{"id":15656,"date":"2021-06-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/14-06-2021\/facts-in-news-177\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T14:43:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T09:13:05","slug":"facts-in-news-177","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/14-06-2021\/facts-in-news-177","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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5 MHz Spectrum For Railways<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for allotment of <\/span><\/span><\/span>5 MHz Spectrum in 700 MHz frequency band<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> to <\/span><\/span><\/span>Indian Railways<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span><\/span>Train Collision Avoidance System <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>(TCAS).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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Kanopus\u00ad-V Satellite<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Russia <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>is preparing to give <\/span><\/span><\/span>Iran <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span><\/span> Kanopus-V satellite<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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  • It is an <\/span><\/span><\/span>advanced satellite system<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and will be given with a high-resolution camera.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • It would be <\/span><\/span><\/span>launched in Russia<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span><\/span>contain Russian-made hardware<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Russian trainers have helped ground crews who would <\/span><\/span><\/span>operate <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>the satellite from a new site <\/span><\/span><\/span>near the northern Iranian city of Karaj<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • It would allow Iran <\/span><\/span><\/span>greater monitoring<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> of the Persian Gulf, Israeli bases and America\u2019s troop presence in Iraq.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Details of the sale come at a delicate time when there are <\/span><\/span><\/span>efforts to bring the US and Iran together<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> on a common ground with respect to the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> (JCPOA).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Operation Olivia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Recently, the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Indian Coast Guard<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> (ICG) has finished the execution of <\/span><\/span><\/span>Operation Olivia<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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Coffee Tree: Pyrostria Laljii\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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Project O2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • Recently ,Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India (O\/o PSA, GoI) initiated<\/span><\/span><\/span> ‘Project O2 for India’ <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>to ensure supply of <\/span><\/span><\/span>critical raw materials <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>such as zeolites, setting up of small oxygen plants, and manufacturing of compressors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • It is in an effort to raise <\/span><\/span><\/span>COVID-19 response funds<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> from private sector, companies, donor organizations, and individuals to strengthen India\u2019s fight against COVID-19.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • These funds will be used for producing medical oxygen for various health facilities in India through <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2018Project O2\u2019.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u2018Project O2<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2019 caters to meeting the rising demand for <\/span><\/span><\/span>medical oxygen by supporting government<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> hospitals to procure oxygen and related high priority equipment from approved manufacturers and start-ups.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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

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    • They\u00a0 are crystalline solid structures made of silicon, aluminium and oxygen.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • They occur naturally and are also produced industrially on a large scale.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • They are often also referred to as molecular sieves.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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FAME II<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • TVS Motor Company Limited\u2019s Joint Managing Director welcomed the revision of <\/span><\/span><\/span>FAME II<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> subsidies for electric two-wheelers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • The Department of Heavy Industries under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has been administering the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • The Phase-I of this Scheme was <\/span><\/span><\/span>initially launched for a period of 2 years<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, commencing from 1st April 2015, which was subsequently extended from time to time and the last extension was allowed up to 31st March 2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Phase-II of FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a <\/span><\/span><\/span>period of 3 years with effect from April 1, 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, with total budgetary support of Rs <\/span><\/span><\/span>10,000 crore.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • It reflects the<\/span><\/span><\/span> Centre\u2019s commitment to reduce dependence<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> on fossil fuel and address the issues of vehicular emissions .<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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

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    • To promote the <\/span><\/span><\/span>manufacturing of electric and hybrid vehicle(xEVs)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> technology and to ensure sustainable growth of the same.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • To <\/span><\/span><\/span>encourage Faster adoption of Electric and hybrid vehicle<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>s by way of offering upfront Incentive on purchase of Electric vehicles.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • To establish a necessary charging Infrastructure for electric vehicles.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • The scheme helps in addressing the issue of <\/span><\/span><\/span>environmental pollution and fuel security.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Monoclonal Antibody<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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