{"id":31026,"date":"2024-10-18T17:58:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T12:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=31026"},"modified":"2024-10-18T17:58:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T12:28:27","slug":"news-in-short-18-10-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/18-10-2024\/news-in-short-18-10-2024","title":{"rendered":"News In Short 18-10-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Bushveld Minerals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/ 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 discovery of living microbes in a 2-billion-year-old rock from <strong>South Africa&#8217;s Bushveld Igneous Complex<\/strong> is a breakthrough in understanding of early life on Earth and the potential for life beyond our planet.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Bushveld Igneous Complex<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Located in northeastern South Africa, it is one of the largest and most well-preserved layered igneous intrusions in the world.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The BIC was formed about 2 billion years ago when magma from deep within the Earth\u2019s mantle slowly cooled beneath the surface, resulting in the formation of multiple layers of igneous rock.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It contains 70% of the world\u2019s mined platinum reserves, making South Africa the leading global producer of platinum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: Scitechdaily<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Mera Hou Chongba<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus :GS 1\/Culture&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>The Mera Hou Chongba Festival 2024 was celebrated in Imphal.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mera Hou Chongba<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is the only festival where both hill and valley indigenous communities are observed together in the state.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is an age- old festival that marks the oneness of the growth of nationalism in the state.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It has been celebrated in Manipur since the time of Nongda Lairen Pakhangba, the God King of Manipur, in the first century AD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is aimed at strengthening the bond between indigenous communities in the hills and the valley of Manipur.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is recognized as a General Holiday in Manipur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: AIR&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Appointment to CJI<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus :GS 2\/Governance<\/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>Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud has recommended Justice Sanjiv Khanna to the government for appointment as the 51st <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/18-10-2022\/appointment-of-chief-justice-of-india-cji\">Chief Justice of India<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Chief Justice of India&nbsp; :Appointment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/18-10-2022\/appointment-of-chief-justice-of-india-cji\"> Chief Justice of India<\/a> and the other judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President under clause (2) of Article 124 of the Indian Constitution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Chief Justice should be the senior most judge of the Supreme Court deemed fit for the role.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The outgoing Chief Justice recommends the next Chief Justice to the Union Minister of Law, who forwards it to the Prime Minister for the President\u2019s approval.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If there are doubts about the senior most judge&#8217;s fitness, consultations with other judges (per Article 124(2)) will occur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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; <strong>Appointment of Supreme Court Judges : <\/strong>The Chief Justice initiates the process when a vacancy arises and forwards recommendations to the Union Minister of Law.<br>1. The Chief Justice consults a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/editorial-analysis\/02-01-2024\/collegium-system-of-india\">collegium <\/a>of the four seniormost puisne judges for recommendations.<br>2. The President appoints the seniormost available judge as Acting Chief Justice if the position is vacant.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source:PIB<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>India extends its first-ever Rupee denominated Line of Credit under IDEAS<\/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>India has extended a Line of Credit of \u20b9487.60 crores to Mauritius for a water pipeline replacement project,&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is the first \u20b9-denominated credit under the <strong>Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme (IDEAS).&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aims to replace approximately 100 km of obsolete water pipeline in Mauritius and will be financed by the State Bank of India on concessional terms.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This initiative reflects India&#8217;s commitment to socio-economic development in Global South countries, aligning with the needs of its partner nations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Do you know ?<\/strong><br>&#8211; The Government of India provides development assistance through <strong>concessional Lines of Credit (LOCs)<\/strong> under the <strong>Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme (IDEAS)<\/strong> via the Exim Bank of India.&nbsp;<br>1. Over 300 LOCs worth $32 billion have been extended to 68 countries, funding around 600 projects in various sectors, including railways, roads, agriculture, and healthcare.<br>2. Under the<strong> &#8220;Neighbourhood First&#8221; policy,<\/strong> significant LOCs have been allocated to neighboring countries: $7.862 billion to Bangladesh, $1.65 billion to Nepal, over $2 billion to Sri Lanka, $745 million to Myanmar, and $1.43 billion to the Maldives.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: AIR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Hoolock Gibbon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Species In News<\/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 <strong>National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)<\/strong> has deferred its approval for oil exploration in the <strong>Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary in Assam<\/strong>, which serves as a crucial habitat for the <strong>Hoolock Gibbon<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Hoolock Gibbon<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>About: <\/strong>Gibbons are the <strong>smallest and fastest of all apes<\/strong>. The <strong>hoolock gibbon<\/strong>, unique to <strong>India&#8217;s northeast<\/strong>, is one of 20 species of gibbons found in <strong>tropical and subtropical forests in Southeast Asia.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gibbons are known for their energetic vocal displays and were <strong>initially found in Assam. <\/strong>They are <strong>diurnal and arboreal. <\/strong>They are<strong> omnivorous.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Types in India:&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Initially, zoologists believed that there were<strong> two species of hoolock gibbons in the northeast region of India<\/strong> \u2014 the<strong> eastern and western hoolock gibbons.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Threats: <\/strong>The primary threat to the hoolock gibbon is the deforestation caused by infrastructure projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conservation Status: IUCN Status: <\/strong>Western hoolock gibbon is classified as endangered and the eastern hoolock gibbon as vulnerable.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act 1972&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Global Gibbon Network (GGN)<\/strong><br>&#8211; GGN was founded with a vision to <strong>safeguard and conserve a key element of Asia\u2019s unique natural heritage <\/strong>\u2013 the singing gibbon and their habitats, by promoting participatory conservation policies, legislations, and actions.<br>&#8211; It was first initiated in 2020<strong> <\/strong>&nbsp;and was organized by two institutions in China through Ecofoundation Global and the Hainan Institute of National Park.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: TH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Wildlife Board Approves 5 roads in Ladakh<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Infrastructure, Defence<\/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 National Board for Wildlife has <strong>approved five critical road projects,<\/strong> four of which pass through the Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary along the Line of Actual Control, and <strong>one road to Daulat Beg Oldie.<\/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>Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) is the country\u2019s <strong>northernmost military outpost<\/strong> in <strong>Ladakh <\/strong>and location of its highest airstrip.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In total,<strong> 35 km of new roads<\/strong> leading to DBO, which runs parallel to the LAC, have been authorised.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A key segment among these is the 7.75 km link road from DS-DBO to Saser-Brangsa-Gapshan, which will be constructed at an altitude of<strong> 17,000 ft.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The wildlife clearance represents a <strong>major boost for the Ministry of Defence,<\/strong> which is increasing its infrastructure development along the LAC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The current DS-DBO route, extending 255 km, runs <strong>adjacent to the LAC <\/strong>and remains within <strong>sight of Chinese-held territory.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It offers an <strong>alternative for rapid troop and resource movement<\/strong> for operational needs, located nearly <strong>100 km from areas controlled by China.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/strategic-link-to-northern-outpost-among-5-ladakh-stretches-cleared-9624061\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The discovery of living microbes in a 2-billion-year-old rock from South Africa&#8217;s Bushveld Igneous Complex is a breakthrough in understanding of early life on Earth and the potential for life beyond our planet.\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-31026","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\/31026","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=31026"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31028,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31026\/revisions\/31028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}