{"id":31679,"date":"2024-11-04T18:08:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T12:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=31679"},"modified":"2024-11-04T18:08:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T12:38:24","slug":"news-in-short-04-11-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/04-11-2024\/news-in-short-04-11-2024","title":{"rendered":"News In Short 04-11-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Balfour Declaration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/World History<\/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 Balfour Declaration was made <strong>107 years ago<\/strong> on November 2, 1917.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Balfour Declaration<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was a letter that Balfour, then British foreign secretary, wrote to Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild of Tring, a prominent member of the Anglo-Jewish community.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It expressed support for the <strong>establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The declaration is seen as a significant moment in the lead-up to the<strong> 1948 creation of Israel.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Factors Leading to Balfour Declaration<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Zionist Movement: <\/strong>The Zionists believed that the Jewish community, facing increasing persecution in Europe, would not be safe till they had a country, a homeland, to call their own.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thus, Zionists began approaching various leaders to secure support for this goal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strategic Interest of the Allies: <\/strong>It reflected British strategic interests during World War I, including garnering support from Jews in the United States and Russia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The implications of the Balfour Declaration<\/strong> contributed to tensions in the region and played a crucial role in the <strong>subsequent history of Israel and Palestine.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-history\/balfour-declaration-changed-palestine-israel-explained-9651661\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Ningol Chakkouba<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS 1\/Culture<\/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>Ningol Chakkouba<\/strong>, one of <strong>Manipur\u2019s most significant festivals, <\/strong>was<strong> <\/strong>celebrated with great enthusiasm.<\/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 festival is traditionally held on the <strong>second lunar day<\/strong> of the Manipuri calendar\u2019s<strong> Hiyangei month<\/strong> and its history dates back to the time when <strong>King Nongda Lairen Pakhangba<\/strong> ruled in Manipur.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ningol<\/strong> means \u2018married woman\u2019 and <strong>Chakouba<\/strong> means \u2018invitation for feast\u2019; so the festival is the one where the married women are invited to their parents\u2019 home for a feast.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The invitation comes from the son(s) of the parental family of the ningols, generally a week in advance; it <strong>strengthens the bond<\/strong> of affections among the brothers and sisters, daughters and parents of a family.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earlier, the festival was mainly <strong>celebrated by the Meiteis<\/strong> but nowadays many other communities also have started to celebrate it.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/ningol-chakkouba-festival-celebrated-with-religious-fervor-and-gaiety-across-manipur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AIR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Digital India Common Service Centre (DICSC) Project<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/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>The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has announced the launch of the Digital India Common Service Centre (DICSC) project.<\/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>Project aims to bridge the digital divide in rural India by providing citizens with accessible e-governance, financial, and commercial services.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each centre will serve as a one-stop solution for essential services, including Aadhaar registration, banking, and tele-law, equipped with high-speed broadband connectivity and modern infrastructure.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The implementation is managed by Common Services Centres e-Governance Services India Limited.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/india-news\/meity-to-roll-out-digital-india-service-center-project-nbsp-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/3654433\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>India\u2019s Progress in the Fight Against Tuberculosis<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Health<\/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>Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi highlighted the <strong>nation&#8217;s achievements in reducing TB incidence.\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 World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised India&#8217;s progress, with a <strong>17.7% decline in TB incidence from 2015 to 2023<\/strong>, a rate more than double the global decline of<strong> 8.3%.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The government has expanded and strengthened the <strong>National TB Elimination Programme<\/strong> by taking key initiatives such as:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Ni-Kshay Poshan Yojana<\/strong> to provide essential nutritional support to TB patients and the introduction of the<strong> BPALM regimen,<\/strong> a novel treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India&#8217;s goal is to <strong>eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025<\/strong>, five years ahead of the <strong>global target of 2030.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2070438&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Iron Beam<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Defence<\/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>Israel&#8217;s Ministry of Defense has announced that the <strong>&#8220;Iron Beam,&#8221; <\/strong>a high-powered laser interception system, is expected to become operational within a year.\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><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> Designed to neutralize projectiles, including drones and rockets, using high-powered lasers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Functionality:<\/strong> The Iron Beam can intercept a range of threats from hundreds of meters to several kilometers away, engaging at the speed of light. It operates with minimal cost per interception and low collateral damage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Development:<\/strong> Created by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, it will complement <strong>Israel\u2019s existing Iron Dome system<\/strong> and will be integrated into a broader, multilayer defense strategy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Capabilities and Limitations:<\/strong> The Iron Beam is especially effective against small, fast-moving drones, although its efficiency decreases in poor weather conditions like fog or rain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/iron-beam-israels-new-era-of-warfare-defence-system-to-use-high-power-lasers\/articleshow\/114870623.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TOI<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Laika: First Living Creature to Orbit the Earth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS 3\/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>November 3 marks 67 years since the Soviet Union sent <strong>Laika to orbit the Earth on its Sputnik 2 mission.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About: Laika<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Laika (Barker) was a Soviet space dog who became the <strong>first living creature <\/strong>to orbit the earth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The dog was promoted to<strong> cosmonaut<\/strong> (a term referring to an astronaut in the Soviet or Russian space program) based on her \u2018small\u2019 size and \u2018calm\u2019 demeanour.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As the technology to re-enter the atmosphere had not yet been developed, Laika&#8217;s survival was never expected. It is likely that she died of <strong>hyperthermia<\/strong> a few hours after reaching orbit.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laika ended up providing scientists with the first data on the behaviour of a living organism orbiting in the space environment. Four years later, <strong>Yuri Gagarin<\/strong> became the first human to orbit earth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Sputnik 2 mission<\/strong><br>&#8211; Sputnik 2 was launched on a Sapwood SS-6 8K71PS launch vehicle on November 3, 1957.<br>&#8211; It was the <strong>second spacecraft<\/strong> launched into Earth orbit and was the <strong>first<\/strong> such biological spacecraft. Sputnik 2 remained in orbit for five months.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-history\/laika-first-living-creature-orbit-9651718\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Botswana\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/Places in news&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>Mr. Duma Boko elected as the new President of Botswana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Botswana<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a land-locked country dominated in geographical terms by the Kalahari Desert.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is situated in the Southern African region and about two-thirds of Botswana lies within the Tropics; it is bisected by the Tropic of Capricorn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is bordered by Zambia and Zimbabwe to the northeast, Namibia to the north and west, and South Africa to the south and southeast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9bc7f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"508\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2024\/11\/botswana-jpg.webp\" alt=\"botswana\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-31680\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9bc7f; width:378px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2024\/11\/botswana-jpg.webp 508w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2024\/11\/botswana-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital City: Gaborone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Botswana&#8217;s climate is semi-arid though it is hot and dry for much of the year.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Botswana&#8217;s highest point is Tsodilo Hills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Major Rivers :<\/strong> Significant rivers\u00a0 include the Limpopo, Okavango, and Shashe with the Molopo River creating a geographical border between South Africa and Botswana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"c0c3b9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2024\/11\/botswana-pic-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Major Rivers\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-31681\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c0c3b9; width:363px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2024\/11\/botswana-pic-jpg.webp 445w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2024\/11\/botswana-pic-282x300.webp 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is home of the world\u2019s largest elephant population<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source : PIB&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Bibek Debroy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Miscellaneous&nbsp;<\/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>Economist and chairman of Prime Minister\u2019&#8217;s <strong>economic advisory council Bibek Debroy has passed away.<\/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>He was a full-time Member of<strong> NITI Aayog<\/strong> from its constitution in 2015 until June 2019.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was also a<strong> Sanskrit scholar <\/strong>who had translated the Bhagavad Gita, the Vedas, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata into English.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bibek Debroy Committee:<\/strong> Chaired by Debroy from 2014 to 2015, this committee was tasked with restructuring the Railway Ministry and Railway Board, and mobilizing resources for major railway projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was the <strong>Chairman of the Finance Ministry&#8217;s &#8216;Expert Committee for Infrastructure Classification<\/strong> and Financing Framework for Amrit Kaal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Debroy was awarded a <strong>Padma Shri in 2015 <\/strong>and the <strong>Lifetime Achievement Award <\/strong>by the US-India Business Summit in <strong>2016<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/economist-chairman-prime-minister-economic-advisory-council-bibek-debroy-death-9648162\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Balfour Declaration was made 107 years ago on November 2, 1917.<\/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-31679","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\/31679","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=31679"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31682,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31679\/revisions\/31682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}