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ISRO successfully launches EOS-04, two co-passenger satellites, starts 2022 on a good note

Tuesday February 15, 2022

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on feb 14 morning at 6:17 am successfully launched Earth Observation Satellite EOS-04, into an intended

ISRO successfully launches EOS-04, two co-passenger satellites, starts 2022 on a good note

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on feb 14 morning at 6:17 am successfully launched Earth Observation Satellite EOS-04, into an intended sun-synchronous polar orbit of 529 km altitude.

The satellite was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota Range (SHAR), Sriharikota, about 80 Km north of Chennai.

ISRO’s first mission of 2022, launched onboard India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C52, lifted off at 5:59 am from the first launch pad at SHAR. This was the 80th launch vehicle mission from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota; 54th flight of PSLV; and the 23rd flight of PSLV in the XL configuration (6 strap-on motors).

The 1,710 kg EOS-04, which can generate 2,280 Watts power, is a Radar Imaging Satellite designed to provide high-quality images under all-weather conditions for applications such as agriculture, forestry & plantations, soil moisture & hydrology and flood mapping. The satellite with a mission life of 10 years was built at UR Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru.

The PSLV-C52 also placed two small satellites – a student satellite (INSPIREsat-1) from Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST) in association with the Laboratory of Atmospheric & Space Physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a technology demonstrator satellite (INS-2TD) from ISRO, which is a precursor to India-Bhutan Joint Satellite (INS-2B).

The two co-passenger satellites were successfully separated from the PSLV in a predetermined sequence.

ISRO Chairman Shri S Somanath congratulated team ISRO for the precision with which the mission was accomplished.

ISRO has planned 19 missions this year, including the uncrewed Ganaganyaan mission in December 2022, which will be the first in a series of three missions, with the third aimed at putting the first Indian astronauts into space on an indigenous mission in 2023-2024.

Modernisation of police gets Rs 26,000 crore booster from Modi government

Tuesday February 15, 2022

The Central government on feb 13 announced approval of an umbrella scheme for modernisation and improvement

Modernisation of police gets Rs 26,000 crore booster from Modi government

The Central government on feb 13 announced approval of an umbrella scheme for modernisation and improvement of police forces in states and Union Territories for five more years up to 2025-26, with a financial outlay of Rs 26,275 crore.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the scheme includes security-related expenditure in Jammu and Kashmir, northeastern states and Maoists-affected areas, for raising new battalions, developing high-tech forensic laboratories and other investigation tools.

This scheme comprises all relevant sub-schemes that contribute to the modernisation and improvement. Also, provision has been made under the scheme for internal security, law and order and adoption of modern technology by police.

A sum of Rs 50 crore will be used for narcotics control. Funds will be used for strengthening the criminal justice system by developing a robust forensic set-up . A central outlay of Rs 18,839 crore has been earmarked for security-related expenditure in J&K, insurgency affected Northeast and LWE areas.

As per MHA, Rs 4,846 crore will be given for the modernisation of police forces. It stated that Rs 2,080.50 crore will be given to develop operationally independent high-quality forensic sciences facilities for aiding scientific and timely probe.

The MHA said that since the implementation of the ‘National Policy and Action Plan’ for combating Maoists, Left extremism incidents have come down drastically.

To pursue this accomplishment, six Left extremism related schemes with a Central outlay of Rs 8,689 crore has been approved.

These schemes include Special Central Assistance to affected districts and districts of concern to consolidate the gains.

For the raising of India Reserve Battalions or Specialised India Reserve Battalions, a central outlay of Rs 350 crore was approved.

India to ban 54 more Chinese apps citing security threat

Tuesday February 15, 2022

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