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Posted 14 Mar 2024

Updated 27 Mar 2024

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Dibang Multipurpose Hydroelectric Project (DMHP)

  • Prime Minister has laid the foundation stone for the DMHP recently.
  • Capacity: It will produce around 2,880 MW of electricity.
  • Location: Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh.
    • Designed as a project under National Hydroelectric Power Corporation and developed over Dibang River (a tributary of Brahmaputra)
  • To be constructed with Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) technique.
    • It will be the highest RCC dam in the World
  • It will be 278 meters high and would be the highest Concrete-Gravity dam in India.
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Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan evam Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan (PM-SURAJ) portal

  • Prime Minister launched one-stop PM-SURAJ portal for credit schemes for marginalized sections.

 

  • About PM-SURAJ Portal
    • Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE).
    • Objective: Uplifting most marginalized sections of society, and supporting credit assistance to one lakh entrepreneurs hailing from disadvantaged communities.
    • Credit support will be provided to eligible persons across country, facilitated through banks, Non-Banking Financial Company-Micro Finance Institutions’ (NBFC-MFIs), and other organisations.
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Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme (EMPS) 2024

  • The Ministry of Heavy Industries has launched EMPS to accelerate the adoption of EVs in the country. 
  • It is a fund-limited scheme with a total outlay of Rs. 500 crore for 4 months.
  • Eligible EV categories include
    • Two Wheelers (Private, Corporate, and Commercial Vehicles)
    • Three-wheelers (including E-Rickshaws and Carts)
  • The Scheme aims to support around 3.7 Lakh EVs during its tenure
  • It applies to only those vehicles that are fitted with advanced batteries.
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Prasar Bharti - Shared Audio Visuals for Broadcast and Dissemination (PB-SHABD)

  • Ministry of Information & Broadcasting launched PB-SHABD, websites of DD News and Akashvani News and updated News on Air mobile app.

 

  • About PB- SHABD
    • A news sharing service from Prasar Bharati. 
    • Platform is designed to provide daily news feeds in video, audio, text, photo and other formats to the subscribers from media landscape.
    • Service is offered free of cost for the first year and will provide news stories in all major Indian languages across fifty categories.
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World Monuments Fund (WMF)

  • The Eri (tank) network in the Kazhuveli watershed region in Tamil Nadu is to be proposed for nomination to the World Monuments Fund Watch 2025 program. 
    • The World Monuments Watch is a nomination-based program that connects local heritage preservation to global awareness and action. 

 

  • About WMF
    • It’s the leading independent organization devoted to safeguarding the world’s most treasured places.
    • Headquarters in New York, also has an office in India.
    • It has preserved more than 700 sites in 112 countries.