{"id":54672,"date":"2019-12-13T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=54672"},"modified":"2020-02-27T11:52:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T06:22:50","slug":"9-pm-current-affairs-brief-december-13th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-december-13th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 December 13th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsonair.com\/News?title=ISRO-begins-preparations-for-setting-up-third-rocket-launchpad&amp;id=375985\">ISRO\nbegins preparations for setting up third rocket Launchpad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Indian Space Research\nOrganization (ISRO) has begun preparatory works for setting up a third rocket Launchpad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nThird Launchpad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It will set up in coastal\nhamlet of Kulashekhrapattinam in the Thuthukudi district, Tamil Nadu.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It is\nintended to support:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>increased launch frequency, <\/li><li>provide active redundancy to\nexisting launch pads and <\/li><li>To support launching\nrequirements of advanced launch vehicles.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Present\nLaunchpads<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>At present, the Indian Space\nResearch Organization (ISRO) has <strong>two\nlaunchpads<\/strong> at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota Range (SDSC-SHAR).<\/li><li>SHAR is situated in an island\noff Sullurupeta &#8211; a small town in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1-26.png?resize=390%2C437&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for SDSC-SHAR map&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-54678\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/this-word-means-wi-fi-calling-6162571\/\"><strong>What\nis Wi-Fi Calling?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Bharti Airtel has introduced Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi), a first for\nIndia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Wi-Fi calling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Wi-Fi Calling is a technology that enables a smartphone user to make and\nreceive calls over Wi-Fi network rather than cellular radio connection.<\/li><li>It is aimed especially for\nareas where cellular networks are not strong.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Wi-Fi<\/strong>: Itis a radio transmission technology that allows digital\ndevices to use high speed internet without direct cable connections.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/how-barcode-was-born-how-it-changed-retail-6162550\/\">What\nis a barcode?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Recently, engineer-scientist George Laurer, co-developer of\nBarcode, passed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nBarcode:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A barcode, consisting of bars\nand spaces is a machine-readable representation of numerals and characters. It\nis also known as Universal Product Code (UPC). It is used to efficiently\nidentify and track objects and people.<\/li><li>Barcode was co-developed by\nGeogre Laurier and Norman Joseph Woodland in 1973.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Types\nof Barcode:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>One-dimensional\nbarcode:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Numeric-only barcodes: barcodes\nconsisting of only numbers. <\/li><li>Alpha-numeric barcodes: contain\na combination of numbers and alphabetic characters.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Two-dimensional\nBarcode<\/strong>: It is in the shape of a square or\nrectangle and contain many small dots&nbsp;arranged in a unique pattern. It is\nalso known as Quick Response (QR) code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1596263\">Atal Bhujal\nYojana<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Ministry of Jal Shakti informed Lok Sabha\nabout Atal Bhujal Yojana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Atal Bhujal Yojana is a central\nsector scheme under the ministry of Jal Shakti. The scheme was announced\nin the 2016-17 Union Budget.<\/li><li>It aims to recharge ground\nwater sources and ensure efficient use of water by involving people at local\nlevel.<\/li><li>The funding pattern of the\nscheme is 50:50 between Government of India and World Bank.<\/li><li>The scheme involves:<\/li><li>Formation of Water User\nAssociations, <\/li><li>Monitoring and disseminating\nground water data, <\/li><li>Water budgeting, <\/li><li>Preparation and implementation\nof Gram-Panchayat wise water security plans and <\/li><li>Information, Education &amp;\nCommunication (IEC) activities related to sustainable ground water management.<\/li><li>The scheme will be implemented\nin water stressed areas of Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh,\nMaharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Govt.\nInitiatives to deal water crisis in India<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Jal Shakti Abhiyan<\/strong>: It is a time-bound, mission mode, water conservation and\nirrigation efficiency campaign for water security in India.&nbsp; It was\nlaunched by Ministry of Jal Shakti in July 2019.<\/li><li><strong>Model Bill for Conservation, Protection and Regulation of\nGroundwater, 2016<\/strong>: It seeks tomove groundwater from Easements Act as a private property resource\nto a Common Pool Resource.&nbsp;It also provides for demarcation of\n\u2018groundwater protection zones\u2019 and development of a groundwater security plan.<\/li><li><strong>National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme (NAQUIM): <\/strong>Launched in 2012, aims to identify\nand map aquifers at the micro level to quantify the available groundwater\nresources.<\/li><li><strong>National Water Mission:<\/strong> It is one of the missions under the National Action Plan for Climate Change\n(NAPCC). &nbsp;It aims at conservation of\nwater, minimizing wastage of water, increase water use efficiency by 20%.<\/li><li><strong>Composite water management\nIndex:<\/strong> Developed\nby NITI Aayog, help the states in better water resource management and\nconservation.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsonair.com\/News?title=Inner-Line-Permit-regime-extended-to-Manipur%2c-Prez-Kovind-signs-order&amp;id=376024\">Inner\nLine Permit regime extended to Manipur, Prez Kovind signs order<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Inner Line Permit (ILP) regime has been extended to Manipur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nInner Line permit (ILP)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is a legal travel\ncertificate provided by the Government of India to Indian citizen. It is\nrequired to travel into a protected area for a limited time. <\/li><li>The aim of the ILP is to\nregulate movement to certain areas located near the international border of\nIndia.<\/li><li>ILP was under Bengal Frontier\nProvision Act, 1873.<\/li><li>At present, the ILP is implemented\nin Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland. The respective state governments\nissue ILPs.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Protected\nArea Permit (PAP)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is a travel certificate\nissued to foreign nationals for entering certain areas near international\nborder of India. It is issue under Foreigners (Protected Areas) Order, 1958.<\/li><li>Protected Areas are located in Arunachal\nPradesh, parts of Himachal Pradesh parts of Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Manipur,\nMizoram, Nagaland, parts of Rajasthan, parts of Sikkim and parts of Uttarakhand.<\/li><li>In 2018, Ministry of Home\nAffairs (MHA) relaxed PAP regime to allow foreign tourists to access border areas\nof Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur for five years.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/ibms-weather-forecast-system-to-tap-users-phones-for-data\/article30289827.ece\"><strong>IBM\u2019s\nweather forecast system to tap users\u2019 phones for data<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> IBM\nhas planned to launch a new weather\nforecasting system known as IBM GRAF &#8211; the Global High-Resolution Atmospheric\nForecasting System<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>GRAF can generate forecasts at a resolution of 3 kilometres as compared\nto 12-kilometre models used by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).<\/li><li>Current global weather models are\nupdated every 6 to 12 hours. IBM&#8217;s system will forecast and update hourly.\n<\/li><li>Significance of GRAF:<ul><li>Improved global mapping of the\natmosphere<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Better data and accurate forecasts\nfor agriculture<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Custom forecasts for energy\ncompanies, consumer brands, insurance businesses and satellite imagery\nanalysts.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISRO begins preparations for setting up third rocket Launchpad News: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has begun preparatory works for setting up a third rocket Launchpad. Facts: About Third Launchpad It will set up in coastal hamlet of Kulashekhrapattinam in the Thuthukudi district, Tamil Nadu.&nbsp; It is intended to support: increased launch frequency, provide active&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-december-13th-2019\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 December 13th, 2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":48116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-brief","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9-PM-Brief.png?fit=1000%2C500&ssl=1","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":1700775503,"cached_date":1702689920},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}