{"id":29833,"date":"2024-09-21T18:52:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T13:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=29833"},"modified":"2024-09-21T18:52:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T13:22:08","slug":"news-in-short-21-09-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/21-09-2024\/news-in-short-21-09-2024","title":{"rendered":"News In Short-21-09-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Kalaripayattu\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus:GS 1\/Art and Culture&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The trailer for the upcoming film Look Back, which explores the ancient martial art of Kalaripayattu was recently unveiled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Kalaripayattu<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is\u00a0 an ancient martial art from Kerala, India, and is practiced globally today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Historical links : <\/strong>Its exact origin is uncertain, with estimates ranging from 200 BCE to 600 CE, and it peaked in popularity between the 14th and 16th centuries.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some myths credit its creation to Lord Parasurama, but historians dispute this claim<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was used by early inhabitants for hunting, and Kalaripayattu evolved into a sophisticated system of combat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cultural Significance:<\/strong> Chroniclers and poets have consistently praised its complex techniques, fluid movements, and the flexibility of its practitioners.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kalaripayattu was taught in villages across Kerala, with training centers (kalaris) commonly located near Devi temples.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traditionally, mastery in Kalaripayattu was linked to masculinity, with those unable to fight considered weak.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women also practiced Kalaripayattu and could match male warriors in skill and combat abilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: TH&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>PM Vishwakarma Scheme<\/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>The Prime Minister addressed the <strong>National PM Vishwakarma Program in Maharashtra.\u00a0<\/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>The Prime Minister launched the <strong>\u2018Acharya Chanakya Skill Development \u2019 scheme <\/strong>and <strong>\u2018Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Women Startup Scheme\u2019 of Maharashtra Government.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Punyashlok Ahilyadevi scheme will provide <strong>early-stage support to women-led startups in Maharashtra,<\/strong> offering up to \u20b925 lakh in financial assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PM Vishwakarma Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a central sector scheme, launched by the <strong>Ministry of Micro, small and medium enterprises in 2023<\/strong> for a period of five years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The scheme aims to provide end-to-end support to <strong>artisans and crafts people who work with their hands and tools.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eighteen traditional trades are<\/strong> covered in the first instance under PM Vishwakarma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits under the Scheme<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Recognition: <\/strong>Recognition through PM Vishwakarma certificate and ID card.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Skill Upgradation:<\/strong> Basic Training of 5-7 days and Advanced Training of 15 days or more, with a stipend of Rs. 500 per day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Toolkit Incentive: <\/strong>A toolkit incentive of upto Rs. 15,000 in the form of e-vouchers at the beginning of Basic Skill Training.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Credit Support:<\/strong> Collateral free \u2018Enterprise Development Loans\u2019 of upto Rs. 3 lakh, at a concessional rate of interest fixed at 5%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Marketing Support:<\/strong> Marketing support will be provided to the artisans and craftspeople in the form of quality certification, branding, onboarding on e-commerce platforms to improve linkage to value chain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: L<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/pm-modi-to-mark-one-year-of-vishwakarma-programme-in-maharashtra-wardha-today-artisans-11726801313457.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>M<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>India Joins International Big Cat Alliance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Environment<\/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>After an approval from the Union Cabinet, India has formally joined the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), by signing and ratification of the Framework Agreement of IBCA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The alliance was conceived as a multi-country, multi-agency coalition of <strong>96<\/strong> big cat range countries and others to establish a common platform for conservation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> Focus of the Alliance is to conserve<strong> seven big cats<\/strong> of the world which includes Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Puma, Jaguar and Cheetah.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In India<\/strong> out of the seven big cats<strong> only five <\/strong>\u2014 tiger, lion, leopard, snow leopard and cheetah \u2014 are found.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Funding:<\/strong> The government also approved a one-time budgetary support of <strong>\u20b9150 crore<\/strong> for a period of five years from <strong>2023-24 to 2027-28.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Governance:<\/strong> IBCA governance consists of an Assembly of Members, Standing Committee and a Secretariat with its <strong>Head Quarter in India.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>All UN member countries are eligible<\/strong> for becoming a member of IBCA.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>So far 4 countries have become members of IBCA including <strong>India, Nicaragua, Eswatini and Somalia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/international-big-cat-alliance-big-cat-conservation-tiger-lion-leopard-snow-leopard-cheetah-9579856\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Neuralink\u2019s Blindsight<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Science and Technology<\/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>Elon Musk\u2019s start-up Neuralink has been granted approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its upcoming product <strong>Blindsight<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Blindsight?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Blindsight is a <strong>brain-computer interface (BCI) device<\/strong>, or a chip, surgically implanted in the brain, that will enable those who are blind to see.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It will only work for those who have suffered damage to their <strong>optic nerve,<\/strong> but not the<strong> visual cortex <\/strong>of the brain which processes imagery and input from the eyes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The device will enable transmission of signals by bypassing the optic nerve and directly stimulating the visual cortex of the brain to make imagery visible to those without eyesight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Neuralink\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Neuralink is a neurotechnology company that develops implantable brain-computer interfaces (BCIs).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These devices connect the brain and a computer, and instructions through the computer can be utilized to send electrical signals to the device, and vice-versa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/science\/elon-musks-implant-could-help-the-blind-see-all-about-blindsight-that-got-fda-breakthrough-device-tag\/2276860\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Print<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Radio Noise from Starlink Satellites\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Space<\/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>As per a study in the journal Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink satellites<strong> are creating radio noise.<\/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>Radio noise from satellites<\/strong> refers to<strong> unwanted radio frequency signals and interference<\/strong> generated by satellites in orbit.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This noise can affect<strong> various communication and observational systems,<\/strong> especially in the <strong>field of radio astronomy.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Radio astronomy<\/strong> uses supersensitive antennas to detect faint radio signals emitted by stars, black holes and other objects in the universe.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SpaceX&#8217;s new Starlink satellites produce <strong>32 times more radio noise<\/strong> than their predecessors, causing <strong>concerns among astronomers about their interference with radio astronomy observations.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Starlink \u201cconstellation\u201d comprises more than <strong>6,300 working satellites orbiting Earth at an altitude of around 550 km.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These satellites deliver<strong> high-speed internet to places <\/strong>which otherwise would not have access to it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-sci-tech\/starlink-satellites-elon-musk-radio-astronomy-electromagnetic-radiation-9579634\/lite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Global Cybersecurity Index 2024\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS 3\/Science and technology&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India has achieved Tier 1 status in the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2024, with a score of 98.49 out of 100, marking it as a global leader in cybersecurity.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India&#8217;s success is driven by robust cybercrime laws, sector-specific Computer Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs), education initiatives, and international collaborations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0India&#8217;s global leadership is reinforced by international partnerships and agreements to enhance cybersecurity capacity and information sharing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About GCI 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GCI 2024 Assessment: The GCI evaluated countries based on five pillars\u2014legal, technical, organizational, capacity development, and cooperation\u2014using a detailed questionnaire covering 83 questions and 20 indicators.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is <strong>published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source :TH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Congo Basin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Environment<\/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>The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has come up with the High Integrity Forest <strong>(HIFOR) <\/strong>Investment Initiative, an innovative mechanism that could unleash critical finances necessary for the protection of the <strong>Congo Basin forest<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is the High Integrity Forest (HIFOR) Investment Initiative?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The HIFOR initiative is a <strong>Payment for Ecosystem Services scheme<\/strong> designed by WCS as a tool to be used by all those interested in the conservation of high integrity tropical forests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIFOR units are a new tradable asset that recognizes and rewards the essential climate services and biodiversity conservation that intact tropical forests provide, including ongoing net removal of CO2 from the atmosphere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Congo Basin<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is the world\u2019s <strong>second largest rainforest<\/strong> after the Amazon, spanning across <strong>six countries<\/strong>\u2014Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As the <strong>second largest lung<\/strong> <strong>of the world<\/strong>, the Congo Basin shelters approximately 26% of the planet\u2019s rain forests and a wealth of biodiversity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>However, despite its crucial ecological importance, the Congo Basin receives significantly less funding compared to the Amazon and the Borneo-Mekong basins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/africa\/how-to-raise-conservation-funding-for-the-congo-basin-wcs-claims-it-has-a-solution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trailer for the upcoming film Look Back, which 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