DAILY GK 2-3 AUG 2020
1. UPSTREAM CARRIAGEWAY OF MAHATMA GANDHI BRIDGE
· Mahatma Gandhi Bridge/Setu over river Ganga
in Bihar, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs (Micro, Small
& Medium Enterprises) Nitin Jairam Gadkari virtually inaugurated its
upstream carriageway.
· This means the two lanes are completed of the
4-lane bridge which is being renovated at a cost of Rs 1,742 crore.
· The online ceremony was presided over by
Chief Minister (CM) of Bihar Nitish Kumar.
2. INDIA & UK TIE UP FOR NEW 8 MILLION POUNDS
MEDICINAL RESEARCH
·
Lord Tariq
Ahmad of Wimbledon, The Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth
announced funding and tie up between The United Kingdom(UK) and India for five
new medicinal research projects worth 8 million pounds (around
Rs78 crore) to tackle the anti-microbial resistance to support the combat
against antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes during his ‘virtual visit’ to
India.
·
The UK
partnered with India’s Serum Institute for the manufacturing
of COVID-19 vaccine.
3. RAPID TESTING FOR COVID-19 IN UNDER 30 SECONDS
· Experts from India and Israel have
collaborated to develop rapid testing for COVID-19 in under
30 seconds by merging the technological expertise of Israel with
Indian development and production capabilities.
· They have started to conduct trials at a
special testing site at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital on a large sample
of patients for 4 different kinds of technologies namely, Voice test, Breath
analyser test, Isothermal testing and Polyamine acid testing.
4. MAGNET PROJECT TO HELP FARMERS
· The Maharashtra government
approved the Maharashtra Agribusiness Network (MagNet) project worth
about Rs 1,000 crore(USD 142.9 million).
· The project aims to help farmers across
all districts in the state for the next 6 years.
· This will boost the fruit and vegetable
production and will improve processing and minimise the losses in the sector of
perishables.
·
70% of the project will be funded by Asian
Development Bank(ADB) while the rest of 30% by
the state government.
5. HARYANA’S FOREST DEPARTMENT USED DRONE FOR AERIAL
SEEDING
· In order to improve green cover in the
inaccessible Aravalli area of Haryana’s Faridabad district, the Haryana forest
department has used drone technology to shower 50,000 seeds pallets covered
with a mixture of clay and compost.
· This ‘seeding drone’ is designed by an Indian
Institutes of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur backed startup.
