1) Telangana CM inaugurates Kaleshwaram project
•The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project envisages irrigation over 37 lakh acres of new and existing ayacut in 21 districts of the State.
2) Minister of State (I/c) for Civil Aviation inaugurates Central ATFM Complex
•The C-ATFM system integrates flight data from various subsystems like ATC Automation System, flight updates and flight update messages.
•The system processes the demand and capacity information and provides decision making tools to the ATFM Flow Manager to ensure regulated flow of traffic at each airport in India.
3) NASA’s First Astrobee Robot “Bumble” Starts Flying in Space
•Astrobee is a free-flying robot system that will help researchers test new technologies in zero gravity and perform routine work alongside astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
•Astrobee robots can move in any direction and turn on any axis in space.
4) Namma Kolhapuri chappal gets GI tag
•The approval for GI tag was jointly received by Karnataka and Maharashtra.
•These leather chappals are hand-crafted and tanned using vegetable dyes. The art of making them is passed down one generation to another.
5) A water clinic for elephants opens in Mathura
•The care centre runs in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and the NGO Wildlife SOS. It constitutes jumbo pool which is 11-foot-deep and has 21 high pressure jet sprays that create water pressure that massage the elephants’ feet and body and help in increasing blood circulation.
6) Indian Navy launches Operation Sankalp in Gulf of Oman
•INS Chennai and INS Sunayna have been deployed in the region to undertake maritime security operations. In addition, aerial surveillance in the area is also being done by IN aircraft.
7) Pankaj Advani clinches men’s Asian Snooker Championship
•Advani defeated Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 6-3 in the finals to become the first player to win the Asian Snooker and World Snooker championships in all formats.
8) IOC lifts sanctions imposed on India to host international sporting events
•The sanctions were imposed on india when Pakistani shooters were not issued visas for the World Cup held in Delhi in February 2019.