ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise (AUMX) – Diligent IAS

ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise (AUMX) It is the first ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise (AUMX) between the regional bloc and Washington. The drills come at a time of stepped-up U.S. engagement in the region and tensions between Beijing and Southeast Asian nations over the South China Sea, parts of which are claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Co-led by the U.S. and Royal Thai navies, the exercises will stretch into “international waters in Southeast Asia,…

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Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (Mini Kaziranga), Assam

POBITORA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY For: Preliminary Topics covered: About Wildlife Sanctuary Black Softshell and Indian Softshell turtles News Flash The rare Black Softshell and Indian Softshell turtles bred in the ponds of two temples in Assam were released in the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, about 50 km east of Guwahati. The Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is often called ‘Mini Kaziranga’ because of similar landscape and a sizeable population of the one-horned rhino. Black Softshell Turtle…

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Project REPLAN (Reducing Plastic from Nature) – Diligent IAS

PROJECT REPLAN The Khadi and Village Industries Commission’s (KVIC) project REPLAN (Reducing Plastic from Nature) has completed one year successfully. Last year, Khadi India has started manufacturing a designer carry bag made from a mix of plastic waste and paper pulp at Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute (KNHPI), a KVIC unit in Jaipur. The bags were the first-ofa-kind product made with 20% recycled single-use plastic waste, which was welded in with cotton rags to…

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September month to be celebrated as ‘Rashtriya Poshan Maah’

RASHTRIYA POSHAN MAAH For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About Rashtriya Poshan Maah, POSHAN Abhiyan News Flash The entire month of September will be celebrated as the Rashtriya Poshan Maah. The theme of this year is “Complementary Feeding”. Holistic Nourishment – POSHAN Abhiyaan is a multi- ministerial convergence mission with the vision to address malnutrition with a targeted approach by 2022. Objective The Nutrition Month campaign’s objective is to ensure proper care,…

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5th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) was held in Vladivostok

EASTERN ECONOMIC FORUM For: Mains Topics covered: About the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) New Agreements between India and Russia Chennai-Vladivostok Sea link What is India’s interest in the EEF? News Flash Recently, the 5th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) was held in Vladivostok, Pacific port city in Russia. For the development of the Far East, India will give a line of credit worth USD 1 billion. The participants in the Summit: India, Malaysia, Japan,…

Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) – Diligent IAS

ASSOCIATION OF WORLD ELECTION BODIES (A-WEB) For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) News Flash The fourth general assembly of the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) was hosted by the Election Commission of India in Bengaluru. On September 03, during the hosting of A-WEB, India takes over as the chair of A-WEB for 2019-21. Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) Association of World Election…

AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNT INFORMATION

AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNT INFORMATION For: Mains Topics covered: About automatic exchange of financial account information News Flash Banking details of Indians with accounts in Switzerland will be available to tax authorities as the automatic exchange of financial account information regime kicks off between the two countries. It is a significant step in the fight against black money and the end of the era of “Swiss bank secrecy”. The Central Board of…

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TRAPPIST: TRAnsiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope

TRAPPIST-1 TRAPPIST, the TRAnsiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope. It is a planetary system, located 39 light-years away from the Solar system, near the ecliptic, within the constellation of Aquarius. Around a star which is 12 times less massive than the Sun and only slightly larger than Jupiter, there are at least seven planets in orbit. Out of seven planets, three or four are in the goldilocks zone – the place around a star…

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Astronomers develop fingerprint of Earth’s atmosphere

FINGERPRINT OF EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE For: Mains Topics covered: About the development of the fingerprint of Earth’s atmosphere. SCISAT satellite. News Flash Astronomers at Canada’s McGill University have made a “fingerprint” for the Earth. These could be used to identify a potentially life-sustaining planet beyond the solar system. With the data and observations collected by SCISAT Satellite, researchers have constructed a transit spectrum of Earth – detail on the fingerprint-like unique composition of our…

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India’s GDP growth slips to 6-year low of 5% in Q1 of 2019-20

INDIA’s GDP GROWTH SLIPS For: Mains Topics covered: The economic slowdown, its reasons and consequences. News Flash India’s GDP growth in the first quarter of FY20 slowed to 5 percent- the lowest in 25 quarters or in six years. Key Indian sectors are facing the effects of the slowdown. The slowdown could get worse India’s GDP growth has touched 5 percent to a six-year low in the April-June quarter of 2019. According…

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