Prerana Program
Ministry of Education launched the “Prerana: An Experiential Learning program” to empower participants with leadership qualities.
- A week-long residential program for selected students of class IX-XII.
- It is to run from a Vernacular School, established in 1888, in Vadnagar (Gujarat)
- Curriculum was prepared by – IIT Gandhi Nagar
- Aim – to embody the spirit of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” and foster unity in diversity.
Rejupave technology
Border Road Organisation has utilized Rejupave technology for constructing high-altitude bituminous roads under low and sub-zero temperature conditions Indo-China border in Arunachal Pradesh.
- A liquid bio-based asphalt modifier cum rejuvenating agent.
- Jointly developed by – CSIR-Central Road Research Institute and Verma industries.
- Developed as a Bio-based eco-friendly product with 100% biooil.
- Benefits –
- Eliminates the problem of increasing road levels due to overlay.
- Conservation of natural resources by recycling the aggregates and bitumen for road construction.
Kadamba Dynasty
An inscription (a bilingual inscription written in Kannada and Sanskrit) of Kadamba period has been discovered in Goa.
- Founded by – Mayurasharma in 345 CE. Later Kadambas ruled as feudatories of other empires (Chalukya and Rashtrakuta empires) from different places.
- Region – Present day Karnataka and Konkan.
- Capital – Banavasi
- Administration – Divided into smaller units such as Visaya, Rastra and Nadu.
- Architecture – Kadamba Shikhara (part of temple)
Single Screw Extruder
- Indigenously developed equipment for mechanical recycling of waste thermoplastic polymers and inorganic particulate.
- With the help of it, polymer composites can be molded to the required shape for making paver blocks, tiles, and bricks.
- Developed by – IIT Bombay + Department of Science and Technology (DST)