Assam & NE Current Affairs & GK – June 19-22 2022
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June 19-22, 2022
Mongolia’s Khuvsgul lake added to UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
Khuvsul Lake National Park of Mangolia has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserve of UNESCO.
The World Network of Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO covers internationally designated protected areas called biosphere reserves. These reserves are meant to demonstrate a balanced relationship between nature and people. They are created under Man and the Biosphere Programme.
About Khuvsgul Lake
- The Khuvsgul Lake is located in northern Mongolian province of Khuvsgul, near to Russian border.
- It is the largest fresh water lake of Mongolia, by volume. In terms of area, it is the second largest lake in Mongolia.
- It holds 70 per cent of freshwater of Mongolia or accounts for 0.4 per cent of world’s total.
- This lake is located around 1645 meters above the sea level. It is a 135 km long and 262-meter-deep lake.
- A total of nine sites from Mongolia have so far been registered in the network, according to the ministry.
- The lake is located at about 200 km west of Lake Baikal. It is nicknamed as “Younger sister” of two “sister lakes”. It freezes over completely in winter.
Sunil Chhetri becomes joint 5th highest goalscorer in international football history
Indian Men’s football team captain, Sunil Chhetri became the joint fifth highest goalscorer in international football history.
He scored his 84th goal during their AFC Asian Cup Qualifier clash against Hong Kong .
He has now equalled legendary Real Madrid and Hungarian player Ferenc Puskas goals scoring exploits on the international level.
Earlier in October 2021, Chhetri also surpassed legendary football player Pele’s record of 77 goals. He is now third on the list of active international goalscorers, just behind Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina’s Lionel Messi.
China launches third aircraft carrier Fujian
China launched its third aircraft carrier named ‘Fujain’, the country’s most advanced as well as the first “fully domestically” built naval vessel.
The launching ceremony for the carrier named Fujian was held in Shanghai’s Jiangnan shipyard.
The third aircraft carrier built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd is equipped with electromagnetic catapults and arresting devices.The aircraft carrier has the name of China’s eastern coastal province of Fujian.
China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, was a refit of a Soviet-era ship commissioned in 2012, followed by the indigenously built second aircraft carrier Shandong in 2019.
Neeraj Chopra wins gold at Kuortane Games in Finland
Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal with a best throw of 86.69m at the 2022 Kuortane Games in Finland.
Keshorn Walcott won silver with a throw of 86.64m. Peters was third with a throw of 84.75m.
Sandeep Chaudhary, who was also training at the Kuortane Olympic Training Centre along with Chopra, also took part in the competition and finished eighth with a best throw of 60.35m.
PM eVidya wins UNESCO’s King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize
The “PM eVidya” scheme has been awarded with the UNESCO’s King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education for the year 2021.
Key points
- The “PM eVidya” scheme has been initiated as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan by the the Ministry of Education in 2020.
- The scheme unifies all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education to enable multi-mode access for imparting education by using technology to minimise losses.
- It offers multifarious educational resources in multi-platform mode viz., digital / online, TV, radio, community radio, podcast, etc.
About UNESCO’s King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize
- Established in 2005, with the help of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
- The award recognises innovative approaches in leveraging new technologies in a bid to expand educational and lifelong learning opportunities for all. It is in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Goal 4 on Education.
- It rewards individuals and organisations which are implementing outstanding projects and promoting creative use of technologies to enhance teaching, learning, and overall educational performance in digital age.
- Each prize winner receives US$ 25,000, a medal and a diploma during a ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris”, which this year will be held on 24th June, 2022.
West Seti Power Project
India will be taking over an ambitious hydropower project in Nepal West Seti nearly four years after China withdrew from it.
India’s National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) has already begun preliminary engagement of the site in far-western Nepal following the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to Lumbini.
Key points
- It is a proposed 750-megawatt Hydropower Project, which is to be built on the Seti river in far-western Nepal.
- West Seti and Seti River, a joint storage project, with the capacity to generate 1,200 megawatts of electricity.
- This storage or reservoir will fill up during the monsoon season and the water will be drawn to generate power during peak hours each day in the dry season.
India-Nepal Power relations
- Mahakali treaty was signed back in 1996, to produce 6,480 MW, but India has still not been able to come out with the Detailed project Report.
- The Upper Karnali project, for which the multinational GMR signed the contract, has not made any headway for years.
- Three cross-border transmission lines were completed recently with GoI assistance: 400 kV Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar line (2016); 132 kV Kataiya-Kusaha and Raxaul-Parwanipur lines (2017).
- India’s success in executing the 900-MW Arun Three project in eastern Nepal’s Sankhuwa Sabha, and whose foundation was laid in 2018 and which is set for completion by 2023 has helped build faith in India recently.
The Union government launched a new scheme called “Agnipath” for recruitment of youth in the armed forces
The government has recently unveiled its new Agnipath scheme for recruiting soldiers across the three services. Recruited Soldiers will be called “Agniveers”.
About Agnipath Scheme
Agneepath Army Bharti Scheme is a central government scheme for all Indian candidates. Through Agnipath, one can serve in the combat forces and approximately 45,000 to 50,000 soldiers will be recruited every year for the service term of just four years.
After completion of the tenure, 25% of Agniveers will be retained or re-enlisted into regular cadre. 75% will be demobilised with an exit package. This has sparked protests because protestors are of the view that, this scheme will limit the opportunities for permanent jobs in defence forces, that provide fixed salaries, pensions along with other benefits.
Central Government has explained to the youths that, youths will get a generous exit package of Rs 11.71 lakh, after four years. They will be given priority in government services like CAPFs, state police forces. However, to calm down the protestors, government has introduced several changes to the new scheme.
The Ministry of Home Affairs had announced a 10% reservation for Agniveers in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Assam Rifles, after completing four years. Thus, the upper age limit for CAPFs now stands at 26 years.
Government has also increased the upper-age limit for recruitment to 23 years from 21 years for 2022.
The National institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) under Department of school education, has announced to start a special programme, to enable 10th pass Agniveers to further their education and obtain 12th class pass certificate through customised courses.
The education ministry also announced a special, three-year skill-based bachelor’s degree programme for serving defence personnel that will recognize the skill training received by Agniveers during their tenure in the defence establishments.
International Day of Yoga
The International Day of Yoga has been celebrated across the world annually on June 21 since 2015 to spread awareness about the benefits of yoga. This year it is the 8th edition of the International Yoga Day. This year’s theme : ‘Yoga for Humanity’.
The International Day of Yoga aims to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga.
Yoga is a group of physical, mental and spiritual exercises which originated in ancient India, involves mindful and controlled breathing and various body movements to rejuvenate the body and calm the mind.
It emphasises the values of mindfulness, moderation, discipline and perseverance.
The idea of an International Day of Yoga, initially proposed by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, and was promoted by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2014.
Ruchira Kamboj named as next Permanent Representative of India to the UN
Ruchira Kamboj has been appointed as India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations at New York. Currently she is Indian ambassador to Bhutan
She will succeed TS Tirumurti and is expected to take up the assignment shortly as the Indian ambassador to the United Nation.
About Ruchira Kamboj
- She joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1987, was the All India women’s topper of the 1987 Civil Services batch and the topper of the 1987 Foreign Service batch.
- She began her diplomatic journey in Paris, France, where she was posted as the Third Secretary in the Indian Embassy to France from 1989-91 and learnt French there.
- She has been Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO in Paris, Indian High Commissioner in South Africa, and Chief of Protocol in New Delhi.
- From 2011-2014, she was India’s Chief of Protocol, the first and only woman diplomat so far in the Indian government to have held this position.
- She has also served in Mauritius, Cape Town in South Africa as India’s Consul General, and at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London.
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