Daily Current Affairs
1) Country’s Tallest Air Traffic Control Inaugurated
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State(I/c) Ministry of Civil Aviation& Housing & Urban Affairs inaugurated Delhi Air Traffic Service Complex (DATS- Complex) - country’s tallest Air Traffic Control tower at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. The significant aspects of the DATS- Complex are:
- Tallest aerodrome control tower in India at 102 meters and one of the tallest in the world
- Provisions for 33 towers and ground controllers position at level 26 and 25 of the control tower.
- Internet protocol-based voice communication system for enhanced VHF coverage in the area of responsibility of a controller.
- Advanced radar and ADS enabled automation system
- Electronic flight stripes in ATC units in places of paper strips
- IP based automatic message switching system with an online flight plan filling facility.
- It's built at a cost of about Rs 350 crore which includes the state of the art equipment cost
2) Defense Minister Shri Rajnath Singh co-chairs Japan – India Defence Ministerial Meeting with Japanese Defence Minister Mr. Takeshi lwaya
- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh co-chaired the Japan – India Defence Ministerial Meeting with Defence Minister of Japan Mr. Takeshi lwaya in Tokyo.
- Discuss ways to further strengthen existing bilateral arrangements and Special Strategic & Global Partnership in addressing regional peace & security
- The Indo-Pacific vision was discussed at length with an expression of India's preference for a rules-based order along with the centrality of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and inclusiveness and security for all.
3) Army Prepares to Receive and Train the First Batch of Women Soldiers
The Colonel Commandant of the Military Police, Lt Gen Ashwani interviewed Lt Col Nandani in Srinagar for the role of the instructor of the first-ever batch of women soldiers for the Army.
Women soldiers are presently under the selection process from thousands of volunteers across the Nation and the training of the selected 100 is likely to start in Dec 2019 in Bangaluru. The duration of the training will be for 61 weeks just as male soldiers in the spirit that they are 'soldiers first'. Every year, a batch of 100 will be inducted until there will be 1700 cadre strength.
4) India takes over COP Presidency from China for the next two years
Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Shri Prakash Javadekar and Executive Secretary, UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Mr.Ibrahim Thiaw jointly inaugurated the 12- day 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to UNCCD at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida. Addressing the Inaugural session of the Conference, the Environment Minister who is also the elected COP President for the next two years.
- India will highlight its leadership in navigating the land management agenda at a global level.
- To cater the need to achieve SDGs and focused vision of Prime Minister’s agenda of “Doubling the Farmer’s Income by 2022”: Union Environment Minister
- India being the global host for COP 14 will take over the COP Presidency from China for the next two years till 2021
- India has added more than 15000 sq km of tree cover inside and outside forest areas in the last 5 years, which is a big success in land restoration.
What Is UNCCD?
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was adopted in Paris on 17 June 1994 and ratified by 196 countries & European Union. India ratified the UNCCD Convention on 17th December 1996. This convention can be called as “Mother convention” of the other two Rio Conventions that emerged as a major outcome of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit viz. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
The objective of COP 14.
The objective of the COP 14, accompanied with fourteenth meeting of Committee on Science and Technology (CST 14) and eighteenth meeting of Committee to Review the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 18), is to discuss on various issues of land such as sustainable land management, reversing land degradation, mitigating drought, halting desertification, addressing sand and dust storms, linkages with gender, tenure, etc. and guide the Convention as global and national circumstances needs change.
5) KVIC Launches ‘Terracotta Grinder’ at Varanasi to Re-use wasted pottery.
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched a first-ever ‘Terracotta Grinder’ at Sewapuri in Varanasi. This machine will grind the wasted and broken pottery items for re-using in pottery-making.
An advantage to potters and Job opportunities in the village
Earlier the wasted pottery items were ground in normal Khal-musal (mortar and pestle) and its fine powder was mixed with the normal clay. Mixing this powder in a stipulated ratio to normal clay makes the resulting pottery items stronger. This Terracotta grinder will make grinding of wasted pottery items faster than the traditional mortar and pestle. It will lessen the cost of production, and will also help in solving the problem of shortage of clays. He said the cost of one tractor trolley of clay is Rs 2,600 in the Varanasi area. By mixing 20 percent of this wasted terracotta powder, the potter will make a saving of at least Rs 520. This will also create more job opportunities in the villages. The grinder was designed by KVIC Chairman and fabricated by a Rajkot-based engineering unit.
KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena distributed 200 Electric Potter Wheels and other pottery machines among the villagers. This will not only create 900 new jobs, but will also meet the growing demand for terracotta products at Varanasi railway station following a direction by the Ministry of Railways to Zonal Railways and IRCTC to take urgent necessary action to ensure use of locally produced, environment friendly terracotta products like Kulhad, glasses and plates for serving passengers through all static catering units at Varanasi and Raibareilly railway stations.
This machine will be a boon for potters as Union Minister of MSME Shri Nitin Gadkari has proposed to introduce kulhads and other terracotta products at 400 prominent railway stations. The proposal is under active consideration of the Railways.
KVIC next project REPLAN.
KVIC had also started manufacturing of plastic-mixed handmade paper at Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute (KNHPI), a KVIC unit in Jaipur under its project REPLAN (REducing PLAstic in Nature). In this project, the waste plastic is collected, cleaned, chopped, beaten and treated for softness. After that, it is mixed with the paper raw material i.e. cotton rags pulp in a ratio of 80 % (pulp) and 20% (plastic waste). The institute has sold over six lakh handmade plastic mixed carry bags since September 2018.
6) DG Shipping completes 70 years of Powering the Shipping Industry in the Country
The Directorate General of Shipping will celebrate its 70th Foundation Day, the 3rd of September, 2019. Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya will launch the celebrations at an event in Mumbai. The special occasion will be dedicated to reflecting on the journey and contributions of the Directorate to the shipping sector in India since its inception in 1949 to the present day, and to chart out its future course towards boosting safe, secure and pollution free shipping.
7) Joint Naval Annual Quality Conclave (JNAQC) to be held in Visakhapatnam on September 05, 2019
The Joint Naval Annual Quality Conclave (JNAQC) under the theme ‘Transformation of QA Paradigm: Opportunities and Challenges’ will be hosted by the Naval Quality Assurance Establishments under the aegis of Director General Quality Assurance (DGQA), Ministry of Defence in Visakhapatnam on September 05, 2019. Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command will be the Chief Guest for the annual event.
8) Naval Phase of Defence Correspondents Course 2019 concludes at Mumbai
The Navy and Coast Guard leg of the 2019 edition of the Defence Correspondents Course (DCC) concluded at Mumbai on 31 Aug 19. The course was conducted at Western Naval Command, Mumbai and coordinated by the Maritime Warfare Centre (Mumbai). The course aimed to enlighten journalists on nuances of naval operations and their significance and in the long run build a pool of journalists who understand the Armed Forces.
9) Google and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology have signed a statement of intent to roll-out 'Build for Digital India'.
It is a program that will provide engineering students a platform to develop market-ready, technology-based solutions that address key social problems. Under this program, the applicants will participate in online and offline learning opportunities on key technologies like machine learning, cloud, and android.
10) Russia will train four Indian astronauts for India's ambitious manned mission to space, Gaganyaan.
Indian astronauts will be trained at Russian facilities. A special ISRO unit will be established in the embassy in Moscow to facilitate increased cooperation between India and Russia because of the Gaganyaan mission.
11) Ashish Kasodekar became the 1st Indian to complete the 555 km long marathon at 10th edition of 'La Ultra The High' marathon 2019 held in Ladakh, Jammu, and Kashmir(J&K)
Ashish Kasodekar from Pune flashed the flag by becoming the 1st Indian to complete the 555 km long 10th edition of 'La Ultra The High' marathon 2019 held in Ladakh, Jammu, and Kashmir(J&K). Ashish came in 3rd at 126 hrs 18 min to finish the distance.
12) External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Moscow, Russia
External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the premises of the Indian embassy in Moscow, Russia on the occasion of Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. Gandhi was inspired by Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer-philosopher. The two leaders never met personally in their life-line, but both shared a special bond and exchanged ideas through letters.
13) Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 26th Ladakhi-Kisan-Jawan-Vigyan Mela in Leh
The 26th edition of "Ladakhi-Kisan-Jawan-VigyanMela" organized by Leh-based Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), was inaugurated by the Union Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh. The mela seeks to meet the fresh food requirements for soldiers serving in the harsh terrain regions. Gyal PhunchokWangyal, Chief Executive Counselor(CEC) of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), and JamyangTseringNamgyalLadakh Member of Parliament(MP).
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