Strategic Chabahar project
India and Iran on 22 December 2019 agreed to accelerate work on the strategic Chabahar project as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held wide-ranging talks with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif on regional and global issues of mutual interest.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22395-strategic-chabahar-project.html
#StrategicChabahar #India #NarendraModi #Afghanistan #JavadZarif
Boeing spacecraft returned to earth
Boeing's new Starliner unmanned spacecraft returned to Earth on 22 December 2019, landing in the New Mexico desert in the United States six days early after a clock problem prevented a rendezvous with the International Space Station.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22394-boeing-spacecraft-returned-to-earth.html
#spacecraft #earth #NASA #AtlasVlaunch #rocket #ISS
Russia, Ukraine outline gas transit deal
Russia and Ukraine announced terms of a new gas transit deal on 21 December 2019, under which Moscow will supply Europe for at least another five years via its former Soviet neighbour and pay a $2.9 billion settlement to Kiev to end a legal dispute.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22393-russia-ukraine-outline-gas-transit-deal.html
#Russia #Ukraine #Moscow #gas #Europe
Cuba gets first prime minister
Cuba's first prime minister in more than four decades - long-serving tourism minister Manuel Marrero - has taken office as the country resurrected a post last held by Fidel Castro.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22392-cuba-gets-first-prime-minister.html
#Cuba #ManuelMarrero #GHG #FidelCastro
India and Iran on 22 December 2019 agreed to accelerate work on the strategic Chabahar project as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held wide-ranging talks with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif on regional and global issues of mutual interest.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22395-strategic-chabahar-project.html
#StrategicChabahar #India #NarendraModi #Afghanistan #JavadZarif
Boeing spacecraft returned to earth
Boeing's new Starliner unmanned spacecraft returned to Earth on 22 December 2019, landing in the New Mexico desert in the United States six days early after a clock problem prevented a rendezvous with the International Space Station.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22394-boeing-spacecraft-returned-to-earth.html
#spacecraft #earth #NASA #AtlasVlaunch #rocket #ISS
Russia, Ukraine outline gas transit deal
Russia and Ukraine announced terms of a new gas transit deal on 21 December 2019, under which Moscow will supply Europe for at least another five years via its former Soviet neighbour and pay a $2.9 billion settlement to Kiev to end a legal dispute.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22393-russia-ukraine-outline-gas-transit-deal.html
#Russia #Ukraine #Moscow #gas #Europe
Cuba gets first prime minister
Cuba's first prime minister in more than four decades - long-serving tourism minister Manuel Marrero - has taken office as the country resurrected a post last held by Fidel Castro.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22392-cuba-gets-first-prime-minister.html
#Cuba #ManuelMarrero #GHG #FidelCastro
Ksgindia
Strategic Chabahar project | KSG India | Khan Study Group
India and Iran on 22 December 2019 agreed to accelerate work on the strategic Chabahar project as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held wide-ranging talks with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zari
Green light to IOA for hosting Commonwealth shooting
The government on 4 January 2020 approved "in principle" the Indian Olympic Association's proposal to host the Commonwealth shooting championships and archery events -- which are not part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games roster -- in March 2022.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22567-green-light-to-ioa-for-hosting-commonwealth-shooting.html
#IOA #Commonwealth #Greenlight #NRAI #shooting
Only 7 states manage to address zero hunger goal
India has performed dismally on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals with only seven Indian states successfully addressing “hunger and malnutrition”. The worst performers in the zero hunger goal were Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22566-only-7-states-manage-to-address-zero-hunger-goal.html
#India #NITIAayog #SDG #hunger #malnutrition #ZeroHunger
DRDO gets ready for war of future
The rapidly evolving technology is challenging the traditional norms of technology assessment and forecasting. Today India is emerging as the nation of Startups and the pace of innovation is such that, the modern-day technology needs to be evaluated and it’s future potential ascertained with unimaginable immediacy.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22565-drdo-gets-ready-for-war-of-future.html
#DRDO #War #DYSL #QRNG #NarendraModi
India extends LoC for solar parks in Cuba
India has extended a line of credit of $75 million (over Rs 500 crore) to Cuba for financing solar parks. An agreement signed between Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) and Banco Exterior De Cuba in July last year came into effect from December 12, the RBI said in a statement.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22564-india-extends-loc-for-solar-parks-in-cuba.html
#LoC #solar #Cuba #BEDC #India #ForeignTradePolicy
SC interpreted anti child marriage
The anti-child marriage law does not intend to punish a male aged between 18 and 21 years for marrying a “female adult,” the Supreme Court has held in a recent judgment.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22563-sc-interpreted-anti-child-marriage.html
#SC #childmarriage #ChildNotBride #MMShantanagoudar #femaleadult
The government on 4 January 2020 approved "in principle" the Indian Olympic Association's proposal to host the Commonwealth shooting championships and archery events -- which are not part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games roster -- in March 2022.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22567-green-light-to-ioa-for-hosting-commonwealth-shooting.html
#IOA #Commonwealth #Greenlight #NRAI #shooting
Only 7 states manage to address zero hunger goal
India has performed dismally on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals with only seven Indian states successfully addressing “hunger and malnutrition”. The worst performers in the zero hunger goal were Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22566-only-7-states-manage-to-address-zero-hunger-goal.html
#India #NITIAayog #SDG #hunger #malnutrition #ZeroHunger
DRDO gets ready for war of future
The rapidly evolving technology is challenging the traditional norms of technology assessment and forecasting. Today India is emerging as the nation of Startups and the pace of innovation is such that, the modern-day technology needs to be evaluated and it’s future potential ascertained with unimaginable immediacy.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22565-drdo-gets-ready-for-war-of-future.html
#DRDO #War #DYSL #QRNG #NarendraModi
India extends LoC for solar parks in Cuba
India has extended a line of credit of $75 million (over Rs 500 crore) to Cuba for financing solar parks. An agreement signed between Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) and Banco Exterior De Cuba in July last year came into effect from December 12, the RBI said in a statement.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22564-india-extends-loc-for-solar-parks-in-cuba.html
#LoC #solar #Cuba #BEDC #India #ForeignTradePolicy
SC interpreted anti child marriage
The anti-child marriage law does not intend to punish a male aged between 18 and 21 years for marrying a “female adult,” the Supreme Court has held in a recent judgment.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22563-sc-interpreted-anti-child-marriage.html
#SC #childmarriage #ChildNotBride #MMShantanagoudar #femaleadult
Ksgindia
Green light to IOA for hosting Commonwealth shooting | KSG India | Khan Study Group
The government on 4 January 2020 approved 'in principle' the Indian Olympic Association's proposal to host the Commonwealth shooting championships and archery events -- which are not part of the 2022
Today's Headlines - 08 August 2023
Centre to look into ‘Havana Syndrome’
GS Paper - 3 (Health and Diseases)
The Central government has told the Karnataka High Court that it will look into the matter of the ‘Havana Syndrome’ in India, in response to a Bengaluru resident’s recent petition. The petitioner had approached the court requesting a writ of mandamus for an enquiry on Havana Syndrome in India and the prevention of high-frequency microwave transmission in India.
What is Havana Syndrome?
Havana Syndrome refers to a set of mental health symptoms that are said to be experienced by United States intelligence and embassy officials in various countries.
It is worth noting that in general, the word ‘syndrome’ simply means a set of symptoms. It does not mean a unique medical condition, but rather a set of symptoms that are usually experienced together whose origins may be difficult to confirm.
What is known as the Havana Syndrome typically involves symptoms such as hearing certain sounds without any outside noise, nausea, vertigo and headaches, memory loss and balance issues.
As the name suggests, it traces its roots to Cuba in late 2016. This was about a year after the US opened its embassy in the capital city of Havana after ties between the two countries were normalised in 2015.
Some US intelligence officials and members of the staff at the embassy began experiencing sudden bursts of pressure in their brains followed by persistent headaches, feelings of disorientation and insomnia.
Where else has Havana syndrome been reported?
Since the Cuban incident, American intelligence and foreign affairs officials posted in various countries have reported symptoms of the syndrome.
In early 2018, similar accusations began to be made by US diplomats in China. The first such report was in April 2018 at the Guangzhou consulate.
An American employee reported that he had been experiencing symptoms since late 2017. Another incident had previously been reported by a USAID employee at the US Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in September 2017.
In 2019 and 2020, such incidents have been reported from within the US — particularly in Washington DC. One incident was even reported at The Ellipse, a lawn adjacent to the White House.
In India, the first such case was reported in the same year, when a US intelligence officer travelling to New Delhi with CIA director William Burns reported symptoms of Havana Syndrome.
What are the causes of Havana Syndrome?
No one is entirely sure. But initially during the Cuban experience, being in a country that had been hostile to the US for over five decades, the suspicion was on Cuban intelligence or a section within the Cuban establishment that did not want US-Cuba relations to normalise. It was then speculated to be a “sonic attack”.
However, further study by scientists in the US and medical examination of the victims began to suggest that they may have been subjected to high-powered microwaves that either damaged or interfered with the nervous system.
#upsc #news #headline #health #diseases #havana #syndrome #karnataka #highcourt #india #bengaluru #mandamus #resident #transmission #symptoms #embassy #unique #medical #cuba #roots #US #guangzhou #consulate #washington #newdelhi #sonicattack #cuban #microwaves #nervous #system
Centre to look into ‘Havana Syndrome’
GS Paper - 3 (Health and Diseases)
The Central government has told the Karnataka High Court that it will look into the matter of the ‘Havana Syndrome’ in India, in response to a Bengaluru resident’s recent petition. The petitioner had approached the court requesting a writ of mandamus for an enquiry on Havana Syndrome in India and the prevention of high-frequency microwave transmission in India.
What is Havana Syndrome?
Havana Syndrome refers to a set of mental health symptoms that are said to be experienced by United States intelligence and embassy officials in various countries.
It is worth noting that in general, the word ‘syndrome’ simply means a set of symptoms. It does not mean a unique medical condition, but rather a set of symptoms that are usually experienced together whose origins may be difficult to confirm.
What is known as the Havana Syndrome typically involves symptoms such as hearing certain sounds without any outside noise, nausea, vertigo and headaches, memory loss and balance issues.
As the name suggests, it traces its roots to Cuba in late 2016. This was about a year after the US opened its embassy in the capital city of Havana after ties between the two countries were normalised in 2015.
Some US intelligence officials and members of the staff at the embassy began experiencing sudden bursts of pressure in their brains followed by persistent headaches, feelings of disorientation and insomnia.
Where else has Havana syndrome been reported?
Since the Cuban incident, American intelligence and foreign affairs officials posted in various countries have reported symptoms of the syndrome.
In early 2018, similar accusations began to be made by US diplomats in China. The first such report was in April 2018 at the Guangzhou consulate.
An American employee reported that he had been experiencing symptoms since late 2017. Another incident had previously been reported by a USAID employee at the US Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in September 2017.
In 2019 and 2020, such incidents have been reported from within the US — particularly in Washington DC. One incident was even reported at The Ellipse, a lawn adjacent to the White House.
In India, the first such case was reported in the same year, when a US intelligence officer travelling to New Delhi with CIA director William Burns reported symptoms of Havana Syndrome.
What are the causes of Havana Syndrome?
No one is entirely sure. But initially during the Cuban experience, being in a country that had been hostile to the US for over five decades, the suspicion was on Cuban intelligence or a section within the Cuban establishment that did not want US-Cuba relations to normalise. It was then speculated to be a “sonic attack”.
However, further study by scientists in the US and medical examination of the victims began to suggest that they may have been subjected to high-powered microwaves that either damaged or interfered with the nervous system.
#upsc #news #headline #health #diseases #havana #syndrome #karnataka #highcourt #india #bengaluru #mandamus #resident #transmission #symptoms #embassy #unique #medical #cuba #roots #US #guangzhou #consulate #washington #newdelhi #sonicattack #cuban #microwaves #nervous #system