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ALERT IN THE NORTH EAST An alert has been sounded in three Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh and in Upper Assam after China informed India that the water level of the Tsangpo river was rising .  The water discharge in the Brahmaputra basin by China last week is highest in last 50 years. ABOUT TSANGPO RIVER   Brahmaputra starts from Tibet where it's called as Tsangpo ,and then flows to Arunachal Pradesh where it's called as Siang and then came to Assam where it's called as Brahmaputra . The Siang joins two other rivers - Lohit & Dibang -- downstream to form the Brahmaputra.   CAUSE The report from the Chinese government said the Tsangpo was swelling because of heavy rain in China .  The various GD (gauge and discharge) stations on the Tsangpo had observed a discharge of 9,020 cumec water on Wednesday morning, reportedly the highest in 50 years. MAIN REASON China has created number of dams on Tsangpo river and India crit...

BACKGROUND Hope, everyone remember the Date 8-Nov-2016 - when Prime Minister Narendra Modi  announced high-value currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 would cease to be public tender.  In the biggest-ever demonetization exercise India had seen. WHY THIS MOVE ? To stem (remove) the circulation of black money and fake currency. To choke terror funding and corruption.   WHAT HAPPENED NOW ? Finally, three months short of the second anniversary of demonetization , the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has completed the counting of banned Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes that returned to the banking system post the note-ban.  And the results are not too good considering the pain the economy went through post demonetization. RBI released its Annual Report (of 268 Pages) for 2017-18 year. https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/AnnualReport/PDFs/0ANREPORT201718077745EC9A874DB38C991F580ED14242.PDF There are many things in this report related to Cryptocurrency...

BACKGROUND China carried out their first nuclear test in 1964 . Hence, US decided to spy on China's nuclear capability. At that time, Russia is a part of USSR and There is no good relation between USSR & US. So, US has no option other than India and decided to take help from India. US spy agency created a device and they want to install it on 'Nanda Devi Peak' which is in India. United States asked if India could plant a sensor. Without any or cross-questioning, India agreed to the covert mission .  So In 1965 ,the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) & India's Intelligence Bureau (IB) Jointly undertook a clandestine operation to install a nuclear powered sensing device on I ndia's second highest peak 'Nanda Devi' in the Garhwal Himalayas. Capt Manmohan Singh Kohli was leading India on this mission . Now the team had to install a tracking device powered by a nuclear snap generator and it was powered by Plutonium-238 . If the missi...

WHAT JUST HAPPENED? Government of India's Ministry of Civil Aviation announced guidelines for remotely piloted aircraft — or drones as they are more commonly known — which will come into effect from 1 December , aiming to open up an array of opportunities in the Indian civil aviation sector. WHAT IS A DRONE? In technical terms, a drone aircraft is an unmanned aerial vehicle , commonly referred to as a UAV. That means it's an aircraft, of any size or type, that flies by itself, without an  onboard pilot or passengers. Think of it as a robot plane, controlled either autonomously or via remote control. USED OF DRONES Drones are used in situations where manned flight is considered too risky or difficult. Drones can fly autonomously without a human in control and work without pilots on board, whose flight (speed,navigation, aerobatics, etc) are controlled by onboard computers. Uses of drones 1. Mapping 2. Survey 3. Commercial photography 4. Security risk 5. Monitoring liv...

WHAT  JUST HAPPENED? Subramanian Swamy , a member of the upper house of the Indian Parliament had come under intense criticism over his Tweet on Friday (24th August 2018). PFB Image to see the Tweet. Current President of Maldives - Abdulla Yameen. Abdulla Yameen is anti-India OR we can say he is pro-China / pro-Pakistan. Many construction project recently given to Chinese companies and one important electricity project given to Pakistan Mohamed Nasheed , is a Maldivian politician, who served as the fourth President of the Maldives from 2008 to 2012. [ Former President ]. During his tenure, India & Maldives relations were good. When Abdulla Yameen won the elections - He make such rules that all opposition leaders get arrested. Hence, Mohamed Nasheed currently resides outside the Maldives , Because if he go Maldives he'll get arrested. Recently, Subramanian Swamy met Mohamed Nasheed [Former President] and after the meeting/interview Subramanian Swamy gave ...

WHAT JUST HAPPENED? India on Monday (27th August 2018) will join the elite club of nations who have operated a flight on alternative source of energy sources like biofuel. India on Monday will run its first biofuel flight from Dehradun to Delhi. Basically , This is mixture of conventional air turbine fuel and biofuel . Spice-jet planning to operate a turboprop, Q-400 from Dehradun to Delhi, using this sustainable alternative. India is not the first country. While some advanced countries like US and Australia have tested commercial flights on biofuel. India is among the first developing nations to make such an attempt. SpiceJet planning to operate a turborporp, Q-400, from Dehr .. Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65528892.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst January 2018, First International Bio-Fuel flight between Australia & US. Qantas uses mustard seeds in first ever biofu...

WHAT JUST HAPPENED? Odhisa is all set to get a Legislative Council like several other states in the country. A proposal in this regard was approved at a Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister 'Naveen Patniak' . Now, voting will be done in this regard in the upcoming state monsoon session which is going to begin from September 4. Below is the proposal: The minister said that the proposed council will have 49 members , which is one-third of the 147 member state assembly. The state will have to spend 35 Crore rs annually for the council , the members of which will get salary and allowance as given to the members of the Legislative council. IS ODHISA GOVERNMENT TOOK THIS DECISION SUDDENLY? No, It took a while to take this decision of setting the 'Legislative Council'. The Odhisa Government had setup a committee in 2015 to study the Legislative councils in other states and recommend for establishment of one in the state. The committee visit...

WHAT JUST HAPPENED ? The Punjab's government recently decided to expand the scope of India's desecration law. It proposed to add Section 295AA to the Indian Penal Code to make injury, damage or sacrilege to Shri Guru Granth Sahib,Srimad Bhagwad Geeta, Holy Quran and Holy Bible with the intention to hurt the religious feelings of the people a crime punishment with life imprisonment.   Section 295 already exists. So, 295AA will make this stronger. As of now, this is just a proposal. To make this law, Punjab Government need to pass this in 'Punjab State assembly' and once passed in 'Punjab State assembly' then it go to Centre. If Centre give nod then only 295AA will get added into Indian Penal code. WHAT IS THE REASON, WHY PUNJAB GOVERNMENT MAKING SUCH LAW? Reason : Justice Ranjit Singh Commission. This commission set up in 2017 to look into incidents of the desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy text of the Sikhs, over the previous two ye...

BACKGROUND Chandryaan-1 was India's first mission to moon launched by Indian Space Research Organization ( ISRO ). The estimated costs for the project was ₹ 386 crore . Launched in October 2008 , Operated until August 2009 . This is unmanned lunar probe, launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. With the successful launch of Chandryaan-1, India became the sixth nation to send a mission to the moon. WHAT HAPPENED RECENTLY Recently, NASA Published a report and confirms Water Ice on Moon. A team of NASA scientists has found definitive evidence of frozen water   on the moon 's surface. The deposits of ice were discovered in patches at the South and North poles of the moon , because of a  small tilt in the moon's rotation axis, where sunlight supply is very less. With enough ice on Moon's surface - within the top few millimeters - water would probably be accessible as a resource for future expeditions and even ena...