TAMILNADU AFFAIRS

Stalin unveils T.N. aerospace policy

  • The Tamil Nadu Aerospace and Defence Industrial Policy, 2022, was released by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in a Conclave on Industry 4.0­ ‘Future is Now­ Towering Tamil Nadu’, held at TI­DEL Park Chennai.
  • It is aimed at attracting over 75,000 crore investments and providing employment to over 1 lakh people over the next 10 years.
  • Two centres of excellence were inaugurated in the event 
  • Tamil Nadu Smart and Advanced Manufacturing Centre (TANSAM) 
  • Tamil Nadu Advanced Manufacturing Centre of Excellence (TAMCOE)
  • While TANSAM is a collaboration between the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) and Siemens, established at a cost of 251.54 crore, TAMCOE is TIDCO’s collaboration with GE Aviation, established at a cost of 141 crore.
  • Two remote pilot training organisations were inaugurated in Madurai and Coimbatore that are the result of TID­ CO’s collaboration with the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) and DE Drone.

The 7th World One Health Congress

  • The 7th World One Health Congress (WOHC) is the world’s premier event which aims to advance the One Health agenda was held at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore with more than 1400 in-person and 1000 virtual attendees from academic institutions, civil society, government bodies, private sector and multilateral organisations around the world. 
  • Mdm Halimah Yacob, President of the Republic of Singapore, inaugurated  the Event as its Guest-of-Honour and delivered a speech.
  • The five-day Congress is hosted by Singapore’s SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute (SDGHI) under the auspices of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. 
  • The theme of the congress is ‘Integrating Science, Policy and Clinical Practice: A One Health Imperative Post-COVID-19’. 
  • It seeks to advance the global One Health movement to improve health and well-being by preventing and mitigating crises that originate at the animal-human-environment interface.
  • Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian participated in the event and delivered a speech under the title, “Antimicrobial Resistance (Infectious Diseases Threats in Southeast Asia)”.

‘Muthu and 30 thieves’, a book on Cyber Crime Awareness Released 

  • Chennai City Police Commissioner Shankar Jiwal released a cyber crime awareness book titled ‘Muthu and 30 Thieves’ (Muthuvum Muppathu Thirudargalum) at the Chennai Police Commissioner’s office.  
  • Maheshwari, Additional Commissioner, Central Crime Branch, received the first copy.
  • The book was published to create awareness about cyber crimes.
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