National Small Industry Day – 30th August

The National Small Day is observed on 30 August each year in India, to support & promote small Industries for their overall Growth possible and opportunities obtained for their development in the year.

Highlights:

The industry day is a medium to furnish balanced increase to present small, medium and large scale agencies and render assistance for putting up new industries to increase the states monetary Health.

Small scale groups and Cottage industries have worked an imperative part in the Indian economy.

The first-rate fine features have been produced in the base and cottage manufacturers of India. Although

this area, like other Indian corporations, experienced a big drop in British rule, it has grown at a very quick pace after independence.

National Sports Day – 29th August

Every year, twenty ninth August is observed as National Sports Day in India. The first National Sports Day used to be celebrated on August 29, 2012, on the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand. Dhayn Chand was the celebrity of the hockey group

of India. The sports day is used as a platform to launch a range of sports activities schemes as well as organise a variety of wearing occasions and seminars to unfold recognition about the importance of physical activities & sports in life.

National Sports Day is called with the identity Rashtriya Khel Divas in some components of India. The Postal Department of India paid tribute to Major Dhyan Chand in 1979 after his demise and renamed the Delhi National Stadium as Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, Delhi. It was announced in 2012, that a day had to be celebrated as National Sports Day with the intent of spreading attention about the spirit of sportsmanship and propagating the message of more than a few sports.

Joint Training Exercise of India and Kazakhstan

The 5th version of the Indo- Kazakhstan Joint Training Exercise, KAZIND-21 will be held from 30th August to 11th September 2021, at Training Node, Aisha Bibi, Kazakhstan.

The joint coaching exercise will raise the bilateral members of the family between India and Kazakhstan Armies. The Exercise is additionally a platform for the Armed Forces of India & Kazakhstan to educate for Counter Insurgency or Counter-Terrorism operations in the mountainous, rural eventualities below UN mandate.

The rules mandate the implementation of Animal Birth Control programmes forstray dogsby local bodies, municipalities, municipal corporations, and panchayats.

Effective implementation of the rules can help reduce the stray dog Population and address animal welfare issues.

TheUnion Health Ministryand theMinistry of Housing & Urban Affairshave made a noteworthy and inventive decision to urge states and Union Territories to establish 100 food streets in 100 districts throughout the country. This pilot project is intended to serve as a model for other streets to follow and promote hygienic and safe food practices.

The objective of this initiative is to encourage food businesses and community members to adopt safe and healthy food practices, ultimately leading to a decrease in foodborne illnesses and an enhancement in overall Health

outcomes.

AnIndia-Ukraine Chamber of Commercewill be established in the upcoming months in an effort to strengthen commercial ties. The Chamber will work to increase opportunities for investment and cooperation in industries including infrastructure and power with the help of theUkrainian government.

The Ukrainian Embassy in India reports that in 2021, bilateral trade between India and Ukraine totaled $3.45 billion.

Ukraine sold fertilisers and vegetable oils worth $2.49 billion to India, but it also received $961.2 billion worth of commodities from that country.

Indiawas among the top five markets, globally, in terms of equity fundraising despite the quantum of funds raised declining by 43 per cent. According to a report byKotak Investment Banking, funds to the tune of $16.4 billion were transacted via equity capital market (ECM) activity in India in 2022.

Indias outperformance comes on the back of a sharper decline in ECM activity in major markets such as theUnited Kingdom,AustraliaandDEFENCE/”>Japan. ECM activity globally took a hit on account of heightened volatility amid rising interest rates.

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INS Khukri Decommissioned

The INS Khukri (P49), India’s first indigenously built missile corvette, was decommissioned on December 24, 2021, after 32 years of service at Visakhapatnam.

Highlights:

The , decommissioning pennant, and naval ensign were all lowered at sunset during the decommissioning ceremony.

On August 23, 1989, the Mazagon Dock shipbuilders completed the INS Khukri.

It was unique in that it served in both the Western and Eastern Fleets.

The ship was commanded by 28 commanding officers during her service with the INDIAN NAVY.

It traveled over 6,44,897 nautical miles, which is the equivalent of 30 times around the world or three times the distance between the Moon and the Earth. The ship was assigned to the Indian Army’s Gorkha Brigade.

Indian Armys In-house Messaging app

The Indian Army has launched ASIGMA, a modern messaging app that stands for “Army Secure IndiGeneous Messaging Application.”

Highlights:

The AWAN (Army Wide Area Network) messaging application will be replaced by ASIGMA. For the past 15 years, AWAN has been in operation.

On Army-owned hardware, the ASIGMA app has been distributed. It will serve the army from now on, and it will be able to provide lifetime support with future upgrades.It has been designed to meet all future requirements for the Indian army while also providing a better user experience.

The app includes a number of modern features, such as multi-level security, message prioritization and tracking, a dynamic global address book, and to meet the army’s current needs.

It will meet the Army’s real-time data transfer and messaging needs, especially given the current geopolitical security Environment.

India Aids Mozambique

The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kesari arrived in Maputo, Mozambique, on December 25 with 500 tonnes of food aid as part of the SAGAR Mission.

Highlights:

500 tonnes of food aid were sent to Mozambique to aid the government’s efforts

to combat the ongoing drought and the covid-19 pandemic.

India is also committed to assisting Mozambique’s Armed Forces in their capacity-building efforts.

INS Kesari also carried two Fast Interceptor Craft and self-defense equipment, which will be handed over to the Mozambican Armed Forces.

In accordance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of SAGAR, aid was extended to Mozambique for the eighth time.