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.
