{"id":54348,"date":"2020-01-12T21:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T15:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=54348"},"modified":"2020-02-26T16:50:59","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T11:20:59","slug":"9-pm-current-affairs-brief-january-12th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-january-12th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 January 12th, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsonair.com\/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=377564\"><strong>Home Minister\nlaunches country\u2019s first Cyber Crime Prevention Unit AASHVAST in Gandhinagar<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Home Minister has launched several Cyber initiative projects of the\nGujarat police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nCyber AASHVAST:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cyber Aashvast is an initiative\nstarted by the Cyber Crime Cell of the Gujarat Police.<\/li><li>It will own an exclusive online\nportal that will have dedicated service helpline for victims of cyber-crimes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Units\nunder Cyber AASHVAST:<\/strong>There are four units of the\nportal which include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Incident Response Unit:<\/strong>It is a 24\u00d77 basis\navailable team ready to deal with online financial crimes.<\/li><li><strong>Cyber Suraksha Lab:<\/strong>It is a dedicated space for\nthe citizens where they can take the help of kiosks to find out if their phone\nhas been hacked or is a victim of malware.<\/li><li><strong>Cyber Crime Prevention Unit:<\/strong>It is an online\nportal which will contain a database of thousands of phone numbers and website\nlinks that have been suspected of being involved in financial crimes so that\nthe citizens can aware themselves and stay alert.<\/li><li><strong>Cyber Anti-bullying Unit:<\/strong>It deals with cases\nof online stalking, harassment, bullying, using morphed pictures, sexual\nharassment and has a dedicated team of police personnel and counsellors to help\nthe victims, while retaining their confidentiality. The helpline number is 100<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nVISWAS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>VISWAS stands for Video\nIntegration and State Wide Advanced Security.<\/li><li>It is a first of its kind project\nin the country launched for major e-governance initiative.<\/li><li>It aims at improving Law and Order\nManagement, Proactive traffic management and control, Crime detection through\nvideo analytics and Post incident Investigation and video forensics.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nCyber Crime Cooperation Investigation Request Portal: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is a portal where any state\npolice or law enforcement agency can access and submit details about any\noffender staying in Gujarat. <\/li><li>The case will be immediately\ntransferred to Cyber Crime Cell of Gujarat which will then deal with the case.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/presumption-of-constitutionality-in-the-case-of-the-new-citizenship-law-6211963\/\"><strong>Explained: The\n\u2018presumption of constitutionality\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Recently, the Supreme Court has declined hearing a plea to declare\nCitizenship Amendment Act as constitutional and said that there was already a\npresumption of constitutionality to a law passed by Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nPresumption of constitutionality:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The term \u2018presumption of\nconstitutionality\u2019 is a legal principle that is used by courts during statutory\ninterpretation.<\/li><li>Statutory interpretation means the\nprocess by which courts interpret and apply a law passed by the legislature\nsuch as Parliament.<\/li><li>Presumption of constitutionality\nsays that the judiciary should presume statutes enacted by the legislature to\nbe constitutional, unless the law is clearly unconstitutional or a fundamental\nright is implicated.<\/li><li>The presumption is not absolute.It\ndoes not stand when there is a gross violation of the Constitution.Hence,there\nare limitations to the doctrine.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/politics-and-nation\/raisina-dialogue-2020-to-host-ministers-from-across-globe\/articleshow\/73054499.cms\"><strong>Raisina\nDialogue 2020 to host ministers from across globe <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The Raisina Dialogue is to be held from January 14, 2020 in New Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nRaisina Dialogue:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Raisina Dialogue is a\nmultilateral conference committed to addressing the most challenging issues\nfacing the global community.<\/li><li>The dialogue is organised by the\nMinistry of External Affairs and Observer Research Foundation.<\/li><li>Every year, global leaders in\npolicy, business, media and civil society are hosted in New Delhi to discuss\ncooperation on a wide range of pertinent international policy matters.<\/li><li>The Dialogue is structured as a\nmulti-stakeholder, cross-sectoral discussion involving heads of state, cabinet\nministers and local government officials as well as major private sector\nexecutives of the media and academics.<\/li><li>The theme for 2020 Dialogue is 21@20:\nNavigating the Alpha Century.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/politics-and-nation\/india-engages-with-iran-to-keep-strait-of-hormuz-safe\/articleshow\/73197846.cms\"><strong>India attends\nHormuz Peace Initiative<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>India has recently attended the Hormuz Peace Initiative that was held\nin Tehran,Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nHormuz Peace Initiative:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The initiative was organized by\nIran.It was attended by leading trade partners of Iran namely China, Oman,\nIndia and Afghanistan.<\/li><li>It aims at stabilizing one of the\nworld&#8217;s busiest shipping lane, the Strait of Hormuz in the backdrop of US-Iran\ntensions.<\/li><li>The initiative reviewed the\ndevelopments in the Persian Gulf region and evaluated the regional cooperation\nplans under the \u2018Hormuz Peace Endeavor\u2019 (HOPE).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\n\u2018Hormuz Peace Endeavor\u2019(HOPE):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The HOPE was proposed by Iranian\nPresident at UN General Assembly meeting in September,2019.<\/li><li>It aimed at enhancing solidarity,\nmutual understanding as well as peaceful and friendly relations among countries\nin the region in order to guarantee the territorial integrity and political\nindependence of regional states. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nStrait of Hormuz:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Strait of Hormuz lies between\nOman and Iran.It links the Persian Gulf north of it with the Gulf of Oman to\nthe south and the Arabian Sea beyond.<\/li><li>On the north coast lies Iran and\non the south coast of the United Arab Emirates and Musandam, an exclave of\nOman.<\/li><li>It is 21 miles (33 km) wide at its\nnarrowest point, with the shipping lane just two miles (three km) wide in\neither direction.<\/li><li>It is considered as the world&#8217;s\nmost important oil artery. Almost a fifth of the world\u2019s oil passes through the\nStrait. According to data from analytics firm Vortexa some 17.2 million barrels\nper day (bpd) pass through it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/karnataka\/icar-to-set-up-farmers-innovation-fund\/article30495824.ece\"><strong>ICAR to set up\nFarmers\u2019 Innovation Fund<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR) is all set to start a\nFarmers Innovation Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nFarmers\u2019 Innovation Fund:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The farmers innovation fund aims\nto scientifically validate, scale-up and propagate the innovations of\nprogressive farmers.<\/li><li>It will link farmers and farming\nwith science and will ensure that their farm practices are science-based.<\/li><li>As part of this fund,an innovation\ncentre will also be established in New Delhi where the innovations will be\nscientifically validated and farmers will be allowed to pursue research work.<\/li><li>Currently, Krishi Vigyan Kendras\ndocument the innovations of farmers. This fund will also encourage farmers to\ncontinue their innovations.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nICAR:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Indian Council of Agricultural\nResearch (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of\nAgricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers\nWelfare , Government of India.<\/li><li>The Council is the apex body for\ncoordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture\nincluding horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nKrishi Vigyan Kendra(KVK):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is\ndistrict level Farm Science Centre established by the Indian Council of\nAgricultural Research (ICAR) for speedy transfer of technology to the farmer&#8217;s\nfields. <\/li><li>The aim of KVK is to reduce the\ntime lag between generation of technology at the research institution and its\ntransfer to the farmer&#8217;s field. <\/li><li>The KVKs are 100% funded by the\nGovernment of India.The first KVK was established in 1974 at Puducherry.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/naval-version-of-tejas-lca-lands-on-ins-vikramaditya-for-first-time\/story-TaH3Sl23N3ZOesxRirXjIL.html\"><strong>Naval version\nof Tejas LCA lands on INS Vikramaditya for first time<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Recently,Light Combat Aircraft(LCA) Tejas has successfully landed on\nINS Vikramaditya.With this,the LCA becomes the first aircraft to make an\narrested landing on a naval ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nLCA Tejas:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>LCA Tejas has been built under the\nLight Combat Aircraft (LCA)&nbsp; program, which\nbegan in the 1980s to replace India\u2019s aging MiG-21 fighters.<\/li><li>It is designed by the Aeronautical\nDevelopment Agency (ADA) and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).<\/li><li>It is a single-seat, single-jet\nengine, multi-role light fighter.Its design is highly manoeuvrable with a\ntailless, compound delta wing configuration.<\/li><li>It has stronger landing gears\nwhich can absorb forces exerted by the ski jump ramp during take-off.It also\nhas the capability to be airborne within 200m, as against 1000 m required for\nnormal runways.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nINS Vikramaditya:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>INS Vikramaditya is a modified\nKiev-class aircraft carrier.It served with the Soviet Navy and later with the\nRussian Navy.<\/li><li>It was commissioned into the\nIndian Navy in 2013 from Russia.<\/li><li>The aircraft carrier is 284mts\nlong.It has a displacement of 40,000 tons and is the biggest and heaviest in\nthe Indian Navy fleet.<\/li><li>The warship can also carry planes\nsuch as MiG-29K,Kamov-31 and Chetak helicopters.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=197376\"><strong>National\nHighway Excellence Awards 2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Union Minister for Road Transport &amp; Highways will present the\n\u2018National Highways Excellence Awards\u2019 to outstanding performers in Highways\nsector<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nNational Highways Excellence Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The National Highways Excellence\nAwards were instituted by the Ministry of Road Transport &amp; Highways in the\nyear 2018.<\/li><li>The award aims to recognise\ncompanies which are performing exceptionally well in the construction,\noperations, maintenance and tolling stages of highway development as well as in\nthe arena of road safety.<\/li><li>The award is given in seven\ncategories namely (a) Project Management (b) Operation and Maintenance (c)Toll\nManagement (d) Highway Safety (e) Innovation (f) Outstanding Work in\nChallenging Conditions and (g) Green Highway.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/news\/scientist-saha-elected-as-iupac-bureau-member\/article30543198.ece\"><strong>Scientist Saha\nelected as IUPAC bureau member<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Bipul Behari Saha has been elected as a bureau member of the\nInternational Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) for the period\n2020-23.He is the only second Indian after CNR Rao to be elected for this\nposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nIUPAC:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The International Union of Pure\nand Applied Chemistry(IUPAC) was established in the year 1919.It is\nheadquartered in Z\u00fcrich,Switzerland.<\/li><li>It has the responsibility of\nnaming all new elements and compounds, declare atomic weights and physical\nconstants, update Periodic table and carry out research projects.<\/li><li>It is an international federation\nof National Adhering Organizations that represents chemists in individual\ncountries.It is also a member of the International Council for Science(ICSU).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nPeriodic Table:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Periodic Table was first\npublished by the Russian scientist Dmitry Mendeleev in 1969.<\/li><li>The table is an arrangement of all\nthe elements known to man in accordance with their increasing atomic number and\nrecurring chemical properties.<\/li><li>There are 118 confirmed elements\nin the periodic table.Hydrogen is the lightest element with its atomic weight\n1.Uranium is the heaviest naturally occurring element with an atomic weight of\n238.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>The United Nations had designated 2019 as the International Year of the\nPeriodic Table (IYPT2019) to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the\nestablishment of the Periodic Table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture2.png?resize=750%2C403&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54358\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Minister launches country\u2019s first Cyber Crime Prevention Unit AASHVAST in Gandhinagar News:Home Minister has launched several Cyber initiative projects of the Gujarat police. Facts: About Cyber AASHVAST: Cyber Aashvast is an initiative started by the Cyber Crime Cell of the Gujarat Police. 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