{"id":11938,"date":"2021-07-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/05-07-2021\/facts-in-news-10\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T18:37:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T13:07:35","slug":"facts-in-news-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/05-07-2021\/facts-in-news-10","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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245th Independence Day of USA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Recently, the Prime Minister of India has greeted the President and the people of the <\/span><\/span><\/span>USA<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> on their <\/span><\/span><\/span>245<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> Independence Day<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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  • American Independence Day is observed on <\/span><\/span><\/span>4<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> July<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and is also called the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Fourth of July<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • It honours the <\/span><\/span><\/span>signing of the American Declaration of Independence <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>by the founding fathers of the US on <\/span><\/span><\/span>4<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> July 1776<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • The declaration was originally drafted by <\/span><\/span><\/span>Thomas Jefferson<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, a renowned statesman and diplomat, in consultation with fellow committee members and political philosophers like <\/span><\/span><\/span>John Adams<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Benjamin Franklin<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Roger Sherman<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span><\/span>William Livingston<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • They renounced the British Empire and pronounced <\/span><\/span><\/span>13 American colonies<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> as free states.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Many towns carried out <\/span><\/span><\/span>mock funerals<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> for <\/span><\/span><\/span>King George III<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, whose “death” symbolized the rebirth of liberty and the end of monarchy and tyranny.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Philadelphia<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> commemorated the <\/span><\/span><\/span>first annual independence day<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> in 1777, starting the tradition to set off <\/span><\/span><\/span>fireworks<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, which are considered to be a very important part of the celebration in history and tradition.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • The initial year celebrations played an important role in the <\/span><\/span><\/span>development of the federal political system<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and provided the informal<\/span><\/span><\/span> political parties with a venue to tie local and national contests <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>to independence.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • The day now marks the <\/span><\/span><\/span>strong symbol of national power for the US<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and of specifically <\/span><\/span><\/span>American qualities <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>of democracy, freedom and liberty.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • As vibrant democracies, <\/span><\/span><\/span>India and the US <\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>share values of freedom and liberty and the <\/span><\/span><\/span>strategic partnership<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> has a truly global significance.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought (BOLD) Project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Recently, the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>(BOLD) project has been initiated by <\/span><\/span><\/span>Khadi and Village Industries Commission<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/u>(KVIC).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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  • It was launched as part of KVIC\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/span>Khadi Bamboo Festival<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> to celebrate 75 years of independence, \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span>Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Under it, <\/span><\/span><\/span>5000 saplings of special bamboo species<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> (<\/span><\/span><\/span>Bambusa tulda<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span><\/span>Bambusa polymorpha)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span>specially brought from Assam<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, have been planted over <\/span><\/span><\/span>approximately 16 acres<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> of vacant arid Gram Panchayat land.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • KVIC has thus <\/span><\/span><\/span>created a world record<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> of planting the highest number of bamboo saplings on a single day at one location.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • The unique scientific exercise is a <\/span><\/span><\/span>first of its kind <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>in India and has been launched from the tribal village <\/span><\/span><\/span>NichlaMandwa <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>in <\/span><\/span><\/span>Udaipur, Rajasthan<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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      • KVIC is set to replicate it at <\/span><\/span><\/span>Dholera<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> village, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ahmedabad<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> (Gujarat) and <\/span><\/span><\/span>Leh-Ladakh<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> region.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Significance<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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        • The project seeks to <\/span><\/span><\/span>create bamboo-based green patches<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> in <\/span><\/span><\/span>arid and semi-arid land zones<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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          • Bamboos <\/span><\/span><\/span>grow very fast<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and could be <\/span><\/span><\/span>harvested<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> in about <\/span><\/span><\/span>three years\u2019 time<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
          • Bamboos are also known for <\/span><\/span><\/span>conserving water <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span><\/span>reducing evaporation <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>of water from the land surface, which becomes significant for arid and drought-prone regions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • It <\/span><\/span><\/span>serves the combined national objectives<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> of reducing land degradation and desertification and providing livelihood and multi-disciplinary rural industry support.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
          • It will <\/span><\/span><\/span>boost self-employment <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>and benefit a large number of <\/span><\/span><\/span>women and unemployed youths<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> in the region by connecting them to skill development programmes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
          • These green patches will be <\/span><\/span><\/span>havens of sustainable development<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and f<\/span><\/span><\/span>ood security<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Panchmuli Lake<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Recently, authorities have carried out the <\/span><\/span><\/span>relocation of crocodiles<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> from <\/span><\/span><\/span>Panchmuli lake<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> near the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Statue of Unity<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> in Narmada district, Gujarat.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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Goldilocks Supernova<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • Scientists have discovered the first convincing evidence for <\/span><\/span><\/span>electron-capture supernova<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>– a new type of stellar explosion.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • Electron-capture supernovae have been theorized for four decades, but their real-world examples remained elusive.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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

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      • Supernovae have categorized into two main types:<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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        • Thermonuclear<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        • Iron-core collapse.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • A <\/span><\/span><\/span>Thermonuclear Supernova<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> is the explosion of a white dwarf star after it gains matter in a binary star system.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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          • These <\/span><\/span><\/span>white dwarfs<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> are the dense cores of ash that remain after a low-mass star (one up to about 8 times the mass of the sun) reaches the end of its life.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • An <\/span><\/span><\/span>Iron core-collapse supernova<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> occurs when a massive star\u2014one more than about ten times the sun\u2019s mass\u2014runs out of nuclear fuel, and its iron core collapses, creating a black hole or neutron star.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
          • Between these two main types of supernovae are <\/span><\/span><\/span>electron-capture supernovae<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>. When the star is not light enough to avoid collapsing under its own core mass, and not heavy enough to prolong its life and die in some other way later, it forms an electron-capture supernova.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
          • These stars stop fusion when their cores are made of oxygen, neon and magnesium; they aren\u2019t massive enough to create iron.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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NIPUN Bharat<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Implemented<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> by:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), the Ministry of Education.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Vision:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> To create an enabling environment to ensure universal acquisition of foundational literacy and numeracy, so that every child achieves the desired learning competencies in reading, writing and numeracy by the end of Grade 3, by 2026-27.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Implementation mechanism:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> A five-tier implementation mechanism will be set up at the National- State- District- Block- School level in all States and UTs, under the aegis of the centrally sponsored scheme of Samagra Shiksha.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Fly Ash<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • NTPC Ltd, in its endeavour towards 100% utilization of fly ash has invited Expression of Interest (EOI) for sale of fly ash from the designated ports of the Middle East and other regions.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    About<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    • Popularly known as <\/span><\/span><\/span>Flue ash or pulverised fuel ash<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, it is a coal combustion product.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Fly Ash is a by-product of power generation with coal.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Use:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> In the manufacture of Cement, Concrete, Concrete Products, Cellular Concrete products and for Bricks \/ Blocks \/ Tiles.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Sustainable Ash utilization is one of the key concern areas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Over the last five years the fly ash utilisation has grown up by 80% in India.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      I<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>nitiatives Taken<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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      • Draft Fly Ash Utilization Policy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • ASH TRACK Mobile App<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • Initiatives by NTPC Ltd: It is leveraging Indian Railways\u2019 sprawling network to <\/span><\/span><\/span>transport Fly Ash<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> in an economical and environment-friendly manner.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • Fly Ash Brick Manufacturing Plants: <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>To promote the use of Fly Ash bricks in building construction.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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