ईरान ने संवर्धित यूरेनियम भंडार की तय सीमा तोड़ी
ईरान ने वैश्विक शक्तियों के साथ उसके परमाणु समझौते के तहत तय की गई संवर्धित यूरेनियम भंडारण की सीमा तोड़ दी है। यह जानकारी विदेश मंत्री जवाद जरीफ ने दी। इसके साथ ही माना जा रहा है कि ईरान पी5+1 और यूरोपीय संघ के साथ 2015 में हुए ऐतिहासिक समझौते को तोड़ने की दिशा में आगे बढ़ गया है जिस दौरान यूरेनियम भंडारण की सीमा तय की गई थी। उधर, परमाणु कार्यक्रमों पर नजर रखने वाली संयुक्त राष्ट्र की एजेंसी IAEA ने भी ईरान के इस कदम की पुष्टि कर दी है।
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#Iran #JawabJaffar #nuclear #IAEA #DonaldTrump #uranium #EuropeanUnion

BRI से मुकाबला
चीन का बॉडर रोड इनिशिएटिव (BRI) जहां अपने तय पैमाने और अपनी महात्वाकांक्षा से पिछड़ता दिख रहा है, वहीं भारत रियायती लाइन्स ऑफ क्रेडिट (LOC) पर आधारित विकासात्मक सहयोग साझीदारी के तहत 63 देशों में आर्थिक परियोजनाओं पर काम कर रहा है। मौजूदा समय में 63 देशों को 279 लाइन्स ऑफ क्रेडिट दिया गया है।
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#BRI #LOC #China #VMuralidharan #India #economic #BoulderRoadInitiative

अफस्पा के तहत पूरा नगालैंड 'अशांत' घोषित
अफस्पा के तहत पूरे नगालैंड को और छह महीनों (दिसंबर अंत तक) के लिए 'अशांत क्षेत्र' घोषित कर दिया गया। सशस्त्र बल (विशेषाधिकार) कानून (AFSPA) के तहत सुरक्षा बल कहीं भी कार्रवाई और बिना पूर्व नोटिस किसी को भी गिरफ्तार कर सकते हैं। नगालैंड में कई दशकों से अफस्पा लागू है।
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#AFSPA #turbulent #Nagaland #disturbedarea #JammuandKashmir

Teachers reservation bill Passed
Lok Sabha on 1 July 2019 passed a bill that proposes to make university or college as a unit instead of department for the purpose of providing reservation for filling teachers posts in central education institutions.
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#SC #EWS #LokSabha #ScheduledCaste #AllahabadHighCourt #NarendraModi

Assam NRC date extended
The government has given the process an extension of one month. The final list of National Register of Citizens in Assam was to be published on July 1. It will now be published on July 31.
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#Assam #NRC #India #HimachalPradesh #citizens

ILO report on Climate change
As climate change worsens, growing heat stress on workers in agriculture and other sectors will cause a productivity loss equal to 80 million full-time jobs over the next decade, the UN warned 1 July 2019. A report from the International Labour Organization estimated that in 2030, 2.2 percent of total working hours worldwide will be lost because of higher temperatures.
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#ILO #agriculture #Organization #worldwide #Asia

Iran breaches stockpile limit
Dubai | Vienna: Iran has breached the limit of its enriched uranium stockpile set in a 2015 deal with major powers, foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on 1 July 2019, according to the ISNA news agency, defying a warning by European co-signatories to stick to the deal despite US sanctions.
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#Iran #UF6 #IAEA #MohammadJavadZarif #ISNA #stockpile #Dubai

Garuda Exercise
Indian Air Force (IAF) landed at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base in France to participate in the two-week ‘Garuda’ exercise with the French Air Force starting on 1 July 2019.
According to the embassy of France, as part of their Indo-Pacific cooperation, the fortnight-long Garuda exercise, will take place at Mont de Marsan (southwest of France).
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#GarudaExercise #IAF #India #IndianAirForce #C135 #aircraft

कैलाश सत्यार्थी को लाइफटाइम अचीवमेंट अवॉर्ड
नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार से सम्मानित कैलाश सत्यार्थी को वॉकहार्ट समूह की ओर से आयोजित एक समारोह में वॉकहार्ट लाइफ टाइम अचीवमेंट अवॉर्ड दिया गया। वॉकहार्ट समूह की तरफ से कैलाश सत्यार्थी और उनकी पत्नी सुमेधा कैलाश के सम्मान में राष्ट्रीय सिनेमा संग्रहालय (National Museum of Indian Cinema) में एक समारोह का आयोजन किया गया था,
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20823-2019-07-09-03-15-57
#KailashSatyarthi #NobelPeacePrize #India #HabilKhorakiwala #healthcare

ईरान ने 2015 न्यूक डील में तय सीमा को तोड़ा
ईरान 2015 में हुए परमाणु समझौते को तोड़ने की दिशा में आगे बढ़ता दिख रहा है। स्थानीय मीडिया के अनुसार, उसने समझौते में यूरेनियम संवर्धन के तय किए गए कैप को तोड़ दिया और इसका यूरेनियम संवर्धन 4.5 प्रतिशत के पार पहुंच गया। उल्लेखनीय है कि 2015 में संयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरक्षा परिषद के स्थायी सदस्यों (पी5), जर्मनी और यूरोपीय संघ के साथ ईरान की डील हुई थी
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#UNSC #P5 #EuropeanUnion #nuclear #AbbasMusawi #DonaldTrump #US #Iran

पर्यावरण में घुले प्लास्टिक के सूक्ष्म कण खतरनाक
प्लास्टिक प्रदूषण की समस्या पूरे विश्व के लिए एक बड़ी पर्यावरणीय चिंता बनकर उभर रही है। पर्यावरण में घुले प्लास्टिक के सूक्ष्म कण मनुष्य के शरीर के भीतर पहुंचकर उन्हें नुकसान पहुंचा रहे हैं। दुनिया भर में हर साल 400 मिलियन (लगभग 4 करोड़) टन से अधिक प्लास्टिक का उत्पादन होता है। सौंदर्य प्रसाधन, खाद्य पैकेजिंग, बर्तन आदि जैसे उद्योगों के जरिए भी प्लास्टिक हमारे शरीर में पहुंच कर नुकसान पहुंचा रहे हैं।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20821-2019-07-09-03-15-40
#plastic #Micro #environmental #ScientificReport #NatarajanChandrasekharan

Vertical steep dive version of Brahmos
India has successfully test-fired a vertical deep dive version of the indigenous BrahMos supersonic missile. The upgraded version of the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile with an enhanced range of up to 500 km is also ready. It was possible to increase the range of this missile since India was now a part of the elite Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20826-vertical-steep-dive-version-of-brahmos
#India #MTCR #BrahMos #IndianAirForce #ISRO #HCOC #Navy

Nag missile tests successful
Moving closer toward the induction of the Nag anti-tank guided missiles into the Army, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) carried out three successful test firings of the missiles in the Pokhran firing ranges. The missiles were test-fired during both day and night on 7 July 2019 during the trials.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20825-nag-missile-tests-successful
#NAMIS #missile #IGMDP #DRDO #APJAbdulKalam #NAMICA

First ever atmosphere of a midsize exo-planet
In a first, scientists have identified the detailed chemical “fingerprint” of a planet between the sizes of Earth and Neptune to uncover clues about its nature and origin, using NASA’s Sptitzer and Hubble space telescopes. No planets like this can be found in our own solar system, but they are common around other stars.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20824-first-ever-atmosphere-of-a-midsize-exo-planet
#fingerprint #NASA #Earth #planet #MilkyWay #spectroscopy

डीएनए प्रौद्योगिकी (उपयोग एवं अनुप्रयोग) विनियमन विधेयक 2019
केंद्रीय विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्री डॉ. हर्षवर्धन ने ‘’डीएनए प्रौद्योगिकी (उपयोग एवं अनुप्रयोग) विनियमन विधेयक–2019’’ लोकसभा में पेश किया। विधेयक प्रस्‍तुत करते हुए डॉ. हर्षवर्धन ने कहा कि यह विधेयक गुमशुदा व्‍यक्तियों, पीडि़तों, दोषियों, विचाराधीन कैदियों और अज्ञात मृत व्‍यक्तियों की पहचान के लिए ’डीएनए प्रौद्योगिकी के उपयोग एवं अनुप्रयोग के विनियमन से संबंधित है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20834-2019-38
#DNA #RegulationBill2019 #LokSabha #DrHarshVardhan #RegulatoryBoard

कश्‍मीर पर UNHRC की रिपोर्ट
जम्मू-कश्मीर पर संयुक्त राष्ट्र मानवाधिकार कार्यालय (OHCHR) की एक रिपोर्ट से भारत सख्‍त नाराज है। वहीं पाकिस्‍तान इस पर इतराया हुआ है। भारत ने इस रिपोर्ट को पूरी तरह से खारिज करते हुए इसे मनगढ़ंत करार दिया है। सरकार की तरफ से कहा गया है कि यह रिपोर्ट पूरी तरह से झूठ और राजनीति से प्रेरित है। भारत का तर्क है
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20833-unhrc
#Pakistan #UNHRC #OHCHR #India #Kashmir #RavishKumar #terrorist

2020 में देश के पहले विमान वाहक पोत का बेसिन ट्रायल
भारत में बन रहे स्वदेशी विमानवाहक पोत के निर्माण का कार्य तेजी से चल रहा है और मार्च 2020 तक यह बेसिन ट्रायल (कम गहरे पानी में परीक्षण) के लिए पानी में उतारा जा सकता है। इसके बाद पोत का सी ट्रायल (समुद्र के गहरे पानी में परीक्षण) होगा। इस पहले स्वदेशी विमानवाहक पोत का नाम आइएनएस विक्रांत होगा।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20832-2020-3
#aircraft #BasinTrial #INS #Vikrant #AKSaxena #IndianNavy #AdmiralSaxena #AdmiralSaxena

Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP)
The Central Government has introduced a 4-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) for pre-service training, to offer graduation with certain specializations built into it namely Primary and Secondary Education. In this regard, a Gazette Notification dated 29th March, 2019 has been published and applications have been invited from 3rd June, 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20838-integrated-teacher-education-programme-itep
#ITEP #NCERT #SSA #RTE #PGI #OECD #NIEPA #RMSA

Global Study on Homicide 2019
Asia, which accounts for 60% of the global population, recorded the lowest rate of homicide in 2017 with only 2.3 killings per 1,00,000 people while the Americas had the highest homicide rate, according to a UN report.
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#GlobalStudy #Homicide2019 #Asia #UNODC #worldwide

FAME India Scheme
The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 is a National Mission document providing the vision and the roadmap for the faster adoption of electric vehicles and their manufacturing in the country. As part of the NEMMP 2020, Department of Heavy Industry formulated a Scheme viz.
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#FAME #India #NEMMP #FAMEIndia #CO2 #manufacturing #hybrid

Iran breaches limit in nuclear deal
Iran on 8 July 2019 began enriching uranium to 4.5%, just breaking the limit set by its nuclear deal with world powers, while it is still seeking a way for Europe to help it bypass U.S. sanctions amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20835-iran-breaches-limit-in-nuclear-deal
#Iran #nuclear #Europe #IAEA #DonaldTrump #Organization #AtomsforPeace

भारत में मर्डर रेट में आई गिरावटः UN
भारत में 2015 तक छह सालों की अवधि में हुई हत्याओं की कुल दर में 10 फीसदी की कमी दर्ज की गई है लेकिन उत्तर भारत के कुछ राज्यों में इसमें पर्याप्त वृद्धि देखी गई। संयुक्त राष्ट्र की एक रिपोर्ट में यह जानकारी दी गई है। संयुक्त राष्ट्र मादक पदार्थ एवं अपराध विभाग (यूएनओडीसी) ने 'हत्याओं पर वैश्विक अध्ययन 2019' नामक शीर्षक से जारी रिपोर्ट में यह जानकारी दी है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20846-un-12
#UN #India #UNODC #NationalCrimeRecordsBureau #Witchcraft #mortality

भारत-आसियान त्रिगुट व्‍यापार मंत्रियों की बैठक आयोजित
भारत-आसियान त्रिगुट व्‍यापार मंत्रियों की बैठक नई दिल्‍ली में आयोजित की गई जिसका उद्देश्‍य वर्तमान में जारी क्षेत्रीय व्‍यापक आर्थिक साझेदारी (आरसीईपी) पर अनौपचारिक सलाह-मशविरा करना था। इस बैठक में केन्‍द्रीय वाणिज्‍य एवं उद्योग और रेल मंत्री श्री पीयूष गोयल, थाईलैंड की कार्यवाहक वाणिज्‍य मंत्री सुश्री चटिमा बुन्‍यप्रफासारा, इंडोनेशिया के व्‍यापार मंत्री एनगैरतियास्‍तो लुकिता, आसियान के महासचि‍व श्री लिम जॉक होई और आरसीईपी के टीएनसी अध्‍यक्ष श्री ईमान पैमबैग्‍यो ने भाग लिया।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20845-2019-07-11-05-31-18
#ASEAN #India #RCEP #PiyushGoyal #RCCE #China #FTA

क्रॉनिक ऑब्सट्रक्टिव पल्मोनरी डिजीज
वायु प्रदूषण के खतरों के प्रति आगाह करते हुए एक अध्ययन में यह बताया गया है कि घर और दफ्तरों से बाहर प्रदूषित हवा (आउटडोर पल्यूशन) के संपर्क में आने से फेफड़ों की कार्यक्षमता में तो कमी आती ही है। साथ ही क्रॉनिक ऑब्सट्रक्टिव पल्मोनरी डिजीज (सीओपीडी) विकसित होने का खतरा बढ़ जाता है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20844-2019-07-11-05-30-57
#COPD #airpollution #GBD #GlobalBurden #NO2 #Britain #BMI

UN report on sustainable development
Hunger is growing and the world is not on track to end extreme poverty by 2030 and meet other U.N. goals, mainly because progress is being undermined by the impact of climate change and increasing inequality, a U.N. report said. The report on progress toward achieving the 17 U.N. goals notes achievements in some areas, including a 49% fall in child mortality between 2000 and 2017 as well as electricity now reaching nearly 90% of the world’s population.
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#UN #sustainable #shockingly #workforce #LiuZhenmin #development

UN conference on combating desertification
India will host a UN conference on combating desertification in September. At present, 23% of the world’s geographical area is affected by degradation while India faces this problem in nearly 30% of its land due to multiple reasons including deforestation.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20849-un-conference-on-combating-desertification
#UNCCD #UN #India #IUCN #LDN #PrakashJavadekar #COP14 #desertification

US and Iran to clash at UN nuclear watchdog
The United States will use an emergency meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board on 10 July 2019 to raise pressure on Iran over breaches of its nuclear deal, but diplomats expect no concrete action as parties to the deal considers their next move.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20848-us-and-iran-to-clash-at-un-nuclear-watchdog
#US #nuclear #Iran #IAEA #Britain #UnitedStates #clash

State of the Education Report
A UNESCO delegation led by Eric Falt, Director, UNESCO, has called on M. Venkaiah Naidu, the Vice President of India and presented ‘State of the Education Report’ for the year 2019 on ‘Children with Disabilities’ in India.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20847-state-of-the-education-report
#Education #UNESCO #India #RPWD #UnitedNations #MVenkaiahNaidu

ईरान से गतिरोध जारी
ब्रिटेन ने ईरानी गनबोटों (नौसैन्य पोतों) द्वारा ब्रिटिश सुपरटैंकर को निशाना बनाए जाने के बाद बढ़े तनाव के बीच कहा कि वह खाड़ी में दूसरा युद्धपोत भेज रहा है और क्षेत्र में चौकसी का स्तर बढ़ा रहा है। इस फैसले का खुलासा अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डॉनाल्ड ट्रंप की तरफ से इस्लामी गणराज्य के परमाणु कार्यक्रम और पश्चिम एशिया में आतंकवादी समूहों के लिए उसके कथित समर्थन को लेकर उसके खिलाफ वाकयुद्ध तेज करने के बाद हुआ है।
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#Iran #DonaldTrump #US #British #IndiaNavy #nuclear #deadlock

मिशन चंद्रयान-2 की उल्‍टी गिनती
भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान केंद्र (Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO) के मिशन चंद्रयान-2 की उल्‍टी गिनती 14 जुलाई 2019 से शुरू हो जाएगी। इसरो प्रमुख (ISRO chairperson) डॉ. के सिवन (Dr K. Sivan) ने बताया कि इस मिशन के 20 घंटे के काउंटडाउन की 14 जुलाई को सुबह 6.51 बजे से शुरू होने की उम्मीद है। यह 15 जुलाई को तड़के 2 बजकर 51 मिनट पर श्रीहरिकोटा के सतीश धवन सेंटर से लॉन्च होगा।
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#Chandrayaan2 #MissionMoon #ISRO #GSLV #Bahubali #Space #Satellite

Global MPI 2019
India lifted 271 million people out of poverty between 2006 and 2016, recording the fastest reductions in the multidimensional poverty index values during the period with strong improvements in areas such as “assets, cooking fuel, sanitation and nutrition, a report by the United Nations said. The 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) from the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) was released.
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#Global #MPI2019 #UNDP #OPHI #India #UnitedNations #Jharkhand

Moon-forming disk discovered
Astronomers have made the first observations of a circumplanetary disk of gas and dust like the one that is believed to have birthed the moons of Jupiter, by using Earth’s most powerful array of radio telescopes.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20890-moon-forming-disk-discovered
#Moon #ALMA #VLT #PDS #VLT #MUSE #PDS #Earth #Astrophysical

Chandrayaan-2
Chandrayaan-2, India's most ambitious second lunar mission to be launched on July 15, will be the first of its kind as it will shed light on a completely unexplored section of the Moon - its South Polar region. Leveraging nearly a decade of scientific research and engineering development, the mission is aimed at helping in better understanding of the origin and evolution of the Moon by conducting detailed topographical studies, comprehensive mineralogical analyses, and a host of other experiments on the lunar surface. I
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#Chandrayaan2 #MissionMoon #ISRO #GSLV #Bahubali #Space #Satellite

First Indian woman CFO
The World Bank (WB) Group announced that Anshula Kant, an Indian national, has been appointed its next MD and CFO. Ms. Kant will be the first woman CFO of the Bank. Anshula brings more than 35 years of expertise in finance, banking, and innovative use of technology through her work as CFO of the State Bank of India, World Bank Group president David Malpass said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20888-first-indian-woman-cfo
#CFO #Indianwoman #AnshulaKant #IBRD #ICSID #MIGA #IFC #ShriRamCollege

Committee to run golf in India
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has taken over the reins of the derecognised Indian Golf Union (IGU), forming a five-member 'golf governance committee' which will oversee all aspects concerning the "participation of athletes and officials in the Tokyo Olympic qualifiers/ events" until IGU's fresh election takes place.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20887-committee-to-run-golf-in-india
#IOA #golf #India #IGU #MukeshKumar #IGF #AGM #NSFs #Tokyo #KavitaSingh

Big banks merger
Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman on 30 August 2019 announced measures for the banking sector. Sitharaman said the government is trying to create big next generation banks.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21346-big-banks-merger
#NiramalaSitharaman #PSBs #NPA #PNB #Bigbanks #angeltax

Central pillar of global disarmament
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said the legacy of nuclear testing is “nothing but destruction,” and in a world of rising tensions, our collective security depends on bringing a global treaty into force that bans nuclear explosions.
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#CTBT #Nuclear #IAEA #UnitedNations #MrGuterres #global

India nudges Russia
India has nudged Russia to use its influence on oil suppliers cartel OPEC to balance the global oil market, ensuring adequate supply with responsible and reasonable price.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21344-india-nudges-russia
#India #Russia #DharmendraPradhan #OPEC #LNG #Sakhalin3 #Oil

Government bans import of PMAA
The government has banned the import of polymethyl methacrylate (PMAA), with effect from September 1, commerce and industry ministry said in a notification.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21343-government-bans-import-of-pmaa
#PMAA #Government #India #Crylux #methylmethacrylate #Acrylite

IAF receives Spice-2000
In a major boost for India's aerial firepower, the Indian Air Force has started receiving the 'building blaster' version of the Balakot air strike-fame Spice-2000 bombs at the Gwalior airbase.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21478-iaf-receives-spice-2000
#IAF #Spice2000 #IndianAirForce #buildingblaster #JeM #Israel

No Aryan DNA traced among Harappans
A team of researchers led by Vasant Shinde, a former vice-chancellor of Deccan College in Pune, has claimed that its new study using DNA analysis presents fresh evidence to question the existing knowledge about the Harappan civilisation.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21477-no-aryan-dna-traced-among-harappans
#DNA #Aryan #Mohenjodaro #UNESCO #BCE #Harappans

World-first floating nuclear plant
Russia’s world first floating nuclear power station on September 14 completed a 5,000-kilometre (3,100-mile) Arctic transfer to the country’s far east, the Rosatom nuclear agency said.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21476-world-first-floating-nuclear-plant
#nuclear #floating #KLT40C #Russia #Worldfirstfloating

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.
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#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

SEZs deemed to be multi-sector SEZs
The central government has notified that all notified and existing Special Economic Zones (SEZs) shall be deemed to be multi-sector economic zones. This would release land parcels in single commodity SEZs for other sectors.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22400-sezs-deemed-to-be-multi-sector-sezs.html
#SEZs #EPZ #amendment #Asia #TamilNadu #manufacturing

Threat to outer space security
Rising space power China on 23 December 2019 attacked the newly created US Space Force as a "direct threat to outer space peace and security". Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters that China is "deeply concerned about it and resolutely opposed to it".
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22399-threat-to-outer-space-security.html
#SpaceForce #DRDO #satellite #orbit #OST #BNSS

What is Wi-Fi calling?
Wi-Fi calling is the buzz word in the Indian telecom industry right now. Airtel has already launched its Wi-Fi calling service in the country (available only in some areas for now), while Reliance Jio is still testing it in some circles and is expected to announce it very soon.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22398-what-is-wi-fi-calling.html
#WiFiCalling #RelianceJio #TamilNadu #telecom #Indiantelecom

China, South Korea, Japan meet
The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea are holding a trilateral summit in China this week amid feuds over trade, military maneuverings and historical animosities. Most striking has been a complex dispute between Seoul and Tokyo, while Beijing has recently sought to tone down its disagreements with its two neighbors.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22397-china-south-korea-japan-meet.html
#China #THAAD #Asiantroika #ShinzoAbe #Japan #nuclear

Chandrayaan-3 announced
ISRO on 1 January 2020 announced that the launch of country's third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3 may happen next year and said four from the Indian Air Force have been selected for the ambitious Gaganyaan programme, whose astronaut training would commence soon in Russia.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22549-chandrayaan-3-announced.html
#Chandrayaan3 #ISRO #JitendraSingh #NASA #Vikram #IndianAirForce

India-Mauritius FTA nears finalisation
The proposed free trade agreement between India and Mauritius is nearing finalisation as both sides have concluded the negotiations for the pact, the commerce ministry said on 1 January 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22548-india-mauritius-fta-nears-finalisation.html
#India #FTA #CECPA #FDI #Africa #finalisation

E-cigarettes decoded
Vitamin E acetate, a chemical used in many E-cigarettes, may be the causative agent for vaping related respiratory diseases, according to a study which strengthens the link between the compound and lung injury.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22547-e-cigarettes-decoded.html
#Ecigarettes #EVALI #CDC #VitaminE #ENDS #BAL

India, Pakistan exchange nuclear installations
Continuing a 29-year unbroken practice, India and Pakistan on 1 January 2020 exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral arrangement that prohibits them from attacking each other's atomic facilities.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22546-india-pakistan-exchange-nuclear-installations.html
#India #nuclear #Pakistan #installations #Attack

Sea Guardians-2020
China and Pakistan on January 14 concluded a nine-day mega naval exercise during which they carried out advance-level joint drills and naval maneuvers in the North Arabian Sea.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22637-sea-guardians-2020.html
#SeaGuardians #China #CPEC #IndianNavy #Pakistan

India, Uzbekistan explore PTA
India and Uzbekistan agreed to work towards early conclusion of the Feasibility Study to be jointly conducted by the two sides to begin negotiations for a Preferential Trade Agreement.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22636-india-uzbekistan-explore-pta.html
#India #PTA #SCO #WTO #GSP #Uzbekistan #Kamilov

Iran Nuclear-deal dispute action
Britain, France and Germany have launched action under the Iran nuclear agreement paving the way for possible sanctions in response to Tehran’s attempts to roll back parts of the deal, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22635-iran-nuclear-deal-dispute-action.html
#Iran #Nuclear #Germany #disputemechanism #JosepBorrell


First ever ethnic group in US census
Sikhs in the US will be counted as a separate ethnic group in the 2020 census, an organisation of the minority community said, describing it as a milestone. President of the Sikh Society of San Diego Baljeet Singh said that the Sikh community's efforts have come to fruition.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22634-first-ever-ethnic-group-in-us-census.html
#US #census #Sikhs #BaljeetSingh #SikhsOfAmerica

Oldest solid material on Earth discovered
Scientists have discovered the oldest solid material ever found on the Earth, in the form of stardust trapped inside a meteorite that crashed into Australia 50 years ago and predates the formation of our solar system.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22633-oldest-solid-material-on-earth-discovered.html
#Earth #Australia #PNAS #Chicago #galaxy #babyboom

India in Social Mobility Index
India has been ranked very low at 76th place out of 82 countries on a new Social Mobility Index compiled by the World Economic Forum, while Denmark has topped the charts.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22670-india-in-social-mobility-index.html
#India #SocialMobilityIndex #WEF #DragsOnGrowth #SMI

India tests nuclear-missile from undersea pad
India tested its nuclear-capable K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), designed to have a strike range of 3,500 km, from an undersea platform in the shape of a submersible pontoon off the coast of Andhra Pradesh on 19 January 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22669-india-tests-nuclear-missile-from-undersea-pad.html
#nuclear #missile #SLBM #India #SSBN #IndianNavy

India makes payment to WTO
India has made an advance payment of Swiss Franc 44,55,445 (about Rs 33 crore) as its contribution to the WTO for 2020, an official said. The payment was made in December last year.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22668-india-makes-payment-to-wto.html
#WTO #India #GATT #budget #WorldTradeOrganisation

UN's decarbonisation target
At least $1 trillion of investments in new fuel technology is needed to enable the shipping industry to meet U.N. targets for cuts in carbon emissions by 2050, a study published on 20 January 2020 showed.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22667-un-s-decarbonisation-target.html
#UN #CO2 #IMO #UCL #worldtrade #UMAS

'Time to Care' Study
India's richest 1 percent hold more than four-times the wealth held by 953 million people who make up for the bottom 70 per cent of the country's population, while the total wealth of all Indian billionaires is more than the full-year budget, a new study said on 20 January 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22666-time-to-care-study.html
#TimetoCare #WEF #India #GDP #CEO #AmitabhBehar #OxfamInternational

Night trial of nuclear-capable Prithvi-2 missile
India on 16 October 2020 successfully conducted a night trial of the indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-2 missile as part of a user trial by the Army from a test range in Odisha.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/26602-night-trial-of-nuclear-capable-prithvi-2-missile.html
#nuclear #Prithvi2missile #ITR #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

Watch: 5 nuclear-weapon states issue 1st joint statement on nuke war, arms race #prelimbooster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MbUSERqIXc

5 nuclear-weapon states issue 1st joint statement on nuke war, arms race #prelimbooster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MbUSERqIXc&list=PLCUwtp5IghZlGtWhDAkuXVFs8MLdVey75&index=37
#UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

Today's Headlines - 09 August 2023
Nuclear-powered rocket cut travel time to Mars
GS Paper - 3 (Energy)

In less than three years, NASA could be testing a nuclear rocket in space. The space agency and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, announced that Lockheed Martin had been selected to design, build and test a propulsion system that could one day speed astronauts on a trip to Mars. The program is named DRACO, short for the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations.

What if a spacecraft could get to Mars in half the time it currently takes?

Every 26 months or so, Mars and Earth are close enough for a shorter journey between the worlds. But even then it is a pretty long trip, lasting seven to nine months. For most of the time, the spacecraft is just coasting through space.
But if the spacecraft could continue accelerating through the first half of the journey and then start slowing down again, the travel time could be slashed.
Current rocket engines, which typically rely on the combustion of a fuel like hydrogen or methane with oxygen, are not efficient enough to accomplish that; there is not enough room in the spacecraft to carry that much propellant.
But nuclear reactions, generating energy from the splitting of uranium atoms, are much more efficient.
The DRACO engine would consist of a nuclear reactor that would heat hydrogen from a chilly minus 420 degrees Fahrenheit to a toasty 4,400 degrees, with the hot gas shooting from a nozzle to generate thrust. Greater fuel efficiency could speed up journeys to Mars, reducing the amount of time astronauts spend exposed to the treacherous environment of deep space.
Nuclear propulsion could also have uses closer to home, which is why DARPA is investing in the project. The technology may allow rapid maneuvers of military satellites in orbit around Earth.

Flashback

Nuclear propulsion for space is not a new idea. In the 1950s and 1960s, Project Orion — financed by NASA, the Air Force and the Advanced Research Projects Agency — contemplated using the explosions of atomic bombs to accelerate spacecraft.
At the same time, NASA and other agencies also undertook Project Rover and Project NERVA, efforts that aimed to develop nuclear-thermal engines similar in concept to those now being pursued by the DRACO program.
A series of 23 reactors were built and tested, but none were ever launched to space. Until the end of this program in 1973, NASA had contemplated using nuclear reactors to propel space probes to Jupiter, Saturn and beyond, as well as to provide power at a lunar base.
The technical capabilities, including early safety protocols, remain viable today, Tabitha Dodson, the DRACO project manager, said in a news briefing on 2 August 2023.
A key difference between NERVA and DRACO is that NERVA used weapons-grade uranium for its reactors, while DRACO will use a less-enriched form of uranium. The reactor would not be turned on until it reached space, part of the precautions to minimize the possibility of a radioactive accident on Earth.

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Today's Headlines - 26 August 2023
Fukushima nuclear water release
GS Paper - 3 (Nuclear Energy)

Twelve years after the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, Japan is releasing the power plant’s cooling water into the ocean. Japanese officials say it’s safe, but experts are divided. It’s hard to have a purely fact-based discussion about Japan’s Fukushima water release plan. Due to several scandals and a lack of transparency, trust appears to be low in both TEPCO, the company that operated the now-defunct Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant, and the Japanese government, with its close ties to the atomic energy industry.

Fukushima: Why is the water being released into the Pacific Ocean?

Storage tanks holding the cooling water at the ruined facility are full. Japan has had to cool the reactors at the nuclear power plant since they were destroyed during a catastrophic tsunami in 2011.
It takes 170 tons of cooling water per day to keep them cool. In addition, rain and groundwater have been seeping into the site. There are 1,046 storage tanks holding 1,343 million cubic meters of water.
Once the water has been filtered, it is considered safe and sent through a one-kilometer (0.62 mile)-long tunnel before being released into the Pacific Ocean — a process that will take an estimated 30 years to complete. The radioactive waste, meanwhile, will remain on land.
Is Japan allowed to release filtered cooling water into the sea?

Both Japan’s atomic agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have approved the plan.
The IAEA said Japan had met international safety standards and that “discharges of the treated water would have a negligible radiological impact to people and the environment.
They said it had been common practice for nuclear power plants worldwide to release used cooling water into the ocean for decades routinely.
However, environmental and fishing experts, as well as neighboring states, have accused Japan of downplaying the level of radiation in the cooling water.
They are concerned about far-reaching ocean contamination, potential environmental damage, a fall in fishing revenue and loss of reputation.
How will the water be prepared before it’s released?

Before it’s released into the ocean, the contaminated cooling water and groundwater will be sent through a filter system called the Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS).
ALPS can filter 62 different radionuclides — radioactive elements — but can’t filter out the radioactive isotope tritium.
So, TEPCO wants to dilute the water until the concentration of tritium is reduced to about 1,500 Becquerel per liter or less than a fortieth of the national safety standard. A becquerel (Bq) is a unit that measures the rate at which radioactive material emits radiation or how many atoms in the material decay in a given time.
TEPCO says that if the levels of tritium remain too high after filtration, they will repeat the process before releasing the water.
How dangerous is tritium?

Tritium is a form of hydrogen that occurs naturally in Earth’s atmosphere. It is radioactive but far less dangerous than cesium-137 or strontium-90 — both of which are life-threatening.
It emits a weak beta particle that can be stopped by a sheet of plastic or human skin.
It’s a different story if strontium-90 gets into the human body: “Strontium is absorbed by the bones, and once it’s in the crystalline structure of the bones, you can’t get rid of it again.

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Today's Headlines - 29 August 2023
Water shortages reduce from wastewater
GS Paper - 3 (Environment)

Europe has experienced severe heat and drought over the last few summers, and 2023 has been no different. Vast swathes of Central and Southern Europe are simply too dry from a lack of rainfall. Human-induced climate change has led to more heat waves and drought and is one reason for Europe’s growing water crisis. At the same time, demand for the resource is growing, with industry and agriculture extracting more water from the ground, rivers and lakes than can be replenished.

Who uses the most water?

Industry uses half of Europe’s water resources, while a further 40% is hoovered up by agriculture and 10% by households.
In the European Union, water scarcity impacts 11% of all citizens. Falling water supplies can lead to households facing use restrictions. But the problem also impacts the energy sector.
In 2022, French authorities had to switch off some nuclear power plants because river water used for cooling them was too warm.
Last year, the dry summer also reduced hydropower in Norway. Farmers, though, who use large amounts of water for crop irrigation, are also hard hit by water shortages and drought.
Could using industry wastewater help farmers?

One solution for agriculture could be to use more treated industrial and domestic wastewater for irrigation and protect valuable freshwater supplies. Six times more waste water could be reused across the EU than current levels.
Freshwater resources are scarce and increasingly under pressure. In times of unprecedented temperature peaks, we need to stop wasting water and use this resource more efficiently.
New EU regulations on minimum requirements for water reuse for agricultural irrigation came into force this summer.
The regulations stipulate that EU member states must process communal and industrial wastewater so it can be used by farmers.
Processing and reusing water could replace a fifth of irrigation that currently uses groundwater in Spain and Portugal, said the European Commission.
In France, Italy and Greece, it could be as much as 45%. Wastewater could cover all irrigation needs in EU countries with smaller agricultural sectors.
Leaky pipes lead to massive water waste

One way to save water that is often overlooked is maintaining the pipes that shuttle the resource to homes and businesses.
On average, a quarter of the EU’s freshwater is lost during transport to taps because of leaks and broken pipes.
Currently, countries most affected by drought and a lack of rain — such as Spain, Italy and Bulgaria — invest the least amount of money per citizen to fix leaky water infrastructure.

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Today's Headlines - 03 September 2023
Largest indigenously developed N-plant starts ops
GS Paper - 3 (Energy)

The third unit of the indigenously developed 700-megawatt electric (MWe) nuclear power reactor at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP3) in Gujarat has commenced operations at full capacity. This comes a little over three years since the unit achieved its ‘first criticality’ – a technical term that signifies the initiation of a controlled, but sustained nuclear fission reaction – in July 2020. On 30 June this year, the unit had started commercial operations.

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In India’s civilian nuclear programme, this is seen as a landmark event, given that KAPP-3 is the country’s first 700 MWe unit and the biggest indigenously developed variant of the Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR).
The PHWRs, which use natural uranium as fuel and heavy water as moderator, constitute the mainstay of India’s nuclear power fleet.
Till now, the biggest reactor of indigenous design was the 540 MWe PHWR, two of which have been deployed in Tarapur, Maharashtra.
For India, the operationalisation of its first 700MWe reactor is a significant scale up in technology, both in terms of the optimisation of its PHWR design — the new 700MWe unit addresses the excess thermal margins and also marks an improvement in the economies-of-scale, without significant design changes to the 540 MWe reactor.
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As India works to ramp up its existing nuclear power capacity of 7,480 MWe to 22,480 MWe by 2031, the 700MWe capacity would constitute the biggest component of this expansion plan. Currently, nuclear power capacity constitutes around 2 per cent of the total installed capacity of 4,17,668 MW (May 31).
Significantly, as India’s civilian nuclear sector gears up to its next frontier — building a 900 MWe Pressurised Water Reactors (PWRs) of indigenous design – the experience of executing the larger 700MWe reactor design would come in handy, especially with respect to the improved capability of making large-size pressure vessels, alongside India’s own isotope enrichment plants being developed to supply a part of the required enriched uranium fuel to power these new generation reactors over the next decade or so, according to DAE officials.
The first ‘pour of concrete’ for laying the foundation of KAPP-3 happened in November 2010 and this unit was originally expected to be commissioned in 2015.

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