हेल्थ इंडेक्स 2019
स्वास्थ्य और चिकित्सा सेवाओं के मोर्चे पर पिछड़े बिहार, उत्तर प्रदेश, उत्तराखंड और ओडिशा पहले से अधिक फिसड्डी साबित हुए हैं। इसके उलट हरियाणा, राजस्थान और झारखंड में हालात सुधरे हैं।वहीं, चिकित्सा सेवा के मामले में केरल पहले नंबर पर है। पिछली बार के मुकाबले सुधार के मामले में 21 बड़े राज्यों की लिस्ट में बिहार 21वें स्थान के साथ सबसे नीचे है। रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक साल 2015-16 की तुलना में 2017-18 में स्वास्थ्य क्षेत्र में बिहार का संपूर्ण प्रदर्शन सूचकांक 6.35 अंक गिरा है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20685-2019-35
#HealthIndex2019 #Odisha #Kerala #UnionTerritories #Haryana #Mizoram
मधुमक्खी पालन विकास समिति की रिपोर्ट
प्रधानमंत्री की आर्थिक सलाहकार परिषद के तहत गठित मधुमक्खी पालन विकास समिति (बीडीसी) ने अपनी रिपोर्ट जारी की है। इस समिति का गठन प्रो. देबरॉय की अध्यक्षता में किया गया है। बीडीसी का गठन भारत में मधुमक्खी पालन को बढ़ावा देने के नए तौर तरीकों की पहचान करने के उद्देश्य से किया गया है ताकि इसके जरिए कृषि उत्पादकता, रोजगार सृजन और पोषण सुरक्षा बढ़ाने तथा जैव विविधता को संक्षित रखने में मदद मिल सके।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20684-2019-06-27-06-47-57
#Beekeeping #BDC #Agricultural #FAO #honeybees #horticulture #India
पेमेंट संबंधित सभी डेटा भारत में करना होगा स्टोर
भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक ने 26 जून 2019 को कहा कि भुगतान से संबंधित सभी डेटा केवल भारत में संग्रहीत किए जाने चाहिए और विदेशों में संसाधित किए गए डेटा को 24 घंटे के भीतर देश में वापस लाना होगा।
आरबीआइ ने भुगतान प्रणाली ऑपरेटरों (पीएसओ) द्वारा उठाए गए कुछ कार्यान्वयन मुद्दों पर कहा, 'पूरे भुगतान डेटा को केवल भारत में स्थित सिस्टम में स्टोर किया जाएगा।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20683-2019-06-27-06-47-25
#IndiaStore #RBI #PSOs #domestic #ReserveBankofIndia
Team for water harvesting
With nearly 29% of total blocks in the country remaining water-stressed, the Centre has decided to step up various water harvesting and conservation efforts from July 1. It has appointed 255 dedicated officers of very senior rank and set up 550 teams for the exercise during monsoon and post-monsoon phases in next five months.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20691-team-for-water-harvesting
#harvesting #water #JalShaktiAbhiyan #MPLADfunds #MOSPI #monsoon
Construction permit for Polavaram project
The Centre on 26 June 2019 gave a two-year extension to the permission for construction work issued for the Polavaram Multipurpose project in Andhra Pradesh. The Polavaram project is very important to the people of Andhra Pradesh as it will irrigate nearly 3 lakh hectares of land, generate hydel power with an installed capacity of 960 MW.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20690-construction-permit-for-polavaram-project
#Polavaram #AndhraPradesh #NDA #SabariRiver #Rajamahendravaram
Storage of Payment System Data
The Reserve Bank 26 June 2019 said all data related to payments must be stored only in India and data processed abroad will have to be brought back to the country within 24 hours.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20689-storage-of-payment-system-data
#ReserveBank #India #RBI #PiyushGoyal #PaymentSystemData
IOC approves exclusion of AIBA
The International Olympic Committee on 26 June 2019 officially took over the boxing qualification and competition for next year's Tokyo 2020 Olympics and suspended international boxing federation AIBA following a vote at its session.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20688-ioc-approves-exclusion-of-aiba
#IOC #AIBA #Tokyo2020 #Olympics #NenadLalovic #InternationalOlympicCommittee
Curiosity rover detects methane
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has found the largest amount of methane ever measured during its mission on the Red Planet — about 21 parts per billion units by volume (ppbv), the US space agency said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/ne
स्वास्थ्य और चिकित्सा सेवाओं के मोर्चे पर पिछड़े बिहार, उत्तर प्रदेश, उत्तराखंड और ओडिशा पहले से अधिक फिसड्डी साबित हुए हैं। इसके उलट हरियाणा, राजस्थान और झारखंड में हालात सुधरे हैं।वहीं, चिकित्सा सेवा के मामले में केरल पहले नंबर पर है। पिछली बार के मुकाबले सुधार के मामले में 21 बड़े राज्यों की लिस्ट में बिहार 21वें स्थान के साथ सबसे नीचे है। रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक साल 2015-16 की तुलना में 2017-18 में स्वास्थ्य क्षेत्र में बिहार का संपूर्ण प्रदर्शन सूचकांक 6.35 अंक गिरा है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20685-2019-35
#HealthIndex2019 #Odisha #Kerala #UnionTerritories #Haryana #Mizoram
मधुमक्खी पालन विकास समिति की रिपोर्ट
प्रधानमंत्री की आर्थिक सलाहकार परिषद के तहत गठित मधुमक्खी पालन विकास समिति (बीडीसी) ने अपनी रिपोर्ट जारी की है। इस समिति का गठन प्रो. देबरॉय की अध्यक्षता में किया गया है। बीडीसी का गठन भारत में मधुमक्खी पालन को बढ़ावा देने के नए तौर तरीकों की पहचान करने के उद्देश्य से किया गया है ताकि इसके जरिए कृषि उत्पादकता, रोजगार सृजन और पोषण सुरक्षा बढ़ाने तथा जैव विविधता को संक्षित रखने में मदद मिल सके।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20684-2019-06-27-06-47-57
#Beekeeping #BDC #Agricultural #FAO #honeybees #horticulture #India
पेमेंट संबंधित सभी डेटा भारत में करना होगा स्टोर
भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक ने 26 जून 2019 को कहा कि भुगतान से संबंधित सभी डेटा केवल भारत में संग्रहीत किए जाने चाहिए और विदेशों में संसाधित किए गए डेटा को 24 घंटे के भीतर देश में वापस लाना होगा।
आरबीआइ ने भुगतान प्रणाली ऑपरेटरों (पीएसओ) द्वारा उठाए गए कुछ कार्यान्वयन मुद्दों पर कहा, 'पूरे भुगतान डेटा को केवल भारत में स्थित सिस्टम में स्टोर किया जाएगा।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20683-2019-06-27-06-47-25
#IndiaStore #RBI #PSOs #domestic #ReserveBankofIndia
Team for water harvesting
With nearly 29% of total blocks in the country remaining water-stressed, the Centre has decided to step up various water harvesting and conservation efforts from July 1. It has appointed 255 dedicated officers of very senior rank and set up 550 teams for the exercise during monsoon and post-monsoon phases in next five months.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20691-team-for-water-harvesting
#harvesting #water #JalShaktiAbhiyan #MPLADfunds #MOSPI #monsoon
Construction permit for Polavaram project
The Centre on 26 June 2019 gave a two-year extension to the permission for construction work issued for the Polavaram Multipurpose project in Andhra Pradesh. The Polavaram project is very important to the people of Andhra Pradesh as it will irrigate nearly 3 lakh hectares of land, generate hydel power with an installed capacity of 960 MW.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20690-construction-permit-for-polavaram-project
#Polavaram #AndhraPradesh #NDA #SabariRiver #Rajamahendravaram
Storage of Payment System Data
The Reserve Bank 26 June 2019 said all data related to payments must be stored only in India and data processed abroad will have to be brought back to the country within 24 hours.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20689-storage-of-payment-system-data
#ReserveBank #India #RBI #PiyushGoyal #PaymentSystemData
IOC approves exclusion of AIBA
The International Olympic Committee on 26 June 2019 officially took over the boxing qualification and competition for next year's Tokyo 2020 Olympics and suspended international boxing federation AIBA following a vote at its session.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20688-ioc-approves-exclusion-of-aiba
#IOC #AIBA #Tokyo2020 #Olympics #NenadLalovic #InternationalOlympicCommittee
Curiosity rover detects methane
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has found the largest amount of methane ever measured during its mission on the Red Planet — about 21 parts per billion units by volume (ppbv), the US space agency said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/ne
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Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 September 2019 launched 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana' (an ambitious pension scheme) for farmers from Ranchi. PM said, 'this scheme will connect Jharkhand with India & the world.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21456-pradhan-mantri-kisan-maan-dhan-yojana
#PradhanMantri #KisanMaanDhanYojana #NarendraModi #LIC #PMKMDY
Second 'Netra' for IAF
The Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) handed over the second airborne warning plane, Netra, to the Indian Air Force on 11 September 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21455-second-netra-for-iaf
#Netra #IAF #DRDO #AEWC #aircraft #MarshalRaghunath #AirCommand
Water discovered for first time in habitable exoplanet
Water has been discovered for the first time in the atmosphere of an exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures that could support life as we know it, scientists revealed.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21454-water-discovered-for-first-time-in-habitable-exoplanet
#Water #habitable #NASA #ARIEL #gas #atmosphere #Earth
Anti-tank missile successfully test-fires
The indigenously-developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) was successfully tested by the Defence Research Development Organization in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21453-anti-tank-missile-successfully-test-fires
#Antitank #missile #MPATGM #Israeli #DRDO #AndhraPradesh
India jumps in world tourism index
India clocked the biggest improvement among the top performers in global tourism, jumping from 40th in 2017 to 34th in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019 published by the World Economic Forum.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21452-india-jumps-in-world-tourism-index
#India #tourismindex #WorldEconomicForum #GDP #UAE #WEF
First woman athlete for Padma Vibhushan
The Indian Sports Ministry sent the list of recommendations for this year’s Padma Awards, naming six-time world champion MC Mary Kom for Padma Vibhushan and ace shuttler PV Sindhu for Padma Bhushan.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21451-first-woman-athlete-for-padma-vibhushan
#MaryKom #PadmaVibhushan #BWF #BharatRatna #woman #athlete
China launched three new satellites
China successfully launched three satellites, including a resource satellite, on 12 September 2019 into planned orbits which will help in disaster prevention, urban construction and monitor polar regions and global climate change.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21450-china-launched-three-new-satellites
#China #satellites #CAST #BNU1 #orbits #CarrierRocket #TSLC
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 September 2019 launched 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana' (an ambitious pension scheme) for farmers from Ranchi. PM said, 'this scheme will connect Jharkhand with India & the world.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21456-pradhan-mantri-kisan-maan-dhan-yojana
#PradhanMantri #KisanMaanDhanYojana #NarendraModi #LIC #PMKMDY
Second 'Netra' for IAF
The Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) handed over the second airborne warning plane, Netra, to the Indian Air Force on 11 September 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21455-second-netra-for-iaf
#Netra #IAF #DRDO #AEWC #aircraft #MarshalRaghunath #AirCommand
Water discovered for first time in habitable exoplanet
Water has been discovered for the first time in the atmosphere of an exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures that could support life as we know it, scientists revealed.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21454-water-discovered-for-first-time-in-habitable-exoplanet
#Water #habitable #NASA #ARIEL #gas #atmosphere #Earth
Anti-tank missile successfully test-fires
The indigenously-developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) was successfully tested by the Defence Research Development Organization in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21453-anti-tank-missile-successfully-test-fires
#Antitank #missile #MPATGM #Israeli #DRDO #AndhraPradesh
India jumps in world tourism index
India clocked the biggest improvement among the top performers in global tourism, jumping from 40th in 2017 to 34th in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019 published by the World Economic Forum.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21452-india-jumps-in-world-tourism-index
#India #tourismindex #WorldEconomicForum #GDP #UAE #WEF
First woman athlete for Padma Vibhushan
The Indian Sports Ministry sent the list of recommendations for this year’s Padma Awards, naming six-time world champion MC Mary Kom for Padma Vibhushan and ace shuttler PV Sindhu for Padma Bhushan.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21451-first-woman-athlete-for-padma-vibhushan
#MaryKom #PadmaVibhushan #BWF #BharatRatna #woman #athlete
China launched three new satellites
China successfully launched three satellites, including a resource satellite, on 12 September 2019 into planned orbits which will help in disaster prevention, urban construction and monitor polar regions and global climate change.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21450-china-launched-three-new-satellites
#China #satellites #CAST #BNU1 #orbits #CarrierRocket #TSLC
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K-4 nuclear missile
To further strengthen its capabilities of hitting enemy targets from submarines, India is planning to test-fire the 3,500 kilometre strike-range K-4 nuclear missile from an underwater platform off the coast of Andhra Pradesh on 8 November 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21910-k-4-nuclear-missile.html
#K4 #nuclear #missile #AndhraPradesh #DRDO #NOTAM
CRS report on Afghanistan
Pakistan has played an active but negative role in Afghan affairs for decades, and Pakistan's security establishment, fearful of strategic encirclement by India, continues to view the Afghan Taliban as "a relatively friendly and reliably anti-India element in Afghanistan" says a US Congressional report.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21909-crs-report-on-afghanistan.html
#CRS #Afghanistan #ANDSF #AfghanTaliban #HaqqaniNetwork
Panel to take up WhatsApp snooping case
A parliamentary standing committee headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will take up the WhatsApp snooping case in its next meeting on November 20, sources said on 6 November 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21908-panel-to-take-up-whatsapp-snooping-case.html
#WhatsApp #CLST #graveconcern #SMSs #Facebook
Singapore, UAE to bank on India for money
India’s digital payment backbone UPI, which has awed some of the biggest tech companies in the world such as Google and Oracle, may soon power Singapore and UAE. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) may soon be available in Singapore and UAE as NPCI looks to expand globally.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21907-singapore-uae-to-bank-on-india-for-money.html
#Singapore #UAE #NPCI #UPI #Singapore #money
China, France reaffirm support of Paris climate agreement
French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping on 6 November 2019 issued a joint statement reaffirming their strong support for the “irreversible” Paris Agreement on climate change, from which the U.S. announced its exit this week.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21906-china-france-reaffirm-support-of-paris-climate-agreement.html
#G20 #COP21 #XiJinping #FPEM #EmmanuelMacron #FrenchPresident
Sudan's first ever satellite
Sudan's first ever satellite for conducting research in military, economic and space technology has been launched by China, the northeast African country's ruling body said on November 5.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21905-sudan-s-first-ever-satellite.html
#Sudan #satellite #ISRA #CSP #military
To further strengthen its capabilities of hitting enemy targets from submarines, India is planning to test-fire the 3,500 kilometre strike-range K-4 nuclear missile from an underwater platform off the coast of Andhra Pradesh on 8 November 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21910-k-4-nuclear-missile.html
#K4 #nuclear #missile #AndhraPradesh #DRDO #NOTAM
CRS report on Afghanistan
Pakistan has played an active but negative role in Afghan affairs for decades, and Pakistan's security establishment, fearful of strategic encirclement by India, continues to view the Afghan Taliban as "a relatively friendly and reliably anti-India element in Afghanistan" says a US Congressional report.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21909-crs-report-on-afghanistan.html
#CRS #Afghanistan #ANDSF #AfghanTaliban #HaqqaniNetwork
Panel to take up WhatsApp snooping case
A parliamentary standing committee headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will take up the WhatsApp snooping case in its next meeting on November 20, sources said on 6 November 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21908-panel-to-take-up-whatsapp-snooping-case.html
#WhatsApp #CLST #graveconcern #SMSs #Facebook
Singapore, UAE to bank on India for money
India’s digital payment backbone UPI, which has awed some of the biggest tech companies in the world such as Google and Oracle, may soon power Singapore and UAE. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) may soon be available in Singapore and UAE as NPCI looks to expand globally.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21907-singapore-uae-to-bank-on-india-for-money.html
#Singapore #UAE #NPCI #UPI #Singapore #money
China, France reaffirm support of Paris climate agreement
French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping on 6 November 2019 issued a joint statement reaffirming their strong support for the “irreversible” Paris Agreement on climate change, from which the U.S. announced its exit this week.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21906-china-france-reaffirm-support-of-paris-climate-agreement.html
#G20 #COP21 #XiJinping #FPEM #EmmanuelMacron #FrenchPresident
Sudan's first ever satellite
Sudan's first ever satellite for conducting research in military, economic and space technology has been launched by China, the northeast African country's ruling body said on November 5.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21905-sudan-s-first-ever-satellite.html
#Sudan #satellite #ISRA #CSP #military
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K-4 nuclear missile | KSG India | Khan Study Group
To further strengthen its capabilities of hitting enemy targets from submarines, India is planning to test-fire the 3,500 kilometre strike-range K-4 nuclear missile from an underwater platform off th
States to get medical device parks
The government has given approval for setting up four medical device parks with a view to support Make in India initiative and provide world-class products at an affordable price for treatment.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21950-states-to-get-medical-device-parks.html
#CFC #AndhraPradesh #infrastructure #CommonFacilityCentre
100% FDI in coal mining
India’s move to allow 100 per cent foreign direct investment in coal mining is a “positive move” and a good policy enabler towards the country’s long-term ambition of producing 300 million tonnes of steel per annum.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21949-100-fdi-in-coal-mining.html
#FDI #NationalSteelPolicy2017 #environment #India #NSP
Black hole devour another
In a first, researchers have created simulations explaining how the largest of black hole mergers may have happened, showing one may have devoured another “in a ‘Pac-Man-like’ behaviour.”
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21948-black-hole-devour-another.html
#Blackhole #RIT #gravitational #Earth #gas #space
The government has given approval for setting up four medical device parks with a view to support Make in India initiative and provide world-class products at an affordable price for treatment.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21950-states-to-get-medical-device-parks.html
#CFC #AndhraPradesh #infrastructure #CommonFacilityCentre
100% FDI in coal mining
India’s move to allow 100 per cent foreign direct investment in coal mining is a “positive move” and a good policy enabler towards the country’s long-term ambition of producing 300 million tonnes of steel per annum.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21949-100-fdi-in-coal-mining.html
#FDI #NationalSteelPolicy2017 #environment #India #NSP
Black hole devour another
In a first, researchers have created simulations explaining how the largest of black hole mergers may have happened, showing one may have devoured another “in a ‘Pac-Man-like’ behaviour.”
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21948-black-hole-devour-another.html
#Blackhole #RIT #gravitational #Earth #gas #space
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States to get medical device parks | KSG India | Khan Study Group
The government has given approval for setting up four medical device parks with a view to support Make in India initiative and provide world-class products at an affordable price for treatment. The f
GCF for Maharashtra
IN order to combat climate change in coastal towns of Maharashtra and enhance climate resilience of the coastal communities, the state government is set to get US$ 25.7 million under the United Nations-backed Green Climate Fund (GCF) over six years.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21958-gcf-for-maharashtra.html
#GCF #Maharashtra #SROCC #IPCC #UNFCCC #AndhraPradesh
World Heritage Site status for Hoysala temples
The State Archaeology Department has clubbed 14 temples from the Hoysala period reflecting similar architectural styles — including the monuments at Belur-Halebid and Somnathpur — for serial nomination to seek UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21957-world-heritage-site-status-for-hoysala-temples.html
#UNESCO #INTACH #WHS #Hoysala #SAD #INTACH
India-China business forum called off
AN INDIA-CHINA business forum that was to take place in Delhi later this weekhas been called off as the Indian government has not yet issued visas to the Chinese delegation.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21956-india-china-business-forum-called-off.html
#India #FICCI #IBLF #RCEP #CHINA #NitinGadkari #NITIAayog
T.N. Seshan dead
Former Chief Election Commissioner Tirunellai Narayanaiyer Seshan, who cracked the whip on money and muscle power in elections and proved to be a nemesis for political parties, died in Chennai on 10 November 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21955-t-n-seshan-dead.html
#TNSeshandead #CEC #MadrasChristianCollege #elections #Jayalakshmi
IN order to combat climate change in coastal towns of Maharashtra and enhance climate resilience of the coastal communities, the state government is set to get US$ 25.7 million under the United Nations-backed Green Climate Fund (GCF) over six years.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21958-gcf-for-maharashtra.html
#GCF #Maharashtra #SROCC #IPCC #UNFCCC #AndhraPradesh
World Heritage Site status for Hoysala temples
The State Archaeology Department has clubbed 14 temples from the Hoysala period reflecting similar architectural styles — including the monuments at Belur-Halebid and Somnathpur — for serial nomination to seek UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21957-world-heritage-site-status-for-hoysala-temples.html
#UNESCO #INTACH #WHS #Hoysala #SAD #INTACH
India-China business forum called off
AN INDIA-CHINA business forum that was to take place in Delhi later this weekhas been called off as the Indian government has not yet issued visas to the Chinese delegation.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21956-india-china-business-forum-called-off.html
#India #FICCI #IBLF #RCEP #CHINA #NitinGadkari #NITIAayog
T.N. Seshan dead
Former Chief Election Commissioner Tirunellai Narayanaiyer Seshan, who cracked the whip on money and muscle power in elections and proved to be a nemesis for political parties, died in Chennai on 10 November 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21955-t-n-seshan-dead.html
#TNSeshandead #CEC #MadrasChristianCollege #elections #Jayalakshmi
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GCF for Maharashtra | KSG India | Khan Study Group
IN order to combat climate change in coastal towns of Maharashtra and enhance climate resilience of the coastal communities, the state government is set to get US$ 25.7 million under the United Nation
Fund for NETRA
The Centre has proposed Rs 33.3 crore for ISRO's 'Project Netra' for securing Indian satellites from space debris and other dangers, according to documents related to supplementary demand for grants.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22292-fund-for-netra.html
#NETRA #ISRO #LokSabha #SSA #GEO #MOTR #LEO #spacecraft
3rd phase of PMKVY in FY21
The government is planning to launch the third phase of its flagship Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in the next financial year, Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mahendra Nath Pandey has said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22291-3rd-phase-of-pmkvy-in-fy21.html
#PMKVY #FY21 #MahendraNathPandey #SkillDevelopment #Japan
MNREGA jobs to differently-abled persons
Chhattisgarh is ranked sixth in the country in terms of providing employment to differently-abled persons under Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), an official said on 8 December 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22290-mnrega-jobs-to-differently-abled-persons.html
#MNREGA #PwDs #PRIs #AndhraPradesh #MahatmaGandhi
Volcanic rocks trigger global warming effects
Greenhouse gas emissions directly from the movement of volcanic rocks can create massive global warming effects -- more than previously believed -- according to a study which may lead to changes in the way scientists estimate climate change.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22289-volcanic-rocks-trigger-global-warming-effects.html
#Volcanic #LIPs #Greenhousegas #NAIP #globalwarming #PETM
WHO report on Physical activity
Teenagers worldwide do not get enough exercise, compromising their current and future health, the World Health Organisation said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22288-who-report-on-physical-activity.html
#WHO #Physicalactivity #Bangladesh #worldwide #globaltrends
The Centre has proposed Rs 33.3 crore for ISRO's 'Project Netra' for securing Indian satellites from space debris and other dangers, according to documents related to supplementary demand for grants.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22292-fund-for-netra.html
#NETRA #ISRO #LokSabha #SSA #GEO #MOTR #LEO #spacecraft
3rd phase of PMKVY in FY21
The government is planning to launch the third phase of its flagship Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in the next financial year, Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mahendra Nath Pandey has said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22291-3rd-phase-of-pmkvy-in-fy21.html
#PMKVY #FY21 #MahendraNathPandey #SkillDevelopment #Japan
MNREGA jobs to differently-abled persons
Chhattisgarh is ranked sixth in the country in terms of providing employment to differently-abled persons under Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), an official said on 8 December 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22290-mnrega-jobs-to-differently-abled-persons.html
#MNREGA #PwDs #PRIs #AndhraPradesh #MahatmaGandhi
Volcanic rocks trigger global warming effects
Greenhouse gas emissions directly from the movement of volcanic rocks can create massive global warming effects -- more than previously believed -- according to a study which may lead to changes in the way scientists estimate climate change.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22289-volcanic-rocks-trigger-global-warming-effects.html
#Volcanic #LIPs #Greenhousegas #NAIP #globalwarming #PETM
WHO report on Physical activity
Teenagers worldwide do not get enough exercise, compromising their current and future health, the World Health Organisation said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22288-who-report-on-physical-activity.html
#WHO #Physicalactivity #Bangladesh #worldwide #globaltrends
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Fund for NETRA | KSG India | Khan Study Group
The Centre has proposed Rs 33. 3 crore for ISRO's 'Project Netra' for securing Indian satellites from space debris and other dangers, according to documents related to supplementary demand for grants
Niti begins work to improve data quality
Niti Aayog, India’s key policy think tank, has begun work on a roadmap that will suggest steps to swiftly tackle quality issues confronting official data.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22356-niti-begins-work-to-improve-data-quality.html
#NitiAayog #India #MoSPI #GDP #RajivKumar #HCE
PSLV turns money-spinner
Indian Space Research Organisation’s PSLV has turned into a money-spinner for the space agency as forex brought by the country’s mainstay rocket increased by Rs 90 crore from Rs 232.56 crore in 2017-18 to Rs 324 crore in 2018-19 fiscal year.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22355-pslv-turns-money-spinner.html
#PSLV #SSLV #RISAT #SatishDhawan #SDSC #Isro
Dharmadhikari panel winds up exercise
Justice D.M. Dharmadhikari one-man committee appointed by the Supreme Court to resolve the issue over allocation of the State-cadre employees between the power utilities of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana concluded its exercise without making any headway, with one of the two sides unwilling to budge its stance even by an inch.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22354-dharmadhikari-panel-winds-up-exercise.html
#Dharmadhikari #AndhraPradesh #SupremeCourt #AP #Telangana
Weakest outcome ever
The longest-ever climate conference delivered probably the weakest outcome ever. The two-week Madrid climate conference could produce an agreement only after removing everything that any country objected to from the final text, and postponing all decisions on the only major agenda item it had to finalise.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22353-weakest-outcome-ever.html
#Weakest #COP25 #IPCC #Madrid2019 #UN #ClimateChangeConference
'Kalpana' can foresee brain disorders
It is now possible to detect brain disorders well before time. Indian scientists at National Brain Research Center (NBRC) have developed a technology that uses the brain’s stress levels and pH to identify brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22352-kalpana-can-foresee-brain-disorders.html
#Kalpana #NBRC #GABA #Tesla #MRI #MRS #WHO #NINS
Niti Aayog, India’s key policy think tank, has begun work on a roadmap that will suggest steps to swiftly tackle quality issues confronting official data.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22356-niti-begins-work-to-improve-data-quality.html
#NitiAayog #India #MoSPI #GDP #RajivKumar #HCE
PSLV turns money-spinner
Indian Space Research Organisation’s PSLV has turned into a money-spinner for the space agency as forex brought by the country’s mainstay rocket increased by Rs 90 crore from Rs 232.56 crore in 2017-18 to Rs 324 crore in 2018-19 fiscal year.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22355-pslv-turns-money-spinner.html
#PSLV #SSLV #RISAT #SatishDhawan #SDSC #Isro
Dharmadhikari panel winds up exercise
Justice D.M. Dharmadhikari one-man committee appointed by the Supreme Court to resolve the issue over allocation of the State-cadre employees between the power utilities of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana concluded its exercise without making any headway, with one of the two sides unwilling to budge its stance even by an inch.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22354-dharmadhikari-panel-winds-up-exercise.html
#Dharmadhikari #AndhraPradesh #SupremeCourt #AP #Telangana
Weakest outcome ever
The longest-ever climate conference delivered probably the weakest outcome ever. The two-week Madrid climate conference could produce an agreement only after removing everything that any country objected to from the final text, and postponing all decisions on the only major agenda item it had to finalise.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22353-weakest-outcome-ever.html
#Weakest #COP25 #IPCC #Madrid2019 #UN #ClimateChangeConference
'Kalpana' can foresee brain disorders
It is now possible to detect brain disorders well before time. Indian scientists at National Brain Research Center (NBRC) have developed a technology that uses the brain’s stress levels and pH to identify brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22352-kalpana-can-foresee-brain-disorders.html
#Kalpana #NBRC #GABA #Tesla #MRI #MRS #WHO #NINS
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Niti begins work to improve data quality | KSG India | Khan Study Group
Niti Aayog, India’s key policy think tank, has begun work on a roadmap that will suggest steps to swiftly tackle quality issues confronting official data. NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar has
Watch: KSG DYK- Classical wind music instrument “Narasinghapettai nagaswaram” got GI tag from which State?
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KSG DYK- Classical wind music instrument “Narasinghapettai nagaswaram” got GI tag from which State?
#upsc #classicalwindmusic #Narasinghapettainagaswaram #windinstrument #TamilNadu #gitagfornagaswaram #Telangana #AndhraPradesh #Kerala #GItag #classicalwindm...
Today's Headlines - 20 July 2023
NITI's Export Preparedness Index 2022
GS Paper - 3 (Economy)
Tamil Nadu has pipped Maharashtra and Gujarat to emerge as the top state in the Niti Aayog's Export Preparedness Index 2022. The index is aimed at assessing the readiness of the states in terms of their export potential and performance. Gujarat had topped the chart in the last two rankings.
More about the Index
Tamil Nadu with an overall score of 80.89 topped the third edition of rankings. Maharashtra with a score of 78.20 was second while Karnataka (76.36) was third.
Gujarat with a score of 73.22 was fourth, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Kerala in that order in the ranking of coastal states, according to the government think tank's report released on 17 July 2023.
Among hilly/Himalayan states, Uttarakhand (59.13) has ranked at the top position. It is followed by Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram in that order.
Haryana (63.65) topped the chart among the landlocked regions. It was followed by Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
In the category of union territories/small states, Goa (51.58) was ranked first. Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar and Ladakh were ranked second, third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
Flashback
The index can be used by the regions to benchmark their performance against their peers and analyse potential challenges to develop better policy mechanisms to foster export-led growth at the sub-national level.
The ranking is based on four main pillars: policy, business ecosystem, export ecosystem and export performance.
The index is also aimed at promoting competition among all states (coastal, landlocked, Himalayan and UTs) to bring about favourable policies, ease the regulatory framework, create necessary infrastructure and assist in identifying strategic recommendations for improving export competitiveness.
#upsc #news #nitis #economy #tamilnadu #maharashtra #gujarat #nitiaayog #performance #ranking #karnataka #andhrapradesh #coastalstates #uttarakhand #himachalpradesh #manipur #mizoram #arunachalpradesh #haryana #telangana #uttarpradesh #madhyapradesh #ecosystem #strategic #mechanisms
NITI's Export Preparedness Index 2022
GS Paper - 3 (Economy)
Tamil Nadu has pipped Maharashtra and Gujarat to emerge as the top state in the Niti Aayog's Export Preparedness Index 2022. The index is aimed at assessing the readiness of the states in terms of their export potential and performance. Gujarat had topped the chart in the last two rankings.
More about the Index
Tamil Nadu with an overall score of 80.89 topped the third edition of rankings. Maharashtra with a score of 78.20 was second while Karnataka (76.36) was third.
Gujarat with a score of 73.22 was fourth, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Kerala in that order in the ranking of coastal states, according to the government think tank's report released on 17 July 2023.
Among hilly/Himalayan states, Uttarakhand (59.13) has ranked at the top position. It is followed by Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram in that order.
Haryana (63.65) topped the chart among the landlocked regions. It was followed by Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
In the category of union territories/small states, Goa (51.58) was ranked first. Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar and Ladakh were ranked second, third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
Flashback
The index can be used by the regions to benchmark their performance against their peers and analyse potential challenges to develop better policy mechanisms to foster export-led growth at the sub-national level.
The ranking is based on four main pillars: policy, business ecosystem, export ecosystem and export performance.
The index is also aimed at promoting competition among all states (coastal, landlocked, Himalayan and UTs) to bring about favourable policies, ease the regulatory framework, create necessary infrastructure and assist in identifying strategic recommendations for improving export competitiveness.
#upsc #news #nitis #economy #tamilnadu #maharashtra #gujarat #nitiaayog #performance #ranking #karnataka #andhrapradesh #coastalstates #uttarakhand #himachalpradesh #manipur #mizoram #arunachalpradesh #haryana #telangana #uttarpradesh #madhyapradesh #ecosystem #strategic #mechanisms
Today's Headlines - 04 August 2023
Report on ‘sub-categorisation’ of OBCs
GS Paper - 2 (Polity)
The long awaited report of a commission set up to examine the sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) was submitted to President Droupadi Murmu. The four-member commission headed by Justice G Rohini, a retired Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, was appointed on 2 October 2017, and received as many as 13 extensions to its tenure.
Why was this Commission set up?
The commission was set up in recognition of the perceived distortions in the affirmative action policy, which was seen as leading to a situation in which a few castes cornered the bulk of benefits available under the 27% quota for OBCs, and tasked with suggesting corrective actions.
The report of the commission is widely expected to be politically sensitive and the contents of the report have not been made public as yet.
What is the need for sub-categorisation of OBCs?
OBCs get 27% reservation in central government jobs and admission to educational institutions.
There are more than 2,600 entries in the Central List of OBCs, but over the years, a perception has taken root that only a few affluent communities among them have benefited from the quota.
Therefore, there is an argument that a “sub-categorisation” of OBCs — quotas within the 27% quota — is needed in order to ensure “equitable distribution” of the benefits of reservation.
Even as the Justice Rohini Commission was examining the matter, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in August 2020 intervened in the sub-categorisation debate, ruling that the 2005 decision of another five-judge Bench in ‘E V Chinnaiah vs State of Andhra Pradesh’ must be revisited.
‘Chinnaiah’ had held that no special sub-quota can be introduced within the quota for SCs and STs for the benefit of castes or tribes that were more backward than the others on these lists.
The 2020 verdict of the SC referring ‘Chinnaiah’ to a larger Bench was passed in ‘State of Punjab vs Davinder Singh’ in which the court examined the validity of a 2006 Punjab law that created sub-classification within the SCs, and sought to reserve half the SC quota for certain identified castes.
The commission’s brief was originally to:
Examine the extent of inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation among the castes or communities included in the broad category of OBCs with reference to such classes included in the Central List.
Work out the mechanism, criteria, norms and parameters in a scientific approach for sub-categorisation within such OBCs.
Take up the exercise of identifying the respective castes or communities or sub-castes or synonyms in the Central List of OBCs and classifying them into their respective sub-categories.
It was set up with tenure of 12 weeks ending 3 January 2018, but was given repeated extensions.
On 30 July 2019, the commission wrote to the government that it had “noted several ambiguities in the list… [and] is of the opinion that these have to be clarified/ rectified before the sub-categorised central list is prepared”.
Thus, on 22 January 2020, a fourth item was added to the terms of reference: “To study the various entries in the Central List of OBCs and recommend correction of any repetitions, ambiguities, inconsistencies and errors of spelling or transcription.”
#upsc #news #headline #report #subcategorisation #OBC #polity #commission #president #droupadimurmu #justice #rohini #commission #distortion #castes #institutions #supremecourt #chinnaiah #andhrapradesh #synonyms #transcription
Report on ‘sub-categorisation’ of OBCs
GS Paper - 2 (Polity)
The long awaited report of a commission set up to examine the sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) was submitted to President Droupadi Murmu. The four-member commission headed by Justice G Rohini, a retired Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, was appointed on 2 October 2017, and received as many as 13 extensions to its tenure.
Why was this Commission set up?
The commission was set up in recognition of the perceived distortions in the affirmative action policy, which was seen as leading to a situation in which a few castes cornered the bulk of benefits available under the 27% quota for OBCs, and tasked with suggesting corrective actions.
The report of the commission is widely expected to be politically sensitive and the contents of the report have not been made public as yet.
What is the need for sub-categorisation of OBCs?
OBCs get 27% reservation in central government jobs and admission to educational institutions.
There are more than 2,600 entries in the Central List of OBCs, but over the years, a perception has taken root that only a few affluent communities among them have benefited from the quota.
Therefore, there is an argument that a “sub-categorisation” of OBCs — quotas within the 27% quota — is needed in order to ensure “equitable distribution” of the benefits of reservation.
Even as the Justice Rohini Commission was examining the matter, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in August 2020 intervened in the sub-categorisation debate, ruling that the 2005 decision of another five-judge Bench in ‘E V Chinnaiah vs State of Andhra Pradesh’ must be revisited.
‘Chinnaiah’ had held that no special sub-quota can be introduced within the quota for SCs and STs for the benefit of castes or tribes that were more backward than the others on these lists.
The 2020 verdict of the SC referring ‘Chinnaiah’ to a larger Bench was passed in ‘State of Punjab vs Davinder Singh’ in which the court examined the validity of a 2006 Punjab law that created sub-classification within the SCs, and sought to reserve half the SC quota for certain identified castes.
The commission’s brief was originally to:
Examine the extent of inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation among the castes or communities included in the broad category of OBCs with reference to such classes included in the Central List.
Work out the mechanism, criteria, norms and parameters in a scientific approach for sub-categorisation within such OBCs.
Take up the exercise of identifying the respective castes or communities or sub-castes or synonyms in the Central List of OBCs and classifying them into their respective sub-categories.
It was set up with tenure of 12 weeks ending 3 January 2018, but was given repeated extensions.
On 30 July 2019, the commission wrote to the government that it had “noted several ambiguities in the list… [and] is of the opinion that these have to be clarified/ rectified before the sub-categorised central list is prepared”.
Thus, on 22 January 2020, a fourth item was added to the terms of reference: “To study the various entries in the Central List of OBCs and recommend correction of any repetitions, ambiguities, inconsistencies and errors of spelling or transcription.”
#upsc #news #headline #report #subcategorisation #OBC #polity #commission #president #droupadimurmu #justice #rohini #commission #distortion #castes #institutions #supremecourt #chinnaiah #andhrapradesh #synonyms #transcription
Today's Headlines - 16 August 2023
Isro’s space probe to study the Sun
GS Paper - 3 (Space Technology)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) released images of the Aditya-L1 mission — the space agency’s first attempt to study the Sun. The satellite has reached the Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, for its integration with the launch vehicle, PSLV.
What is the Aditya-L1 mission?
The Aditya-L1 will observe the Sun from a close distance, and try to obtain information about its atmosphere and magnetic field.
It’s equipped with seven payloads (instruments) on board to study the Sun’s corona, solar emissions, solar winds and flares, and Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), and will carry out round-the-clock imaging of the Sun.
Why is studying the Sun important?
Every planet, including Earth and the exoplanets beyond the Solar System, evolves — and this evolution is governed by its parent star.
The solar weather and environment affect the weather of the entire system. Variations in this weather can change the orbits of satellites or shorten their lives, interfere with or damage onboard electronics, and cause power blackouts and other disturbances on Earth. Knowledge of solar events is key to understanding space weather.
To learn about and track Earth-directed storms, and to predict their impact, continuous solar observations are needed.
Every storm that emerges from the Sun and heads towards Earth passes through L1, and a satellite placed in the halo orbit around L1 of the Sun-Earth system has the major advantage of continuously viewing the Sun without any occultation/eclipses.
L1 refers to Lagrangian/Lagrange Point 1, one of five points in the orbital plane of the Earth-Sun system. Lagrange Points, named after Italian-French mathematician Josephy-Louis Lagrange, are positions in space where the gravitational forces of a two-body system (like the Sun and the Earth) produce enhanced regions of attraction and repulsion.
These can be used by spacecraft to reduce fuel consumption needed to remain in position. The L1 point is home to the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Satellite (SOHO), an international collaboration project of NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).
The L1 point is about 1.5 million km from Earth, or about one-hundredth of the way to the Sun. Aditya L1 will perform continuous observations looking directly at the Sun.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, launched in 2018, has already gone far closer — but it will be looking away from the Sun.
The earlier Helios 2 solar probe, a joint venture between NASA and the space agency of erstwhile West Germany, went within 43 million km of the Sun’s surface in 1976.
#upsc #news #headline #ISRO #study #sun #space #technology #india #space #research #technology #aditya #mission #SDSC #satishdhawanspacecenter #srihorikota #andhrapradesh #PSLV #distance #magnetic #corona #solar #planet #weather #earth #repulsion #gravitational #forces #fuel #SOHO #NASA #germany #surface
Isro’s space probe to study the Sun
GS Paper - 3 (Space Technology)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) released images of the Aditya-L1 mission — the space agency’s first attempt to study the Sun. The satellite has reached the Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, for its integration with the launch vehicle, PSLV.
What is the Aditya-L1 mission?
The Aditya-L1 will observe the Sun from a close distance, and try to obtain information about its atmosphere and magnetic field.
It’s equipped with seven payloads (instruments) on board to study the Sun’s corona, solar emissions, solar winds and flares, and Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), and will carry out round-the-clock imaging of the Sun.
Why is studying the Sun important?
Every planet, including Earth and the exoplanets beyond the Solar System, evolves — and this evolution is governed by its parent star.
The solar weather and environment affect the weather of the entire system. Variations in this weather can change the orbits of satellites or shorten their lives, interfere with or damage onboard electronics, and cause power blackouts and other disturbances on Earth. Knowledge of solar events is key to understanding space weather.
To learn about and track Earth-directed storms, and to predict their impact, continuous solar observations are needed.
Every storm that emerges from the Sun and heads towards Earth passes through L1, and a satellite placed in the halo orbit around L1 of the Sun-Earth system has the major advantage of continuously viewing the Sun without any occultation/eclipses.
L1 refers to Lagrangian/Lagrange Point 1, one of five points in the orbital plane of the Earth-Sun system. Lagrange Points, named after Italian-French mathematician Josephy-Louis Lagrange, are positions in space where the gravitational forces of a two-body system (like the Sun and the Earth) produce enhanced regions of attraction and repulsion.
These can be used by spacecraft to reduce fuel consumption needed to remain in position. The L1 point is home to the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Satellite (SOHO), an international collaboration project of NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).
The L1 point is about 1.5 million km from Earth, or about one-hundredth of the way to the Sun. Aditya L1 will perform continuous observations looking directly at the Sun.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, launched in 2018, has already gone far closer — but it will be looking away from the Sun.
The earlier Helios 2 solar probe, a joint venture between NASA and the space agency of erstwhile West Germany, went within 43 million km of the Sun’s surface in 1976.
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