{"id":11864,"date":"2021-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/29-06-2021\/facts-in-news-5\/"},"modified":"2021-06-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T00:00:00","slug":"facts-in-news-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/29-06-2021\/facts-in-news-5","title":{"rendered":"Facts in News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Facts in News<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Sea Breeze 2021<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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Agni Prime Missile<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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DRDO successfully tests new-generation <\/span><\/span><\/span>nuclear-capable<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> Agni-P missile.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Agni Prime Missile<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • About:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> New generation advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • Fully made up of composite material.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Smallest and lightest among the entire Agni series of ballistic missiles.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Nature:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> Canisterised surface-to-surface ballistic missile.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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      • Canisterisation lessens the time required for launch & improving storage and mobility.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • The hermetically sealed canister protects the missile from the environment.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Range:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 Between 1,000 and 2,000 km.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • Significance<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>: Strengthen India’s credible deterrence capabilities, improved manoeuvring and accuracy, unlike earlier Agni missiles.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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        • High level of accuracy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          AGNI Ballistic Missiles<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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          • Built under <\/span><\/span><\/span>Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
          • Varients of AGNI:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> Agni-I (700km), Agni-II (2000 km), Agni-III (3,500km),\u00a0 Agni-IV (4500 km), Agni-V (> 5,000Km, Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
          • It also includes Prithvi short-range ballistic missiles (Prithvi-1 150-600 km), submarine-launched ballistic missiles and fighter aircraft.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
          • K-4 Missile<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>: Earlier, India launched the submarine-launch ballistic missile (3,500-km range).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Nuclear Triad<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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            • A nuclear triad comprises land-based ICBM (inter-continental ballistic missile), SLBM (INS Arihant) and strategic bomber aircraft ( Sukhoi-30MKI, Mirage-2000 and Jaguar fighters).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
            • No-First-Use Policy:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> Right of massive retaliation if struck with nuclear weapons first.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              IGMDP (Integrated Guided Missile Development Program)<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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              • Idea by:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam; approved by GOI in 1983.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
              • Aim:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 Attain self-sufficiency in the field of missile technology.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
              • Five missiles developed under this:<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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                • Agni Series<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
                • Prithvi (Ballistic Missiles)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
                • Nag (3rd gen Anti-tank missile)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
                • Akash (Medium Range Surface to Air)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
                • Trishul (Short range Surfacee to Air)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Kadaknath Chicken<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • COVID-19 pandemic has led to a huge demand for the Kadaknath chicken. People are consuming it to boost their immune system.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Key Points<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    • About: <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Kadaknath is the black, protein-rich breed of chicken from Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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      • This poultry is reared mainly by the tribal community of Bhil & Bhilala in the districts of Jhabua and Dhar.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • It famous for its delicious black meat (\u2018kali-masi\u2019), which is supposed to be invigorating and full of medicinal properties.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • The Black colour stems from the deposition of melanin pigment.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Benefits: <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>The black meat of their is claimed to contain low cholesterol level as compared to the routine table chicken.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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        • It contains 25-27% of protein in comparison with other breeds of chickens.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        • It can be used for its medicinal properties, like can be taken as an aphrodisiac.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Baihetan Dam<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • China operationalises <\/span><\/span><\/span>Baihetan hydro project<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> of 16GW capacity, biggest since Three Gorges.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Baihetan Dam<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    • Location: <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Border of southwestern provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Constructed on:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> Jinsha, the upstream section of the Yangtze river.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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      • Yangtze is the <\/span><\/span><\/span>longest in Asia<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and the <\/span><\/span><\/span>third-longest river in the world.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • It rises in the northern part of the Tibetan Plateau and flows in a generally easterly direction to the <\/span><\/span><\/span>East China Sea<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Three Gorges Dam:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> It is also a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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        • It has been the <\/span><\/span><\/span>world’s largest power station<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> in terms of installed capacity of 22,500 MW or 22.5 GW.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        • The Three Gorges are three adjacent gorges along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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