reservoir between Palla and Wazirabad in Delhi

Delhi Yamuna Water Conservation Project approved

YAMUNA WATER CONSERVATION For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Yamuna water conservation- advantages, Aim News Flash The Yamuna floodplain water conservation project has received all necessary approvals from NGT. Aim The project aims at conserving rainwater in the Yamuna floodplains and creating a mega reservoir between Palla and Wazirabad in Delhi to help deal with the water shortage in Delhi. Reservoir A reservoir is, most commonly, an enlarged natural or artificial…

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China to use Combodia’s Ream naval base for 30 years

REAM NAVAL BASE For: Mains Topics covered: Ream Naval Base deal, Advantages to China News Flash China and Cambodia have reportedly signed a secret pact. The pact allows Beijing to use naval base on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand in the province of Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The draft of the agreement seen by U.S. officials would allow China to use the Ream naval base for 30 years. Where it would be able…

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Census data on Biggest reason for migration in India

THE BIGGEST REASON FOR MIGRATION IN INDIA For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: What is Migration? Reasons for migration News Flash Marriage is the biggest reason for migration in India. The finding, which was part of the 2011 Census, showed that 46% of the total migrants moved because of marriage and of these, 97% were women. As per the census, Out of 29.3 crore 20.58 crore women in India migrated for marriage – which…

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BARC shares Radiation Technology for Sewage Treatment

RADIATION TECHNOLOGY FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in collaboration with Amdavad Municipal Corporation, Ahmedabad has set up a Technology Demonstration Pilot Project “Sewage Sludge Hygienisation Plant” at Shahwadi, Ahmedabad. The plant loaded with 150 kCi of Co-60 was inaugurated in February 2019 and is in continuous operation since then. Another liquid sludge irradiator; Sludge Hygienisation Research Irradiator (SHRI) is operating at Vadodara for radiation treatment of raw sludge containing 3-4% solids since…

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India’s first Dragon blood-oozing Tree discovered in Assam

INDIA’S FIRST DRAGON BLOOD-OOZING TREE DISCOVERED IN ASSAM Researchers discover Dracaena cambodiana, a dragon tree species, in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district. It is a plant that yields dragon’s blood — a bright red resin used since ancient times as medicine, body oil, varnish, incense and dye. The sap turns bright red after coming in contact with air. This is for the first time that a dragon tree species has been reported from India.…

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NIMS with population council launched National Data Quality Forum

NATIONAL DATA QUALITY FORUM For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: ICMR-National Institute for Medical Statistics, National Data Quality Forum, Quality Data Model News Flash The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)’s National Institute for Medical Statistics, in partnership with Population Council, launched the National Data Quality Forum. Aim To improve the quality of health and demographic data in the country. National Data Quality Forum It is an integrated national-level platform that…

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The Global Innovation Index 2019 – 12th Edition – Diligent IAS

THE GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX 2019 For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About the Global Innovation Index- India vs. Global performance, Key findings News Flash India is the 52nd most innovative country globally in the 12th edition of the Global Innovation Index. The report brought out by the UN World Intellectual Property Organisation, INSEAD (Cornell University) and CII (Confederation of Indian Industry). GII 2019 has ranked innovation performance of 120 economies globally relying on 80…

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Diphtheria – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment – Diligent IAS

DIPTHERIA For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Diptheria – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment News Flash The Coimbatore Medical College Hospital has confirmed the outbreak of diphtheria at Kadambur Hill in Erode district. Diphtheria Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheria. It primarily infects the throat and upper airways, and produces a toxin affecting other organs. The main characteristics are sore throat, low fever and swollen glands in the neck.…

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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar: last Maharaja of the erstwhile State of Mysore

JAYACHAMARAJENDRA WADIYAR For: Mains Topics covered: All about Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar News Flash This Independence Day, the flower show at Lalbagh Botanical Garden will be a floral tribute to Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (1919-1974), the last maharaja of the erstwhile State of Mysore, to mark his birth centenary celebrations. Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Bahadur (18 July 1919 – 23 September 1974) He was the twenty-fifth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1940 to 1971. Ruling from…

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First Elevated Bus Rapid Transit System by Telangana government

ELEVATED BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Elevated Bus Rapid Transit System in Hyderabad, Bus rapid transit, Features & Significance News Flash Visionary Elevated Bus Rapid Transit System project by Government in Hyderabad moving well. The city will have the first EBRTS connecting the airport. Elevated Bus Rapid Transit System EBRTS envisages running of electric articulated twin/three buses to be exclusively run on the viaduct to be built…

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