International Day For Eradication Of Poverty Recognized On 17 October

The International Day For Eradication Of POVERTY is commemorated On 17 October to recognize the efforts and struggles faced by people who live in poverty.

Highlights:

The first commemoration of “International day for Eradication of Poverty” took place in Paris, France, in the year 1987.

Poverty was declared a violation of Human Rights on 17 October 1987 by people assembled at the Trocadero in Paris to honour the victims of extreme poverty, hunger and violence.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was approved in 1948, and on 22 December 1992, the UN General Assembly adopted 17 October as “International Day for the Eradication of Poverty”.

Lucy Spacecraft Launched By NASA

NASA launched the first-of-its-kind mission on October 16, 2021, to study the Trojan asteroids of Jupiter.

Highlights

Trojan asteroids are two large clusters of space rocks, considered pieces of primordial material forming https://exam.pscnotes.com/the-solar-system”>The Solar System‘s outer planets.

The space probe is called Lucy and it has been packed inside a unique cargo capsule lifted from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

The Lucy spacecraft was carried by an Atlas V rocket from United Launch Alliance (UAL).

Lucy mission is a 12-year expedition that will study a record number of asteroids.

The first mission will be to explore the Trojans, and Spacecraft will journey to eight different asteroids.

India takes another big step towards achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel based electricity installed capacity by 2030

Ministry of Power had constituted a high-level committee under Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority with representatives from Corporation of India, Central Transmission Utility of India Ltd, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, National Institute of Solar Energy, and National Institute of Wind Energy for planning the transmission system required for having 500 GW of non-fossil fuel based installed capacity by 2030.

The Committee prepared a detailed Plan titled Transmission System for Integration of over 500 GW RE Capacity by 2030″ in consultation with States and other stakeholders. The Plan is a major step towards achievement of the goal of integrating 500 GW of non-fossil fuel based capacity by 2030 by providing broad plan of required transmission system for having 537 GW of RENEWABLE ENERGY capacity by the year 2030.

The Plan has identified major upcoming non-fossil fuel based generation centres in the country, which include Fatehgarh, Bhadla, Bikaner in Rajasthan, Khavda in Gujarat, Anantapur, Kurnool RE Zones in Andhra Pradesh, offshore wind potentials in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, RE park in Ladakh etc. and based on these potential generation centres, transmission systems have been planned.

Indiahas emerged as one of the world leaders in energy transition with the fastest rate of Growth of renewable energy capacities in the world. India has huge ambitions in energy transition and plans to have 500 GW of non-fossil fuel based electricity installed capacity by 2030, so that cleaner fuel comprises of 50%of the installed capacity mix by 2030.

Rourkela stadium worlds largest

Amid a row over the status of Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela among the major stadia across the globe, the Odisha government on Friday claimed that it is the world’s largest facility in terms of seating capacity and it was certified by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).The Rourkela facility will host the Men’s World Cup Hockey, organised by the FIH, along with Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

According to theWorld Bank,Indian economy is set to grow at6.9 per centin 2022-23, raising its forecast of6.5 per cent growth made in October.In October, it had cut Indias GDP growth forecast to 6.5 per cent from 7.5 per cent earlier. Now, it has upgraded the projection to 6.9 per cent for 2022-23 (April 2022 -March 2023).

The institution said that the government is expected to meet the target of 6.4 per cent of the GDP in 2022-23.

The World Bank saw the government meeting the fiscal deficit target of 6.4 per cent of the GDP in 2022-23. It expected Inflation to be 7.1 per cent in current fiscal year.

The country however remains affected by spillovers from the US, Euro area and China. The World Bank saw the government meeting the fiscal deficit target of 6.4 per cent of the GDP in 2022-23. It expected inflation to be 7.1 per cent in current fiscal year.

The UAE has launched the first Arab-built moon rover

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying into space the first ever Arab-built lunar spacecraft.

The Rashid Rover was built by Dubais Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and is being delivered by the HAKUTO-R lander, engineered by Japanese lunar exploration company ispace. If the landing is successful, HAKUTO-R will also become the first commercial spacecraft ever to make a controlled landing on the moon.

The Rashid Rover, named after the late Sheikh Rashid Al Saeed, the former ruler of Dubai, will analyze the plasma on the lunar surface and conduct experiments to understand more about lunar dust. Razor-sharp lunar dust particles can stick to and erode spacesuits and equipment, causing operational problems for astronauts.

Cabinet approved 76,000 crore scheme to boost semiconductor manufacturing

approved a Rs 76,000-crore scheme for boosting semiconductor and display manufacturing in India.

This scheme was approved in order to position India as a global hub for hi-tech production, as well as to attract large chip makers.

It would also strengthen Indias ambitions to be self-reliant in electronics manufacturing and bring huge investments.

This move will generate 35,000 specialised jobs and indirect EMPLOYMENT for one lakh people.

Under the scheme, government has lined up incentives for companies engaged in silicon semiconductor fabs, compound semiconductors, display fabs, sensors fabs, silicon photonics, semiconductor packaging and semiconductor design. With the launch of this scheme, government expects investments of about Rs 1.7 lakh crore and 1.35 lakh jobs in upcoming four years.

Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP)

AIBP is a flagship programme, launched by government of India with the aim of providing financial support to Irrigation projects.

With the continuation of scheme during 2021-26, total target of additional irrigation potential creation is 13.88 lakh hectare.

Beside the focused completion of 60 ongoing projects, additional projects can also be taken up.

Cabinet has relaxed the inclusion criteria for projects under tribal and drought prone areas.

This component of the scheme focuses on development of rainfed areas for & water conservation, arresting runoff, regeneration of ground water and promoting extension activities related to water harvesting & management.

The approved Watershed Development component will cover 49.5 lakh hectare rainfed or degraded lands for bringing additional 2.5 lakh hectare under protective irrigation during 2021-26.