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Nevado del Ruiz Volcano

June 13, 2024 by rawan239

Nevado del Ruiz is a stratovolcano located in the central part of Colombia. It is considered one of the most active and dangerous in the country, with a HISTORY of generating destructive lahars and pyroclastic flows. In this article, we will delve into the facts and information about the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.

Nevado del Ruiz is situated in the Andes mountain range, approximately 129 km (80 mi) from the capital city of Bogot. It is part of the Los Nevados National Natural Park, which is Home to other volcanic peaks and Glaciers. The volcanos composition consists of layers of lava, volcanic ash, and pyroclastic rocks, which have built up over approximately two million years of volcanic activity.

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PM Modi invited to France for Bastille Day parade

June 13, 2024 by rawan239

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to France for the Bastille Day parade, which is scheduled for July 14th. The invitation was extended by French President Emmanuel Macron, who expressed his desire to strengthen

the bilateral ties between the two countries.

The Bastille Day parade is a significant event in French HISTORY, commemorating the storming of the Bastille prison on July 14th, 1789, which was a turning point in the French Revolution. The parade is a celebration of the nations military and its achievements.

Goa can become a start-ups & innovation hub: MoS Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar

June 13, 2024 by rawan239

The Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill development & , Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar today said that the Centre will take all measures to expand economic opportunities in Goa that will help diversify its economy, and turn it into a start-ups and innovation hub especially in the fields of healthcare, medical electronics and Artificial Intelligence and also ensure its Sustainable

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The Minister who is currently on a two-day visit to Goa, also met state IT Minister, Shri Rohan Khaunte and discussed about the Growth of IT opportunities.

He also spoke of expanding skilling opportunities for the young people through Skill hubs and Atal Tinkering labs.

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi: Indias 2023 Republic Day Chief Guest

June 13, 2024 by rawan239

India has invited Egypt President Fattah al-Sisi as the chief guest on 2023 Republic Day. This makes al-Sisi the first Republic Day Chief Guest after a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic.

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who hails from city of el-Gamaliya and raised in an alleyway close to the Jewish quarter of Cairos old city, is a devout Muslim.

He became the head of Military Intelligence in Egypt. He rose to prominence in 2011 after he was named as the member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which took up political control

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of the country after Arab Spring protests forced the long-time President Hosni Mubarak to resign.

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New Artificial Photosynthetic System to Capture Solar Energy

June 13, 2024 by rawan239

Scientists have a novel artificial Light-capturing system that imitates the process of Photosynthesis to effectively capture light to conserve power. This technology addresses various challenges faced while replicating the complex process of photosynthesis as well as the problems associated with light absorbers and transmitters.

The new artificial photosynthetic system makes use of clusters of silver with a nanometer dimension, which is a hundred thousand

times smaller than the width of human hair. These silver nanoclusters have complicated and exotic photophysical properties. The researchers were able to stabilize them with bulky ligands and entrap the entire ensemble inside another larger molecule called cyclodextrin.

Indias First Private Vehicle Launchpad

June 13, 2024 by rawan239

Chennai-based space tech startup Agnikul Cosmos recently opened Indias first private launchpad and mission control centre at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. It was inaugurated on November 28 by ISRO chairman S Somanath. The inauguration took place just days after the launch of Indias first privately developed rocket Vikram-S.

The Agnikul launchpad and the Agnikul mission control centre are four kilometres apart. They are connected with each other via various critical systems to ensure 100 per operationality during the countdown.

This facility was designed by the startup Agnikul Cosmos and executed with the support

from ISRO and the IN-SPACe.

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New Name for Monkeypox

June 13, 2024 by rawan239

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that mpox is currently the preferred name for monkeypox.

Monkeypox was named in 1970 more

than 10 years after the virus that causes the disease was discovered in captive monkeys.

However, monkeypox probably did not originate in monkeys and knowledge related to its origins is still unknown.

The monkeypox virus is currently found several other animals apart from monkeys.

The name for the disease was given before the WHO published the best practices for naming diseases in 2015.

Since the recent outbreak, experts have suggested changing the name of the disease to avoid discrimination and stigma, which discouraged people from testing and vaccination.

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Anju Bobby George Wins Woman of the Year Award

June 13, 2024 by rawan239

The Indian Athlete Anju Bobby George has accomplished the Woman of the Year Award from World Athletics.

Highlights:

She has won the accolade for grooming young girls to take up Sports.

In the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Finals, she was a gold medallist and the first Indian contestant to win a bronze medal in the long jump at the World Championships in Athletics held in 2013 in Paris. In the 2004 Olympics, she finished sixth.

Anju was conferred the Arjuna award in 2002, Padma Shri in 2004, Khel Ratna in 2003.

In 2021, she won the BBC lifetime

achievement award under Best Athlete Category.

In 2016, she formed a sports academy for young girls, helped India advance in sports, and inspired more Women to follow in her footsteps.

She is also presented with the award for advocating gender .

The Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey recently replied to question in Lok Sabha that the Government of India has amended the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. This was done to protect the interests of the consumers in the country.

The unit sale price of the commodity should compulsorily be displayed on the package. This allows the consumers to make informed decision irrespective of quantity and size

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of the commodity packed in the package. Also, this will remove the inexactness in declaration of quantity in pre packed commodities.

Judges Bill In Lok Sabha

June 13, 2024 by rawan239

The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the Judges Bill in Lok Sabha, which amends The Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Condition of Service) Act and the Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act.

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The bill attempts to explain whether the SC and HC judges can get additional pensions on attaining a certain age.

All the retired judges or his family (after his death) can get an additional quantum of pension. This is generally referred to as a family pension.

The pension slabs for the retired High Court and Supreme Court judges start when finishing 80, 85,90,95 or 100 years.

The confusion is whether the pension should be paid from the Month’s first day as he completes the age or the first day he enters the age. The bill inserts explanation about this issue.

India joins G20 Troika

June 13, 2024 by rawan239

India recently joined the Troika. The G20 Troika is made of Indonesia, India and Italy. That is Troika is made of the current presidency, Indonesia; the previous presidency Italy and the incoming presidency

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which is India.

Troika means a group of three people working together. It is an English word. The Troika of G20 is made of the current, next and immediate past host countries. The Troika ensures continuity and provides presidency support.

The G20 operates without a permanent staff or secretariat. The chair of the group rotates annually among its members. The current chair establishes secretariat temporarily. This secretariat organises meetings and coordinates the working of the group. Thus, there is need for Troika to help with the secretariat so that there is continuity in the works of G20.

In 2019, the G20 was hosted by Japan. In 2020, Italy hosted G20. In 2021, it is Indonesia. In 2022, 2023 and 2024, it will be hosted by Indonesia, India and Brazil.

Thus, the following countries formed the Troika in G20

2020: Japan, Italy and Indonesia

2021: Italy, Indonesia and India

2022: Indonesia, India and Brazil