KSG:NEWSPAPER CRUX 7TH JANUARY, 2021

NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SEISMOLOGY(NCS)  Chief Minister B.S. 1.NCS has started a geophysical survey over the Delhi Yediyurappa laid the region for accurate assessment of seismic hazards, foundation stone for the ‘New following tremors last year. Mantapa’ in 2.Measuremnets are being conducted across three major Basavakalyan, the place where seismic sources:Mahendragarh-Dehradun Fault, Sohna 12th century poet philosopher Fault and Mathura Fault. Basaveshwara lived for most of 3.NCS, under Ministry of Earth Science, is the nodal his life. agency for monitoring of earthquake activity in the country.  A committee would be constituted under Minister of CONFLICT OVER NILE State for Home G. Kishan Reddy 1.Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have recently agreed to to find an appropriate solution resume negotiations to resolve their decade-long complex to the issues related to dispute over the Grand Renaissance Dam hydropower language, culture and project in the Horn of Africa. conservation of land in the 2.Horn of Africa is the easternmost extension of Union Territory of Ladakh, the African land and includes the region that is home to Home Ministry said in a the countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and statement. Somalia, whose cultures have been linked throughout their long history.  Avian flu has been reported at 3.The Nile, Africa’s longest river, has been at the center of 12 epicentres in four States — a decade-long complex dispute involving several countries Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, that are dependent on the river’s waters. Himachal Pradesh and . 4.The Grand Renaissance Dam is being constructed by Ethiopia on the river Nile.  The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has declared YAKSHAGANA that advertisement of any 1.Recently a Yakshagana artiste died while performing on article using the name of any stage. God and claiming that it has 2.Yakshagana is a traditional form of supernatural qualities, is Karnataka. It is a temple art form that depicts “illegal” and falls under the mythological stories and . It is performed with Prevention and massive headgears, elaborate facial make-up and vibrant Eradication of Human Sacrifice costumes and ornaments. and other Inhuman, Evil and 3.It is performed with percussion instruments like Aghori Practices and Black , maddalam, jagatta or chengila (cymbals) and Magic Act. chakratala or elathalam (small cymbals). 4.Usually recited in , it is also performed in  At a meeting of the Standing as well as Tulu (the dialect of south Committee on Finance headed Karnataka). by BJP MP Jayant Sinha to discuss the long term impact of FREIGHT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PORTAL:RAILWAYS the COVID19 pandemic on the global economy, trade flows and 1.The Ministry of Railways has launched an exclusive financial markets, NITI Aayog portal to promote and develop the railways’ freight officials said China continued to business - Freight Business Development Portal. outstrip and, in fact, had 2.With passenger train services suspended due to the managed to narrow the gap with coronavirus crisis, the railways is banking heavily on the U.S. in the post pandemic freight revenues for its earnings. scenario. 3.The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), a government enterprise under the  The proposed Science, administrative control of the Ministry of Railways, is Technology and Innovation carrying out the construction of 3,342-km eastern and Policy (STIP) aims to establish western freight corridors for exclusive movement of goods system whereby all researchers trains. in India can access research BIODIGESTER published in top international journals at no cost. 1.Pune Metro will use biodigesters developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation for treating human  The World Health Organisation waste and recycling water consumed in Pune metro rail. (WHO) has said it was “very 2.Biodigester technology is an eco-friendly, cost-effective, disappointed” that China had decentralised, on-site human waste treatment technology. not allowed a team of 3.The end product of biodigesters are fertilizer and biogas. international experts to go 4.Biodigesters are suitable for ambient as well as sub zero ahead with a visit to study the temperature of Himalayan region, glaciers, plains of north origins of COVID19. India and coastal regions.

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