India’s First Municipal Green Bond was Issued by Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation, a civic body in Uttar Pradesh(UP), has become India’s first municipal corporation to issue municipal green bonds.
• Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation issued municipal green bonds in BSE and raised Rs 150 crore (Base Issue: 100 Crore with the greenshoe option of 50 Crore).
• The corporation has received Rs 19.5 crore incentive from the Union government for raising funds through municipal bonds.
• The merchant bankers to the bond issue were A K Capital Services Ltd and HDFC Bank Ltd.
Ramesh Pokhriyal Launches ‘NanoSniffer’, World’s 1st Microsensor based Explosive Trace Detector (ETD)
Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched
‘NanoSniffer’ – World’s 1st Microsensor (or MEMS, Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems) based Explosive Trace Detector (ETD) developed by NanoSniff Technologies, an IIT Bombay incubated Startup.
• The ETD is capable of detecting explosives in less than 10 seconds, it can also identify and categorize explosives into different classes.
• It can detect all classes of military, conventional and homemade explosives.
• It is being marketed by Vehant Technologies, a spin-off from a former IIT Delhi incubated startup Kritikal Solutions.
• The ETD is 100% Made in India (in terms of research, development & manufacturing) and is a step towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat’.
PM Modi Released Hindi Version of ‘Odisha Itihaas’ by Dr Harekrushna Mahtab
On 9th April 2021, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, released the Hindi translation of the book “Odisha Itihaas” authored by Dr Harekrushna Mahtab. The book available in Odia and English was translated into Hindi by Shankarlal Purohit.
World Homeopathy Day 2021 – April 10
World Homeopathy or Homoeopathy Day is annually celebrated across the globe on 10th April to mark the importance of Homeopathy and its contribution to the field of medicine.
10th April 2021 marks the 266th Birth anniversary of Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician and the founder of Homeopathy, He was born on 10th April 1755 in Paris, France.
Aim:
To create awareness about the benefits of Homeopathic treatment and medicines.
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