BrainBuzz Academy SSC Current Affairs - 14-Jun-20 TABLE OF CONTENTS A.. IInternatiionall Rellatiions 1.. The Astronaut and Oceanographer Kathy Sulllliivan iis the fiirst woman to reach challllenger deep B.. Natiionall 1.. Centre llaunched Aarogyapath for heallthcare supplly chaiin 2.. State--of--the--art Fllood Warniing System llaunched iin Mumbaii 3.. Three DST iinstiitutes among top 30 IIndiian IInstiitutiions iin 2020 Nature IIndex 4.. Centrall Raiillway llaunches Robotiic ‘‘CAPTAIIN ARJUN’’ to iintensiify screeniing,, surveiillllance 5.. Raiillway Statiions to be cllassiifiied on Waste water output C.. Securiity 1.. Deep Submergence Rescue Vehiiclle Compllex iinaugurated iin Viizag D.. Appoiintments and Resiigns 1.. Viice Admiirall Biiswajjiit Dasgupta assumes charge as Chiief of Staff of ENC E.. IImportant Days 1.. Worlld Bllood Donor Day:: 14 June F.. Other States 1.. Punjjab CM Captaiin Amariinder Siingh llaunches mobiille App-- ‘‘GharGhar Niigranii’’ 2.. Madhya Pradesh govt giives ''corona warriiors'' status to Diivyang Anganwadii workers Internatiionall Rellatiions The Astronaut and Oceanographer Kathy Sullivan is the first woman to reach challenger deep

•The Astronaut and Oceanographer Kathy Sullivan recently reached the deepest point in the ocean, Challenger Deep. With this she has become the first wo man to reach the deepest point in the earth. •In 1984, Kathy made her space walk debut and became the first woman to walk in space. •Now by reaching Challenger Deep she has created a new record of first person in the world to walk in space and also reach the deepest point on the ear •She is also the first woman to reach the deepest point in the ocean. •Challenger Deep is the deepest point in the Earth’s sea bed. It is at a depth of 10,902 metres. •It is named after the British Royal Navy survey Ship HMS Challenger that recorded its depth for the first time. •Lieutenant Don Walsh and Swiss scientist Jacques Piccard were the first to dive into Challenger Deep in 1960. •In 2012, the Titanic director James Cameron was the first to complete his solo submarine dive to the spot. •Challenger Deep is located in the Western Pacific Ocean in the southern end of Mariana Trench. It is in the ocean territory of Federated States of Mic. •Challenger Deep is located in the Western Pacific Ocean in the southern end of Mariana Trench. It is in the ocean territory of Federated States of Mic.

Natiionall Centre launched Aarogyapath for healthcare supply chain

•Government of India has launched Aarogyapath, a web-based solution for the healthcare supply chain that provides real-time availability of critical supplies. Aarogyapath is available on CSIR National Healthcare Supply Chain Portal. •The portal Aarogyapath was developed in partnership with Sarvodaya Infotech. •AarogyaPath will serve manufacturers, suppliers, and customers. •The aim is to tackle the national health emergency that has arisen out of the COVID-19 pandemic, where the critical items may be compromised due to a variety of reasons. •AarogyaPath aims to provide a path that leads one on a journey towards Aarogya (healthy life). it has been developed to address these challenges. •AarogyaPath is expected to become the national healthcare information platform of choice in the years to come, filling a critical gap in last-mile delivery of patient care within India through improved availability and affordability of healthcare supplies. State-of-the-art Flood Warning System launched in Mumbai

•iFLOWS- Mumbai, a state-of-the-art Integrated Flood Warning System for Mumbai was launched jointly by Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray, and Union Earth Sciences Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on 12 June through video conference. •The system will help make Mumbai become more resilient as it provides early warning for flooding, especially during high rainfall events and cyclones. •Using this, the estimation of the flood inundation can be done possibly 3 days in advance, along with 3 hours - 6 hours Nowcast (immediate weather updates). •The device will be very useful, especially if people need to be evacuated from low-lying areas as we will be able to forecast 12 hours in advance that a particular spot may get flooded. •The system will also forecast the rainfall in each pocket. Benefiits of iiFLOWS: Benefiits of iiFLOWS: ♦Using this device, the floods can be estimated 3 days in advance, at ward-level. ♦Decision Support System will enable smart decision-making and field action based on risk assessment ♦iFLOWS flood warning system is developed by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES). Three DST institutes among top 30 Indian Institutions in 2020 Nature Index

•Three institutions of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India have found places in the Nature Index 2020. •The annual tables highlight the institutions and countries that dominated high-quality research in the natural sciences in 2019 as tracked by Nature Index. •It features not only the Nature Index Global Top 50 institutions across all sectors but also the Top 25 Rising institutions that had the strongest growth in output since 2015. •The three institutions that are placed among the top 30 ranks in the list are: IACS (Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science), Kolkata - 7th position, JNCASR (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research), Bangalore - 14th position Kolkata's S.N.Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences - 30th position •The country or institution is ranked based on its share of articles published in the 82 scientific journals selected by an independent panel of experts and tracked by the Nature Index database. •Other Indian institutions that are on the list are: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) at 160th position Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore at 184th position Central Railway launches Robotic ‘CAPTAIN ARJUN’ to intensify screening, surveillance

•Railway Protection Force, Pune has launched a Robotic ‘CAPTAIN ARJUN’ (Always be Responsible and Just Use to be Nice) to intensify the screening and surveillance. •This Robot is launched to screen passengers while they board trains and keep a watch on anti-social elements. •Captain ARJUN is equipped with a motion sensor, one PTZ camera and one Dome Camera. •The Cameras use Artificial Intelligence algorithms to track suspicious and antisocial activity. •The Cameras use Artificial Intelligence algorithms to track suspicious and antisocial activity. •It also has an inbuilt siren, motion activated spotlight, with an in-built internal storage for recording in case there is a network failure. •Captain ARJUN does thermal screening and records the temperature in a digital display panel. Indiian Raiillways: Founded: 16 April 1853 Headquarters: New Delhi Miiniister of Raiillways: Piyush Goyal Miiniister of State for Raiillways: Suresh Angadi Raiillway Board Chaiirman: Vinod Kumar Yadav Lord Dalhousie is known was the father of Indian Railways. The first passenger train in India ran between Bombay (Bori Bunder) and Thane on 16 April 1853. The worlld's llongest raiillway pllatform: Gorakhpur Junction railway station. Railway Stations to be classified on Waste water output

•The CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) is to classify railway stations based on the quantity of waste water generated by them and also based on th e quantity of waste water generated by them and also based on the disposal of untreated water that are drained into the municipal drain systems. •The Railway Stations that are generating waste water equal to or more than 100 kilo litres per day are to be classified as red stations. •The stations that are generating waste water greater than 10 kilo litres per day are to be classified under the category of orange •The stations that are generating less than 10 kilo litres of waste water per day are to be put in the category of Green. •The categorization has been done under the provisions of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. •The main objectives of the act are to control, prevent and abate water pollution. •It assesses pollution level and punishes polluters. •The act also provides provisions to constitute central and state boards to prevent water pollution, discharge sewage or trade effluents. Indiian Raiillways: Founded: 16 April 1853 Headquarters: New Delhi Miiniister of Raiillways: Piyush Goyal Miiniister of State for Raiillways: Suresh Angadi Raiillway Board Chaiirman: Vinod Kumar Yadav Raiillway Board Chaiirman: Vinod Kumar Yadav Lord Dalhousie is known was the father of Indian Railways. The first passenger train in India ran between Bombay (Bori Bunder) and Thane on 16 April 1853. The worlld's llongest raiillway pllatform: Gorakhpur Junction railway station.

Securiity Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle Complex inaugurated in Vizag

•The Indian Navy has inducted the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) Complex to provide rescue cover to submarines on the east and west coast of India. •The DSRV complex was inaugurated by Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer Commanding-in- Chief of Eastern Naval Command (ENC) in Visakhapatnam on 10 June. •DSRV Complex was equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. •It has been designed to accommodate the newly inducted submarine rescue system and store the DSRV assets in the rescue-ready state. •The system consists of a submarine rescue vessel, a remote operations •vehicle, and side-scan sonar and associated equipment. •It has hyperbaric medical equipment and diver decompression chambers to decompress submariners after the submarines are rescued from sunken submarines. •DSRV complex can be mobilized by air or road to facilitate submarine rescue operations even at distant locations. •The Indian Navy has inducted two such systems to provide rescue cover to submarines. •At present, there are about 40 nations that operate submarines. •The 3rd generation submarine rescue capability of the Indian Navy can be sought by the other navies for assistance during contingencies in the Indian Ocean Region.

Appoiintments and Resiigns Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta assumes charge as Chief of Staff of ENC

•Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, AVSM, YSM, VSM assumed the charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command (ENC), Visakhapatnam 2020. •Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta replaced Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, the outgoing Chief of Staff, has proceeded on transfer as Controller Personnel Services at Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of proceeded on transfer as Controller Personnel Services at Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy), New Delhi. •Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy. In 1985, he was commissioned into the Indian Navy. •He is a specialist in Navigation and Direction. •He has commanded 4 frontline ships including INS Nishank, INS Karmuk, INS Tabar, and INS Viraat. •He has held other appointments such as Commander Work Up at Headquarters at Indian Naval Workup Team, Kochi; Directing Staff at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; Officer-in- Charge of the Navy's Navigation and Direction School, Naval Assistant to the Chief of the Naval Staff and Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet. •He was promoted to Flag Rank and was appointed as Chief Staff Officer (Operations) at Headquarters, Western Naval Command at Mumbai. •During 2017-18, he held command of the prestigious Eastern Fleet at Visakhapatnam and was appointed as Additional Director General at NCC Headquarters, New Delhi. •He also served as the Controller Personnel Services at Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) at New Delhi. •Dasgupta is a recipient of the AtiVishishtSeva Medal and VishishtSeva Medal for distinguished service. •He was awarded the YudhSeva Medal for coordinating evacuation operations from Yemen in 2015 under Operation Raahat.

Important Days World Blood Donor Day: 14 June

•Every year on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD). •The significance of this event is to celebrate and thank all the blood donors in the world who have selflessly donated blood and thus saved a life unknowingly. •It also helps to raise awareness and thus gather more donors to be part of the good deed. •2020 theme: Save Blood Save Lives

Other States Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh launches mobile App- ‘GharGhar Nigrani’ •Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has launched a mobile based app - ‘Ghar Ghar Nigrani’, to undertake house to house surveillance in the state till the elimination of the pandemic. •It is a Health Department initiative, encompassing ASHA workers/Community Volunteers, as a tool for early detection and testing of the people for Covid19, and preventing its community spread. •Entire rural and urban population of Punjab above 30 years of age shall be surveyed as part of the drive, which will also cover persons below the age of 30 having co-morbidity or Influenza like Illness/Severe Acute Respiratory Illness. •This would not be a one-time activity but an ongoing process till the containment of COVID. •He said that the survey would help the state develop an extremely important database to further plan its COVID containment strategy and make targeted interventions for the community. About Punjjab : Chiief miiniister : Amrinder Singh Governor: VP Singh Bandore State aniimall : black buck State biird : northen goshawk State fllower : lilium candidum State tree : indian rose wood State sport : punjabi kabaddi State dance : giddha Natiionall park : abohar , harike wetland , jhajjar , bir moti bagh , bhir bhadson Madhya Pradesh govt gives 'corona warriors' status to Divyang Anganwadi workers

•In Madhya Pradesh, Divyang Anganwadi workers are playing an important role in the state during the ongoing Corona crisis. •They are distributing nutritious food from house to house of the beneficiaries. •They are also advising people to avoid corona infection. •The Madhya Pradesh government has given status of Corona warriors to the Anganwadi workers. About Madhya Pradesh : Chiief Miiniister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan Governor: Lalji Tandon Capiitall: bhopal State aniimall: Barasingha. State aniimall: Barasingha. State biird: Asian paradise flycatcher State tree: India banyan State fllower: white lilly State sport: Mallakhamba Natiionall parks: Bandhavgarh National Park, Pench National Park, Kanha Tiger Reserve, Van Vihar National Park, Sanjay National Park, Satpura Tiger Reserve