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Sunday, April 26, 2020

Daily Current Affairs, 25th April 2020

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1) World Malaria Day being observed on 25 April
•World Malaria Day is observed globally on 25 April every year. This day is observed to spread awareness among people globally to fight against malaria.

 World Malaria Day 2020: Theme

 •The theme of World Malaria Day 2020 is “Zero malaria starts with me.” To End Malaria WHO joins the RBM Partnership in promoting “Zero malaria starts with me”. It is a grassroots campaign with an objective to keep malaria high on political agenda, mobilize additional resources ane empower communities to take ownership of malaria prevention and care.

2) International Delegate’s Day observed globally on 25 April
•International Delegate’s Day observed globally on 25 April every year. This day is observed to raise awareness of the role of the representatives and delegates of the Member States to the United Nations.

 •International Delegate’s Day marks the anniversary of the first day of the San Francisco Conference which is also known as the United Nations Conference on International Organization. This year is the 75th anniversary of the San Francisco Conference.

3) Manipur Govt commemorates “Khongjom Day” at War Memorial Complex
•The Government of Manipur commemorated “Khongjom Day” at Khongjom War Memorial Complex, Thoubal, Manipur. This day is observed to remember the people who valiantly fought in the Anglo-Manipuri War in 1891.

 •Khongjom War Memorial Complex is a historical site that holds the tallest statute of Sword in the world, was constructed in remembrance of the people who fought in the war.

 4) UP becomes 1st state with in-house facility of virtual courts
•Uttar Pradesh has become the 1st state with a software-based in-house facility of virtual courts, where requisite infrastructure in Allahabad High Court and all its courts for hearing cases through video conferencing.

 •The courts can conduct multiple court proceedings through virtual courts within the court premises without any internet connection. The facility is completely secure, the connectivity is flawless & only existing infrastructure was used and no additional costs were incurred to provide the facilities.

5) Iran launches its 1st military satellite “Noor” into orbit
•Iran has successfully launched its first-ever military satellite named “Noor” into the orbit. ‘Noor’ satellite has reached its orbit and is orbiting 425 km above the earth’s surface.

 •This satellite is launched by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps [IRGC], a branch of the country’s armed forces. The Noor satellite was launched by a three-stage rocket which was powered by a combination of solid and liquid fuels.

 6) CISF launches app ‘e-karyalay’ for movement of files
•Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has launched an e-office application named ‘e-karyalay’. This application helps to enable the movement of files and documents of CISF without any physical touch. This has been done in order to prevent coronavirus infection due to frequent touching of files by many persons.

 •This application has been hosted at CISF cloud with all security arrangements in place to safeguard the data. ‘Dak’ or letters management section of the app handles all sorts of communication between various levels of functional hierarchy.

7) Sanjay Kothari takes oath as Central Vigilance Commissioner
•Sanjay Kothari took oath as Central Vigilance Commissioner of India. He has been selected as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner by a high-powered committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prior to this, he has served as the Secretary to the President.
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The HINDU Notes – 25th April 2020

06:19




📰 Wildlife Board nod for mining in Assam elephant reserve

Environmental activist says the Environment Ministry has overturned its own adverse remark on ‘rampant violation of local forest laws’

•Amid the countrywide lockdown, the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has recommended coal mining in a part of an elephant reserve in Assam.

•The NBWL’s Standing Committee had on April 7 discussed a proposal for use of 98.59 hectares of land from the Saleki proposed reserve forest land for a coal mining project by North-Easter Coal Field (NECF), a unit of Coal India Limited.

•The NBWL is under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).

•Saleki is a part of the Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve that includes the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary covering 111.19 sq km of rainforest and several reserve forests in Sivasagar, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts.

Panel set up

•The NBWL had in July 2019 formed a committee comprising its member R. Sukumar, Assam’s Chief Wildlife Warden, and a representative of the local wildlife division for assessing the mining area.

•In the April 7 meeting, Mr. Sukumar stated that 57.20 ha of hilly forestland had already been broken up by the user agency (NECF) and the remaining 41.39 ha was unbroken.

•He recommended a “cautious approach” for preserving the “basic integrity of this forested hill slope” that is a part of the elephant reserve in Assam adjoining Arunachal Pradesh’s Deomali Elephant Reserve with “a sizeable population of elephants”.

•After detailed discussions, the Standing Committee “recommended for approval” the proposal for mining in the broken-up area after the user agency submits a rectified site-specific mine reclamation plan in consultation with the Assam Forest Department.

•“For the unbroken area, the matter will be considered after the user agency submits a feasibility report for underground mining, and also submits compliance report regarding fulfilment of all other conditions” as recommended in a meeting on January 21, the NBWL committee said.

•Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi asked, “What can you expect from a government that has de-fanged all environment and wildlife regulatory bodies? The recommendation reflects the disdain this government has for green assets, particularly a biodiversity hotspot to benefit the mining lobby.”

•Green activist Rohit Choudhury said the MoEFCC overturned its own adverse remark on “rampant violation of local forest laws” in November 2019 to fast-track coal mining in the Saleki forestland.

•The remark followed the local wildlife division’s report pointing to illegal coal mining in the Tikak open cast pit mining in Saleki. The division also said 4,800 tonnes of coal from “unauthorised breaking up” of 16 ha of the area had been seized. “The Assam Forest Department has completely failed in protecting the biodiversity of the State and has allowed all illegal mining of coal, stone, sand, etc., violating all rules and regulations. It is obvious that there is a corrupt nexus in operation and the State Forest Minister has become a mute spectator,” Mr. Choudhury said.

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Saturday, April 25, 2020

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Vision IAS Modern History 2020 Notes PDF

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Forum IAS Prelims 2020 Test 32 with Solution PDF

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Friday, April 24, 2020

SSC Result Calendar 2020: Check Revised Result Date of SSC CGL, SSC MTS and SSC JE

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Daily Current Affairs, 24th April 2020

17:20





1) National Panchayati Raj Day: 24 April
•Nation celebrates National Panchayati Raj Day on 24 April every year. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj organizes the National Panchayati Raj day or the National Local Self Government Day. India celebrates the first National Panchayati Raj Day or the National Local Government Day on April 2010.

 •On the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be launching the unified e-GramSwaraj Portal and Mobile App on the occasion. This is a new initiative of Ministry of Panchayati Raj which will provide the Gram Panchayats with a single interface to prepare and implement their Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP).

 History of Panchayat Raj:

 •24th April 1993 marks a defining moment in the history of decentralization of power to the grassroots, with the institutionalization of Panchayati Raj, through the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 which came into force with effect from that day. Ministry of Panchayati Raj commemorates 24th April of every year as the National Panchayati Raj Day(NPRD), as the 73rd Constitutional Amendment came into force on this date. Rajasthan was the first state that carried the Panchayati Raj System in 1959 during the times of late Prime Minister Jawarharlal Nehru.

2) International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
•The International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace observed globally on 24 April. ‘International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace’ was first observed by the United Nations (UN) on April 24, 2019. 

 •The Assembly proclaimed the day while considering that preserving the values of multilateralism and international cooperation is fundamental to promote and support the three pillars of the UN – Peace and Security, Development and Human Rights. The Day is a reaffirmation of the UN Charter and its principles of resolving disputes among countries through peaceful means.

3) UNODC launches “Lockdown Learners” series in India




•The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has rolled out a ‘Lockdown Learners’ series in India under its flagship “Education for Justice” initiative. It has launched ‘Lockdown Learners’ series of online dialogues with educators and students in India. The ‘Lockdown Learners’ series emphasizes on COVID-19 and its impact on Sustainable Development Goals, peace and rule of law.

 •The ‘Lockdown Learners’ series provides students a stage at which they can receive mentorship and knowledge support via activity-based learning, and make use of their talent as well as skills to spread awareness and advance their ideas and solutions to address these problems. It aims to aware students on problems of vulnerable groups as well as emerging issues like gender-based violence, misinformation, cybercrime, discrimination, corruption etc.

4) India’s 1st COVID-19 sample collection mobile Lab launched
•Raksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh has launched India’s 1st COVID-19 sample collection mobile Lab through video conference. India’s 1st COVID-19 sample collection mobile Lab launched has been named as “Mobile BSL-3 VRDL Lab”.

 About “Mobile BSL-3 VRDL Lab”:

 •Mobile BSL-3 VRDL Lab is India’s 1st COVID-19 sample collection mobile Lab. The 1st COVID-19 sample collection mobile Lab is jointly developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization and ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Hyderabad. This mobile lab hae the capability of processing more than 1,000 samples in a day and hence, can enhance India’s capabilities in fighting COVID-19.

5) Indian High Commission in Bangladesh holds webinar on trade promotion
•Indian High Commission in Bangladesh, and India Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) has jointly organized a webinar on trade promotion. Riva Ganguly Das, High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh called upon the business leaders of India and Bangladesh to share innovative ideas in response to the emerging economic scenario amid Corona pandemic in the world.

 •During the webinar, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh urged all the participants to work together to overcome the difficulties being faced by the businesses in both the countries due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar featured the participation of several industry leaders from both the countries such as Pran Group, Iffad Group, Indofil and CEAT among others.

6) #MyBookMyFriend campaign launched on World Book Day
•Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has launched a campaign “#MyBookMyFriend“. The campaign “#MyBookMyFriend” has been launched on social media on the occasion of World Book Day. Citing the importance of books, the minister urged all the students to read some books of interest in addition to course books during the period of lockdown. He also appealed to the students to share the book which they are reading at the moment using #MyBookMyFriend on social media.

7) World Games unveil new logo for 2022 edition
•The 11th edition of World Games which is to be held in Birmingham, Alabama, US (United States) has unveiled an updated logo and title after being delayed a year because of the Coronavirus pandemic. The World Games was initially scheduled for July 2021, but it will now be held from July 7 to 17, 2022.

 •The World Games 2021 Birmingham has been renamed to World Games 2022 Birmingham. The first event of World Games was held in 1981 in Santa Clara, California, United States (US).
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