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Deputy CM Manish Sisodia unveiled the Wheel Technology Lab, which is part of the Delhi Technical University (DTU) “Education Reach You” program. Highlights:

The laboratory will provide science education for students and disadvantaged children of Delhi government schools. The minister also unveiled DTUs new classroom complex Pragya Bhawan and the new centre of the design department.

The wheeled laboratory is a vehicle equipped with 17 computers, two A customized bus with a computer. Televisions, a 3D printer, cameras and ordinary printers will be pulsating in the city to provide educational lectures, tutoring and TEACHING to students, which is part of its expansion plan to guide students in the development of mathematics, science and advanced technology.

The approved the production-linked incentive (PLI) plan for white goods (air conditioners and LED lights) with a budget of Rs. 62.38 billion. Highlights:

The PLI plan for goods manufactured in India will provide companies engaged in the manufacture of air conditioners and LED lights with incentives of 4% to 6% for the incremental sales of goods manufactured in India within five years.

Entities that enjoy benefits under other government PLI programs. India will not be eligible for this program. It will be implemented as a pan-India plan.

The plan may benefit many global and domestic companies, including many small and medium enterprises.

Western and UN experts say that Iran has provided weapons and support to the Houthis in Yemen during the countrys years of war. Iran denies the post-armed Hus, even though the parts found in the rebel weapons have links to Tehran.

Red Sea: The Red Sea (also the Erythraean Sea) is the sea inlet of the Indian Ocean which is located between Africa and Asia. The connection to the sea passes through the Bab el Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden in the south. To the north are the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez (towards the Suez Canal). The Red Sea Rift Valley is part of the Great Rift Valley, on the ocean floor. The salinity of the Red Sea is higher than the world Average, about 4%.

The Ministry of Animal Husbandry under the Ministry of , Livestock and Dairy and the Ministry of AYUSH signed a memorandum of understanding to introduce the concept of Ayurveda and its related disciplines into veterinary medicine. Help establish a regulatory mechanism to use Ayurveda in the field of veterinary medicine. Highlights:

It will also focus on capacity building in related fields through training.

The memorandum of understanding will explore the Marketing possibilities of herbal medicines on a sustainable basis.

It will provide the cultivation, protection and preservation of medicinal Plants.

The cooperation will develop a herbal veterinary Education program.

It will make farmers and dairy farmers aware of the importance and utilization of herbal veterinarians and the cultivation of herbal medicines. Animal Husbandry in India: According to the “2021 Economic Survey”, the contribution rate of livestock increased from 24.32% in 2014-15 to 28.63% in 2018-19. According to the 20th Livestock Census, the total stock of livestock in India is 557.8 million. India has the largest livestock Population in the globe.

The International Union for Conservation of Natures () recently categorised the Red Sanders (or Red Sandalwood) again into the endangered category in its Red List.

The species,called Red Sanders, is scientifically called asPterocarpus santalinus.

It is an Indian endemic tree species and its geographical range is restricted to Eastern Ghats.

The species is endemic to a distinct tract of forests in Andhra Pradesh.

It was classified as near threatened in 2018. It was a moment of celebration when species was lifted off from the endangered category since 1997.

25^thNational Youth Festival was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Puducherry on the occasion of birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

On the occasion, prime minister highlighted that; world looks at Indias young demography with hope & faith and India is young in its thoughts & consciousness.

Indias thinking and Philosophy have always accepted change.

Youth have democratic values as well as demographic dividend and India considers the youth as a demographic dividend and development driver.

The festival will be held on January 12 and 13, in virtual mode because of covid-19 pandemic.

Youth festival is being organised with the aim of shaping the minds of Indian youth and transforming them into united force for nation building.

It also aims to bring diverse Indian cultures and integrate them into a united thread of Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat.

The recently provided the developing country tag. This couldnt be accepted by several countries.

The organization has officially not created any definitions for Developed or developing countries. However, when a tag is provided other countries can challenge the offering. Though, WTO has not provided the definition, two third of its members claim themselves as developing countries. As the members can themselves declare them as developing, China has taken advantage to declare itself as developing. With this, China is trying to widen its dominance in the world trade.

The per capita income of the Chinese in 2020 was 10,435 USD. On the other hand, the per capita income of India was 1,928 USD. India has questioned the Chinese stand based on World Bank Definition of a developing country.

The World Bank classifies the countries into four groups based on the per capita income of the countries. Here are the types based on the per capita income:

Lower Income Countries: 1,0256 USD or less

Lower middle-income countries: 1.026 USD and 3,995 USD

Upper Middle-income countries: 3,996 USD and 12,375 USD

High Income Countries: Greater than 12,375 USD

As per the Index, in first quarter of 2022, India has improved its passport power. India has climbed seven places up and has been ranked at 83^rdposition. In 2021, it was ranked at 90^thposition. Now, India has access to 60 countries without a prior visa. In 2021, visa free scope was valid for just 58 countries. Oman and Armenia have been recently added to the list of prior visa requirement.

Japan and Singapore have been ranked 1^st, with passport holders have accessibility of 192 destinations visa-free.

Germany and South Korea have been placed at 2^ndposition, with passport holders able to access 190 destinations visa-free.

The index provide ranking to 199 passports in accordance with the number of destinations their holders can access visa-free or visa-on-arrival. The index is updated in real time throughout the year. It is prepared on the basis of exclusive data provided by International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Henley Passport Index 2022 was recently released. The latest edition shows record-breaking levels of travel freedom for the top-ranking countries, Japan and Singapore.

The report also reveals that, there was thewidest recorded global mobility gap since the index was created 17 years ago.

Passport holders of two Asian nations, Japan and Singapore, can now enter 192 destinations worldwide visa-free. It is 166 more than Afghanistan.

Afghanistan has been listed at the bottom of this index.

Afghanistan is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Half of the Afghans are facing hunger. More than nine million in the country are homeless. Around 22 million are in need of assistance. 5.7 million Afghans are in need of help beyond the borders.

The United Nations recently launched the largest country specific appeal for Afghanistan. The appeal was launched after Pakistan called the international organization to revive the Banking system in the Afghanistan.

It is a 5 billion USD appeal. That is, according to the United Nations member countries, 5 billion USD is required to save Afghanistan. The United Nations members have appealed to save the collapsing Services in Afghanistan.