CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -To support the growth of the Defence sector and enhance manufacturing capacity in the sector, two Defence Industrial Corridors are being set up in India, one in Uttar Pradesh and another in Tamil Nadu.

Detailed explanation-2: -Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor consists of six nodal points: Agra, Aligarh, Chitrakoot, Jhansi, Kanpur and Lucknow. Tamil Nadu Defence Corridor consists of five nodal points: Chennai, Coimbatore, Hosur, Salem, Tiruchirappalli. Both the corridors received potential investment of almost Rs 24,000 crore.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Government has established two Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs) in the country, one in Uttar Pradesh namely Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) and other in Tamil Nadu namely Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor (TNDIC) with an aim to attract investment of about Rs 10,000 crore in each corridor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Agra, Aligarh, Chitrakoot, Jhansi, Kanpur and Lucknow have been identified for developing Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC). Similarly, 05 (five) nodes viz. Chennai, Coimbatore, Hosur, Salem, and Tiruchirappalli identified for developing Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor (TNDIC).

Detailed explanation-5: -Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UP DIC) is an aspirational project that intends to reduce. foreign dependency of Indian Aerospace. & Defence Sector.