1)Navika Sagar Parikrama:= Navika Sagar Parikrama is a project wherein a team of women officers of the Indian Navy would circumnavigate the globe on an Indian-built sail boat INSV Tarini.
This is the first ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew. The project is scheduled to commence in early Sep 17.
INSV Tarini is the sister vessel of INSV Mhadei.
Aims of the Expedition are as follows:
2)US and India to co-host global entrepreneurship summit :=The US and India will co-host the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in November in Hyderabad, India. GES 2017 will create an environment that empowers innovators, particularly women, to take their ideas to the next level.
The theme of the GES this year is: “Women First, Prosperity for All,” which highlights that when women do better, countries do better.
This year marks the first GES held in South Asia.
3)Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has launched the “Harit Diwali, Swasth Diwali” campaign.
Why :- In recent times, the pattern of celebration has changed somewhat and has got associated with excessive bursting of crackers, which contributes significantly to air and noise pollution. As a result, there has been a significant impact on the environment and health of the people.
This is the first ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew. The project is scheduled to commence in early Sep 17.
INSV Tarini is the sister vessel of INSV Mhadei.
Aims of the Expedition are as follows:
- Push For Women EMpowerment
- Sailing encourages use of environmental Friendly non conventional renewable energy sources.
- Make in India (Since INS Tarini is Indigenously Built).
- Crew will monitor and report Marine Pollution on high seas.
2)US and India to co-host global entrepreneurship summit :=The US and India will co-host the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in November in Hyderabad, India. GES 2017 will create an environment that empowers innovators, particularly women, to take their ideas to the next level.
The theme of the GES this year is: “Women First, Prosperity for All,” which highlights that when women do better, countries do better.
This year marks the first GES held in South Asia.
3)Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has launched the “Harit Diwali, Swasth Diwali” campaign.
Why :- In recent times, the pattern of celebration has changed somewhat and has got associated with excessive bursting of crackers, which contributes significantly to air and noise pollution. As a result, there has been a significant impact on the environment and health of the people.
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