- Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah’s tomb: Recently, a reality tech firm unveiled the digital twin of Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah’s tomb in Hyderabad. It is one the grandest monuments in the Qutb Shah’s tombs complex at the foothill of Golconda, Hyderabad. The majestic tomb built in 1602, is one of the largest tombs at the Qutb Shahi heritage park complex.
Qutub Shahi Tombs: These are erected in the memory of the departed kings of Golconda. They are located one kilometer north of Golconda Fort’s called Banjara Darwaza. Built by the Qutub Shahis, these tombs are considered to be among the oldest historical monuments of Hyderabad. These tombs are present in a large group on a raised platform. They resemble Persian, Pathan and Hindu architectural styles that makes use of grey granite, with stucco ornamentation and is a one-of-its-kind place in the world where the whole dynasty is buried at a single spot. Digital Twin is a digital model of an object, system or a process that acts the same as its real world counterpart. It helps companies and organisations to understand a physical object or a process well.
- PLI scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cells: The scheme is called National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage. The Indian government aims to promote the manufacturing of technology-agnostic ACCs within the country, aligning with its commitment to fostering innovation and self-reliance in the renewable energy sector. The scheme envisages setting up of a cumulative ACC manufacturing capacity of fifty (50) GWh for ACCs and an additional cumulative capacity of (5) GWh for Niche ACC Technologies. The manufacturing facility as proposed by the beneficiary firm would have to be commissioned within a period of 2 years. The subsidy will be disbursed thereafter over a period of 5 years.
The beneficiary has to ensure achieving a domestic value addition of at-least 25% and incur the mandatory investment (₹ 225 crore /GWh) within 2 Years (at the Mother Unit Level) and raise it to 60% domestic value addition within 5 Years, either at Mother Unit, in-case of an Integrated Unit, or at the Project Level, in-case of “Hub & Spoke” structure.
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Heavy Industries
- Cassini Spacecraft: Cassini-Huygens was a joint NASA/European Space Agency (ESA)/Italian Space Agency (ASI) space mission to Saturn. It was launched on October 15, 1997.The mission consisted of NASA’s Cassini orbiter, which was the first space probe to orbit Saturn, and the ESA’s Huygens probe, which landed on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. It was one of the largest interplanetary spacecraft. The instruments on board Cassini included radar to map the cloud-covered surface of Titan and a magnetometer to study Saturn’s magnetic field. It measured the structure of Saturn’s atmosphere and rings, as well as how they interact with the planet’s moons. It also discovered six named moons and revealed Enceladus and Titan as promising locations to search for extraterrestrial life.
