The India Maritime Centre (IMC), a key initiative under Maritime India Vision 2030, is nearing realization.
Spearheaded by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, IMC aims to unify the Indian maritime industry, offering policy and industry recommendations.
It seeks to enhance India’s role in the International Maritime Organisation, strengthen the domestic maritime sector, and promote India’s maritime interests globally through flagship events.
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2. Upper Karnali Hydro-Electric Power Project, recently seen in the news, is located in which country? – Nepal
The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) will invest ₹290 crore in the 900 MW Upper Karnali Hydro-Electric Power Project on Nepal’s Karnali River.
This run-of-the-river project will supply power to Nepal, India, and Bangladesh for 25 years.
Awarded to GMR Upper Karnali Hydro Power Limited in 2008, it will generate 3,466 million units of electricity annually, offsetting two million tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
3. Recently, scientists from which country have developed a robot face with living skin? – Japan