{"id":15090,"date":"2021-05-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/06-05-2021\/facts-in-news-144\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T18:43:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:13:40","slug":"facts-in-news-144","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/06-05-2021\/facts-in-news-144","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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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • It is<\/span><\/span><\/span> one of a group of highly reactive gases<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> known as <\/span><\/span><\/span>oxides of nitrogen<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> or <\/span><\/span><\/span>nitrogen oxides<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> (NOx).<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • Other nitrogen oxides include nitrous acid and nitric acid.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • The <\/span><\/span><\/span>annual maximum NO2 exposure<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> recommended by the <\/span><\/span><\/span>World Health Organization<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> (WHO) is <\/span><\/span><\/span>21.3 parts per billion<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Source<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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      • Burning of fossil fuels<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> like coal, oil, gas and diesel at high temperatures.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • Emissions<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> from cars, trucks and buses, power plants, and off-road equipment.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Effects<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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        • Irritates the <\/span><\/span><\/span>human respiratory system<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> & reduces lung function.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        • Interacts in the atmosphere to form<\/span><\/span><\/span> acid rain<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, which harms sensitive ecosystems.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        • Makes the <\/span><\/span><\/span>air hazy <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>and difficult to see though.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        • Contributes to <\/span><\/span><\/span>nutrient pollution in coastal<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> waters.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Reduction Measures<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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          • Identification of areas with NO2 exposure.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
          • Plans to reduce its amount in air.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
          • National and regional rules to reduce emissions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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            • It is a <\/span><\/span><\/span>government scheme<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> to distribute <\/span><\/span><\/span>Liquefied Petroleum Gas<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> (LPG) connections to women of below poverty line families, <\/span><\/span><\/span>reducing indoor exposure<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> to biomass.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • It relates to the operation of <\/span><\/span><\/span>Unmanned Aerial Vehicles<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> (UAVs) and <\/span><\/span><\/span>drones at distances outside the normal visible range<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> of the pilot.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • BVLOS flights are mainly<\/span><\/span><\/span> performed in infrastructure inventory<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, for <\/span><\/span><\/span>monitoring large areas <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span><\/span>creating orthophoto maps<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Benefits<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • Enables a drone to cover far greater distances.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Numerous applications and cost-effective.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Enables service providers to conduct complex drone operations and facilitate drones to fly without any human interference.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • The <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ministry of Civil Aviation<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> has granted conditional <\/span><\/span><\/span>exemption from <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Rules, 2021<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> to 20 entities to conduct BVLOS experimental flights.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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      • These will help<\/span><\/span><\/span> create a framework for future drone deliveries<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and other major applications using drones.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Putola Nach<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • It is a traditional <\/span><\/span><\/span>string puppet<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> theatre from <\/span><\/span><\/span>Assam in North East India<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • It is also called Putola bhaona due to its ancient link (16th century) with bhaona theatre.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Usually, It is used to perform scenes from the epics such as <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ramayana or Mahabharata.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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

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    • These dolls are <\/span><\/span><\/span>1.5 metres<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> tall and are made of <\/span><\/span><\/span>hollow<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> wood or bamboo.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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      • Their heads are made of terracotta.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Musical Instruments used in performing the <\/span><\/span><\/span>art are dhol,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> harmonium<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, kansi, double reed wind instrument and a bell metal plate beaten with a stick.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • There were three different styles of string puppetry in Assam. They were Kalaigaon in Northern Assam, Barpeta-Nalbari in western Assam and Majuli “island\u201d in eastern Assam.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Cinco de Mayo\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • Cinco de Mayo (May the fifth in Spanish) is an annual <\/span><\/span><\/span>joyous celebration<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 of <\/span><\/span><\/span>Mexico and the United States.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • The day\u00a0 marked Mexico\u2019s military victory on its soil over French forces in 1862 <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • The day\u00a0 falls on May 5 in 2021, also known as <\/span><\/span><\/span>Battle of Puebla Day.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • In Puebla(over 100 km ahead of Mexico City), Cinco de Mayo is celebrated annually with speeches, parades, and by reenacting episodes of the 1862 battle.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • In the US, in the mid-20th century, the celebration became a way for immigrants from Mexico to express pride in their heritage.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Historical\u00a0 context<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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      • In the 1860s, Mexico had been <\/span><\/span><\/span>severely weakened<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> by lengthy wars over the previous two decades \u2014 the Mexican-American War (1846-48) and the internal Reform War (1858-61).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • As a result, in 1861, President Benito Ju\u00e1rez announced a <\/span><\/span><\/span>temporary moratorium<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> of two years on <\/span><\/span><\/span>repaying Mexico\u2019s foreign debts.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • In response, troops from <\/span><\/span><\/span>Britain<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Spain, and France invaded Mexico<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, demanding reimbursement.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • By April 1862, Britain and Spain negotiated with Mexico and withdrew, but France, which at the time was led by Emperor Napoleon III, decided to establish an empire in Mexican territories with the support of the local landowning classes.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • At Puebla, a poorly equipped and outnumbered Mexican force decisively defeated the advancing French troops on May 5, 1862.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Section 142 of the Social Security Code – 2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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Casirivimab and Imdevimab<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • They are human <\/span><\/span><\/span>immunoglobulin G-1 (IgG1) monoclonal antibodies <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>produced by recombinant DNA technology.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • The <\/span><\/span><\/span>antibody cocktail (Casirivimab and Imdevimab)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> is seen as useful for high-risk patients before their condition worsens.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Monoclonal antibodies are <\/span><\/span><\/span>laboratory-made proteins<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> that mimic the immune system\u2019s ability to fight off harmful pathogens such as viruses.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Casirivimab and imdevimab significantly <\/span><\/span><\/span>shortened the duration of symptoms<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> by four days during the clinical trials.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Casirivimab and imdevimab are monoclonal antibodies that are specifically directed against the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • The Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) has provided an <\/span><\/span><\/span>emergency use authorisation (EUA) for casirivimab and imdevimab<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> for the treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19 in India.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • CDSCO is the <\/span><\/span><\/span>central drug authority<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> for discharging functions assigned to the Central Government under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.<\/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 Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)\u00a0 It is one of a group of highly reactive gases known as oxides of nitrogen or nitrogen oxides (NOx). Other nitrogen oxides include nitrous acid and nitric acid. The annual maximum NO2 exposure recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) is 21.3 parts per billion. Source Burning of fossil […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[30,26,25],"class_list":["post-15090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs","tag-gs-2","tag-gs-3","tag-gs1"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5930545current-affairs.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15090","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=15090"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25449,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15090\/revisions\/25449"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}