India conducts successful flight test of SFDR technology off Odisha coast
• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully carried out a flight demonstration based on Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet technology from Integrated Test Range Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
• According to Defence Ministry, all the subsystems including the booster motor and nozzle-less motor, performed as expected. During the test, many new technologies were tested including Solid Fuel based Ducted Ramjet technology.
• The successful demonstration of Solid Fuel based Ducted Ramjet technology has provided DRDO with a technological advantage, which will enable it to develop long range air-to-air missiles.
• Such a technology is available only with a handful of countries in the world at present.
Odisha signs deal with Arcelor Mittal to invest Rs 50,000 cr to set up steel plant
• The Odisha government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel on March 4, 2021 for setting up of a 12 million tonne integrated steel plant.
• The steel plant will be set up at investment of Rs 50,000 crores in Kendrapara district of Odisha.
• The agreement was signed by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and ArcelorMittal Chairperson and CEO Lakshmi Vilas Mittal.
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal inaugurates New Delhi World Book Fair 2021
• Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ inaugurated the New Delhi World Book Fair 2021 - Virtual Edition on March 5, 2021.
• The theme of World Book Fair 2021 is ‘National Education Policy-2020.’
• The Education Minister noted that National Education Policy has emerged as world’s biggest reform.
• He said that the policy will develop India not only as the Knowledge hub but will also help in making learners ideal and global citizens.
Bangladesh launches national app portal
• The Bangladesh government has launched its national app portal bdapps.com. The agreement for the same was signed in Dhaka between ICT division of the Bangladesh government and telecom company Robi.
• The national app portal will be established as the hub of the ICT division for application developers.
• Under the agreement, the ICT division will collaborate with the portal to organise exclusive boot camps and software development events in the country.
• BDApps is the largest mobile application platform in Bangladesh hosting more than 23,000 apps developed by 12,000 developers.
President Ram Nath Kovind to go on a 2-day visit to Madhya Pradesh
• President Ram Nath Kovind will be on a two day visit to Madhya Pradesh from March 6, 2021.
• The President will inaugurate the All India State Judicial Academies Directors’ Retreat at Jabalpur on the first day of the visit.
• President Kovind will also grace the Janjatiya Sammelan organized by Madhya Pradesh government in Damoh.
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