{"id":15152,"date":"2021-05-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/11-05-2021\/facts-in-news-148\/"},"modified":"2021-05-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T00:00:00","slug":"facts-in-news-148","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/11-05-2021\/facts-in-news-148","title":{"rendered":"Facts in News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hakki Pikki Tribal<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • It is a semi-nomadic tribe based largely in <\/span><\/span><\/span>Karnataka<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and sparsely spread in other districts of <\/span><\/span><\/span>Telangana<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span><\/span>Andhra Pradesh<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • It is said that in earlier times, the Hakki Pikki community migrated from Northern India to Karnataka\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • In the Kannada language, the word \u2018Hakki\u2019 means <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2018bird\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and \u2018Pikki\u2019 stands for <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2018to catch\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, therefore, the community is known as the <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2018bird catcher\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> which is their traditional occupation.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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      • Alternate names<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>: Haranashikari, Pashi pardhi, Adavichencher, and Shikari in Karnataka.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Language<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>: Their mother tongue is <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2018Vaagri\u2019 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>(belongs to the Dravidian language).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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        • However, they speak \u2018Vaagri\u2019 at home but they speak Kannada for their daily business.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Main Religion<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>: Hinduism<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        • UNESCO has listed Hakki Pikki as one of the endangered languages<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        • Documentaries<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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          • My Bangalore:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> Portraits from Hakki Pikki Colony by Pankaj Gupta<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
          • Sikkidre Shikari Illdidre Bhikari by Madhu Bhushan and Vinod Raja.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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National Technology Day<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • Every year, India celebrates <\/span><\/span><\/span>National Technology Day<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> on May 11.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Theme: <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • 2020 Theme: <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2018Rebooting the Economy through Science, Technology and Research Translations\u2019 \u2014 \u2018RESTART\u2019.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Objective: <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>To celebrate the advancements that Indian innovators like scientists and engineers have made in the S&T sector.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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        • On this day, the Technology Development Board (TDB) (works under the Department of Science<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and Technology) encourages the scientists and the engineers for their immense innovations, which helped in India\u2019s growth.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Background: <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>On May 11, 1998, India conducted <\/span><\/span><\/span>three successful nuclear tests<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> under the leadership of <\/span><\/span><\/span>Dr APJ Abdul Kalam<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> at the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Indian Army’s Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>under<\/span><\/span><\/span> Operation Shakti<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • These nuclear tests gave India an entry into the elite group of nations that had nuclear weapons. <\/span><\/span><\/span>India became the sixth nation in the world to join the \u2018nuclear club\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
          • The <\/span><\/span><\/span>first time National Technology Day was celebrated was on May 11, 1999<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Asperger Syndrome<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • It is a <\/span><\/span><\/span>neurodevelopmental disorder<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and is also known as Asperger’s.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • This syndrome is considered to be on the <\/span><\/span><\/span>mild end of the spectrum<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    • The disorder is named after German doctor Hans Asperger, who first described it in 1944.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • It belongs to the <\/span><\/span><\/span>autism spectrum<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, a family of conditions, which can severely inhibit a person\u2019s mental and social development.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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

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      • Having difficulties in <\/span><\/span><\/span>social interaction<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span><\/span>nonverbal communication<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • Restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviour and interests.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • Physical clumsiness and unusual use of language.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        • The affected people often focus obsessively on a complex topic and have trouble with social relationships.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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

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          • Social skills training, cognitive behavioural therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, parent training, and medications for associated problems, such as mood or anxiety.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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DOGE-1 Mission<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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Elon Musk\u2019s commercial rocket company <\/span><\/span><\/span>SpaceX<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> will launch <\/span><\/span><\/span>“DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon”<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> in 2022 onboard the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Falcon 9 rocket<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Speaker Pro-Tem<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • Pro-tem is a<\/span><\/span><\/span> Latin word<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> that stands for \u201cfor the time being\u201d, so Pro-tem Speaker is a <\/span><\/span><\/span>temporary position<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> that is appointed for a limited period of time.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • When the speaker of the Lok Sabha\/ state legislative assembly vacates the office immediately before the first meeting of the newly elected house, the President\/ Governor appoints the senior-most MP\/ MLA as a Protem Speaker.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • However, once a new Speaker is elected, the Protem Speaker ceases to function in the same capacity.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Functions:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> Presides over the first sitting of the Lok Sabha\/ State Legislative Assembly, administers the oath of office to the newly elected MPs\/ MLAs.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • He needs to conduct the election for the speaker and deputy speaker of the house.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • He also administers the floor test in Lok Sabha\/ State Legislative Assembly.<\/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":"

      \u00a0 Facts in News Hakki Pikki Tribal \u00a0 It is a semi-nomadic tribe based largely in Karnataka and sparsely spread in other districts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.\u00a0 It is said that in earlier times, the Hakki Pikki community migrated from Northern India to Karnataka\u00a0 In the Kannada language, the word \u2018Hakki\u2019 means \u2018bird\u2019 and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15153,"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-15152","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\/1321802current-affairs.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15152","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=15152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}