CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -“Godi India is the first Indian company to manufacture Made-in-India and Made-for-India Lithium-ion cells, which is certified by BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar will visit India’s first lithium cell manufacturing facility at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, tomorrow. This state-of-the-art facility has been set up by the Chennai based Munoth Industries Limited with an outlay of Rs. 165 crores.

Detailed explanation-3: -Luminous Power Technologies Pvt. Ltd., one of the lithium manufacturers in India, has been established for 27 years and is known for equipment like inverter batteries, solar applications and home UPS. With a wide presence in multiple countries, they acknowledge the potential of lithium-ion batteries.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rajeev Chandrasekhar has launched the pre-production run of India’s first lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-5: -Gujarat government has announced to set up India’s first Lithium refinery which will process Lithium ore to produce battery-grade material. Manikaran Power Limited, one of the country’s largest power trading and renewable energy company will be investing over Rs 1,000 crore to set up this refinery.