20 Oct 2023: PIB Summary for UPSC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. ‘IMPHAL’  - Third Stealth Destroyer of Project 15B
2. India Semiconductor R&D Committee
3. India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)
4. Best Tourism Village

1. ‘IMPHAL’ – Third Stealth Destroyer of Project 15B

Syllabus: GS-3, Security & Defence

Prelims: Imphal Destroyer

Context:

The third Project 15B indigenous destroyer Imphal delivered to the Indian Navy.

About IMPHAL Destroyer:

• It is the third stealth destroyer of Project 15B.
• It was built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL).
• Project 15B is a follow-on of the Kolkata class (Project 15A) destroyers commissioned in the last decade. 
• The ship was designed by the Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau (WDB).
• Imphal is amongst the most technologically advanced warships in the world. 
• Being a guided missile destroyer with a displacement of 7,400 tons and an overall length of 164 meters, Imphal is a potent and versatile platform equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, including surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship missiles and torpedoes. 
• Imphal can achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots (56 km/h).
• The ship contains about 75% indigenous content.
• The first ship of P15B (Visakhapatnam) was commissioned in November 2021.

2. India Semiconductor R&D Committee

Syllabus: GS-3, Science & Technology

Prelims: India Semiconductor R&D Committee, India Semiconductor Research Centre (ISRC)

Mains: Semiconductor industry in India

Context:

India Semiconductor R&D Committee submits a report on the India Semiconductor Research Centre (ISRC).

Details:

• The India Semiconductor Research Centre (ISRC) is expected to be a core institution in India’s growing capabilities in semiconductors.
• ISRC is part of the graded approach that the government is taking to make India a global semiconductor research and innovation hub.
• The Union Government had committed Rs76000 crores in Dec 2021 to catalyse the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem in the country.

3. India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)

Syllabus: GS-3, Infrastructure

Prelims: India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)

Context:

PM launched India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Details:

• PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor at Sahibabad RapidX Station in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. 
• He also flagged off the Namo Bharat RapidX train connecting Sahibabad to Duhai Depot, marking the launch of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in India. 
• It is the country’s first semi-high-speed regional rail service.
• Delhi-Meerut RRTS Features:
  • The train will have an operational speed of 160 km per hour.
  • It also has a train attendant.
  • The premium coach is spacious, and comfortable and is equipped with cushioned reclining seats with charging points for mobile and laptops provided at every seat.

4. Best Tourism Village

Syllabus: GS-3, Economy

Prelims: UNWTO

Details:

Gujarat’s Dhordo village was awarded the ‘Best Tourism Village’ by UNWTO.

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