 26-24 eventually, enroute to the final, where they lost 38-43 to the Italian duo of Andrea Galardini and Sara Bongini.
 
With that medal, India stayed in second place on the medals table with four gold, four silver and three bronze medals. China kept rising at the top with six gold, eight silver, and four bronze medals. Italy is in the third spot with two gold, one silver and three bronze medals.

Ethiopia has allowed people to access Facebook, Telegram, TikTok, and YouTube after five months. The blackout was imposed on 9 February this year after tensions between the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the government. Only those with access to virtual private network (VPN) software could get on to the social media platforms, something that cost them additional data.
 
The Orthodox Church faced a split in February when some archbishops from the Oromia region said they wanted to form a new synod as they wanted to hold services in the Oromo language. The move triggered deadly clashes, but a mediation effort by the government has now papered over the cracks. There has been no statement from the authorities over the decision to lift the ban.

Gujarat will get the country’s first ‘Satellite Network Portal Site’. An MoU was signed between OneWeb and the state government in Gandhinagar yesterday for the establishment of the Satellite Network Portal Site’ near Mehsana. AIR correspondent reports that the satellite network portal will be set up at two places in Jotana taluka of Mehsana district with an estimated cost of over Rs. 100 crores for Phase-1. This project under Digital India, aims to provide affordable, secure and high speed internet access to villages, district panchayats, local administrative bodies, government departments, and other entities throughout the country. It is also expected to create approximately 500 direct and indirect employment opportunities in the state. 

A two-day Festival of Libraries 2023 will be organised at Pragati Maidan on 5th of next month. President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the festival. Briefing media in New Delhi, Union Minister of State for  Culture, Arjun Ram Meghwal said the festival will focus on the promotion of both physical and digital libraries. He said the importance of the physical library will always remain. He said development of libraries is the priority of the government.
 
Mr Meghwal said the digital library initiative breaks barriers, empowering all citizens with access to knowledge.