Current Affairs 30 Dec 2020

1. DIGITAL OCEAN

Union Minister of Earth Sciences inaugurated the web-based application “Digital Ocean (www.do.incois.gov.in)” developed by INCOIS of M/o Earth sciences.

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Digital Ocean is a first of its kind digital platform for Ocean Data Management.
It includes a set of applications developed to organize and present heterogeneous oceanographic data by adopting rapid advancements in geospatial technology.
It facilitates an online interactive web-based environment for data integration, 3D and 4D data visualization, data analysis to assess the evolution of oceanographic features, data fusion and multi-format download of disparate data from multiple sources
‘Digital Ocean’ will help to share knowledge about the ocean with a wide range of users including research institutions, operational agencies, strategic users, academic community, maritime industry and policy makers. Digital Ocean also provides free access to information to the general public and the common man.

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Significance:

It will play a central role in sustainable management of our oceans and expanding our ‘Blue Economy’ initiatives.
Further, the Digital Ocean will be promoted as a platform for capacity building on Ocean Data Management for all Indian Ocean Rim countries.

Source : The Hindu

2. RUTHENIUM-106

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai has developed Eye Cancer therapy in the form of the first indigenous Ruthenium 106 Plaque for treatment of Ocular Tumours.

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The handling of plaque is very convenient for the Surgeon and it has been acknowledged to be at par with the international standards.
So far the BARC plaques made in India through the Department of Atomic Energy have been used for seven cases for Ocular Cancer.
Ocular tumours are tumours inside the eye. They are collections of cells that grow and multiply abnormally and form masses.

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Ruthenium-106?

Ruthenium-106 is a radioactive form of the rare heavy metal ruthenium, which is a "platinum group" metal similar to platinum.
Ruthenium-106 is produced from the fission or splitting of uranium-235, the type of uranium used in nuclear fission reactors, so it's found in spent nuclear fuel.
It's used in medicine for cancer radiation therapy, especially for eye and skin tumours. It's also used in radioisotope thermoelectric generators that power satellites.

Source : Times of India

3. PROXIMA CENTAURI

Astronomers at the $100 million Breakthrough Listen project, started by the legendary physicist Stephen Hawking, have recently picked up an “intriguing” radio wave emission from the direction of Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Sun.

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The news has sparked renewed interest in Proxima Centauri, one of whose planets is believed to revolve in the star’s habitable zone, giving rise to the possibility that it could have, or does, sustain life.
Proxima Centauri is 4.2 light-years away from the Sun – considered a close distance in cosmic terms.
Its mass is about an eighth of the Sun’s, and it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye from Earth.

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Proxima b:

Proxima b, one of the two planets that revolve around the star, is the subject of significant curiosity.
Sized 1.2 times larger than Earth, and orbiting its star every 11 days, Proxima b lies in Proxima Centauri’s “Goldilocks zone” i.e. the area around a star where it is not too hot and not too cold for liquid water to exist on the surface of surrounding planets (e.g. Earth is in the Sun’s Goldilocks zone).
However, this does not mean for sure that water is present on Proxima b. It could also be hostile to life, if its atmosphere has been stripped away by solar flares from Proxima Centauri.

Source : Indian Express

4. ZARI, ZARDOZI

Madhya Pradesh Government is organizing ‘Raag-Bhopali’ exhibition to promote Zari-Zardozi crafts of Bhopal.

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Embroidery done with metallic threads is called kalabattu and forms the zari.
The main zari production centres are Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh.

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Here the metal ingots are melted into metal bars called pasa from which lengths are got by beating it after treatment.
This is then pulled through perforated steel plates to make it into wires, followed by the tarkashi process to make it thin with rubber and diamond dies.
The last stage is called badla where the wire is flattened and twisted with silk or cotton thread to become kasab or kalabattu.

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Listed below are different kinds of zari work:

Zardozi: This is a heavy and more elaborate embroidery work which uses varieties of gold threads, spangles, beads and gota. It is used to embellish wedding outfits, heavy coats, cushions, curtains etc.
Kamdani : This is a lighter needlework which is done on lighter material like scarves, veils, and caps.
Mina Work : This is thus called owing to its resemblance with enamel work. The embroidery is done in gold.

Source : All India Radio

5. NATIONAL SUMMIT ON GOOD, REPLICABLE PRACTICES AND INNOVATIONS IN PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS IN INDIA

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare digitally inaugurated the 7th National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices through a video conference.

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Ministry of Health & Family Welfare holds the National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Healthcare Systems in India.
While the first one was held in 2013 at Srinagar to recognize, showcase and document various best practices and innovations in public healthcare system, the last was held at Gand hinagar, Gujarat.

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Union Minister of Health also launched New Health Management Information System (HMIS) along with the Operational Guidelines for TB services at AB-HWCs and the Operational Guidelines 2020 on Active Case Detection and Regular Surveillance for Leprosy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji has set a bold target of a TB-free India by 2025, five years ahead of the SDG targets of 2030.

Source : PIB

6. NEW BHAUPUR-NEW KHURJA SECTION OF EASTERN DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the ambitious New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) in Uttar Pradesh.

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The 351-kilometre New Bhaupur- New Khurja section of EDFC is built at a cost of Rs. 5,750 crore and most of its part passes through Uttar Pradesh.
The section will decongest the existing Kanpur-Delhi main line and will enable Indian Railways to run faster trains.
The agro products of Uttar Pradesh will now reach at a faster speed to other parts of the country and it will increase the export capacity of the state which is a landlocked area and doesn’t have any port to send the items abroad.

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The Prime Minister also inaugurated Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor’s Operation Control Centre at Prayagraj. This will act as the command centre for the entire route length of the EDFC.
Talking about the Operation Control Centre at Prayagraj Prime Minister said that it is equipped with state of the art facilities which are indigenously designed.

Source : All India Radio

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