Daily Current Affairs :  26-11-2020

Table of Contents :

1. Govt bans 43 more Apps
2. BrahMos
3. Desalination Plants
4. Lachit Borphukan
5. Shahtoot Dam
6. India, us extended nuclear energy partnership by anothar Decade

1.Govt bans 43 more Apps

• Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued an order under section 69A of the Information Technology Act blocking access to 43 mobile apps.
• The action was taken based on inputs regarding these apps for engaging in activities that are prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, the security of a state, and public order.
• It was based on comprehensive reports received from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

2.BrahMos

• As per reports, India is working on a 1,500-km range version of the system. BrahMos currently has a range of 290 km.
• BrahMos is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or land.
• Supersonic includes speeds up to five times faster than the speed of sound.
• It is a joint venture of DRDO of India and NPOM of Russia. It is named after the rivers Brahmaputra and Moskva.

3.Desalination Plants

• Recently, Maharashtra announced the setting up of a desalination plant in Mumbai.
• A desalination plant turns salt water into water that is fit to drink which is mostly set up in areas that have access to seawater.
• Reverse osmosis (RO) is the process used to remove the excess salt.
• Worldwide, desalination is seen as one possible answer to stave off the water crisis.

4.Lachit Borphukan

• Prime Minister paid tribute to Lachit Borphukan on Lachit Diwas (24th November).
• He was a commander of the erstwhile Ahom kingdom (Assam) and is considered as culturalidolinAssam after he defeated a large Mughal Army on the banks of Brahmaputra in the Battle of Saraighatin 1671 to defend Guwahati.
• Lach t was appointed as Borphukan'by King Chakradhwaj Singha.
• Borphukanis a position embedded with both executive and judicial powers.

5.Shahtoot Dam

• India recently announced that it would build the Shahtoot Dam in Afghanistan.
• Dam will be built on the Maidan river a big tributary of the Kabul river in Afghanistan.
• India also funded in 2016 SaIma Dam (Afghan-India Friendship Dam) on the Hari River in Afghanistan's Herat province.

6.India, us extended nuclear energy partnership by another Decade

• In 2010, India  and  the  US  had  signed  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  {MoU)  for cooperation on the Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership (GCN EP). The MoU has been extended for  10more  years.
• Extended Mou committed to:
• Promote cooperation to give impetus to nuclear safety and security.
• Deepen the dialogue on nuclear and other radioactive material security.
• Build on the International Recognition of the GCNEP.
• GCNEP is the world's first nuclear energy partnership center and the sixth R&D unit under the aegis of the Department of Atomic Energy.
•  It was established by the Government of India with the assistance of the US, France, and Russia in Haryana in 2010.
• It helps in capacity building, in association with the interested countries and International Atomic Energy Agency,  involving technology,   human resource development, education &.training and giving momentum to R&D in enlisted areas.
• GCNEP is a part of the Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement signed in 2008.
• A major aspect of the agreement was the Nuclear Suppliers Group gave a special waiver to India that enabled it to sign cooperation agreements with a dozen countries.
• It also enabled India to separate its civilian and military programs.

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