14 Feb 2021: PIB Summary & Analysis

February 14th, 2021, PIB:- Download PDF Here

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Kakinada deep-water port
2. Maharaja Suheldev
3. LRSAM Missiles
4. FASTag

1. Kakinada deep-water port

Context:

Rice shipment flagged off from Kakinada deep-water port.

About Kakinada Port:

  • Kakinada Port is located at Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) off the east coast of India.
  • It is 170 km south of Visakhapatnam Port.
  • Kakinada Port is a large complex comprising Kakinada Anchorage Port, Kakinada Deep Water Port, Kakinada Fishing Harbour and Ship-Breaking Unit.
  • Kakinada Anchorage Port has a century-long tradition.
  • Kakinada forms the main gateway port for the rich agricultural belt of East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna Districts of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Kakinada Deep Water Port is an all-weather port with a channel depth of 12 meters.

Also read: Major ports in India


2. Maharaja Suheldev

Context:

PM to lay the foundation stone of Maharaja Suheldev Memorial and development work of Chittaura Lake.

About Maharaja Suheldev:

  • Maharaja Suheldev, also spelt Suhaldev, was a ruler of Shravasti (Uttar Pradesh).
  • He is mentioned in the 17th-century Persian-language historical romance Mirat-i-Masudi.
    • Mirat-i-Masudi was written by Abd-ur-Rahman Chishti during the reign of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
    • In this chronicle, Suheldev was the son of King Mordhwaj of Shravasti.
  • Suheldev is popularly known to have defeated and killed the Ghaznavid general Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud (a nephew of Mahmud of Ghazni) at Bahraich in 1034 CE.
  • Suheldev is alternatively known as Sakardev, Suhirdadhwaj, Sahardev, etc.
  • The Maharaja Suheldev Memorial is being built in Bahraich, UP.

3. LRSAM Missiles

Context:

Final production batch of Long Range Surface to Air Missiles (LRSAM), designed and developed by DRDO in collaboration with various industry partners and integrated by BDL, was flagged off at DRDL, APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, Hyderabad.

LRSAM Missile System:

  • LRSAM is jointly developed by DRDO and IAI Israel to equip the latest ships of the Indian Navy.
  • The missile system can provide point and area defence against various aerial targets including fighter aircraft, subsonic & supersonic cruise missiles.
  • The missile is powered by indigenously developed dual-pulse rocket motor and dual control system to impart the required manoeuvrability at the terminal phase.
  • This state of art weapon system is designed with active Radio Frequency (RF) seeker to identify, track, engage and destroy the target with high kill probability.

4. FASTag

Context:

FASTag declared mandatory.

Details:

  • The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has decided that all lanes in the fee plazas on National Highways shall be declared as “FASTag lane of the fee plaza” w.e.f midnight of 15th/16th February 2021.
  • Therefore, as per NH Fee Rules 2008, any vehicle not fitted with FASTag or vehicle without valid, functional FASTag entering into the FASTag lane of the fee plaza shall pay a fee equivalent to two times the fee applicable to that category.
  • According to the Ministry, this has been done to further promote fee payment through digital mode, reduce waiting time and fuel consumption, and provide for a seamless passage through the fee plazas.

Read more about FASTags in the linked article.

Read previous PIB here.

February 14th, 2021, PIB:- Download PDF Here

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