India Crosses 500 GW Power Capacity Mark
⦿India has achieved a significant milestone with the nation’s total installed electricity capacity surpassing 500 GW.
⦿More than 51% of this capacity now originates from non-fossil fuel sources.
India’s Power Capacity
⦿Total Installed Capacity: 500.89 GW.
⦿Non-fossil fuel sources: 256.09 GW (≈51%) including Solar(127.33 GW), Wind (53.12 GW), Hydro (30.29 GW) and Nuclear (45.25 GW).
⦿Fossil-fuel-based sources: 244.80 GW (≈49%)
⦿India has emerged as a global renewable energy leader, ranking:
⦿3rd in solar power capacity,
⦿4th in wind power, and
⦿4th in overall renewable energy capacity globally.
Chabahar Port
Chabahar Port is situated in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province on the Gulf of Oman, near the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Chabahar Port project comprises two ports – Shahid Kalantari and Shahid Beheshti.
It is Iran’s only oceanic and deep water port, giving direct access to the Indian Ocean.
It serves as a linchpin of India’s “Connect Central Asia” and “Extended Neighbourhood” policies.
India’s Textile Industry
It serves as a key pillar of India’s manufacturing and export economy, contributing 2.3% to the GDP, 13% to industrial production, and 12% to total exports.
India exported USD 34.4 billion worth of textiles in 2023–24.
It is the 2nd-largest employment generator after agriculture.
India ranks 5th globally (2024) in the textile market.
Around 80% of production capacity lies within MSME clusters.
PM’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE)
PM-DevINE, is a Central Sector Scheme introduced in the Union Budget 2022-23 with the aim of promoting rapid and holistic development in the North East Region (NER).
The scheme was approved by the Cabinet on 12th October 2022, with a total financial outlay of Rs 6600 crore for the period from 2022-23 to 2025-26.
It aligns with PM GatiShakti, focusing on cohesive funding of infrastructure projects to ensure seamless connectivity and accessibility across NER.
The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) laid the foundation stone for the Integrated Sohra Circuit under the Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North Eastern Region (PM-DevINE) scheme and launched Rs 233 crore worth of DoNER Projects in Meghalaya.
GSAT-7R
⦿The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched GSAT-7R (also known as CMS-03), India’s heaviest indigenously built advanced communication satellite, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota.
⦿ The CMS-03 was successfully launched using the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) on its fifth operational flight (LVM3-M5).
⦿ CMS-03 is a multi-band communication satellite that will provide services over a wide oceanic region including the Indian landmass.
⦿ CMS-03, weighing about 4400kg, is the heaviest communication satellite launched to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) from India.
⦿ The GSAT-7R replaces the decade-old GSAT-7 (Rukmini), launched in 2013, which has now reached the end of its operational life.
⦿ LVM-3, earlier referred to as Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle Mark 3 or GSLV Mk 3, uses solid, liquid, as well as cryogenic-fuel based engines to put up to 8,000 kg in low earth orbit (LEO) (up to an altitude of 2,000 km from Earth’s surface) and up to 4,000 kg in geosynchronous orbit (about 36,000 km).
⦿ Successfully launched Chandrayaan-2 and Chandrayaan-3 lunar missions
⦿ ISRO is also developing the next-gen Lunar Module Launch Vehicle (LMLV) to carry up to 80,000 kg, positioning LVM-3 as the “Bahubali rocket” driving India’s deep-space and human spaceflight ambitions.
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