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TABLE OF CONTENTS GeM Samvaad Bibha &Santamasa Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) National Seismic Programme (NSP) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana - Phase III International Migrants Day-December 18
GEM SAMVAAD Why in news? For any further enqueries, kindly Government e-commerce portal GeM on Tuesday launched a national contact us on: 9446331522, 9188152205 outreach programme, GeM Samvaad, to bring on-board more local Note: We attempt to cover new issues sellers. every day and drop the issues which are More about already covered. Therefore aspirants The outreach programme will take place from 19 Dec 2019 to 17 Feb are advised to regularly follow NEO 2020 and will cover all States and Union Territories (UTs) of the country. IAS daily current affairs material and GeM Samvaad outreach programme will involve local sellers and video for a guaranteed success in stakeholders across the country to facilitate on-boarding of local sellers Prelims 2020. NEO IAS daily current on marketplace while catering to specific requirements as well as affairs stands out from other daily procurement needs of buyers. current affairs by its exclusive UPSC Through GeM Samvaad, marketplace is also looking forward to receive prelims focus on aspects that lie in and feedback from users which would be used for making improvements beyond current affairs. and advancements in system. Government e Marketplace (GeM) It is the national public procurement portal that offers end to end solutions for all procurement needs of Central and State Government Departments, autonomous institutions, Public Sector Units (PSUs) and local bodies. GeM was launched on 9 August 2016 and since its commencement, it has transformed public procurement in India by leveraging technology and making procurement contactless, paperless, and cashless. GeM aims to enhance transparency, efficiency and speed in public procurement.
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It provides the tools of e-bidding, reverse e-auction and demand aggregation to facilitate the government users, achieve the best value for their money. BIBHA &SANTAMASA
Why in news?
A star and its planet get Indian names after a global contest.
More about the news
A white yellow star in Sextans constellation and its Jupiter-like exo-
planets, which were hitherto named HD 86081 and 86081b, will now
have Indian names.
The star would be called Bibhaand the planet would be known as
‘Santamasa’.
The star has been named in honour of a pioneering Indian woman
scientist Bibha Choudhury, who discovered subatomic particle, pi-
meson.
Bhibha also means a bright beam of light in Bengali.
The planet has been named Santamasa’ to reflect the cloudy nature
of its atmosphere. ‘Santamasa’ is the Sanskrit term for ‘clouded’.
The IAU chose the name at the end of a global contest called
‘NameExoWorlds’, which was organized as part of its centenary
celebrations.
Ananyo Bhattacharya, a 22-year-old student of Sardar Vallabhbhai
National Institute of Technology at Surat, had suggested the name
of ‘Bhibha’ for the star and 13-year-old Vidyasagar Daud of Singhad
Spring Dale Public School, Pune, had suggested ‘Santamasa’ for the
planet.
Bibha is an ageing star, 6.210 billion years old. ‘Santamasa’, which is
its only planet, is estimated to have a mass of 1.5 times that of Jupiter,
going around the central star in a nearly circular orbit just in 2.1375
days. Revolving so near the host star, the planet is expected to be
very hot.
KALESHWARAM LIFT IRRIGATION PROJECT (KLIP) Why in news? The Telangana government has once again requested the Centre to treatKaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) as a National Project. Kaleshwaram project: The project aims to irrigate 45 lakh acres of land for two crops in a year and meet the drinking water requirement of 70% of the state. The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, to harness the flood waters of the Godavari, is aimed at making Telangana drought-proof. The project seeks to divert 180 TMC of Godavari flood water first to SripadaSagarYellampalli barrage and then to Mallanna Sagar from the Pranahita confluence point. The Kaleshwaram project will support Mission Kakatiya and Mission Bhagiratha schemes designed to provide drinking water to many villages and improve the capacities of tanks. Mission Kakatiya: Mission Kakatiya is the Telangana government’s flagship programme aimed at restoring minor irrigation sources like tanks and other water bodies to help small and marginal farmers. Mission Bhagiratha: The scheme has been launched by the Telangana Government with an objective to provide safe drinking water to all. Its objective is to provide 100 litres of clean drinking water per person in rural households and 150 litres per person in urban households.
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NATIONAL SEISMIC PROGRAMME (NSP)
Why in news?
Year end review report of Union Ministry of Petroleum and natural gas
National Seismic Programme (NSP)
The Union Government has launched National Seismic Programme
(NSP) in the year 2016 to trace hydrocarbon resources like oil and natural gas. NSP aims to undertake a fresh appraisal in all sedimentary basins across India in order to have better understanding of the hydrocarbon potential of the country.
Under this programme, high-resolution 2D seismic Acquisition,
Processing and Interpretation (API) survey will be conducted across
India especially in the sedimentary basins. The survey conducts by state owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Oil India Limited (OIL).
PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA - PHASE III why in news? Union Minister For Rural Development Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Inaugurates Phase–iii of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana to further enhance connectivity of villages with hospitals, schools and agricultural markets
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana - Phase III The Phase-III of PMGSY aims at consolidation of 1,25,000 Kms Through Routes and Major Rural Links that connect habitations to Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs), Higher Secondary Schools and Hospitals.
Phase III is planned for a period of 5 years from 2019-20 to 2024-
25. The funding pattern for the PMGSY-III will be 60:40 between Centre and the States for States other than NE & Himalayan States and 90:10 for NE and Himalayan States as applicable for Central sponsored schemes. As on 16 December 2019, a total of 1,53,491 rural road works have been completed under the PMGSY Scheme connecting 97.27% of the eligible and feasible habitations. Out of the above, a road length of 36,063 Kms has been
constructed using green technologies, a major portion of
which includes Waste plastic and cold mix technology. Background Government launched the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana on 25th December, 2000 to provide all-weather access to unconnected habitations. The Ministry of Rural Development along with state governments is responsible for the implementation of PMGSY. The unit for this Programme is a Habitation and not a Revenue village or a Panchayat. A Habitation is a cluster of population living in an area.
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INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY-DECEMBER 18 It is observed by the United Nations since 1990 in order to protect the rights of the migrants. The day was adopted after the organization passed a resolution at the International Convention on the Protection of the rights of all migrant workers. Theme:Social Cohesion, Celebrating the integration of migrants into communities around the world.
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