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Connect to Current -Daily Current Capsules 15th January 2019
Science and Technology ISRO developing technology to reuse first & second stages of rocket
Relevance IN – Prelims( facts regarding this new technology) + Mains ( GS
Paper III – awareness in the field of Space + indigenization of technology)
Know! the important facts
ISRO is working on reusable launch technology for using the first and
second stages of a rocket multiple times
To master this technology, ISRO will conduct an advanced version of the
reusable launch technology test in June-July
What’s the NEWS
In a bid to cut cost of satellite launchers, Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) is working on reusable launch technology for
using the first and second stages of a rocket multiple times.
To master this technology, ISRO is going to conduct an advanced
version of the reusable launch technology (RLV) test in June-July.
Know! all about the reusable launch technology (RLV)
ISRO is working on a reusable launch technology in order to recover
the first and second stages of a rocket so that we can reuse them to
cut cost and carry heavier payloads.
The first rocket stage will be recovered on a vertical landing spot on
the sea like SpaceX has been doing it with its Falcon rocket.
However, recovering the second stage is not simple. For this
ISROdeveloping a winged body like a space shuttle. This shuttle will
be attached as a second stage in a rocket. It will carry the top portion
of the rocket comprising a satellite or spacecraft to space. Once it
injects the satellite in its orbit, the shuttle will glide back to the earth
and land on an airstrip like an aircraft.
The second stage recovery has never been tried by any other space
agency in the world, not even SpaceX".
ISRO had conducted the first demonstration test of India's winged body
vehicle on May 23, 2016. Then, the RLV had reached a height of 70 km
and was manoeuvred back to earth where it glided down into the Indian
Ocean and disintegrated.
On the June-July "The test will be different this time where a helicopter
will take the shuttle to a considerable height and from that height, the
winged body will be dropped. The shuttle will then glide back to earth
and land on an airstrip.
ISRO is also planning to conduct a third test of the RLV from the orbit.
There is speculation that the landing strip could be made in Andaman
and Nicobar islands.
Govt. to launch an end-to-end prediction system for predicting
thunderstorms/lightning by April 2019
Relevance IN – Prelims( factoids) + Mains ( GS Paper III- Disaster
management)
What’s the NEWS
India Meteorological Department will be implementing an end-to-end
prediction system for predicting thunderstorms/lightning by April
2019.
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) and IMD are developing
prediction tools for thunderstorm/lightning.
Know! about the upcoming prediction system
IITM Pune has already installed 48 lightning sensors around the country
which can locate the thunderstorm/lightning activities on real time.
IITM Pune also developed a Mobile App called “DAMINI” to give
alerts on impending lightning activity over the area. The DAMINI App is
available from Google Stores.
IITM Pune and IMD are developing a new website for IMD along with
the Mobile Apps for Farmers and City Forecasts.
These new tools will help IMD to disseminate forecasts and warnings on
time and more effectively to the users and the new website and mobile
Apps will be ready for launch by June 2019.
IMD is strengthening the observational network and by end of this year,
10 new X-band weather radars will be installed over NW Himalayas (J
&K, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand).
11 more C-band radars will be installed by IMD by 2020 over the plains
of India including one over Andaman Nicobar Islands and one over
Lakshadweep Islands.
IMD is installing 200 Automated Weather Stations at District Agromet
Units for providing weather services to farmers and another 200 AWS
will be installed over major cities and towns for providing City Specific
Weather information and forecasts
Factoids PM Modi Honoured With Presidential Award For "Visionary
Leadership"
Relevance IN - Prelims
What’s the NEWS
PM Modi receives the first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award in
New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded with the first-ever Philip
Kotler Presidential award for his leadership and "selfless service to the
country".
Know! about the award
The award focuses on the triple bottom-line of ''people, profit and
planet''. It will be given annually to the leader of a nation
Philip Kotler is a professor of marketing at Northwestern University,
Kellogg School of Management. Owing to his ill health, Jagdish Sheth of
Emory University, Georgia was deputed to confer the award on PM
Modi.
The citation also states that under his leadership, India has emerged as the
centre for innovation and value-added manufacturing (Make in India), as
well as a global hub for professional services such as information
technology, accounting and finance.
The statement quoted the citation as saying that PM Modi's visionary
leadership has also resulted in the digital revolution (Digital India),
including the Unique Identification Number, Aadhaar, for social benefits
and financial inclusion.
The citation, the statement said, mentions initiatives such as Make in
India, Startup India, Digital India and Swachh Bharat, "which have
positioned India as one of the most lucrative manufacturing and business
destinations in the world".
Infrastructure Development Global Housing Technology Challenge-India
Relevance IN – Prelims ( facts about GHTC) + Mains ( GS III – infrastructure
development + GS II – government policy intervention
What’s the NEWS
Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has Launched “Global Housing
Technology Challenge-India” (GHTC- India)
Know! all about GHTC
GHTC- India intends to get best globally available innovative
construction technologies through a challenge process.
It seeks to demonstrate and deliver ready to live-in houses in a shorter
time, with lower cost and quality construction in a sustainable manner.
It also seeks to promote future technologies, to foster an environment of
research and development in the country.
What’s the need
The conventional system of housing construction is time consuming as
well as resource intensive, there is a need to look for new emerging,
disaster-resilient, environment friendly, cost effective and speedy
construction technologies.
The shift in technology transition will also address the challenges of
large-scale housing construction in minimum time and cost with optimum
use of resources and environment friendly practices
Know! more about GHTC
GHTC-India has been conceptualized to enable the paradigm shift
required in the construction sector in the country.
GHTC-India will bring change, both in the perception as well as the
manner in which construction of houses is done.
The challenge has three components viz. i) Conduct of Grand Expo-cum-
Conference, ii) Identifying Proven Demonstrable Technologies from
across the world and iii) Promoting Potential Technologies through
setting up incubation centers at selected IITs and organizing accelerator
workshops under the Affordable Sustainable Housing Accelerators- India
(ASHA-India) Program.
All stakeholders involved in building construction industry, technology
providers, construction agencies, developers and technical institutes
would participate in the Challenge.
A Grand Expo and Conference will be organized to provide a platform to
all stakeholders associated with housing construction for the exchange of
knowledge and business.
This event will be conducted biennially. Proven and demonstrable
technology providers from across the globe and India will be invited to
the Expo so that the organizers of GHTC-India may evaluate and assess
the range of technologies available. Potential future technologies will also
be invited and screened to participate at the expo.
Social Issues 6th Women of India Organic Festival
Women of India Organic Festivals being organised by government to
empower women farmers and entrepreneurs
Relevance IN – Prelims( facts about the fest ) + Mains( GS I – role of women
and women organisation + GS II – Social issues)
What’s the NEWS
The Ministry of Women and Child Development aims to encourage
Indian women entrepreneurs and farmers to connect with more buyers
through organizing ‘Women of India Organic Festivals’ across the
country.
The 6th ‘Women of India Organic Festival’ held at Leisure Valley,
Sector-10, Chandigarh.
Know! the benefits of the fest
Through this festival, the Ministry also aims to educate people about its
various initiatives and schemes relating to women and children
development.
The Women of India Organic Festival has been held annually in New
Delhi since 2015 and has made its debut in Chandigarh this year to
showcase the varied products of women farmers and entrepreneurs. It
would empower them through financial inclusion, while promoting
organic farming in India.
Over 200 women farmers and entrepreneurs from different parts of the
country put up 72 stalls of various farming and organic products in this
three day festival besides 15 food stalls in the food court.
The Festival showcased over 1,000 varied organic products, including
fabric, wellness, grains, seeds, jewellery, bakery items and a lot more.
Regional Centre of National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child
Development (NIPCCD) inaugurated
What’s the NEWS
The Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka
Sanjay Gandhi inaugurated the 5thRegional Centre of National
Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) at
SahibzadaAjitSingh Nagar (Mohali), Punjab
Know! more about NIPCCD
NIPCCD is a premier organisation devoted to promotion of voluntary
action, research, training, and documentation in the overall domain of
women and children development.
NIPCCD already has four such Regional Centres one each at Bangalore,
Guwahati, Indore and Lucknow besides the Headquarters at New Delhi.
Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
9th International Conference on Micro Irrigation to be held at
Aurangabad
Relevance IN – Prelims( about micro irrigation) + GS Mains III – different
types of irrigation and its pattern)
What’s the NEWS
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation, Government of India is organizing the 9th International
Micro Irrigation Conference on Modern Agriculture at Aurangabad in
Maharashtra in association with International Commission on
Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), Indian National Committee on
Surface Water (INCSW) and WAPCOS Limited, a CPSE under the
Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga
Rejuvenation.
Know! about the conference
The event will be a multi-disciplinary dialogue in the form of a
conference discussing issues related to micro irrigation for modern
agriculture and various related issues like new techniques in micro
irrigation for increased crop productivity, micro irrigation in cluster
level farming etc.
A large group of eminent international and national experts and local
farmers will be sharing their experiences in the fields of latest
developments in micro irrigation technology to enhance crop production
and water management for optimal use in agriculture, technical and
sociological interventions for sustainable water, food & agriculture.
The Conference will provide a forum for discussions and deliberation
through seminars, exhibitions and sessions and will serve to build
awareness regarding large-scale use of micro irrigation, strategies for
water conservation, advanced crop technology, engineering techniques,
etc.
The event will aim to address problems of developing as well as
developed nations in the context of present-day challenges.
What is Micro – irrigation
Micro-irrigation, also called localised irrigation, low volume irrigation,
low-flow irrigation, or trickle irrigation is an irrigation method with lower
pressure and flow than a traditional sprinkler system.
Low volume irrigation is used in agriculture for row crops, orchards, and
vineyards.
It is also used in horticulture in wholesale nurseries, in landscaping for
civic, commercial, and private landscapes and gardens, and in the science
and practice of restoration ecology and environmental remediation.
Know! about WAPCOS
WAPCOS Limited earlier known as Water and Power Consultancy
Services (India) Limited is a consultancy organisation and public sector
undertaking under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development
and Ganga Rejuvenation of the Government of India.
The company provides consultancy services in the fields of water
resources, power and infrastructure.
Launched in 1969, it is now an ISO 9001:2008 certified, Mini Ratna
company with several projects across India, Asia and Africa
Prelims Practise question
Consider the following statements
1. The Ministry of Agriculture and farmer welfare has organised the
6th ‘Women of India Organic Festival’ aims to encourage Indian women
entrepreneurs and farmers to connect with more buyers
2. Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has Launched “Global Housing
Technology Challenge-India” (GHTC- India) which intends to get best
globally available innovative construction technologies through a challenge
process.
Find the correct statement from the option given below
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both
d. None
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