{"id":54684,"date":"2019-12-18T21:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T15:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=54684"},"modified":"2020-02-27T12:01:01","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T06:31:01","slug":"auto-draft-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/auto-draft-22\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 December 18th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/govt-unveils-7-lakh-cr-national-broadband-mission\/article30332256.ece\">Govt.\naims to provide broadband access to all villages by 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Ministry of Communications launched National Broadband Mission\n(NBM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aim:<\/strong> fast track growth of digital communications infrastructure and bridge\nthe digital divide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Broadband access to all villages by 2022<\/li><li>Facilitate universal and equitable access to broadband services<\/li><li>Lay incremental 30 lakhs route km of Optical Fibre Cable by\n 2024<\/li><li>increase in tower density from 0.42 to 1.0 tower per thousand\n of population by 2024<\/li><li>Develop a Broadband Readiness Index (BRI): &nbsp;It will measure the availability of\n digital communications infrastructure and conducive policy ecosystem\n within a State\/UT.<\/li><li>Investment from stakeholders of Rs 7 Lakh Crore including Rs\n 70,000 crore from Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bharat\nNet:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>BharatNet project (previously\nknown as National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN)) seeks to provide affordable\nhigh speed broadband connectivity to 2.5 lakh gram panchayats across India. <\/li><li>It is funded by Universal\nservice Obligation Fund (USOF). The nodal ministry for the project is Ministry\nof Communication.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>International\nMigrants Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: International Migrants Day is celebrated every year on 18<sup>th<\/sup>\nDecember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Background<\/strong>: 18<sup>th<\/sup> December\nmarks the day when UNGA, in 1990, adopted the International Convention on the\nProtection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.<\/li><li><strong>Chief Organization<\/strong>: The day is\ncelebrated through the International Organization for Migration (IOM).<\/li><li><strong>2019 Theme:<\/strong> &#8220;We Together.&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All\nMigrant Workers and Members of Their Families:<\/strong> It\nis a multilateral treaty on protection of migrant workers&#8217; rights. India has\nnot signed the treaty.<\/li><li><strong>International Organization for Migration (IOM):<\/strong> Established in 1951<strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong>it&nbsp;is the leading\ninter-governmental organization in the field of migration management. It is\nheadquartered in Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland.&nbsp;\nIn 2016, it became a related organization of the United Nations.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/star-named-after-indian-scientist-exoplanet-gets-a-sanskrit-name\/story-SfJ3DYBL6ftyIPlr98t7fN.html\"><strong>Star\nnamed after Indian scientist, exoplanet gets a Sanskrit name<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> International Astronomical Union\n(IAU)&nbsp;has given, a star and its exoplanet, Indian names<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A yellow-white dwarf star in the constellation Sextans, has been named\nBibha. It means \u201ca light beam\u201d and refers to Bibha Chowdhuri, a pioneering\nIndian scientist. <\/li><li>Bibha\u2019s exoplanet has been named Santamasa, which in Sanskrit means\n\u201cclouded\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>International\nAstronomical Union:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; It is an international association of\nprofessional astronomers.&nbsp; It was founded\nin 1919. It is headquartered in Paris, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Exoplanet:<\/strong> Planets that orbit around stars outside our solar system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In October 2091, IAU named a\nminor planet after Indian musician Pandit Jasraj. He is an exponent of Indian\nclassical vocal music belonging to the Mewati gharana. He has created a novel\nform of jugalbandi called Jasrangi.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1596779\">Successful launch\nof two BrahMos missiles from land and air platforms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>News: Two BrahMos missile tests, one each\nfrom land and air platforms, were successfully conducted from Integrated Test\nRange (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About BrahMos Missiles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The BrahMos is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile\n capable of being launched from submarines, warships, fighter jets or land<\/li><li>It has a strike range of nearly 300 kilometres.<\/li><li>It is developed by BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. (BAPL), New\n Delhi.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. (BAPL)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is a joint venture company between the Russian Federation\u2019s\n NPO Mashinostroeyenia and Defence Research and Development Organisation\n (DRDO)<\/li><li>It is named after Brahmaputra and Moscow rivers.<\/li><li>It is responsible for designing, developing, producing and\n marketing BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1596707\">Annular Eclipse\nof the Sun on 26th December<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> An annular solar eclipse will be visible in India along with\nseveral other countries on December 26, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Solar eclipse:<\/strong> It occurs on a new moon\nday when the Moon comes in between the Earth and the Sun and when all the three\nobjects are aligned in syzygy. The shadow cast by the Moon on Earth blocks the\nsunlight fully or partially.<\/li><li><strong>Annular Solar Eclipse:<\/strong> It occurs when the\nangular diameter of the Moon falls short of that of the Sun. The moon covers\nthe Sun\u2019s centre, leaving the Sun\u2019s visible outer edges to form a \u201cring of\nfire\u201d or annulus around the moon.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other\nTypes of Solar Eclipse:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Partial: It happens when the\nMoon only partially covers the disk of the Sun.<\/li><li>Total: It happens when Sun\u2019s\ndisk is completely obscured by the Moon.<\/li><li>Hybrid: It changes from an\nannular to a total solar eclipse, and vice versa, along its path.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1-28.png?resize=750%2C496&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54690\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/no-state-wise-minority-classification-says-supreme-court\/article30332258.ece\"><strong>No State-wise minority classification, says\nSupreme Court<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Supreme Court dismissed a petition to\nrecognise Hindus as minorities in the States where they are low in population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minority\nStatus in India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Constitution of India doesn\u2019t\ndefine minority but puts forward safeguards for minority communities in India.\nIt recognises linguistic and cultural minorities.<\/li><li>Section 2(c) of the National\nCommission for Minorities Act, 1992 defines a minority as \u201ca community notified\nas such by the Central government\u201d.<\/li><li><strong>Six <\/strong>religious communities, viz; Muslims,\nChristians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains have been notified in Gazette of\nIndia as minority communities in India by the Union Government.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Constitutional\nsafeguards:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Article 29:<\/strong> Protection of interests of\nminorities<\/li><li><strong>Article 30:<\/strong> Right of minorities to\nestablish and administer educational institutions<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important\nSC Judgement: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bal\nPatil &amp; Anr vs. Union of India &amp; Ors, 2005:<\/strong>\nSC observed that linguistic minorities are to be identified on the basis of\ntheir population within a particular state of India. However, recognizing religious\nminority status on the basis of their population at the state level would be against\nthe integrity and secular fabric of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National\nCommission for Minorities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>NCM is statutory body set up\nunder National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. It works under the Ministry\nof Minority Affairs<\/li><li>Its mandate is to evaluate\nprogress of development of minority communities and safeguard their rights and\ninterests.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Govt. aims to provide broadband access to all villages by 2022 News: Ministry of Communications launched National Broadband Mission (NBM). Facts: Aim: fast track growth of digital communications infrastructure and bridge the digital divide Objectives: Broadband access to all villages by 2022 Facilitate universal and equitable access to broadband services Lay incremental 30 lakhs route&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/auto-draft-22\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 December 18th, 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-54684","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":"","cached_date":1704906910},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54684","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=54684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54684\/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=54684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}