1.Nag Missile Final Trial: India successfully test-fires Nag Anti Tank Guided Missile:- India today successfully conducted the final test of the Nag Anti-Tank Guided Missile developed by DRDO with a warhead. The test was conducted at Pokharan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan at 6:45 am. Explain that this latest missile can also target large tanks in any weather. Apart from many features, it also has infrared, which locks the target before launch. After this, Nag suddenly rises up and then quickly turns towards the target and walks towards him. Its ability to hit targets is quite accurate.

2.Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches ‘Mo Bidyut’ portal:- Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik has launched the electricity consumer service portal ”Mo Bidyut” and a mobile app through video conference. The bilingual online electricity integrated consumer service portal www.mobidyut.com developed by the Energy Department and dedicated to the public under 5T (Teamwork, Transparency, Technology, Time leading to Transformation) initiative of the state government. Through this people will now be able to avail efficient, time-bound, and transparent online service delivery.

Features of “Mo Bidyut”:

This portal will benefit around 89 lakh electricity consumers of the state.The Mo Bidyut supports the people to obtain new electricityconnections,enablesonlinebill payment and the grievances related to electricity services can be addressed throughthis portal.Under Mo Bidyut, permanent connection up to 5 Kilo Watt (KW), single Phase for a domestic, general-purpose and specified public purpose like irrigation, pumping and agriculture will be provided 48 hours after the submission of application with payment.The electricity services provided by the Mo Bidyut will be governed and monitored under the “Mo Sarkar” (My Government).

3.India ranked 2nd in OECD International Migration Outlook report:- India has acquired the second rank in terms of the number of migrants going to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries and acquiringthe citizenship of those countries. China retained its top spot with 4.3 lakh migrants, which was 1 per cent lower than the 2019 report.

About OECD International Migration Outlook report:

This is the 44th edition of the annual report. The data was released by the OECD in its 2020 edition of the annual International Migration Outlook report, which analyses the recent developments in migration movements and policies in its countries. From India, 3.3 lakh migrants moved, and this is 10 per cent more than the last edition. Romania emerged as the third-largest exporter of human capital to these countries. Paris-based OECD is an association of 37 developed countries which often attract immigrants for work opportunities, education and asylum.

4.India successfully test-fires “SANT” Missile off Odisha coast:-India successfully flight-tested its indigenously developed Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) missile from Integrated Test Range (ITR) off Odisha coast. The missile was test-fired from a roof-top launcher of the ground-based platform. It is an upgraded version of the anti-tank missile, Helicopter Launched Nag (HeliNa). This was the 11th missile test-fired by India within one and a half month.

About SANT:

SANT is an air-to-surface missile developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Air Force. The SANT missile has both lock-on before launch and lock-on after launch capability and can destroy targets 15 km to 20 km away.

5.Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone of multi-modal logistic park in Assam:- The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari virtually laid the foundation stone for the first-ever multi-modal logistic park of India, at Jogighopa, in Bongaigaon district of Assam.

About Logistic park:

The logistic park will provide direct connectivity to air, road, rail and waterways to the people of Assam and other parts of North East.The fund for the multi-modal logistics park would be spent in three components – road and railway connectivity as well as building and infrastructure work. It will also give employment to 20 lakh people.The overall cost of this project is around Rs 693.97 Crore and is being developed under the Bharatmala Pariyojana of the Central Government.

6.NK Singh launches his autobiography ‘Portraits Of Power:-Veteran Economist and bureaucrat N K (Nand Kishore)Singh has released his autobiography titled “Portraits of Power: Half a Century of Being at Ringside”. The book portrays the life of NK Singh who played an active role in the development of the Indian economy. He is currently serving as the Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission. The book is published by Rupa Publications India.

About Portraits of Power:

The book portrays NK Singhs’s stents from 1964 when he joined the Indian Administrative Service(IAS), serving in higher positions of the Indian Government before entering politics as a member of Rajya Sabha. This book covers all the personal and national movements that happened in his life.

7.Fuel tank of rocket launcher will be ready in the country, dependence on foreign will end:- The dependence on other countries for the fuel tank (fuel tank) of the rocket launcher is going to end. Actually, Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) has taken a step towards making the country self-reliant. In this series, special steel plates will be made in the plant for making fuel tanks of rocket launchers. These Swadesi plates will be used in the launch of ISRO’s first manned satellite mission program ‘Gaganyaan 2022’.