A total of 48 projects with investments of Rs 2,062.21 crore with employment potential for 6,393 people were cleared.

The Karnataka government has approved 48 industrial projects worth Rs 2,062  crore that would provide jobs for over 6,393 people in the state. The clearance for the projects was given at the State Level Single Window Clearance Committee (SLSWCC) meeting chaired by Large and Medium Scale Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani on Saturday.

According to Nirani, the panel has considered and approved seven important large and medium-size industrial projects worth Rs 1,275.67 crore, which are expected to create employment opportunities for 3,181 people in the state. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, the country must focus on developing sustainable environment that supports the vision of circular economy, promotes Waste to Wealth and encourages green development. He said, every city should have a modern waste management system to strengthen the circular economy and there should be modern sewage treatment plants to make every city water plus. He said this after laying the foundation stone of rejuvenation and pollution abatement of Mula-Mutha River projects in Pune, Maharashtra.

Mula-Mutha River Rejuvenation will be done in 9 Kilometre stretch of the river at a project cost of more than one thousand 80 crore rupees. It will involve works such as river edge protection, interceptor sewage network, public amenities, boating activity etc.

The country’s first indigenous Flying Trainer HANSA-NG designed and developed by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, has successfully completed the sea level trials at Puducherry from 19th February to 5th March.

The aircraft was flown to Puducherry covering 140 nautical miles in one and half hours at a cruising speed of 155 km per hour on 19th February.  

AIR Correspondent reports, The objectives of sea level trials were to evaluate handling qualities, climb and cruise performance, balked landing, structural performance power plant and other systems performance. CSIR-NAL sources said that all the objectives of the sea level trials are met and aircraft has been ferried back to Bangalore yesterday after completing 18 hours flying at Puducherry.  
The aircraft was piloted by Wg. Cdr. K V Prakash and Wg. Cdr. Dilip Reddy of ASTE. HANSA-NG is one of the most advanced flying trainer powered by Rotax Digital Control Engine with unique features like Just-In-Time Prepreg (JIPREG) Composite light weight Airframe, Glass Cockpit, Bubble Canopy with wide panoramic view and electrically operated flaps.

The ninth edition of Sri Lanka-India Naval Exercise SLINEX will begin today in Visakhapatnam. The exercise will be conducted in two phases-the harbour phase at Visakhapatnam on March 7 and 8, followed by the sea phase on March 9 and 10 in the Bay of Bengal.

Sri Lankan Navy will be represented by SLNS Sayurala, an advanced offshore patrol vessel and the Indian Navy by INS Kirch, a guided missile corvette.

Other participants from the Indian Navy include INS Jyoti, a Fleet support tanker, Advanced Light Helicopter(ALH), Seaking and Chetak Helicopters and Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft. The previous edition of SLINEX was conducted off Trincomalee in October 2020.

Labour Ministry is organising several initiatives and events for its Iconic week which will be celebrated from today. In a tweet, Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that it will help build a movement that will further accelerate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of India 2.0, an Atmanirbhar Bharat.

The Ministry has planned multiple initiatives to uphold the spirit of a progressive India this week. Every division of the Ministry has planned multiple initiatives to uphold the mission of the Ministry and contribute to the Vision of India 2.0.

These activities include celebrating 25 crore registrations under e-SHRAM, launching of e-SHRAM on UMANG app, the launch of Donate-a-Pension scheme, Job fair by National Career Service centers, placement drives, and placement-oriented camps with special focus on SC and STs and differently-abled at 65 places across India.

Shane Warne, Australian cricket legend who helped his nation win the World Cup in 1999 and was part of five Ashes-winning teams during his career, died aged 52 on Friday.

Former Army Chief General SF Rodrigues, who was instrumental in expanding the role of women into the Indian Army, passed away on Friday.

Indian Army in a statement said, “It is informed with profound grief that General SF Rodrigues (retd) passed away at Panjim, Goa today. General Sunith Francis Rodrigues (retd) was the 15th Chief of Army Staff from 01 July 1990 to 30 June 1993.” He was also the 26th Governor of Punjab and the 13th Administrator of Chandigarh.

Competition Commission of India will hold the 7th National Conference on Economics of Competition Law on 4th March in virtual mode.

CCI has been organizing the conference every year since 2016. Neelkanth Mishra, who is a Member of, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister will deliver the keynote address in the inaugural session. The Plenary at this year’s conference is on the topic ‘Reforms and Deepening of Markets’.

The Conference is an endeavour to develop and sustain interest in the Economics of Competition Law and create a critical mass of antitrust economists. It brings together scholars, practitioners, academicians, and experts working in the area of economics of competition law.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India's vision is clear that sustainable growth is possible from sustainable energy sources only. Addressing a Webinar on Energy for Sustainable Growth today, Mr Modi said, with the coming years, India's energy demands will increase therefore, we must transition to renewable energy. He said, today's theme of Energy for Sustainable Growth is not only inspired by our traditional knowledge but will also lead the future of the country.

The Prime Minister said, he considers the COP26 goals of achieving the NetZero target not as a challenge but as an opportunity. He said, by 2030, India has set the target of extracting 50 percent of its energy from non-fossil fuels and it is an opportunity to shift to more sustainable practices. He said, there is a need to focus on building a hydrogen ecosystem in which the private sector can play a pivotal role.

Railway  Minister  Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced that ‘Kavach’ System, the anti-collision test conducted by the Indian Railways to check the indigenous developed system to avoid rail accidents is successful. He held an on-site inspection today near Secunderabad.

The indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, Kavach, was designed to help the Railways achieve - zero accidents.

'Kavach' automatically stopped the train before 380 metres of other Locomotive at the front. He tweeted about the successful test of Kavach.