HTT-40 aircraft: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled HTT-40, an indigenous trainer aircraft designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The aircraft has state-of-the-art contemporary systems and has been designed with pilot-friendly features. With over 60 per cent in-house parts and collaboration of private industry, it is a shining example of the vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’. The HTT-40 would be used for basic flight training, aerobatics, instrument flying and close formation flights whereas its secondary roles would include navigation and night flying. It is a testament to the cutting-edge technology designed to meet primary training requirements of the Indian defence services. It boasts of unique features like running change-over of pilots, hot-refuelling and short-turnaround time.
India- Africa Security Fellowship Programme: The India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD) was held on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022.It charted out new areas for enhancing the India-Africa defence and security partnership. During the IADD, ‘India-Africa Security Fellowship Programme’ was launched. The fellowship will give an opportunity to African scholars to pursue research on defence and security issues in India.
Fit India Movement: It was launched in 2019 to make fitness an integral part of the daily lives of the people of India. Its mission is to bring about behavioral changes and move towards a more physically active lifestyle. It is implemented by the Ministry of Youth affairs and sports.
SATAT scheme: The scheme sustainable alternative for affordable transportation is under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. SATAT has following four objectives:
Utilising more than 62 million metric tonnes of waste generated every year in India,
Cutting down import dependence,
Supplementing job creation in the country, and
Reducing vehicular emissions and pollution from burning of agricultural / organic waste.
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