{"id":54449,"date":"2020-01-27T21:00:58","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T15:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=54449"},"modified":"2020-02-26T17:44:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T12:14:26","slug":"9-pm-current-affairs-brief-january-27th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-january-27th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 January 27th, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/paradip-port-expansion-project-gets-inter-ministerial-panel-nod-6228946\/\"><strong>Paradip\nPort expansion project gets inter-ministerial panel nod<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> An inter-ministerial panel has approved a\nMinistry of Shipping proposal for deepening and optimisation of inner harbour\nfacilities of the Paradip Port Trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Paradip Port<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Type: <\/strong>Natural, deep-water port.<\/li><li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Confluence of the Mahanadi\nRiver and the Bay of Bengal in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha.<\/li><li><strong>Management: <\/strong>Paradip Port Trust&nbsp;(PPT), an\nautonomous corporation&nbsp;under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 functioning\nunder Ministry of Shipping<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1-4.png?resize=405%2C489&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for paradip port location in map&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-54459\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tech\/hardware\/countrys-first-super-fab-lab-inaugurated-by-kerala-cm\/articleshow\/73614694.cms\">Country&#8217;s\nfirst Super Fab Lab inaugurated by Kerala CM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India\u2019s first Super Fab Lab was launched at the Integrated Startup\nComplex of the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM). It will function in collaboration\nwith the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nFab Labs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fab Labs are fabrication\nlaboratories offering digital fabrication and computation. The idea was conceived by inventor and\nscientist Professor Neil Gershenfeld.<\/li><li>It seeks to enable entrepreneurs\nturn their ideas into new products and prototypes by giving them access to a\nrange of advanced digital manufacturing technology.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Established in 2002, Vigyan\nAshram in Pune, India was the first fab lab to be set up outside MIT.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kerala\nStartup Mission (KSUM): <\/strong>Founded in 2006, is the\ncentral agency of the Government of Kerala for entrepreneurship development and\nincubation activities in Kerala.<br>\n<br>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1600505\">Adhoc Committee of\nthe Rajya made 40 recommendations to prevent sexual abuse of children<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Adhoc Committee of\nthe Rajya instituted by Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu has made 40 f\nrecommendations to prevent sexual abuse of children and to contain access to\nand transmission of child pornography content on the social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommendations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td>\n <strong>Legislative&nbsp;<\/strong>\n <\/td><td>\n <strong>Technology<\/strong>\n <\/td><td>\n <strong>Institutional<\/strong>\n <\/td><td>\n <strong>Social and\n Educational<\/strong>\n <\/td><td>\n <strong>State-level\n Implementation<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n clause to be inserted in the POCSO Act, 2012 under\n which advocating or counselling sexual activities with a person under the age\n of 18 years is an offence\n <\/td><td>\n Law enforcement agencies be permitted to brake end\n to end encryption to trace distributors of child pornography\n <\/td><td>\n upgraded and technologically empowered National\n Commission for Protection of Child Rights\n <\/td><td>\n campaigns for greater awareness among parents to\n recognize early signs of child abuse, online risks and improving online\n safety for their child\n <\/td><td>\n Each State and UT shall have empowered State\n Commission for the Protection for Child Rights \n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to be designated\n as the national portal for reporting any electronic matters under POCSO\n <\/td><td>\n Blockchain analysis companies to trace identities of\n users engaging in crypto currency transactions to purchase child pornography\n online\n <\/td><td>\n National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shall\n mandatorily record and report annually cases of child pornography\n <\/td><td>\n &nbsp;\n <\/td><td>\n E-safety Commissioners be appointed at state level\n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Punitive measures for access, produce or transmit\n Child Sexual Abuse Material(CSAM)\n <\/td><td>\n separate adult section for on-streaming platforms\n <\/td><td>\n &nbsp;\n <\/td><td>\n &nbsp;\n <\/td><td>\n &nbsp;\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Protection\nof Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Enacted in 2012, to protect the\nchildren from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography.<\/li><li>Provides for gender neutral\napplication of stringent punishment, including death penalty, for aggravated\npenetrative sexual assault of children.<\/li><li>Provides for levy of fines and\nimprisonment of up to 5years to curb child pornography.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/nagardhan-excavation-site-nagpur-excavation-vakataka-dynasty-1500-year-old-relics-6236915\/\">Nagardhan\nexcavations: Why are findings important to understand Vakataka dynasty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>News: Recent excavations at Nagardhan near\nNagpur, have provided concrete evidence on the life, religious affiliations and\ntrade practices of the Vakataka dynasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About Nagardhan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is a large village in Nagpur\ndistrict and hosts the Nagardhan fort.<\/li><li>The Nagardhan fort was\nconstructed during the Gond Raja period and later renovated and re-used by the\nBhosales of Nagpur during the late 18th and 19th centuries.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent Excavation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First time clay sealings have been\nexcavated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It belongs to the period when Prabhavatigupta\nwas the queen of the Vakataka dynasty.<\/li><li>It bears her name in the Brahmi\nscript, along with the depiction of a conch- a sign of the Vaishnava\naffiliation<\/li><li>These sealings could have been\nused as an official royal permission issued for trade with Iran and beyond\nthrough the Mediterranean Sea.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional Information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vakataka dynasty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>was a Brahmin dynasty<\/li><li><strong>Reign:<\/strong> c. 250 CE \u2013 c. 500 CE<\/li><li><strong>Territorial Extent<\/strong>: southern edges of\nMalwa and Gujarat in the north to the Tungabhadra River in the south, the\nArabian Sea in the west to the edges of Chhattisgarh in the east.<\/li><li><strong>Founder:<\/strong> Vindhyashakti<\/li><li>The rock-cut Buddhist viharas\nand chaityas of Ajanta Caves (were built under the patronage of Vakataka\nemperor, Harishena.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"582\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture2-3.png?resize=582%2C564&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for vakataka&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-54460\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/india-begins-coral-restoration-in-gulf-of-kachchh\/article30645770.ece\">India\nbegins coral restoration in Gulf of Kachchh<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>News: The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI),\nwith help from Gujarat\u2019s forest department, is attempting for the first time a\nprocess to restore coral reefs using biorock or mineral accretion technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About biorock or mineral accretion\ntechnology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Biorock is the substance formed\nby electro-accumulation of minerals dissolved in seawater.<\/li><li>The technology works by passing\na small amount of electrical current through electrodes in the water<\/li><li>As a result of the process, calcium\ncarbonate is formed and coral larvae adhere to the CaCO3 and grow quickly.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Corals\nand Coral Reefs in India<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Corals are small (0.25-12\ninches), soft-bodied marine organisms.<\/li><li>They live in colonies called\nreefs that they build using a limestone skeleton (calicle) lying at their base.<\/li><li>In India, coral reefs are\nlocated in 7 regions: Goa coast, Kerala coast, Palk Bay, Gulf of Kucch, Gulf of\nMannar, Lakshadweep islands, Andaman and Nicobar islands.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"703\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture3-2.png?resize=703%2C544&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for coral reefs in india\" class=\"wp-image-54461\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1600526\"><strong>Bharat\nParv 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Bharat\nParv,2020 will be celebrated from 26th to 31st January,2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nBharat Parv:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bharat Parv aims to generate a\npatriotic fervour, promote the rich cultural diversity of the country and to\npopularize the idea of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.<\/li><li>It is organized by the Ministry of\nTourism in collaboration with other central Ministries.<\/li><li>Central theme of Bharat Parv 2020\nis \u2018Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat\u2019 and \u2018Celebrating 150 Years of Mahatma Gandhi.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Ek\nBharat Shreshtha Bharat:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Aim:<\/strong>To promote\nengagement amongst the people of different states\/UTs so as to enhance mutual\nunderstanding and bonding between people of diverse cultures,thereby securing\nstronger unity and integrity of India.<\/li><li>The Ministry of Human Resource\nDevelopment has been designated Nodal Ministry for coordination of the programme.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/australias-iconic-platypus-under-threat-from-climate-change-study\/article30607241.ece\"><strong>Australia\u2019s\niconic platypus under threat from climate change:study<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>According\nto a study,Australia\u2019s devastating drought and other effects of climate change\nare pushing platypus towards extinction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nplatypus:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Platypus is a semi aquatic egg\nlaying mammal endemic to eastern Australia.<\/li><li>They are one of the five extant\nspecies of monotremes,the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to\nlive young.<\/li><li>Platypuses are also known as\nvenomous mammals as male platypus has a venomous spur on the inside of its\nankle.<\/li><li>They are listed as Near Threatened\nunder the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN) Red list.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/telangana\/nagoba-jatara-off-to-a-glorious-start-at-keslapur\/article30645506.ece\"><strong>Nagoba\nJatara Festival<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Nagoba\nJatara festival is being celebrated by the Mesram Raj Gonds and Pardhans in\nTelangana State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nNagoba Jatara:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nagoba Jatara is a tribal festival\nheld in Adilabad district,Telangana, India.&nbsp;<\/li><li>It is the second biggest tribal\ncarnival and celebrated by Mesaram clan of Gond tribes for 10 days.<\/li><li>The Gusadi Dance performance by\ndancers from the Gond tribe is a major special attraction of the event.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Gond\nTribe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Gonds are one of the largest tribal\ngroups in the world.They mostly live in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra,\nAndhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West\nBengal and Odisha.<\/li><li>They majorly speak Gondi which is\nan unwritten language of the Dravidian family.<\/li><li>The Gond staple food is two kinds\nof millet namely kodo and kutki.Rice is mostly consumed during festival feasts.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/politics-and-nation\/india-russia-launch-track-1-5-dialogue-to-push-greater-eurasian-partnership\/articleshow\/73572220.cms\"><strong>Ganga-Volga\nDialogue:India-Russia<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The\nGanga-Volga Dialogue was held between India and Russia in New Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nGanga-Volga Dialogue:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Ganga Volga Dialogue was\nconceptualized during 2018 India Russia Summit between Russian President and\nIndian Prime Minister.<\/li><li>The dialogue was organised by the\nMinistry of External Affairs in collaboration with Dr.Syama Prasad Mookerjee\nResearch Foundation.<\/li><li>The objective of the dialogue was\nto provide a platform for enhancing the special and privileged strategic\npartnership between India and Russia.<\/li><li>Theme of the dialogue:Connectivity<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key\ntakeaways from the dialogue:<\/strong>The dialogue discussed the\nfollowing key proposals&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Impact of rapidly changing\ninternational situation<\/li><li>Ways of implementation of decisions\ntaken in India-Russia Summit held in September 2019 at Vladivostok.<\/li><li>Development of economic activities\nin the riverine systems of Ganga and Volga.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/banking-and-finance\/new-resolution-authority-in-works-to-curb-failure-of-large-financial-institutions-6236941\/\"><strong>New\nResolution Authority in works to curb failure of large financial institutions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Finance\nministry is planning to setup a Resolution authority to curb failure of large\nfinancial institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Resolution\nauthority:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Resolution authority aims to\naddress the issue of insolvency of firms in the financial sector.<\/li><li>The authority would comprise of\nmembers from financial sector regulators as well as senior government officials\nas its members.<\/li><li>The ambit of the authority is\nlikely to be over banks, NBFCs, insurance companies, securities market players,\nco-operative banks and regional rural banks.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Under it,if a bank,NBFC or other\ninsurance company fails,a solution will be available to either sell that firm,\nmerge it with another firm or close it down.This will ensure least disruption\nto the economy and to investors and other stakeholders.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/news\/politics-and-nation\/india-provides-platform-maldives-inches-closer-to-re-enter-commonwealth\/articleshow\/73642740.cms\"><strong>India\nprovides platform, Maldives inches closer to re-enter Commonwealth&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Recently,India\nhas provided a platform for engagement between the Maldives and the\nCommonwealth Secretariat that could enable Maldives re-entry into the\nCommonwealth of Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nCommonwealth of Nations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Commonwealth of Nations formerly\nknown as British Commonwealth is an international intergovernmental\norganization of countries that were mostly former territories of the British\nEmpire and dependencies.<\/li><li>It was established by the London\nDeclaration in 1949.Queen Elizabeth II is the head of the Commonwealth.<\/li><li>The current membership includes 53\nCountries.The membership is based on free and equal voluntary cooperation.<\/li><li>Commonwealth Heads of Government\nMeetings(CHOGM) are held every two years to discuss issues of common interest.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Commonwealth\nSecretariat:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Commonwealth Secretariat was\nestablished in 1965.It is the main intergovernmental agency of the Commonwealth,\nfacilitating consultation and co-operation among member governments and\ncountries.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nCommonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal(CSAT):&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Commonwealth Secretariat\nArbitral Tribunal was established and operates under a Statute agreed by\nCommonwealth governments in 1995.<\/li><li>It plays the role of an arbiter in\ncase of disputes among its 53 member-countries.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paradip Port expansion project gets inter-ministerial panel nod News: An inter-ministerial panel has approved a Ministry of Shipping proposal for deepening and optimisation of inner harbour facilities of the Paradip Port Trust. Facts: About Paradip Port Type: Natural, deep-water port. 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