Kerala Affairs
State revises speed limits on roads and highways
As per Central notification, the has issued a new, increased speed limit for vehicles on national-state highways and city roads.
As per the new speed limits that will become effective on July 1, the maximum speed for vehicles that have up to nine seats will be 110km/hr on six-lane highways, 100km/hr on four-lane highways, 90km/hr on four-lane state highways and MC Road, 80km/hr on major district roads, 70km/hr on other roads and 50km/hr on city roads.
For vehicles which have more than nine seats, including Light and medium heavy motor vehicles, the maximum speed limit on six-lane national highways will be 95km/hr and 90 km/hr on four-lane national highways. On state highways and MC Road, it will be 85km/hr, 80km/hr on district roads, 70km/hr on other roads and 50km/hr on city roads.
National and International Affairs
Indian navy outreach programme julley ladakh (hello ladakh)
INDIAN NAVY is conducting Julley Ladakh (Hello Ladakh), an outreach programme to Ladakh to increase awareness about the service in the pristine state and to engage with youth and civil Society there. Towards this a 5000km Motorcycle Expedition was flagged off by VAdm Sanjay Jasjit Singh, Vice Chief of Naval Staff, from the National War Memorial on 15 Jun 23. The Navy had previously made similar effort in the North East that was hugely successful. The Indian Navy had also undertaken theSam No Varunahcar expedition to engage with citizens in all the coastal states.
The main objectives of the current initiative in the Northern Territory include: –
Celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (75 years of Indian Independence).
Conduct Awareness drives at Schools/ Colleges in Ladakh region about the career opportunities Indian Navy offers including the Agnipath Scheme.
Motivate Youth to join the Indian Navy.
Showcase Nari Shakti, an initiative of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, by including Women Officers and spouses.
Interact with naval veterans and Veer Naris in the region.
First indigenous animal tissue for skin wound healing
The scaffold is an animal-derived Class D Biomedical Device that can rapidly heal skin wounds at low-cost with minimum scarring.
IDC approves indigenous animal tissue scaffold for scar-free skin wound healing.
The scaffold is an animal-derived Class D Biomedical Device that can rapidly heal skin wounds at low-cost with minimum scarring.
Squash World Cup inaugurated in Chennai
Nadu Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development, Udayanidhi Stalin, inauguratedthe Squash World Cup in Chennai.
The Squash World Cup is being held from June 13 to June 17, at Express Avenue, Royapetta in Chennai.
Eight countries are participating in the championship including India, China, Japan, Malaysia and Australia, South Africa, Egypt.
The objective of the agreement was for Iran to dismantle a significant part of its nuclear program and allow for more extensiveinternational inspections.In return, billions of dollars worth of sanctions relief was granted to Iran.
The proponents of the agreement believed it would help prevent the revival of Irans nuclear weapons program and reduce conflict with regional rivals such as Israel and Saudi Arabia.
The index is created by Walk Free, a human rights organization, and is based on data from the Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, produced by theInternational Labour Organization (ILO), Walk Free, andInternational Organization for Migration (IOM).
The countries with the highest prevalence of modern slavery include North Korea, Eritrea, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Tajikistan.
The countries with the lowest prevalence include Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden.