{"id":11982,"date":"2021-07-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/08-07-2021\/facts-in-news-13\/"},"modified":"2021-07-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T00:00:00","slug":"facts-in-news-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/08-07-2021\/facts-in-news-13","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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Bunder Diamond Mining Project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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Recently, it has been highlighted that the <\/span><\/span><\/span>proposed Bunder diamond mining project<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> in the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Buxwaha<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>protected forest <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>region in <\/span><\/span><\/span>Chhatarpur<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> (Madhya Pradesh) may have a greater ecological impact on the region.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • The project was awarded to <\/span><\/span><\/span>Essel Mining & Industries Limited<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, which stated that to meet water requirements and protect the mine from inundation, a seasonal nullah (stream) will be converted into a dam.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Concerns<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • Tailings<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> are disposed of in dams or ponds usually built around the mining site and contain process-affected water, <\/span><\/span><\/span>dissolved metals and various toxic<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> ore processing reagents that can <\/span><\/span><\/span>seep into the ground<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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      • Diamond extraction, a <\/span><\/span><\/span>water-intensive process<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, is not mechanical and requires <\/span><\/span><\/span>a lot of chemicals besides water<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, which leak out and impact animals, humans and the environment.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • Two major kinds of waste<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> are generated during the excavation of any ore. One, <\/span><\/span><\/span>overburden<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> (OB) waste which lies over the ore, such as rocks and soil. The other is <\/span><\/span><\/span>tailings<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> or the remains of the mineral after the economically valuable components have been extracted from the finely milled ore.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Around <\/span><\/span><\/span>200,000 trees<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> also will be <\/span><\/span><\/span>felled<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> for the excavation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • It threatens to further <\/span><\/span><\/span>deplete the already scarce water reserve <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>of the drought-prone Bundelkhand region.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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        • Chhatarpur was categorised as a semi-critical region by the Central Ground Water Authority in 2017.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Suggestions<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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          • Identify location for tailing ponds and proper management.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
          • Apart from spatial requirements for storage, tailings also require long-term management and rehabilitation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Maritime Partnership Exercise<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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Recently, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Indian Naval Ship <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>(INS)<\/span><\/span><\/span> Tabar<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> has entered the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Port of Naples, Italy<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> as part of the <\/span><\/span><\/span>ongoing deployment to the Mediterranean<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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Recently, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ethiopia<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> has started the second phase of filling the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> (GERD).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Black Panther Sighted in Navegaon Nagzira Reserve<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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Maitree Power Project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • Also known as<\/span><\/span><\/span> Rampal Power Station<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Bangladesh’s <\/span><\/span><\/span>largest <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>power plant.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Joint venture (50:50):<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> India’s National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Bangladesh’s Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Capacity:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> 1320 MW\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Completion:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> The first unit of this project would be commissioned in December 2021.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Significance:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • A symbol of successful cooperation between India and Bangladesh for development of the Bangladesh power sector.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • It will coincide with the Golden Jubilee celebration of Victory Day of Bangladesh.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • An environmentally friendly supercritical technology based thermal power plant.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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‘Matsya Setu’ App<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

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  • It is a mobile app.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Aim:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> To disseminate the latest freshwater aquaculture technologies to the aqua farmers of India.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Developed by:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Bhubaneswar,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Funding support by:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Hyderabad.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Features:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • It has species-wise\/ subject-wise self-learning online course modules.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Better Management Practices to be followed in maintaining the soil & water quality, feeding and health management in aquaculture operations.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Quiz\/Test options were also provided for self-assessment.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • An e-Certificate upon successful completion of each course module.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Doubts resolution and specific advisories from experts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Fisheries in India:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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      • Presently India is the <\/span><\/span><\/span>second largest fish producing<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and second largest aquaculture nation in the world <\/span><\/span><\/span>after China.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • It is also the <\/span><\/span><\/span>4th largest exporter of fish worldwide<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> because it contributes 7.7% in global fish production.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • \u00a0Fisheries and aquaculture production contribute about 1% to India\u2019s GDP and 5% to agricultural GDP. This sector provided employment to 28 million people in India.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Challenges<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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        • Low yield<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        • Poor infrastructure like cold chains<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        • Lack of access to quality seed and feed<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        • Loss of habitat and indiscriminate fishing<\/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 Bunder Diamond Mining Project Recently, it has been highlighted that the proposed Bunder diamond mining project in the Buxwaha protected forest region in Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) may have a greater ecological impact on the region. The project was awarded to Essel Mining & Industries Limited, which stated that to meet water requirements […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[76],"class_list":["post-11982","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\/2664869current-affairs.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11982","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=11982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}