CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ministry of Defence has notified that realise the goal of ‘Make in India’, Government of India has established two Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs) in the country, one in Uttar Pradesh and the other in Tamil Nadu.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UP DIC) is an aspirational project that intends to reduce. foreign dependency of Indian Aerospace. & Defence Sector.

Detailed explanation-5: -Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project is a flagship programme of the Government of India with aim to enhance India’s competitiveness significantly in manufacturing through creation of world class infrastructure with reduced logistics costs.