{"id":29544,"date":"2024-09-16T18:34:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T13:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=29544"},"modified":"2024-09-16T18:34:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T13:04:21","slug":"news-in-short-16-09-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/16-09-2024\/news-in-short-16-09-2024","title":{"rendered":"News In Short-16-09-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Integrated Ocean Energy Atlas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/ Physical Geography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has developed an &#8216;Integrated Ocean Energy Atlas&#8217; for India\u2019s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The atlas highlights the potential of ocean energy resources like solar, wind, waves, tides, and ocean currents.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aims to guide policymakers, industries, and researchers in tapping into these resources for energy generation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00a0Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is an autonomous body established in 1999 under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It plays a crucial role in providing ocean data, information, and advisory services to various sectors, including society, industry, government, and the scientific community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: PIB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Turkey\u2019s Bid to Join BRICS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus :GS 2\/IR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Turkey has formally applied to join BRICS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>BRICS:<\/strong> The BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) leaders first met in St. Petersburg, Russia, in July 2006 during the G8 Outreach Summit.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The group was formalized as BRIC during the 1st BRIC Foreign Ministers\u2019 Meeting in September 2006, held alongside the UN General Assembly in New York City.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The inaugural BRIC summit was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on June 16, 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reason for Turkey&#8217;s Joining:<\/strong> Frustrated by its stalled European Union (EU) accession process, Turkey sees BRICS as an opportunity to form stronger ties with emerging global powers like Russia, China, and India. This could help Turkey reduce its dependency on Western alliances and diversify its international partnerships.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>By joining the group, Turkey hopes to access new markets, boost trade relations, and attract investments from BRICS members, which could help strengthen its economy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expansion to BRICS:<\/strong> The group was renamed BRICS after South Africa joined as a full member in September 2010.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>South Africa attended the 3rd BRICS Summit in Sanya, China, on April 14, 2011.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In January 2024, five new countries\u2014<strong>Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, and Ethiopia\u2014were added to the bloc.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>India\u2019s Strategic Goals:<\/strong> India aims to use BRICS to enhance its global standing and promote a multipolar world order.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0The expansion aligns with India\u2019s foreign policy objectives and its efforts to reform global governance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: IE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Operation Sadbhav<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>India <\/strong>has launched Operation Sadbhav to provide <strong>humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) to Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam <\/strong>have been hit by <strong>severe flooding caused by Typhoon Yagi.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operation Sadbhav is part of India\u2019s broader effort to contribute to HADR within the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region, in line with its longstanding<strong> \u2018Act East Policy\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Typhoon Yagi <\/strong>has been termed the <strong>strongest tropical cyclone <\/strong>that has hit Asia in 2024.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It started as a tropical storm in the western Philippine Sea and turned into a <strong>Category 5 typhoon<\/strong> and made landfall in <strong>China\u2019s Hainan province<\/strong> with winds of 223 kmph.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has displaced millions across South East Asia and caused widespread devastation.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/india-sends-assistance-to-flood-hit-laos-myanmar-vietnam\/article68646098.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>CREATE Setup<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Ministry of Micro, Small &amp; Medium Enterprises has inaugurated the Centre for Rural Enterprise Acceleration through Technology (CREATE) setup at Leh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CREATE will provide a Pashmina Wool Roving Facility, Training for development of production facility for Essential Oil Extraction from Roses and Other Flowers and Training for development of production facility for Bio-processing of available fruits and other raw materials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It will enhance local productivity, product quality, economic potential and improve livelihoods for the local communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: PIB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>20th Maritime State Development Council<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Infrastructure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The 20th Maritime State Development Council (MSDC),<\/strong> was concluded in Goa recently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It saw the resolution of over <strong>80 critical issues between the Central Government, States, and Union Territories,<\/strong> focused on port infrastructure modernization, connectivity, statutory compliances, maritime tourism, navigation projects, sustainability, and port security.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The MSDC has been instrumental in<strong> aligning policies and initiatives like the Indian Ports Bill and the Sagarmala program.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Maritime State Development Council<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MSDC is an <strong>apex advisory body<\/strong> for the<strong> development of the Maritime sector<\/strong> and aims to ensure <strong>integrated development of Major and non-Major Ports.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was constituted in <strong>1997 <\/strong>to assess in consultation with State Governments, the future development of existing and new Minor Ports by the respective Maritime States either directly or through captive users and private participation.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MSDC also monitors the <strong>development of minor ports, captive ports and private ports in the Maritime States.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It also ensures their integrated development with Major Ports and to assess the requirements of other infrastructure requirements like roads\/rail\/IWT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2054522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Satellite Chamran-1<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS 3\/Science and Tech<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Iran successfully launched its Chamran-1 research satellite into orbit\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In January, Iran launched the<strong> Sorayya satellite into a 750 km orbi<\/strong>t, its highest to date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Chamran-1 satellite, weighing 60 kg, was placed into a 550-kilometer orbit\u00a0 to test orbital maneuver technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It used\u00a0 the<strong> Qaem-100 rocket<\/strong> which is a solid-fuel carrier designed and built by the Aerospace Force of the Revolutionary Guards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Western nations, especially the United States, express concern that Iran\u2019s space program could be used to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Do you know ?<\/strong><br>&#8211; Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) are missiles with a range over 5,500 kilometers, designed to deliver nuclear warheads.\u00a0<br>&#8211; They are possessed by several countries, including the US,Russia, China, and others.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:IE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Saarthi App<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)<\/strong> launched Saarthi, a new reference application aimed at helping businesses create customized multilingual buyer apps.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is developed in collaboration with <strong>Bhashini <\/strong>which is an AI-powered language translation tool.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The app initially supports<strong> Hindi, English, Marathi, Bangla and Tamil,<\/strong> with plans to scale up to all <strong>22 languages <\/strong>provided by Bhashini.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The multilingual features of Saarthi, <\/strong>including real-time translation, transliteration, and voice recognition allow businesses to expand market reach, enabling companies to tap into new regions and increase customer acquisition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/technology\/internet\/ondc-launches-saarthi-reference-app-for-businesses-to-create-multilingual-buyer-apps\/article68629225.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: Miscellaneous&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Engineers&#8217; Day is observed on September 15 each year to celebrate the birth anniversary of <strong>Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (1861\u20131962)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He was a renowned Indian engineer, statesman, and scholar. He played a pivotal role in <strong>modernizing India\u2019s infrastructure<\/strong> and is considered one of the nation\u2019s foremost engineers.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He developed a flood protection system for Hyderabad and designed automatic water floodgates at the Khadakwasla reservoir near Pune.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Established Bangalore Agricultural University, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He served as the <strong>Diwan (Prime Minister) of the princely state of Mysore<\/strong> from 1912 to 1918<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was conferred <strong>\u2018Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire\u2019<\/strong> by the British in 1915 and conferred the <strong>Bharat Ratna<\/strong>, India&#8217;s highest civilian award, in 1955.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: IE<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has developed an &#8216;Integrated Ocean Energy Atlas&#8217; for India\u2019s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29544","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\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29544"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29545,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29544\/revisions\/29545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}