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20Th to 31St August 20th to 31st August malukaias.com/factly/20th-to-31st-august/ Date:- 20th August Internetof Things (IOT) A network which comprises of devices connected to one another by means of the Internet, to bring about an increase in airlines efficiency. TheCentralPollutionControlBoard(CPCB) The CPCB publishes the graphic map which marks the areas where the water of the Rivers (e.g. Ganga) is unfit for bathing with red dots shows that the pollution level. Water is fit for bathing when the amount of fecal coliform bacteria, found mainly in human faeces, is not more than 2500 most probable number (MPN) per 100ml, dissolved oxygen is not more than 3mg per litre, bio chemical oxygen demand is less than 3mg per litre and the pH level measurement of how acidic the water is, is between 6.5 to 8.5. Carnaticor Karnatak Music Carnatic or Karnatak is the vocal form, ragam-tanam-pallavi, is generally the main term in Karnatak music concerts. The ragam is an elaborately improvised alapana in completely free time, and the tanam, though rhythmic, is still unmeasured. It is the final section – pallavi – that is a composition of words and melody set to a tala. The statement of the composition is followed by elaborate rhythmic and melodic variations still using the pallavi. The kriti is, perhaps, the most popular form in karnatak music. Kriti means a creation, kirtanai, to sing. Though used interchangeably, there is a subtle difference between the two – the kirtanai refers more particularly to a devotional song, with the poetic beauty of the song dominating, in the kriti, it is the music which is more important. The major part of the modern repertoire of kritis comes from the three composers, Thygaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Shastri, who lived in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The varnam is a complete composed piece, designed to show the characteristic phrases and melodic movements of a raga, and is usually performed at the beginning of a concert. The padam and javali are generally love songs, more lyrical than the kriti, using poetic imagery characteristic of the bhakti movement. Thyagaraja Thyagaraja born in Thiruvarur in 1767, according to most sources, in the Thanjavur district of tamil nadu, Thyagaraja became one of the trinity of Carnatak music. He spend most of his life at Thiruvayuru, where he attained Samadhi. A scholar and poet Thyagaraja gave a new direction to Karnatak music. His famous contributions include the Pancharatna kritis, Ustava Sampradaya Keertanai, two operas, Pralhada Bhakti Vijayam, Naukacharitam, besides innumerable kritis, mostly in Telugu. He created ragas from simple melodies, e.g. Karaharapriya, Harikambhoji, Devgandhari. Thyagaraja lived for music and bhakti and his god was rama. Thyagaraja kritis have an emotional appeal exquisite blend of word, music and feeling beside technical virtuosity. ProjectDantak Under project Dantak Border Road Organization helps to make a bhutanees road. Kisan Credit Card Kisan Credit Card aims to give farmers credit from the banks with a simplified and flexible single window procedure. PensionFundand Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA) PFRDA set up a standing committee to suggest steps to deal with Cybersecurity challenges to protect the interest of subscribers. The committee on Information Systems and Technology and Cyber Security will suggest steps to align PFRDA’s technology with best industry practices. Chain Migration It is a phrase that President Trump has used frequently, and a process he has publicly denounced. Chain migration refers to family migration. National Disaster As per the Disaster Management Act, 2005, “Disaster” means a catastrophe, mishap, calamity or grave occurrence in any area, arising from natural or man-made causes, or by accident or negligence which results in substantial loss of life or human suffering or damage to, and destruction of, property, or damage to, or degradation of, environment, and is of such a nature or magnitude as to be beyond the coping capacity of the community of the affected area. A natural disaster includes earthquake, flood, landslide, cyclone, tsunami, urban flood, heat wave; a man-made disaster can be nuclear, biological and chemical. There is no provision, executive or legal, to declare a natural calamity as a national calamity. The existing guidelines of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF)/ National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), do not contemplate declaring a disaster as a ‘National Calamity’. The 10th Finance Commission (1995-2000) examined a proposal that a disaster be termed “a national calamity of rarest severity” if it affects one-third of the population of a state. The panel did not define a “calamity of rare severity” necessarily have to be adjudged on a case-to-case basis taking into account, inter-alia, the intensity and magnitude of the calamity, level of assistance needed, the capacity of the state to tackle the problem, the alternatives and flexibility available within the plans to provide succour and relief, etc. MalwareAttack Malware is malicious software that is normally sent as a link to the intended target; once clicked, it can install executable codes and scripts. It is normally avoided by using anti- malware and antivirus software, and firewalls. ProxyVoting During the recent monsoon session, Lok Sabha passed a Bill that proposes to allow non-resident Indians to use proxies to cast votes on their behalf in Indian elections. Voting in an Indian election can be done in three ways — in person, by post and through a proxy. Under proxy voting, a registered elector can delegate his voting power to a representative. This was introduced in 2003 for elections to the Lok Sabha and Assemblies, but on a limited scale. Only a “classified service voter” — a definition that includes members of the armed forces, BSF, CRPF, CISF, General Engineering Reserve Force and Border Road Organisation — is allowed to nominate a proxy to cast vote on his behalf in his absence. A classified service voter can also vote by postal ballot. The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2017, proposes to amend Section 60 and extend the facility of proxy voting to Indian voters living abroad. The said rules (Registration of Electors Rules, 1960) stipulate the physical presence of the overseas electors in the respective polling station in India on the day of polling. This causes hardship to the overseas electors in exercising their franchise by being present in India on the day of polling. According to a UN report of 2015, India’s diaspora population is the largest in the world at 16 million. Registration of NRI voters, in comparison, has been low. In 2014, 11,846 people were registered as “overseas electors”, of whom 11,448 were registered in Kerala. The Election Commission will lay down the procedure by amending the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, after the Bill is passed by both Houses of Parliament. The proxy is appointed through Form 13F, signed by the “classified service voter” and the appointed proxy before a first class magistrate or notary or the commanding officer of the service voter. The form has to be submitted to the returning officer of the seat before the nomination of candidates closes. The proxy will continue to represent the service voter for all polls until the service or the appointment is revoked. RiverMahadayi River Mahadayi is Originating in Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka’s Belagavi district, the Mahadayi flows in a general westerly direction, entering Goa in Sattari taluk of North Goa district. River Mahadayi plays crucial role in Goa’s ecology is a sweet water river. The Mahadayi water dispute tribunal was set up 1/8 in 2010. Malaprabha A tributary of Krishna river. Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) AERA is an independent regulatory body established through an act of parliament to protect the interests of airports, airlines and passengers. Date :- 21stAugust L3LevelDisaster Kerala’s floods categorized as L3 level disaster under the National Disaster Management Guidelines. (L3 is the highest disaster categorization by scale and population of the divested area.) Sangham Radio India’s first community radio station, an initiative of the Deccan Development Society in Telangana’s Sangareddy district, owned and run by poor (mostly Dalit women). RegionalComprehensiveEconomicPartnership(RCEP) RCEP comprises the 10 ASEAN members and their Free Trade Agreement Partners, Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and Republic of Korea (16 Asian and Pacific Ocean countries). Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership represents 40% of the global GDP. India is one of the country that doesn’t have Free Trade Agreement with China. IndianRupee The Indian Rupees and British Sterling were delinked in the year 1975. Till July 1, 1948 the RBI continued as the central banker for the Government of Pakistan. India nationalized the RBI on January 1, 1949. RiverThames River Thames is in Landon. Agraharams Agraharams are exclusive Brahmin quarters. CorporateSocialResponsibility The Scheduled VII of the Companies Act 2013 specified as an activity for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of flora and fauna, animal welfare, agroforestry, conservation of natural resources and maintaining quality of soil, air and water. BIMSTEC BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand. Mahatma Gandhi American lawmaker on Sunday said that “a legislation will to posthumously award Mahatma Gandhi a Congressional Gold Medal, the highest Civilian Award in the United States, for inspiring peaceful movements for Civil Rights around the world.” Gadgil Committee In february 2010, Environment Minister set up the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel under Madhav Gadgil submitted its report in August 2011. KasturiranganCommittee In August 2012, then Environment Minister constituted a High-Level Working Group on Western Ghats under ‘Kasturirangan’ to examine the Gadgil Committee report in a holistic and multidisciplinary fashion in the light of responses received from states, cental ministries and others.
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