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‘I4F- India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund’ is collaboration between the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, and the Israel Innovation Authority. It aims to promote joint Industrial R&D between India & Israel.
The two countries have recently approved three joint R&D projects worth $5.5 million including ‘Centrally monitored IoT nano-sensors for diagnostics in healthcare; ‘NoMoreMos’ – a mosquito control biological solution; and ‘IoT enabled satellite communication for real-time collection of agriculture and environment data across India’.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated India-assisted social housing units project in Mauritius virtually.
They also laid foundation stone for Civil Service College and a 8 MW Solar PV Farm, undertaken with India’s support. They also signed agreement for the extension of USD 190M Line of Credit from the India to Mauritius for the Metro Express and other infrastructure projects, and an MoU on the implementation of small development projects.

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Arunachal Pradesh government will establish ‘Arunachal Pradesh Infrastructure Financing Authority’, to fast track infrastructure development.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu commemorated the launch of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Arunachal Pradesh as an independent identity. The Cabinet also decided to formulate District Level Good Governance Index.

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Ministry of Panchayati Raj released the revised ‘Rural Area Development Plan Formulation and Implementation (RADPFI) Guidelines’.
The newly introduced Rural guidelines aim to transform rural India and to promote rural prosperity. It would supplement the efforts of the Centre such as the SVAMITVA scheme of Ministry of Panchayati Raj and RURBAN Mission of Ministry of Rural Development.

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India Meteorological Department (IMD) recently released its ‘Climate of India during 2021’ report. As per the report, 2021 was the fifth warmest year in India since nation-wide records commenced in the country in 1901.
It also shows that the country reported loss of 1,750 lives due to extreme weather events last year and Maharashtra was the most adversely affected state with 350 deaths. Among extreme weather events, lightning & thunderstorms took the highest lives.