1. Kochi becomes first city with water metro project
The project envisages an integrated water transport system with 15 identified routes
With the launch of the first in a series of battery powered electric boats, Kochi has become India’s first city to have a water metro project.
Operated by Kochi Metro Rail Ltd, the project envisages an integrated water transport system with the development of 15 identified routes, connecting 10 islands along a network of routes that span 76 km with a fleet of 78 fast, electrically propelled hybrid ferries plying to 38 jetties.
2.‘Hyderabad Declaration’ adopted for revolution in digital services
A ‘Hyderabad Declaration’ resolving to use tech to minimize human interaction for delivery of services at grass root-level was adopted here on Saturday by the centre and Telangana government.
The resolution came out of a two-day “India’s Techade: Digital Governance in a Post Pandemic World” conference held between January 7 and 8.
The 24th conference on e-governance was held with collaboration of the union government’s Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) and the Telangana state government.
3.India’s central bank is setting up a fintech department to keep up with crypto
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has created a new department to identify challenges and opportunities in financial technology, particularly around cryptocurrency.
The department could be active on the cryptocurrency front, in terms of framing regulations—the central bank has recently voiced its stance on virtual tokens.
The RBI will provide a framework for further research on financial technology that could aid policy interventions, according to a memo circulated last week..
4.Urjit Patel to take charge as AIIB vice president on Feb 1
Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel will take charge as the Vice President for Investment Operations for South Asia, the Pacific Islands and South East Asia of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on February 1, 2022.
5. China’s Chang’e 5 lunar probe finds first on-site evidence of water on moon’s surface China’s Chang’e 5 lunar lander has found the first-ever on-site evidence of water on the surface of the moon, lending new evidence to the dryness of the satellite.
The study published on Saturday in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances revealed that the lunar soil at the landing site contains less than 120 parts-per-million (ppm) water or 120 grams water per ton, and a light, vesicular rock carries 180 ppm, which are much drier than that on Earth.
6. 14-yr-old Bharath Subramaniyam becomes India’s 73rd chess Grandmaster
Fourteen-year-old Bharath Subramaniyam on Sunday, January 9 became India’s 73rd chess Grandmaster, after completing his third and final GM norm at Vergani Cup Open in Italy.
The Chennai-based player scored 6.5 points from nine rounds along with four others to finish seventh overall in the event.
7.Melbourne Summer Set 2022:
Rafael Nadal beats Cressy to win his 89th tour-level title Rafael Nadal kick start the year 2022 on a high by winning his 89th tour-level title at the Melbourne Summer Set trophy on Sunday by beating the American qualifier Maxime Cressy 7-6(6), 6-3.
8. Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh’s newly formed party Punjab Lok Congress has received its party symbol – Hockey stick and ball.
The project envisages an integrated water transport system with 15 identified routes
With the launch of the first in a series of battery powered electric boats, Kochi has become India’s first city to have a water metro project.
Operated by Kochi Metro Rail Ltd, the project envisages an integrated water transport system with the development of 15 identified routes, connecting 10 islands along a network of routes that span 76 km with a fleet of 78 fast, electrically propelled hybrid ferries plying to 38 jetties.
on a high by winning his 89th tour-level title at the Melbourne Summer Set trophy on Sunday by beating the American qualifier Maxime Cressy 7-6(6), 6-3.