CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Recently, the Kerala government announced that the country’s first Graphene Innovation Centre would come up in Thrissur, Kerala. It is a joint venture of Digital University of Kerala, Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET) and Tata Steel Limited.

Detailed explanation-2: -Digital University Kerala, the country’s first on-campus digital university, Centre for Materials for Electronics Technologies (C-MET) and Tata Steel are the implementation partners of the innovative initiative.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tata Steel has joined hands with C-MET Thrissur, an autonomous society of MeitY, Govt. of India, and Digital University Kerala to set up a national ‘India Innovation Centre for Graphene’ (IICG), largely funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and the Government of Kerala.

Detailed explanation-4: -The India Innovation Centre for Graphene (IICG) is an initiative funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India, State Govt. of Kerala and Tata Steel Limited, in association with various industries.

Detailed explanation-5: -The country’s first graphene innovation centre will soon be established by the Digital University Kerala (DUK). The university has joined hands with the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), Thrissur, to set up the India Innovation Centre for Graphene in the State.