Current Affairs - April 2022
Government has constituted an advisory committee of experts for the Semicon India programme. Who is the head of this committee?
The Advisory Committee will be chaired by the Union Minister of Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, while the Minister of State, Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), Rajeev Chandrashekhar will be the Vice-Chairperson.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested "Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet" (SFDR) booster on April 08, 2022, at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. The test met all the mission objectives. The SFDR-based propulsion enables the missile to intercept aerial threats at very long range at supersonic speeds. It has an extremely high projected range of 350 km.
Chandrapur district of Maharashtra records third hottest place in the world. According to the El Dorado weather website, Chandrapur has the fourth hottest city in the world.
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