{"id":11952,"date":"2021-07-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/06-07-2021\/facts-in-news-11\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T15:46:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T10:16:41","slug":"facts-in-news-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/06-07-2021\/facts-in-news-11","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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Albino Palm Civet Sighted<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Recently, an <\/span><\/span><\/span>albino common palm civet<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> has made a comeback in Odisha after 129 years in <\/span><\/span><\/span>Satkosia Tiger Reserve<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> (STR).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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Sardar Patel National Unity Award<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Recently, nominations for the Sardar Patel National Unity Award have been opened.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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  • It is the <\/span><\/span><\/span>highest civilian award in the field of contribution to the unity and integrity <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>of India.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • It seeks to <\/span><\/span><\/span>recognize <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>notable and inspiring <\/span><\/span><\/span>contributions to promote the cause of national unity and integrity<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and to <\/span><\/span><\/span>reinforce the value of a strong and united India<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • These are announced on the <\/span><\/span><\/span>National Unity Day<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, i.e. the birth anniversary of <\/span><\/span><\/span>Sardar Patel<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> on <\/span><\/span><\/span>31<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>st<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> October<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • It consists of a medal and a citation and <\/span><\/span><\/span>no monetary grant or cash award<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> are attached.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Not more than three<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> Awards shall be given in a year.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • The <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ministry of Home Affairs<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> receives the nominations online.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Eligibility<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • Any citizen of India without distinction of religion, race, caste, gender, place of birth, age or occupation and any institution\/organization.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Any Indian national or institution or organization based in India may nominate an individual or institution or organization for consideration for the award.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Individuals, institutions and organizations can also nominate themselves.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      (Image Courtesy: <\/span><\/span><\/span>PIB<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Tidal Wave<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Recently, Ramayapalli village in <\/span><\/span><\/span>Odisha\u2019s Ganjam district<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> has witnessed a tidal wave.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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  • A tidal wave is a<\/span><\/span><\/span> regularly reoccurring shallow water wave<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> caused by the <\/span><\/span><\/span>gravitational interactions<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> between the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Sun<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Moon<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, and <\/span><\/span><\/span>Earth<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • The term “tidal wave” is<\/span><\/span><\/span> often used to refer to tsunamis<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>; however, this reference is <\/span><\/span><\/span>incorrect<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> as <\/span><\/span><\/span>tsunamis have nothing to do with tides<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Although <\/span><\/span><\/span>both are sea waves<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, a tsunami and a tidal wave are <\/span><\/span><\/span>two different and unrelated phenomena<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • A tsunami is an ocean wave <\/span><\/span><\/span>triggered by large <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>earthquakes<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> that occur near or under the ocean, <\/span><\/span><\/span>volcanic<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> eruptions, submarine landslides or onshore landslides in which large volumes of debris fall into the water.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      (Image Courtesy: <\/span><\/span><\/span>Britannica<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Harit Dhara<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Recently, the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Indian Council of Agricultural Research<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> (ICAR) has developed Harit Dhara.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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  • It is an<\/span><\/span><\/span> anti-methanogenic feed supplement<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Significance<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • When given to bovines and sheep, it not only <\/span><\/span><\/span>cuts down their methane emissions<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> by 17-20 per cent, but also results in <\/span><\/span><\/span>higher milk production<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and body weight gain.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • It acts by decreasing the population of protozoa microbes in the rumen, responsible for hydrogen production and available to the archaea for reduction of CO2 to methane.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • It is a <\/span><\/span><\/span>win-win for both the environment and livestock farmers<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • At Rs. 30\/litre milk price, the benefit-cost ratio for the dairy farmer works out to 3:1.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Methane<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • It is <\/span><\/span><\/span>produced by animals having rumen<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, the first of their four stomachs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • The rumen produces methane which is expelled through burping.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Arctic\u2019s \u2018Last Ice Area\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Recently, a part of the Arctic\u2019s ice called \u201cLast Ice Area\u201d, located <\/span><\/span><\/span>north of Greenland<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, has melted before expected.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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  • The climate projections forecast the <\/span><\/span><\/span>total disappearance of summer ice<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> in the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Arctic<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> by the year <\/span><\/span><\/span>2040<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • The <\/span><\/span><\/span>only place<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> that would be <\/span><\/span><\/span>able to withstand a warming climate <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>would be this area of ice called the \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span>Last Ice Area<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Significance<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • It was thought to be able to help ice-dependent species as ice in the surrounding areas melted away.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • The area is used by polar bears to hunt for seals who use ice to build dens for their offspring.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Walruses too, use the surface of the ice for foraging.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Concerns<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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      • Scientists had believed this area was strong enough to withstand global warming.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • However, now the area where the Last Ice Area is located, experienced a record low concentration of sea ice.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • The ice in this area has been thinning gradually over the years much like other parts of the Arctic Ocean.<\/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":"

        Facts in News Albino Palm Civet Sighted Recently, an albino common palm civet has made a comeback in Odisha after 129 years in Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR). Scientific Name: Paradoxurus hermaphrodites Features It is a small carnivore mammal belonging to the family Viverridae. Their long, stocky body is covered with coarse, shaggy hair that is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[76],"class_list":["post-11952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs","tag-gs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2023\/07\/362137current-affairs.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11952"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24480,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11952\/revisions\/24480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}