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Hindu Notes from General Studies-02

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India ‘disturbed’ by emergency

News

  • India issued another statement of concern over the growing crisis in the Maldives, but didn’t respond to former President Mohamed Nasheed’s appeal for military intervention.

Beyond News

  • Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement that,they are disturbed by the declaration of a state of emergency following the refusal of the government to abide by the unanimous ruling of the full bench of the Supreme Court on February 1, and also by the suspension of constitutional rights of the people of the Maldives.
  • The government also criticised the arrest of the Supreme Court Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and former President Abdul Gayoom on Monday night as “reasons for concern”, adding that it “continues to carefully monitor the situation.
  • The MEA refused to respond to questions about Mr. Nasheed’s call for international intervention.
  • Meanwhile defence sources said troops have been put on alert as the situation is still developing in the Maldives.
  • No order has been issued to move any troops or aircraft towards the country, they said.
  • Resources could be mobilised at a short notice, the sources added, but rejected the reports that India was preparing for action.

India, UAE to ink 12 pacts during Modi’s visit

News

  • A top diplomat said that, 12 agreements will be signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UAE later this week as India and the oil-rich Gulf nation look to intensify economic cooperation.

Beyond News

  • The agreements will include areas like finance and skills development.
  • Modi will start his visit to three West Asian countries Palestine, the UAE and Oman  on Friday with focus on cooperation in key areas of defence, security and counter-terrorism.
  • The Prime Minister will participate in the 6th World Government Summit in Dubai on February 10-11 in which India is a partner country.
  • This will be Mr. Modi’s second visit to the UAE. He first visited the country in August 2015.
  • According to the Ambassador, these visits are important for enhancing and strengthening the bilateral relations.
  • Aaround 2.8 million Indians are living harmoniously in the UAE and repatriating $13.6 billion a year from the Gulf nation to India.

Hindu Notes from General Studies-03

World’s biggest rocket launched-Falcon Heavy

SPACE X aircraft-Falcon Heavy

 News:
 

SpaceX’s big new rocket blasted off  on its first test flight, carrying a red sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars.

Why its important?

  • Falcon Heavy became the most powerful rocket in use today, doubling the liftoff punch of its closest competitor.

Beyond News:

Height: 70 M  | Number of engines: 27 | Weight : Approx 14 lakh Kg.

India successfully test-fires nuclear capable Prithvi-II

Indian Prithvi 3

News

  • India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile as part of a user trial by the Army from a test range in Odisha.

Beyond News:

  • The trial of the surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, was carried out from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near Balasore .
  • Describing the trial as a complete success, they said all mission objectives were met during the test launch.
  • The perfect test launch came after successful trial of Agni-5 on January 18 and Agni-1 missile conducted from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast on February 6.
  • Prithvi-II is capable of carrying 500-1,000 kilogram of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twin engines.
  • The state-of-the-art missile uses advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring trajectory to hit its target, they said.
  • Sources said that,inducted into the Armed forces of the country in 2003, the nine-metre-tall, single-stage liquid-fuelled Prithvi-II is the first missile to have been developed by the DRDO under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP)

Air pollution behind poor lung capacity among kids: study

air pollutions

News

  • Particulate matter pollution monitored over 15 different locations across the Capital for more than three months in a row this winter on a sample size of 343 revealed that 80% of the sample population had unhealthy or below the normal lung functioning.

Findings in the Study

  • The study found that the southern and northern peripheries of the city — children seem to have better health but the air in all parts of the city is not good for our children.
  • While one needs to remember that this may partly be due to the weaker economic background, the children across the city and country deserve good health.
  • The air quality monitoring also highlights the fact that there is a base pollution load across Delhi of about 300 ug/m3 for PM10 and 200 ug/m3 for PM2.5, which is three times higher than the approved limits and the source is located in Delhi.
  • It is important to note that the Graded Response Action Plan formulated hasn’t been put to use fully since its inception.
  • Multiple organisations and bodies across Delhi seem to be advocating for new plans every winter instead of implementing what’s been put in place to mitigate the problem.

Reasons

  • The major reason behind this emergency is industrial emission and vehicle fumes which has been sealed by cool temperature and still winds.
  • At the same time, mass burning of crop waste across the north Indian hinterland has sent dense smoke billowing across one of the world’s most populated regions.
  • The air has heavy metals and other carcinogens at levels more than 30 times World Health Organization limits, conditions likened by medics to smoking at least 50 cigarettes in a day.

After effects

  • In the longer term, consistent poor quality air is altering the demographics of cancer in the city.
  • Earlier 90% of the lung cancer patients were smokers. Most were men in their 50s or 60s.
  • However, in the last two years, half of my lung cancer patients have been non-smokers. There is a peak in people aged in their 40s, even people in their 30s. Our cancers are occurring earlier, more in non-smokers, and more in females.

NGT imposes Rs. 10-lakh fine on U.P. govt.

News

  • The National Green Tribunal on Monday imposed an environment compensation of Rs. 10 lakh on the Uttar Pradesh government for failing to stop illegal operation of e-waste plants on the banks of the Ramganga in Moradabad.

Beyond News

  • Observing that there was complete inaction on the part of the State government, a Bench also imposed an environment compensation of Rs. 50,000 on the Moradabad District Magistrate.
  • Green panel has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to submit an action plan for the entire Ramganga river by February 21.
  • However, counsel appearing for the State Pollution Control Board submitted that there were no e-waste processing facility in the district and the waste was being illegally dumped on the banks of the river.

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