PIB Analysis 24-01-23

Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

The Government of India has been conferring the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to children for their exceptional achievement in six categories namely Innovation, Social Service, Scholastic, Sports, Art & Culture and Bravery.
Each awardee is given a medal, a cash prize of Rs. 1 Lakh and certificate.
This year, 11 children from across the country, under different categories of Bal Shakti Puraskar, have been selected for PMRBP-2023.
The awardees include 6 boys and 5 girls, belonging to 11 States and UTs.

Fuel Cell-based Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system of DRDO’s Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) will soon be fitted onboard INS Kalvari.
The AIP has a force multiplier effect on lethality of a diesel electric submarine as it enhances the submerged endurance by several folds.
It has merits in performance compared to other technologies and is unique as the hydrogen is generated onboard.
This technology has been successfully developed by NMRL with the support of Indian industry partners.
The technology has now reached the stage of maturity for industrialisation.

Indian Navy’s fifth stealth Scorpene class Submarine INS Vagir was commissioned into the Indian Navy today, 23 Jan 2023 at the Naval Dockyard Mumbai.
INS Vagir would form part of the Western Naval Command’s Submarine fleet and would be another potent part of the Command’s arsenal.
Vagir was launched on 12 Nov 20, under Project 75 (P75) and was delivered to Indian Navy on 20 Dec 22 post completion of sea trials.
Vagir has the distinction of having the lowest build time among all indigenously manufactured submarines till date.
The Scorpene Submarines are extremely potent platforms, they have advanced stealth features and are also equipped with both long range guided torpedoes as well as anti-ship missiles.
These submarine have a state of the art SONAR suite and sensor suite permitting outstanding operational capabilities.

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