12-11-21 Daily-Kerala-KPSC Current Affairs

WhileMullaperiyarcontinues to be a controversial issue, many Indian states are carrying outdam rehabilitation(strengthening) projects with the help of the .Madhya Pradesh,Karnataka,Kerala,Odisha,Tamil NaduandUttarakhandare the states that are currently using theWorld Bankfunds for this purpose.

The World Bank-funded dam rehabilitation and improvement project (DRIP) includes investments in selected 223 Dams in six states (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Uttarakhand), in addition to dams managed by the Damodar Valley Corporation in Jharkhand.

The interventions are being implemented by 10 implementing agencies: central water commission (Cwc) under the ministry of <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/water-Resources“>Water Resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation (MoWR, RD&GR); Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC); Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (UJVNL); Odisha water resources department; Tamil Nadu water resources department; Tamil Nadu generation and distribution corporation (TANGEDCO); Karnataka water resources development organization; Madhya Pradesh water resources department; Kerala water resources department; and Kerala state electricity board.

According to the World Bank report on dam rehabilitation, many dams are ageing (605 dams are over 50 years old and another 3,095 dams are over 25 years old) and exhibit various structural deficiencies and shortcomings in operation and monitoring facilities. In most states, budget allocations for dam operations and maintenance are part of overall Irrigation system maintenance budgets, which are typically decided based on irrigated area rather than on preventative and scheduled, it said.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) authorized a number of measures to help , sugar cane, and jute growers.

Highlights:

The CCEA raised the price of ethanol made from sugar cane juice in order to blend it with gasoline.

Blending of ethanol with gasoline is predicted to reach 10% by 2022 and 20% by 2025.

The rate of ethanol produced from C-heavy molasses has also risen thanks to CCEA.

At the rate specified by the government, oil Marketing corporations buy ethanol from distilleries and sugar mills.

The ethanol blending scheme helped to minimize the country’s reliance on crude oil imports.

The Cotton Corporation of India received committed price assistance of Rs. 17,408.85 crore from the CCEA (CCI).

Reservation guidelines for the required use of jute in packaging were authorized by the CCEA.

Every year on November 12th, Broadcasting Day is observed.

Highlights:

The day is observed to honor Mahatma Gandhi‘s first and only visit to the All India Radio studio in Delhi in 1947.

Mahatma Gandhi addressed the displaced people (a Pakistani refugee) who had temporarily moved to Kurukshetra, Haryana, after partition on November 12, 1947.

After Suhas Borker, Convenor, Jan Prasar, conceptualized the day, it was declared Public Service Broadcasting Day or (Jan Prasaran Diwas) in 2000.

Prasar Bharati has been entrusted with the task of public service broadcasting in order to strengthen democratic traditions and provide opportunities to people from all walks of life.

OnNovember 10, 2021,India hosted a regional security summit. Eight countries, including Iran and Russia, attended the summit.

Highlights:

Each country’s national security advisors attended the conference.

During the summit, it was announced that Afghanistan and its territories could not be used to harbor, train, or finance terrorists.

The “Delhi Declaration on Afghanistan” was issued by the countries as a unified statement.

According to the statement, eight countries discussed the growing Afghan situation, as well as the worldwide implications of the Taliban’s takeover.

They devoted specific attention to terrorism threats, Afghanistan’s current political crisis, radicalization, and drug trafficking.

Every year on November 12th, the world commemorates World Pneumonia Day

Highlights

It is celebrated to raise awareness, promote prevention and treatment, and inspire action to combat the disease.

World Pneumonia Day 2021 is an annual event that first took place in 2009.

Raise awareness of pneumonia, the biggest cause of death in children under the age of five.

In order to prevent and treat pneumonia, interventions must be strengthened, accelerated, and sustained.

Focus on ensuring that all people have equal access to and receive comprehensive pneumonia prevention and control programs.

Develop specialized ways to reach “harder-to-reach” people in order to increase their access to available solutions.

Starlink, an Internet Service initiative, has launched a dish that interested customers can purchase to learn more about SpaceX’s developing low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation.

Highlights:

According to The Verge, the dish is a slimmer and lighter-weight choice than the circular dish that Starlink beta testers will be testing in 2020.

SpaceX’s satellite internet project is called Starlink.

It was launched with the goal of deploying 12,000 satellites into low Earth orbit to offer people on the ground broadband internet access.

It will deliver Services in regions where traditional internet is lacking, such as isolated and rural areas.

In order to use the system, users must install a dish near their Home, such as on their roof.

At all times, the dish should be positioned so that users have an unobstructed view of the sky (free of trees or other obstructions).