09.06.21

Saraswati flowed in Haryana till early 15th century: Study

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The Saraswati is not a myth and the river used to flow inHaryanatill early 15th century (1402 AD), finds a new study of the Centre of Excellence for Research on the Saraswati River (CERSR) in Kurukshetra University. CERSR director Professor A R Chaudhari, who has been working on the River since 2005, said the findings of his study Saraswati River in northern India (Haryana) and its role in populating the Harappan civilization sites A study based on remote sensing, sedimentology and strata chronology, has been published in the prestigious peer-reviewed SCI International Journal of Archeological Prospection, published in the United Kingdom by John Wiley publishing group.

The river system has two major paleo-channels. One passes through Yamunanagar, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Pehowa, Kaithal, Jind, Fatehabad and Sirsa before entering Hanumangarh in Rajasthan. The second represents the Drishadwati river, which is a tributary of the Saraswati in Vedic times, passes through Yamunanagar, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipat, Jind and Hisar districts before flowing through Rawatsar in Rajasthan.

The study found that the old bathing ghats (banks) at Bilaspur and Saraswati Nagar in Yamunanagar district, at Bhadrakali Temple in Kurukshetra and at Saraswati Tirtha, Thehpolar and Satora in Pehowa and at Thana in Kaithal are located on the same Saraswati paleo-channel which goes from Adi Badri in Yamunanagar to Sirsa in Haryana and further beyond into Rajasthan.

Indigenously Developed Anti-hail Guns

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The Himachal Pradesh government will test the use of indigenously developed anti-hail guns’ to assist horticulturists who have crop damage due to hailstorms. The indigenous guns were created by IIT Bombay in collaboration with Dr YS Parmar University of Forestry, Nauni (Solan).

About the anti-hail gun:

The anti-hail gun is a machine that generates shock waves to destroy the Growth of hailstones in the cloud.

It consists of a tall fixed structure, a bit like an inverted tower, a few meters high, with a long and narrow cone that opens up to the sky.

The gun “fires” by sending an explosive mixture of acetylene gas and air into its lower chamber, thereby releasing shock waves

Shock waves (such as those produced by supersonic aircraft) travel faster than the speed of Sound.

These shock waves are said to prevent water droplets in clouds from forming hailstones, allowing them to fall as raindrops instead.

Uttarakhand: National wildlife board approves Laldhang-Chillarkhal road

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In a meeting of theNational Board for Wildlife(NBWL), chaired by Union minister of forest, Environment and https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change,Prakash Javadekar, an approval was issued for the contentious Laldhang-Chillarkhal forest motor road inUttarakhand.

Chief minister Tirath Rawat approved all seven proposals and divisional forest officers (DFOs) were asked to complete the work on these at the earliest.A park would be developed near Chandrabani Khalsa for Rs 15.8 lakh and a trek route developed on Kyari-Nag Tibba-Surkanda Devi route with Rs 10 lakh. An amount of Rs 10 lakh has been earmarked for beautification of Sanjay Jheel in Rishikesh to develop it as a centre of water Sports.

Jamshedpur has nearly 10,000 child workers, finds survey

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A large number of unskilled workforce from neighbouring Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal migrate to Jamshedpur in search of livelihood. Along with this workforce, a large number of minors come to Steel City to do odd jobs to earn bread and butter for themselves and their families. A survey conducted by an NGO, Bal Mukti Seva Sansthan (BMSS), found that there were around 9,367 child labourers in the city.

Sources said most of these workers are given Rs 30 per day, which is way below the minimum daily wages inJharkhand. Children are also hired as motor mechanics in garages. Here they work in the heat and the dust to earn their daily bread.

The survey revealed that of the 9,367 child workers, 995 were found in the Sitaramdera area of the city. In rural areas, 840 were spotted in Baharagora, which lies close to the Bengal-Odisha border.

Bihar CMs bicycle scheme worked wonders: Minister

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The Mukhyamnatri Cycle Yojana launched in 2006 has worked wonders in Bihar, which has been reflected in the number of girl students appearing in Class X exams. The number of girls appearing in matric exams increased from 1.87lakh in 2005 to 8.37 lakhs in 2020.

Being in the Cycle programme increased girls age-appropriate enrolment in secondary schools by 30% and reduced the gender gap by 40%. This increase mostly took place in villages where the nearest secondary school was further away.

Clear policy required to deal with fly ash problem: FICCI

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he Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and , Chhattisgarh has suggested that increasing punishments or punishing the power plant alone is not a solution but clear policy to fix responsibility of every stake holder is also necessary to solve the problem of fly ash menace.

In addition to the additional expenditures, it is very difficult for a thermal power plant to get permission to establish Ash Dyke from the state pollution control board. Instead of leaving power Plants alone, a clear and transparent policy is needed to ensure that all stakeholders make a contribution in disposing of the ash from power plants.

FICCI has suggested that before the new notification comes into force, a systematic solution to the problem can pave the way for Sustainable Development. In order to dispose of fly ash, the government must make a condition of using only ash and its products compulsorily in all the tenders of construction works and mandatory rules for transportation and disposal should be made, use of fly ash should be mandatory for end users.

Bhopal generated 500MT Covid biomed waste since March 2020

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Ever since the beginning of the pandemic, about 500 metric tons of corona biomedical waste has been generated inBhopalsince March 2020. It was around half of the total biomedical waste generated in Bhopal from hospitals in normal times.

Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board(MPPCB) conducted a day to day monitoring of the biomedical waste generated from corona patients in hospitals and ensured its disposal, as per the directives of the central pollution control board issued in July 2020.

Pollution control board officials informed there are five facilities in satellite towns and cities adjoining Bhopal that collect, incinerate and treat the bio medical waste. Hospitals in Bhopal have tied up with one or the other facility for collection and disposal of its bio-medical waste.

Gujarat to showcase Indias maritime glory at Lothal

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The Union ministry of , shipping and waterways and theUnion ministry of culturesigned an MoU for Cooperation in development of National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) inLothalinGujarat. Union minister of state for ports, shipping and waterwaysMansukh Mandaviyaand Union minister of state for culture Prahlad Singh Patel were present during the ceremony to sign the MoU.

The NMHC will be developed in the vicinity of the ASI site of Lothal, located about 80km from Ahmedabad. The complex will be developed as an international tourist destination, where the maritime heritage of India from ancient to modern times will be showcased. The edutainment approach using the latest technology will be adopted to spread awareness about Indias maritime heritage.

For developing the project, the land transfer formalities have been completed and all land-related clearances and the environmental nod have been obtained.

Rajasthani diaspora extends helping hand during Covid crisis

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Reaching out to their roots, the Rajasthani diaspora responded to the Covid crisis their state was facing with Oxygen Plants, concentrators, tankers and ventilators worth of over Rs 32 crore. Settled in Dubai, America, Canada, Germany, Egypt, Uganda, Australia and other countries, the non-resident Rajasthanis (NRRs) made contributions throughRajasthan Foundation,Jaipur Citizen Forumand Rotary Club.

Doctors ofRajasthanInternational (DORI) organisation have also developed a telemedicine platform and 112 specialist doctors provided medical counselling in remote areas of the state through thedigitalplatform WonderX free of cost. Theappwas launched by the chief minister.