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DAILY DOSE 6th FEB -2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

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DAILY DOSE 6th FEB -2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

History: 6th February

  • In 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed by the Maori people, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
  • In 1819, the Treaty of Singapore was signed, giving birth to modern Singapore.
  • In 1952, the UK’s longest-reigning monarch, Elizabeth II, ascended the throne after her father, King George VI’s death.
  • In 1971, American astronaut Alan Shepard became the first person to hit a golf ball on the Moon.
  • 1959, 6th Feb: Ms. Anna Chandy became the first woman judge of the Kerala High Court.

 

1) GRAPES-3 Experiment:

  • The GRAPES-3 experiment discovered a new feature in the cosmic-ray proton spectrum at about 166 tera-electron-volt (TeV) energy while measuring the spectrum spanning from 50 TeV to a little over 1 peta-electron-volt (PeV).
  • Gamma Ray Astronomy PeV EnergieS phase-3 (GRAPES-3) is designed to study cosmic rays with an array of air shower detectors and a large area muon detector.
  • It is located in Ooty, India.
  • It is operated by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
  • It aims to probe the acceleration of cosmic rays in different astrophysical settings.
  • Its objectives are to study:
    • The origin, acceleration and propagation of >1014 eV cosmic rays in the galaxy and beyond.
    • Existence of “Knee” in the energy spectrum of cosmic rays.
    • Production and/or acceleration of the highest energy (~1020 eV) cosmic rays in the universe.
    • Astronomy of multi-TeV γ-rays from neutron stars and other compact objects.

 

2) Dusted Apollo : High-Altitude Butterfly

  • Dusted Apollo (Parnassius stenosemus), a rare high-altitude butterfly, has been sighted and photographed for the first time in Himachal Pradesh.
  • Dusted Apollo is an extremely rare butterfly and has never been photographed before in Himachal Pradesh.
  • It is found from Ladakh to West Nepal and it flies between 3,500 to 4,800 metres in the inner Himalayas.
  • It closely resembles Ladakh Banded Apollo (Parnnasius stoliczkanus) but the discal band on the upper fore wing in dusted Apollo is complete and extends from costa to vein one while this discal band is incomplete and extends only up to vein four in Ladakh Banded Apollo.
  • There are 11 Apollo species recorded from Himachal Pradesh and five of them are declared as Scheduled species.
  • It is an encouraging indication of the flourishing diversity of Apollo butterflies in the region.
  • Apollos are considered commercially important butterflies and they fetch high prices in the poaching industry.
  • Most of the Apollo butterflies are now endangered and need immediate attention for their conservation and protection.

3) Corbett Tiger Reserve : Five People Killed In Two Months

  • Five people have been killed near Uttarakhand’s Corbett Tiger Reserve in the past two months.
  • Corbett Tiger Reserve is located on the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand.
  • By and large, the reserve is spread over the Bhabar and lower Shivalik regions with a deep-water table.
  • Corbett was the first national park in India and was established in 1936.
  • It was named Hailey National Park then. In 1957, the park was rechristened Corbett National Park in memory of the late Jim Corbett, a great naturalist and eminent conservationist.
  • The habitat is characterised by open meadows (chaurs) interspersed with sal and moist, mixed deciduous forests.
  • The grasslands are locally known as ‘Chaur’, which are an outcome of abandoned settlements or past clearings.

4) Ramsar Sites :Increased

  • The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced that on the eve of World Wetlands Day, 2024, India has increased its tally of Ramsar sites to 80 from the existing 75 by designating five more wetlands as Ramsar sites.
  • Three of these sites, Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve, Aghanashini Estuary and Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve are located in Karnataka whereas two, Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary and Longwood Shola Reserve Forest are in Tamilnadu.
  • Tamil Nadu continues to have the maximum number of Ramsar Sites (16 sites) followed by Uttar Pradesh (10 sites).
  • Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental treaty, adopted on 2nd February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar, on the southern shore of the Caspian Sea.
  • In India, it came into force on 1st February 1982, under which wetlands of international importance are declared as Ramsar sites.

 

Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve (Karnataka):

  • It is a human-made village irrigation tank built centuries back and is spread over an area of 244.04 acres adjoining the Ankasamudra village.

Aghanashini Estuary (Karnataka):

  • It is spread over an area of 4801 ha, and is formed at the confluence of the Aghanashini River with the Arabian Sea.
  • The brackish water of the estuary provides diverse ecosystem services including flood and erosion risk mitigation, biodiversity conservation and livelihood support.
  • The wetland also provides livelihoods by supporting fishing, agriculture, collection of edible bivalves and crabs, shrimp aquaculture, traditional fish farming in the estuarine rice fields (locally known as Gazni rice fields) and salt production.

 

Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve (Karnataka):

  • It is a human-made wetland with an area of nearly 50 hectares which was constructed to store rainwater for irrigation purposes.
  • The wetland harbors two vulnerable species, namely Common pochard (Aythya ferina) and River tern (Sterna aurantia) and four near-threatened species namely Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster), Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus), Woolly- necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus) and Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala).
  • It is also one of the largest wintering grounds for the Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) in Southern India. It has been declared globally as an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA).

 

Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu):

  • Water from the wetland is utilized by the villagers for cultivating agricultural crops such as paddy, sugar cane, cotton, corn, and split red gram.
  • About 198 species of birds have been recorded here; some of the important visitors being the Bar headed Goose, Pin-tailed duck, Garganey, Northern Shoveler, Common Pochard, Eurasian Wigeon, Common teal and Cotton teal.

 

Longwood Shola Reserve Forest (Tamil Nadu):

  • It derives its name from the Tamil word, “Solai”, which means a ‘tropical rainforest’.
  • The ‘Sholas’ are found in the upper reaches of the Nilgiris, Anamalais, Palni hills, Kalakadu, Mundanthurai and Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu.
  • These forested wetlands serve as habitats for the globally endangered Black-chinned Nilgiri Laughing thrush (Strophocincla cachinnans), Nilgiri Blue Robin (Myiomela major), and vulnerable Nilgiri Wood-pigeon (Columba elphinstonii).

5) Exercise Vayu Shakti-24:

  • The Indian Air Force will be conducting Exercise Vayu Shakti-24 on 17th February 2024 at the Pokhran Air to Ground Range, near Jaisalmer.
  • Exercise Vayu Shakti is set to deliver a compelling display of the Indian Air Force’s offensive and defensive prowess, seamlessly operating both day and night.
  • Additionally, the exercise will highlight collaborative manoeuvres with the Indian Army, showcasing their joint operational capabilities.
  • The exercise will showcase IAF’s prowess in precision, long-range weapon delivery, and effective operations from various air bases, including special missions with transport, helicopter fleets, Garuds, and Indian Army elements.
  • This year, 121 aircraft, including Tejas, Prachand, Dhruv, Rafale, Mirage-2000, Sukhoi-30 MKI, Jaguar, Hawk, C-130J, Chinook, Apache, and Mi-17, will participate in the exercise, showcasing the capabilities of indigenous Surface to Air Weapon systems Akash and Samar in tracking and shooting down intruding aircraft.

6) NITISH Device : Bihar State Disaster Management Authority

  • The Bihar State Disaster Management Authority has launched the Novel Initiative Technological Intervention for Safety of Humanlives (NITISH) device, an innovative pendant-shaped technology designed to provide timely alerts to farmers and the public, specifically targeting lightning, floods, heatwaves, and coldwaves.
  • The initiative was triggered by recurring deaths among farmers due to lightning and flash floods, emphasizing the device’s role in saving lives.
  • The NITISH Device is introduced in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Patna.
  • The device is connected to the Bihar Meteorological Service Centre, ensuring real-time and accurate weather-related alerts.

 

7) Jay Shah Reappointed as Chairman of the Asian Cricket Council for 3rd Consecutive Year by the Board of Control for Cricket in India

  • The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah was appointed as president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) for a third consecutive term.
  • His extension for another year was unanimously approved at the ACC Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Bali, as he was in the midst of the second year of his second two-year term as the ACC Chief.

 

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