Feb 14, 2016: Make in India Week

Feb 14, 2016: Make in India Week

General Studies: Daily Capsule

Curtain Raiser –News Update (Feb 14, 2016)

Make in India Week:

Emphasis on 4Ds by Prime Minister	4Ds: Deregulation, Democracy, Demography, Demand
Government’s emphasis	·         “zero defect and zero effect manufacturing” ·         “minimum government, maximum governance”
Commitment to cleaner and greener energy	India’s commitment at COP 21 meeting

Source: India, a land of great opportunity, Feb 14, 216, The Hindu

Gravitational Waves: IISER’s contribution:

The Gravitational Wave Group at the School of Physics, IISER, Thiruvananthapuram

Part of the Indian initiative in Gravitational wave Observation

Source:  IISER eyes greater role in gravitational waves project, Feb 14, 216, The Hindu

Historic meeting between Vatican and Russian Orthodox Church:

Pope Francis, leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics and Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church with 150 million followers met at Havana airport.

They signed 30-point joint declaration.

Source: Pope, patriarch hold historic meeting, Feb 14, 216, The Hindu