Current affairs 28 February 2024

India's first septic tank cleaning robot strengthening Swatch Bharat.

• India's first septic tank cleaning robot, offering an end-to-end solution to eliminate manual scavenging, is strengthening the Swachhata Abhiyan.
• The technology called Homosep Atom solves manual cleaning methods and transforms them into robotic cleaning methods.
• It is developed by the startup incubated in the Department of Science and Technology -Technology Business Incubator of IIT Madras.

World's 1st Vedic clock installed in MP's Ujjain.

• The world's 1st Vedic clock- which will display time according to ancient Indian traditional panchang- has been prepared and installed in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the Vedic clock installed on an 85-foot high tower constructed at Jantar Mantar in the city on March 1.

Adani Group unveils country’s first ammunition manufacturing complex.

• Adani Group unveils the country’s first ammunition-missile manufacturing complex in Kanpur, UP.
• In a first in the private sector, two facilities for the manufacture of ammunition and missiles were opened by Adani Defence and Aerospace.
• Indian Army Chief Manoj Pande during the inauguration programme of the Defense Corridor Immunization Manufacturing Complex of Adani Defense and Aerospace.

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PM Modi to inaugurate ISRO's second spaceport in Tamil Nadu.

• The new spaceport will eliminate need for rocket diversion due to Sri Lanka's airspace.
• Location closer to Equator and propulsion complex nearby will reduce time and cost.
• It will be dedicated to launch small satellites, will be built in Thoothukudi district.
• A Space Industrial Park and Propellants Park will be built close to the facility to create an ecosystem for the Space Industry.

NVIDIA to collaborate with Indian Govt to develop India's Sovereign AI.

• NVIDIA will collaborate with the Indian Government and help them to develop India’s Sovereign AI, revealed IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
• The move will prove to be massively beneficial for Digital Public Infrastructure.
• He highlighted the significant opportunity for NVIDIA to contribute to the government’s efforts with robust infrastructure supporting generative AI models.

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