Current Affairs of 4 Oct 2017 in english
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will lead
5 Indian Parliamentary Delegation in the eighth nference of SAARC President and Member of rliament, organized in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 3 October.
. The Union Minister of Women and Child evelopment, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi inaugurated ie 3rd annual ‘Women of India Organic Festival’ at illi Haat (INA).
3. Indian opener Rohit Sharma broke back into the :op five at fifth, while skipper Virat Kohli held on
[0 the numero uno position in the latest ICC ODI rankings.
4. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu unveiled a 1.8 metre tall bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on the occasion of the 148th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation.
5. Thaawarchand Gehlot Flags off ”WALKATHON” for Older Persons at India Gate to mark ‘lnternational Day of Older Persons’.
6. A 38 year old Sikh lawyer, Jagmeet singh has been elected as the leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, becoming the first non white politician to head a major political party in the country.
7. President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the newly built airport at Shirdi in Maharashtra and flagged off the facility's first commercial flight to Mumbai.
8. A Ghana based Indian entrepreneur, Birendra Sasmal has won the 'lnternational Business Persc of the Year‘ award in the UK for his efforts to bring innovative IT solutions to Africa.
#President appoints Commission to Examine OBC Sub-categorisation
President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed five-member commission to examine subcategorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). It will be headed by retired Chief Justice of Delhi High Court G. Rohini.
Besides, Dr J K Bajaj, Director, Anthropological Survey of India, Registrar General and Census Commissioner and Joint Secretary from Ministry of Social Justice will be ex-officio members of commission.
Key Facts
The commission has been established
under Article 340 of Constitution under which Mandal commission had recommended 27% reservation for socially and educationally backward classes, was appointed.
Sub-categorisation of 0803 aims to ensure
more equitable distribution of reservations in government jobs and educational institutions
so that dominant groups among 0803 do not corner all benefits. The exercise will involve sub~ categorisation of 5,000 castes in central 080 list.
Commission's Terms of reference
The commission will examine extent of inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation among castes included in broad category of OBCs, especially with reference to 0303 included in the Central list.
It will also take up exercise of identifying respective castes/sub-castes/communities synonyms
in Central List of 0803 and classify them into
their respective sub-categories. It will work out mechanism, norms, criteria and parameters, in
scientific approach,forsub-categorization ' ' such OBCs.
#Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple adjudged as cleanest iconic place
The Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai (Tamil Nadu) was adjudged as the cleanest iconic place in country under Swachhta Hi Seva (cleanliness is service) programme.
The temple earned top slot from among 10 iconic places selected by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation under Swachh Bharath Mission. It has piped other iconic places such as Taj Mahal, Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Golden Temple, Tirupathi temple and Sri Vaishno Devi temple.
Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple
It is historic Hindu temple located on southern bank of Vaigai River in temple city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. It is dedicated to Meenakshi, a form of Parvati, and her consort, Sundareswar, a form of Shiva. It was built during reign of Pandyas. It houses 14 gopurams (gateway towers), ranging from 45-50m in height and tallest is southern tower, 51.9 metres high. It also has two golden
sculptured vimanas, shrines over garbhagri 4* (sanctums) of main deities. ‘
#Government launches SECURE Himalaya Project
The Union Government had launched SECURE Himalaya, a six-year project to ensure conservation of locally and globally significant biodiversity, land and forest resources in high Himalayan ecosystem spread over four states viz. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Sikkim.
It was launched by Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in association with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Key Facts
The SECURE project aims at securing livelihoods, conservation, sustainable use and restoration of high range Himalayan ecosystems. It is meant
for specific landscapes including Changthang (Jammu and Kasmir), Lahaul Pangi and Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh), Gangotri Govind and Darma Byans Valley in Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) and Kanchenjunga Upper Teesta Valley (Sikkim).
The key focus areas of the project is protection of snow leopard and other endangered species and their habitats and also securing livelihoods of people in region and enhancing enforcement to reduce wildlife crime. Under it, enhanced enforcement efforts and monitoring will be undertaken to curb illegal trade in some medicinal and aromatic plants which are among most threatened Species in these landscapes.
These are some important highlights of today's news . Stay joined with us for more. Thankyou.
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will lead
5 Indian Parliamentary Delegation in the eighth nference of SAARC President and Member of rliament, organized in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 3 October.
. The Union Minister of Women and Child evelopment, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi inaugurated ie 3rd annual ‘Women of India Organic Festival’ at illi Haat (INA).
3. Indian opener Rohit Sharma broke back into the :op five at fifth, while skipper Virat Kohli held on
[0 the numero uno position in the latest ICC ODI rankings.
4. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu unveiled a 1.8 metre tall bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on the occasion of the 148th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation.
5. Thaawarchand Gehlot Flags off ”WALKATHON” for Older Persons at India Gate to mark ‘lnternational Day of Older Persons’.
6. A 38 year old Sikh lawyer, Jagmeet singh has been elected as the leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, becoming the first non white politician to head a major political party in the country.
7. President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the newly built airport at Shirdi in Maharashtra and flagged off the facility's first commercial flight to Mumbai.
8. A Ghana based Indian entrepreneur, Birendra Sasmal has won the 'lnternational Business Persc of the Year‘ award in the UK for his efforts to bring innovative IT solutions to Africa.
#President appoints Commission to Examine OBC Sub-categorisation
President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed five-member commission to examine subcategorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). It will be headed by retired Chief Justice of Delhi High Court G. Rohini.
Besides, Dr J K Bajaj, Director, Anthropological Survey of India, Registrar General and Census Commissioner and Joint Secretary from Ministry of Social Justice will be ex-officio members of commission.
Key Facts
The commission has been established
under Article 340 of Constitution under which Mandal commission had recommended 27% reservation for socially and educationally backward classes, was appointed.
Sub-categorisation of 0803 aims to ensure
more equitable distribution of reservations in government jobs and educational institutions
so that dominant groups among 0803 do not corner all benefits. The exercise will involve sub~ categorisation of 5,000 castes in central 080 list.
Commission's Terms of reference
The commission will examine extent of inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation among castes included in broad category of OBCs, especially with reference to 0303 included in the Central list.
It will also take up exercise of identifying respective castes/sub-castes/communities synonyms
in Central List of 0803 and classify them into
their respective sub-categories. It will work out mechanism, norms, criteria and parameters, in
scientific approach,forsub-categorization ' ' such OBCs.
#Government unveils third National wildlife Action Plan for 2017-2031
we Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and limate Change (MoEFCC) has unveiled third ational Wildlife Action Plan for 2017-2031 to nalk out future road map for wildlife conservation. he plan was unveiled by Environment Minister
Jr Harsh Vardhan on inaugural day of Global Vildlife Programme (GWP) conference. it is third iction plan after first released in 1983 to 2001 and :econd from 2002 to 2016, that had protected area centric approach to wildlife conservation.
3rd National Wildlife Action Plan
The plan was initiated in February 2016 by MoEFCC. It was drafted by a 12-member committee chaired by JC Kala, a former secretary to the ministry. The key focus areas of this plan includes integration of climate change into wildlife planning, conservation of coastal and marine ecosystem, mitigation of human-wildlife conflict, focus on wildlife health among others.
Climate Change impact: it is first wildlife action plan to recognise concerns related to climate change impact on wildlife. It has stressed on integrating actions for its mitigation and adaptation into wildlife management planning processes.
It recommended assisted migration of wildlife and anticipatory planting along ecological gradients, as climate change may result in die offs of certain tree species that are unable to adapt to newer environmental conditions.
Approach: lt adopts landscape approach in conservation of all wildlife uncultivated flora and fauna that have an ecological value to ecosystem and to mankind irrespective of where they occur. It gives special emphasis to recovery to threatened species of wildlife while conserving their habitats which include inland aquatic, coastal and marine ecosystems.
Human-animal conflict concerns: it addresses rising human animal conflict owing to shrinkage, fragmentation and deterioration of habitats generating animosity against wild animals and protected areas.
People's support: It underscores increasing need for people's support for conservation of wildlife. it recommends eco development, education, innovation, training, extension, and conservation awareness and outreach programs.
Participation of private sector: it underlines increased role of private sector in wildlife conservation. it lays down that Government will ensure that adequate and sustained funding including Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds are made available for implementatia plan.
#Rajghat gets Mahatma Statue, for the first time
Rajghat, the Samadhi of the Father of the Nation in the national capital , has for the first time acquired
a new feature that could appeal to the large number of visitors.
Vice-President of India Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu unveiled a 1.80 metre tall bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of the 148
Birth Anniversary of the champion of country's independence.
The statue, sculpted by the renowned Shri Ram Sutar is installed in the Parking Area of Rajghat Samadhi Complex at a cost of Rs.8.73 lakhs. It
is mounted on a two feet high pedestal clad with granite.
The famous message of Gandhi ji "Be the Change You Wish to See” is inscribed on the front side of the pedestal. Installation of the Statue is a part of
a large number of improvement works at Ra'oh t undertaken during the last three years.
#Scientist develop rapid test to diagnose Zika and dengue
Researchers including from India have developed low-cost, rapid diagnostic test consisting of pandengue strip for diagnosing Zika and dengue viruses and differentiating four serotypes of dengue virus.
Zika and dengue both belong to same viral family, which are called flaviviruses. They are two closely related viruses spread by the same mosquito
Key Facts
The test resembles pregnancy test strip and contains antibodies that react to presence of Zika or dengue virus, and also contains gold nanoparticles that respond to antibody reaction. It does not have cross-reactivity leading to wrong diagnosis as antigens specific to dengue and Zika viruses were identified.
To use the test, medical professional dipped strip into a tube of either blood serum or whole blood of patient. If the test is positive, then dot or line was seen on the strip that results from seeing gold nanoparticles that signal antibodies recognising viral protein.
The diagnostic test has nearly 100% ability to distinguish between two virus infections. it has nearly 76-100% sensitivity and specificity in case of
dengue and in case of Zika, it has 81% sensi I" ' and 86% specificity.
#2017 Nobel Prize in physics goes to the discovery of Gravitational Waves
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has selected three American scientists Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne for the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics.
They were selected for their decisive contributions to the USO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory) detector and the observation of gravitational waves.
Dr. Weiss born in Berlin and now a US citizen received half the prize. The remaining half was shared equally by two Caltech scientists Dr. Barish, Professor of Physics and Dr. Thorne, Professor of Theoretical Physics
Gravitational waves
Gravitational waves are ripples curvature of spacetime which propagate as waves, travelling outward from source at the speed of light. Strongest sources of gravitational waves are among produced by catastrophic events such as colliding black holes.
Gravitational waves were first predicted in 1916 by Albert Einstein on basis of his Theory of General Relativity. They were detected for by US LIGO laboratory in 2015. Since then three more examples have been detected.
Gravitational waves transport energy as gravitational radiation and pass through matter without interacting with it. Information extracted from gravitational waves may help to address unsolved questions and mysteries of physics and astronomy.
LIGO
LIGO is world’s largest gravitational wave observatory. It comprises two enormous laser interferometers located thousands of kilometers apart. it helps to detect and understand the origins of gravitational waves. The lnterferometers used
in LIGO work by merging two or more sources of light to create interference pattern, which 0 b measured and analyzed.
#Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple adjudged as cleanest iconic place
The Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai (Tamil Nadu) was adjudged as the cleanest iconic place in country under Swachhta Hi Seva (cleanliness is service) programme.
The temple earned top slot from among 10 iconic places selected by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation under Swachh Bharath Mission. It has piped other iconic places such as Taj Mahal, Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Golden Temple, Tirupathi temple and Sri Vaishno Devi temple.
Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple
It is historic Hindu temple located on southern bank of Vaigai River in temple city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. It is dedicated to Meenakshi, a form of Parvati, and her consort, Sundareswar, a form of Shiva. It was built during reign of Pandyas. It houses 14 gopurams (gateway towers), ranging from 45-50m in height and tallest is southern tower, 51.9 metres high. It also has two golden
sculptured vimanas, shrines over garbhagri 4* (sanctums) of main deities. ‘
#Government launches SECURE Himalaya Project
The Union Government had launched SECURE Himalaya, a six-year project to ensure conservation of locally and globally significant biodiversity, land and forest resources in high Himalayan ecosystem spread over four states viz. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Sikkim.
It was launched by Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in association with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Key Facts
The SECURE project aims at securing livelihoods, conservation, sustainable use and restoration of high range Himalayan ecosystems. It is meant
for specific landscapes including Changthang (Jammu and Kasmir), Lahaul Pangi and Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh), Gangotri Govind and Darma Byans Valley in Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) and Kanchenjunga Upper Teesta Valley (Sikkim).
The key focus areas of the project is protection of snow leopard and other endangered species and their habitats and also securing livelihoods of people in region and enhancing enforcement to reduce wildlife crime. Under it, enhanced enforcement efforts and monitoring will be undertaken to curb illegal trade in some medicinal and aromatic plants which are among most threatened Species in these landscapes.
These are some important highlights of today's news . Stay joined with us for more. Thankyou.
