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ISRO launched 8 satellites in two different Orbits

ISRO launched 8 satellites in two different Orbits Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on 26 September 2016 successfully launched eight satellites in two different orbits in a single mission. These satellites were launched with the PSLV C35 from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikotta.  The satellites that was carried into space include the primary payload SCATSAT-1 of India, weighing 371 kg, and seven other customer payloads (five foreign and two domestic) together weighing 304 kg during lift off. The weather satellite SCATSAT-1 will be hurled into a polar sun synchronous orbit of 730 kilometer height. The other seven satellites that will be injected into a different orbit as compared to the principal payload are  • Three smaller payloads from Algeria: Alsat-1B 103 kg, Alsat-2B 110 kg and Alsat Nano 7 kg. They are meant for earth observation, remote sensing and technology demonstration. • One from US: Pathfinder-1 of 44 kg. It is a high resolution imaging microsatellite and is owned by BlackSky. • One from Canada: NLS-19 of 8 kg developed at University of Toronto, Canada. It is a nano-satellite to experiment reduction of space debris. • The other two satellites are from India and they are a) Pratham: A student-satellite of the IIT, Bombay. It would estimate the total electron count with a resolution of 1km x 1km location grid. b) PISAT (पैसेट): It is developed by a consortium-led by the PES University in Bengaluru. It would explore remote sensing applications. The two Universities/Academic Institute Satellites and the five foreign satellites were placed into a 670 km polar orbit. SCATSAT-1 of India would serve as a continuity mission for the highly acclaimed Oceansat-2 that has completed its operational life. Its data to accurately predict the landfall of the Cyclone Phailin in Odisha coast recently helped avoid major loss of lives as precautionary measures could be taken in advance. As per reports, this will be made possible by shutting down and restarting the fourth and last stage of the vehicle twice during the flight. The ISRO has gained valuable expertise on restarting the engine of the polar synchronous satellite launch vehicle PSLV in space during June 2016 and December 2015. Through them, the scientists of the space agency gained the expertise to use a single launch mission to inject multiple satellites in different orbits altogether. So far, the PSLV has launched 39 remote-sensing satellites of ISRO including the Chandrayaan-1 of 2008 and the Mars mission of 2013-14. Apart from this, it has also launched 74 foreign commercial and university satellites.   Now get latest Current Affairs on mobile, Download # 1  Current Affairs App Click below to see the complete story http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/ISRO-launched-8-satellites-in-two-different-Orbits-1474861389-1 Sent via Jagran Josh

Current Affairs Quiz: 24 September 2016

1.    Name the long range air-to-air missile that was successfully test fired by Indian Air Force from Mirage-2000 Upgrade combat aircraft. a)    Novator K-100 b)    Barack-8 c)    MICA d)    Astra 2.    Name the state/union territory that increased the retirement age of doctors working in its hospitals to 65 years. a)    Pondicherry b)    Delhi c)    West Bengal d)    Punjab 3.    Name the Sangeet Natak Akademi winning Hindi and Urdu writer and television personality who died in September 2016. a)    Reoti Saran Sharma b)    Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya c)    Gobind Tez d)    TA Rasaq 4.    Name the country with which India started a Joint Military Exercise ‘INDRA-2016’? a)    Nepal b)    Russia c)    Sri Lanka d)    China 5.    Staffan de Mistura, the UN Special Envoy to a country called the countries crisis as the worst humanitarian tragedy since the Second World War. Name the country. a)    Iraq b)    North Korea c)    Syria d)    Ukraine 6.    Name the venue from where Asia’s oldest and world’s 3rd toughest mountain biking (MTB) race kicked off. a)    Shimla b)    Nainital c)    Mussoorie d)    Manali 7.    By what percent, the Union Government cut import duty on wheat and potato to boost supplies and check prices of the commodities during the upcoming festival season? a)    5 percent b)    10 percent c)    15 percent d)    20 percent 8.    Name the state that adopted the resolution to use Cauvery water only for drinking needs. a)    Tamil Nadu b)    Pondicherry c)    Kerala d)    Karnataka 9.    Name the person for whose birth centenary commemoration the Union Government approved the constitution of two committees. a)    Bal Gangadhar Tilak b)    MS Golwalkar c)    Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay d)    Vinayak Damodar Savarkar 10.    Name the state that quashed all notifications regarding 10 percent quota for EBC Economically Backward Classes. a)    Haryana b)    Gujarat c)    Goa d)    Maharashtra 11.    Name the Pakistani cricketer who became the first Pakistani to receive Test mace from ICC. a)    Mohammad Hafeez b)    Shahid Afridi c)    Misbah-ul-Haq d)    Younis Khan 12.    Who of the following was appointed as the Indian ambassador to the United States of America? a)    Pavan Kapoor b)    Navtej Sarna c)    Pankaj Saran d)    Ronen Sen 13.    Who of the following topped in the 2016 Forbes list of 100 Richest Indians? a)    Azim Premji b)    Acharya Balkrishna c)    Anil Ambani d)    Mukesh Ambani 14.    In what number of high focus districts the Union Government will soon launch Mission Parivar Vikas for improved family planning services? a)    120 b)    136 c)    145 d)    162 15.    Who of the following was appointed as the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court? a)    Girish Chandra Gupta b)    Mohan M. Shantanagoudar c)    Chittatosh Mookerjee d)    Ashok Bhushan Answer. 1. (c) MICA 2. (b) Delhi 3. (a) Reoti Saran Sharma 4. (b) Russia 5. (c) Syria 6. (a) Shimla 7. (b) 10 percent 8. (d) Karnataka 9. (c) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay 10. (b) Gujarat 11. (c) Misbah-ul-Haq 12. (b) Navtej Sarna 13. (d) Mukesh Ambani 14. (c) 145 15. (b) Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

Current Affairs One Liners of the Week:

Current Affairs One Liners of the Week: 19 September to 24 September 2016 The recap of the week covers important current affairs of the week like India-Russia Joint Military Exercise ‘INDRA-2016’, Rafale fighter jet deal between India and France and 2016 Right Livelihood Award among others. •    Indian Air Force successfully fired the recently acquired long range air-to-air MICA missile on a manoeuvring target from - Mirage-2000 Upgrade combat aircraft •    The renowned Hindi and Urdu writer, playwright and television personality, who died in New Delhi is - Reoti Saran Sharma •    Delhi government on 23 September 2016 increased the retirement age of doctors working in its hospitals from 62 to - 65 •    The eighth edition of India-Russia Joint Military Exercise ‘INDRA-2016’ begun in - Ussiriysk District in Vladivostok, Russia •    The UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura called the Syrian crisis the worst humanitarian tragedy since - the Second World War •    Test captain of the Pakistan national cricket team who became the first Pakistani to receive the prestigious ICC Test Championship mace after topping in the ICC Test Team Rankings - Misbah-ul-Haq •    He was appointed as India’s Ambassador to the US - Navtej Sarna •    He was appointed as the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court – Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar •    India and France inked the 7.8-billion Euro deal for - 36 Rafale fighter jets •    State that will now have its own bravery awards and these awards will be given out on Independence Day and Republic Day every year is - Delhi •    Afghanistan signed a peace agreement with one of the country's largest militant groups Hezb-e-Islami led by - Gulbuddin Hekmatyar •    Two Indian forest officials, who were selected for the 2016 Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Awards are - Sanjay Dutta and Ritesh Sarothiya •    Hindustani classical singer who will be honoured with the annual 'LalitArpan Samman' this year is - Shubha Mudgal •    The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) signed a contract with M/s DST, Germany to design vessels, especially suited to navigate the 1620 km stretch of - National Waterway-1 (NW-1) •    Author of the book "Citizen and Society" that was launched by President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is - Vice President Mohd Hamid Ansari •    China's city that is set to host India Week celebrations with a business and investment meeting to be attended by CEOs of top Indian firms is - Yangzhou •    Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the 10 percent reservation given to economically weaker sections in - Haryana •    Winners of the 2016 Right Livelihood Award widely referred as the Alternative Nobel Prize are - Syria Civil Defence (The White Helmets), Egypt’s Mozn Hassan and Nazra for Feminist Studies, Russia’s Svetlana Gannushkina and Turkish daily Cumhuriyet •    The state where about 52000 government primary and upper primary schools functioning under the School and Mass Education Department, have no teacher for each class is – Odisha •    The country where the Muslim Brotherhood has made a return to parliament after winning 16 seats in the 130-member house is - Jordan •    Government's think-tank Niti Aayog has devised a short-term and medium-to-long term action plan to help India achieve 50 medals in - 2024 summer Olympics •    The company that has landed a 99.7-million dollar contract from Vietnam Border Guard to design, construct and supply high-speed patrol vessels is - Larsen & Toubro (L&T) •    Two institutions that signed an MoU to work jointly towards sustainable development of the tea sector are - the United Planters' Association of Southern India (UPASI) and the China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) •    Asian Development Bank in September 2016 approved 631 million US dollars loan for- Visakhapatnam-Chennai industrial corridor •    Two companies that recently signed MoU with Dhamra LNG Terminal Private Limited for taking equity stake in the Terminal- Indian Oil Corporation Limited and GAIL India Limited •  CCEA approved the partial capital grant of 5176 crore rupees for development of 2539 km long Jagdishpur-Haidia and Bokaro-Dhamra Gas Pipeline (JHBDPL) project to- GAIL (India) Limited •    Person appointed as the World Bank Country Director for India recently- Junaid Ahmad •    PV Bharathi was recently appointed as the Executive Director (ED) of- Canara Ban •    Oscar-winning director of movie LA Confidential who passed away recently- Curtis Hanson •    The India cricketer who was recently named the captain of the India's all time Test XI by Wisden is - MS Dhoni •    The person recently appointed the chairman of the BCCI Selection Committee is - MSK Prasad •    The Indian industrialist who was recently conferred the Clinton Global Citizen Award is - Adi Godrej •    Person sworn in as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court- Girish Chandra Gupta •    The team lifted the title of the Obaidullah Khan Heritage Cup Hockey Tournament by defeating Indian Railways - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) •    The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave its approval for initiating the process of winding up of Hindustan Diamond Company Private Limited (HDCPL), which is a - 50:50 joint venture of the Union Government and De Beers Centenary Mauritius Limited (DBCML) •    The Union Cabinet approved the signing and ratification of agreement for the exchange of information with respect to Taxes with – Samoa •    The Union Cabinet approved the provision of a direct communication link through a dedicated submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) between - Mainland (Chennai) and Andaman and Nicobar Islands •    The two nations that was requested by Assam Government to immediately rectify their travel advisory to its citizens to the state - UK and Australia •    Country that topped the World Economic Freedom (WEF) Index 2016- Hong Kong •   India stood at which position in the World Economic Freedom (WEF) Index 2016- 112th •   Nobel laureate who was honoured as the 2016 Humanitarian of the Year by the Harvard Foundation- Aung San Suu Kyi •    Person appointed as the India's Ambassador to Sweden recently- Monika Kapil Mohta • Transportation app Ola in September 2016 tied-up for Cab Booking Interface Integration with- Yatra.Com •    Country hit by Typhoon Meranti recently- China •    Joint Sea-2016 naval exercise was conducted between- China and Russia •    Person appointed as the Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India recently- VK Sharma •  International Day of Peace was observed across the world on 21 September 2016 with theme - The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace •    The Giant African Land Snail (GALS) was spotted in the campus of - the Goa University at Taleigao •    Number of cities in the third list of Smart Cities that was released by Union Government – 27 •    Scientists at MIT have developed a spectroscopic technique that would help the 2020 Mars Rover to identify the signs of life at – Mars •    Rushiraj Barot won gold in the junior men's 25m rapid fire pistol event in - ISSF Junior World Cup •    The state that objected to Genetically-Modified (GM) mustard from being considered for commercial cultivation in India is – Kerala •    Two-day North East Connectivity Summit was held in- Agartala •    Person who resigned as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jubilant FoodWorks Limited recently- Ajay Kaul •    Company acquired by Facebook recently to build Wi-Fi drones, data servers and virtual reality goggles faster- Nascent Objects •    Service launched by Indian Railways recently to facilitate access to wheelchairs, battery operated cars for elderly, differently-abled people- Yatri Mitra Sewa •    World Leaders recently at the United Nations General Assembly Summit for Refugees and Migrants adopted the- New York Declaration •    Company that was recently conferred with the prestigious membership of the Asia-Pacific Aerospace Quality Group- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited •    The first football referee of Odisha who recently passed away at age of 100 is - Narottam Mohanty •   Naropa Festival recently started in Ladakh region of India. The festival is also known as - Kumbh of Himalayas •    A team of researchers recently created a three-dimensional lung, called as organoids. This technique could be used to study specifically - Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis •    The financial services firm with which the Board of Control for Cricket in India recently tied up is - Janalakshmi Financial Services •    Anandi Ramalingam has been appointed as the first woman Director (Marketing) of - Bharat Electronics Limited •    He became the first minority actor in 18 years to win the Emmy Award for best leading actor in a drama series - Rami Malek •    India successfully test-fired the most advanced surface-to-air missile off the Odisha coast - 'Barak-8' •    Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on 19 September 2016 inaugurated the super computer PARAM ISHAN at - IIT Guwahati campus •    President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party on 19 September 2016 won the Russian parliamentary election by securing 343 seats of the total 450 in - Duma, the lower house of Russian Parliament •    The Cauvery Supervisory Committee headed by Shashi Shekhar directed Karnataka to release 3000 cusecs of water per day from 21 to 30 September 2016 to - Tamil Nadu •    Guided Missile Destroyer Ship that was launched recently at Mazagaon Dock Ship Builders Limited (MDL), Mumbai- INS Mormugao •    Malayalam critic chosen for the prestigious N Mohanan Suvarna Mudra Award 2016- M Leelavathy •    Pulitzer-winning US playwright who authored the masterpiece Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf and died recently- Edward Albee •    Person appointed as the Head of International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT) recently- Ravi Reddy •    Sports personality appointed as Brand Ambassador of Punjab National Bank recently- Virat Kohli •    The UPSC member who was recently appointed the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission is- Alka Sirohi •    Charkhi Dadri has been recently declared as the 22nd district of - Haryana •    The Indian hearing-impaired shooter who won the bronze medal in the first World Deaf Shooting Championships is - Priyesha Deshmukh\ •    The recent joint naval exercises conducted between China and Russia in the South China Sea is - Joint Sea-2016 •    The drama series that won the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards is - Game of Thrones •    The Indian wrestler who won gold medal in Junior World Wrestling Championships is – Manisha •    Indian shooters clinched seven medals, including three golds, on the opening day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup for pistol, rifle and shotgun at - Gabala in Azerbaijan •    The new import policy for marble and travertine blocks and marble and granite slabs notified by the government will come into effect from - 1 October 2016 •    First Indian music and dance festival aimed to showcase the country's rich and diverse culture was kicked off in - Sydney, Australia •    7-day-long Naropa festival is being celebrated in- Jammu and Kashmir

Barack Obama vetoed a bill

Barack Obama vetoed a bill that would have allowed families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia US President Barack Obama on 23 September 2016 vetoed a bill that would have allowed the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. Earlier, the Justice against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) was passed by both the chambers of the Republican controlled Congress. As per President, the JASTA, would have jeopardized the long standing international principles regarding sovereignty and would have made adverse impact with US interests and nationals overseas.  In his message accompanying his veto, he said that the bill departs from longstanding standards and practice under US Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. It also threatens to strip all foreign governments of immunity from judicial process in the country based solely upon allegations by private litigants that a foreign government's overseas conduct had some role or connection to a group or person that carried out a terrorist attack inside the United States. The US President said the bill would upset longstanding international principles regarding sovereign immunity, putting in place rules that, if applied globally, could have serious implications for the country's national interests and it can even complicate relations with its closest partners.

Asia’s oldest MTB race kicks off in Shimla

Asia’s oldest MTB race kicks off in Shimla The 12th edition of Asia’s oldest and world’s 3rd toughest mountain biking (MTB) race kicked off on 24 September 2016 from historic Ridge Maidan of Shimla in Himachal Pradesh. Nearly 67 participants from 14 countries including 11 men of SSB are taking part in the race which would conclude on 3 October 2016 in Dharmshala, the district headquarter of Kangra. Mohit Sood, President Himalayan Adventure Sport and Tourism Promotion Association said that total 650 kilometers would be covered by the participants during their journey. This year the new route of race is going to be more challenging to the riders in terms of terrain. There will be an equal amount of uphill and downhill segments in the race. Looped circuits of approximately 60-70 km each day of the race will be covered by the riders. On the way these bikers would also meet 10000 school children’s studying in the different government schools and aware them to preserve environment as well as adopt habit of cycling in their day today activities.

Word of the day

Today's Word of the Day is : Philanthropist = परोपकारी

Quata of the week

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Cauvery River Row

Cauvery River Row: Where Water flares the flame The Cauvery water dispute, which has been a bone of contention amongst Karnataka and Tamil Nadu throughout recent decades, has again prompted brutality in the area after Supreme Court affirmed its order. The court has guided Karnataka state government to discharge 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu for the following 10 days trying to spare the samba crops.  Cauvery Horata Samiti, the association which has been at the cutting edge of issue in Karnataka, required a statewide "bandh" prompting vicious dissents by farmers. The disruption has affected public transport offices, schools, universities and government workplaces in Mandya. The Cauvery water debate has affected the local politics for long with gatherings mixing feelings of individuals as the river has a profound social, economic and religious significance for them. This, thus, prompted a circumstance where the general assessment turned out to be more rigid with time, making it even troublesome for the political parties to locate a shared conviction. Why so much angst about the Cauvery? The waterway Cauvery is the biggest in southern India, and starts close Mercara in the Coorg area at a height of 1,341 m (4400 ft) above ocean level towards the Western Ghats, taking an easterly course through the conditions of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, before joining the Bay of Bengal. The Cauvery's upper hill catchment lies in Karnataka and Kerala. It is affected by the typically tried and true south-west storm amid June to September. Its lower part lies in the plains of Tamil Nadu, served by the not really dependable north-east Monsoon amid October to December. In specialized water law dialect, Karnataka is the upper riparian state where the waterway begins; Tamil Nadu is a lower riparian state. Puducherry needs its offer of the Cauvery on the grounds that it is the place the stream streams into the Bay of Bengal. Also, Kerala really contributes more water to the waterway than it can use, as a result of its topography. How old is the dispute over the Cauvery? It is over 150 years of age. Amidst the nineteenth century, the administration of Mysore (as Karnataka was then called) needed to assemble various new irrigation project. This made nervousness what was then the condition of Madras, which was reliant on the Cauvery for water system. After a few rounds of dialogs between the two and the government of India, an assention was marked in 1892, which represented various interstate streams. Another understanding was marked in 1924, identifying with the utilization, conveyance, and control of the Cauvery waters particularly. Both understandings expressed that current water system ought not be hindered by the development of new works upstream, and downstream irrigation ought not be decreased. Besides, all works must in the arranging stages be affirmed by the downstream state government (i.e., Tamil Nadu for Cauvery's situation). At the end of the day, under the law Mysore could do nothing that would reduce water supply to Tamil Nadu, the lower riparian state. Karnataka did not execute these agreements or understanding. Rather, it shaped four new projects by developing dams over the tributaries of Cauvery, without getting leeway from the Centre, Planning Commission, and Central Water Commission.   In 1910, the administration of Mysore proposed a reservoir at Kannambadi, and looked for the assent of the Madras government under the 1892 understanding. As the Madras government did not concur, it was alluded to arbitration. The arbitration board's grant was not adequate to the Madras government and it appealed. At the point when the Government of India did not intercede, moves were started that prompted the consenting to of the 1924 Arrangement. The dispute Timeline: Feb 5, 2007: After 16 years, Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal holds as valid the two agreements of 1892 and 1924 executed between the governments of Madras and Mysore on the apportionment of water to Tamil Nadu The final award makes an annual allocation of 419 tmcft to Tamil Nadu in the entire Cauvery basin, 270 tmcft to Karnataka, 30 tmcft to Kerala and 7 tmcft to Puducherry out of the total 740 TMC available in the Cauvery basin in a normal year. Sept 19, 2012: At the seventh meeting of the CRA, Manmohan Singh directs Karnataka to release 9,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu at Biligundlu. Both the CMs — Jayalalithaa and Jagadish Shettar — term it "unacceptable". This is the first CRA meet since the UPA came to power at the Centre in 2004.Sept 28, 2012: The Supreme Court slams the Karnataka government for not complying with the PM’s direction.Feb 29, 2013: The Centre notifies the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT). The Central government was mandated to constitute the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) simultaneously with the gazette notification of the final award of the Tribunal dated February 19.March 10, 2013: The Tamil Nadu chief minister says she will work for the formation of the Cauvery Water Board during a felicitation ceremony organised in Thanjavur for her efforts to get the final award notified in the Union gazette.March 19, 2013: Tamil Nadu moves the Supreme Court to give directions to the water ministry for constitution of the Cauvery Management Board.May 28, 2013: Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court, seeking Rs 2,480 crore in damages from Karnataka for not following the orders of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.June 1, 2013:The Union water resources secretary chairs the first meeting of the supervisory committee in which Tamil Nadu demanded its share of water for June as stipulated in the award.June 2, 2013: Water cannot be released as and when TN demands, says Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah.June 6, 2013:Karnataka says it cannot release 134 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu between June and September.June 12, 2013:The Cauvery Supervisory Committee terms as not "feasible" Tamil Nadu’s plea for direction to Karnataka for release of Cauvery water.June 14, 2013:Tamil Nadu decides to file contempt plea against Karnataka for its stand on the Cauvery Supervisory Committee.June 15, 2013:Chief minister Jayalaithaa says the Tamil Nadu government will approach the Supreme Court for the formation of the Cauvery Management Board and Cauvery Water Regulatory Authority.June 26, 2013:Contending that the setting up of a supervisory committee had become a futile exercise, Tamil Nadu moves SC for constitution of the Cauvery Management Board.June 28, 2013:Tamil Nadu files contempt petition in the Supreme Court against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah for his defiant stand against the Supervisory CommitteeJuly 15, 2013:Karnataka and Tamil Nadu clash during the third meeting of the Cauvery Supervisory Committee over the latter’s share of the river water. While Tamil Nadu sought 34 tmcft in July and 50 tmcft in August to save the Samba crop, Karnataka says that it had already released 34 tmcft between June and July 13.August 2016: Tamil Nadu asks the Supreme Court to direct Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu after Siddaramiah says there is no water in the reservoirs.Sept 6, 2016:SC directs Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs a day till Sept 15. Protests break out in Karnataka  Rivers are complicated? It is. Not only in India, but also at a global level. Internbational law has reams of statute on interstate streams (waterways that go through the regions of the few states), saying that such waters can't be said to be situated in any one state, and that no state can assert select responsibility for waters to deny other downstream state of their equitable offer. In this way, no state can successfully legislate for the utilization of such waters, since its administrative force does not reach out past its territories. In a federal system, for example, India, things are similar. What are the grievances of Tamil Nadu? TN says that the aggregate volume of water from Karnataka for streaming down to the Mettur dam is turning out to be less and less. It additionally affirms that the water discharges were not being made in time to address the issue of development of crops, especially in the Cauvery delta of TN. TN needs the yearly discharges to be made in a managed way, from week to week, from June to May. How did the latest dispute start? There are four parties to the debate—Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry. Karnataka built four projects on and close to the Cauvery: Harangi, Kabini, Hemavathi and Suvarnavathy. For these, Karnataka did not get the earlier assent of the Tamil Nadu government. From 1974, Karnataka began diverting river flows into the four new supplies. Not able to resolve the dispute, the Center alluded it to the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) in 1990.   So, why Supreme Court order made the Kannadigas unhappy? On 5 September, a SC bench involving judges Dipak Misra and Uday Umesh Lalit asked Karnataka to discharge 15,000 cusecs (cubic feet every second) of water every day to Tamil Nadu for 10 days. Tamil Nadu was asked to discharge water proportionately to downstream Puducherry. What did Karnataka agree to and what was Tamil Nadu’s demand? Well, Karnataka was willing to discharge less water, that is, 10,000 cusecs, while Tamil Nadu needed more, that is, 20,000 cusecs for the 10-day time frame from 5 September. So, it was easy for SC to pick the median and it should have made both sides happy? Indeed, that is the thing that the Misra-led SC bench would have though, however considering the savagery in the city of Karnataka, the court's intercession in this way has not helped to resolve this crisis.   On 12th September, the SC requested Karnataka to discharge 12,000 cusecs of water a day to Tamil Nadu until 20 September. That implies Karnataka will wind up discharging more water to its neighbor. But, why SC even get dragged into this dispute whereas CWDT is supposed to sort this issue? Well, it’s interesting and long story. The CWDT had awarded the decision in 1991, for Tamil Nadu, which then told Karnataka to implement it. Karnataka was not willing. In this way, Tamil Nadu recorded suit in the Supreme Court in 2001. It is as yet pending. The next hearing of that suit is on 18th October 2016. Meanwhile, the CWDT gave its final decision in 2007 (which likewise in fact supplanted the 1892 and 1924 agreement to water sharing). What's more, the most recent SC orders have been appealed in special leave petitions (SLPs) submitted by Tamil Nadu against Karnataka. Well, then what was CWDT interim order of 1991? The Tribunal guided Karnataka to guarantee that 205,000 million cubic feet (TMC) of water was accessible in Tamil Nadu's Mettur Reservoir in a year from June to May. What happened then? Karnataka proclaimed a law, followed by an Act, to discredit the impact of the tribunal ruling. The President then made a reference to the Supreme Court for its opinion. The SC addressed this reference in November 1991, saying the statute and the Act were unconstitutional and beyond the legislative power of the State. In 1998, Centre set up the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) and a monitoring committee (MC). The CRA incorporated the Prime Minister, and the chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and of Puducherry. The MC included secretary of the union minister of water resources, and chief secretaries of the three states, and Puducherry, Chairman, Central Water Commission, and others. The CRA and the MC should manage issues on sharing of waters every now and then. So, CRA and the MC failed to resolve matters? Yes, it shows up so. Regardless, nobody knows whether despite everything they exist, as another supervisory committee has been set up in their place in 2013. Why Tamil Nadu approaches the SC time and again? Normally, Tamil Nadu approaches the SC for a bearing to Karnataka to accept and comply to what requested by the tribunal, setting a timetable for arrival of the water in various months of the year. On the majority of these events, Karnataka comes up with the excuse that as a result of the lacking precipitation, it had not been workable for it to entirely consent to the interim order by discharging the amount of water as coordinated. What does the 2007 final order of the Tribunal say and what is the conclusion it drawn? The Tribunal, in a unanimous decision, decided the aggregate accessibility of water in the Cauvery basin at 740 TMC at the Lower Coleroon Anicut site, including 14 TMC for environmental protection and drainage into the ocean. The final award made a yearly allotment of 419 TMC to Tamil Nadu in the whole Cauvery basin, 270 TMC to Karnataka, 30 TMC to Kerala, and 7 TMC to Puducherry.   It characterized an "normal or ordinary year" as one in which the aggregate yield of the Cauvery basin is 740 TMC. In a normal ordinary year, Karnataka needs to discharge to Tamil Nadu at Biligundulu 192 TMC (as against 205 TMC in the interim award) in every month. It includes 182 TMC from the designated share of TN, including 10 TMC for environmental purposes. In a distressed year, the distributed shares are to be proportionately lessened among Kerala, Karnataka, TN and Puducherry. The Tribunal likewise prescribed setting up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) to actualize the Tribunal's order, and said, otherwise, "its choice would just be on a bit of paper". Furthermore, its most part remained on paper only: the CMB has not yet been set up, despite the fact that the order has been published in the official periodical on 19 February 2013, and is binding. What is the supervisory committee, then?The supervisory committee was constituted by the Ministry of Water Resource in 2013., and incorporates individuals from the Ministry of Water Resource, chief secretaries of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, and the CWC. The function of committee was to offer impact to the execution of the Tribunal order of 5 February 2007. Clearly, this council replaces the past Cauvery River Authority and the checking advisory group, set up in 1998, and is viewed as a contrasting option to the Board, proposed by the Tribunal. The most recent Supreme Court order has requested that Tamil Nadu approach the supervisory committee to deal with its grievance. Anyway SC got involved, so what was the point? The way that the Supreme Court mediated suggests that the Judiciary is maybe pointlessly getting included in matters that are past its ability. The SC could have recently requested that this committee to meet urgently and resolve the crisis amicably, contend observers. But Supreme Court resolved the dispute now? It is basically a federal debate, and should be resolved amicably between the states on the grounds that the issue is so intricate. Top-down settling by the Supreme Court will unavoidably support one state and estrange another. The state that is seen to have lost in the case then can't control popular sentiments in the state, and will again prompt appeal, as has now apparently happened again against the SC judgment. In this manner, the matter truly must be managed by an expert body including proficient subject expert of both States. Will the dispute drag on and continue to the next century? It will, if the states concerned don't show development and rather continually depend on suit, knowing completely well that the Supreme Court can't enforce the Tribunal's last order. And at whatever point there are legal battles fought in court, emotions run high in both states on the issue.

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PM approves constitution of two committees

PM approves constitution of two committees for birth centenary of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 23 September 2016 approved the constitution of two committees for the commemoration of the birth centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay. Modi will head the 149 member National Committee while Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the 23 member Executive Committee. Former Prime Ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and H.D. Deve Gowda, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Manohar Parrikar, former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani and BJP President Amit Shah are the members of National Committee.  Besides, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev, Film Director Chandraprakash Dwivedi, former Hockey player Dhanraj Pillai, former Chief Justice R C Lahoti and Constitutional expert Subhash Kashyap will have also been included in the National Committee among others. The committee includes several Governors, Chief Ministers, Scientists, Journalists, Academicians, Social Workers and Spiritual Leaders. Union Minister Dr. Mahesh Sharma will be the Convenor of the committee. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, who was born on 25 September 1916 in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, was the ideologue of Jan Sangh, the parent organisation of BJP. BJP is planning year-long celebrations which will be inaugurated by the party chief at its National Council at Kozhikode.

Un security council

UN Security Council adopts resolution on nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament The UN Security Council on 23 September 2016 approved a resolution urging quick global implementation of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban treaty that would ban tests of nuclear weapons. With 14 votes in favour and one abstention (Egypt), the resolution welcomed progress made towards universalization of the Treaty, noting that 183 States have signed the Treaty and 166 States have deposited their instruments of ratification.  US Secretary of State John Kerry invoked North Korea's latest nuclear explosion in urging ratification of the treaty for a safer, more secure, and more peaceful planet. But the US has not yet done so. The UN's Comprehensive Test Ban Organization already has a network of monitoring stations. But it still cannot go on site to inspect for tests until the treaty enters into force. For that, the holdouts among the 44 countries that are designated nuclear capable, the United States, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, North Korea and Pakistan must ratify. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty bans all nuclear explosions for both civilian and military purposes. Adopted by the UN General Assembly under resolution 50 (1996), the Treaty will enter into force 180 days after the date of deposit of the instruments of ratification by all.

Today word of the day

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Current affairs

Current Affairs Quiz: 22 September 2016 Jagranjosh.com brings for its reader daily updated quizzes that cover the topics like Visakhapatnam-Chennai industrial corridor, chairman of the BCCI Selection Committee and Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, among others. 1. Which Bank approved the 631 million US dollars loan for Visakhapatnam -Chennai Industrial Corridor recently? a) World Bank b) Asian Development Bank c) European Investment Bank d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank 2. Which two companies recently signed MoU with Dhamra LNG Terminal Private Limited for taking equity stake in the Terminal? a) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited and Indraprastha Gas Ltd b) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and GAIL India Limited c) Indian Oil Corporation Limited and GAIL India Limited d) Hindustan Petroleum Ltd and Indraprastha Gas Ltd 3. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs recently approved the partial capital grant of 5176 crore rupees for development of 2539 km long Jagdishpur-Haidia and Bokaro-Dhamra Gas Pipeline (JHBDPL) project to which company? a) GAIL (India) Limited b) Indian Oil Corporation Limited c) Bharat Petroleum Limited d) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited 4. Who was appointed as the World Bank Country Director for India recently? a) Onno Ruhl b) Junaid Ahmad c) Syed Muazzem Ali d) Harsh Vardhan Shringla 5. PV Bharathi was recently appointed as the Executive Director (ED) of which bank? a) Yes Bank b) Dena Bank c) Bank of India d) Canara Bank 6. Name the Indian industrialist who was recently conferred the Clinton Global Citizen Award. a) Anil Ambani b) Aditya Vikram Kumar Mangalam c) Adi Godrej d) Azim Premji 7. Who was recently appointed the chairman of the BCCI Selection Committee? a) Rakesh Parikh b) Aashish Kapoor c) Ajay Shirke d) MSK Prasad 8. Who was recently sworn in as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court? a) Manjula Chellur b) Girish Chandra Gupta c) Chittatosh Mookerje d) None of the above 9. Who was recently named the captain of the India's all time Test XI by Wisden? a) MS Dhoni b) Virat Kohli c) Sourav Ganguly d) Sachin Tendulkar 10. Name the Oscar-winning director of movie LA Confidential who passed away recently? a) Curtis Hanson b) Alfred Hitchcock c) James Cameron d) Christopher Nolan 11. Which of the following island will not be connected with the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) that will be created between Chennai and Andaman and Nicobar Islands? a) Little Andaman b) Car Nicobar c) Havelock d) Neil Island 12. CCEA approved the process of winding up of a joint venture company. Name it. a) Hindustan copper limited b) Hindustan Diamond Company c) Diamond Trading Company d) None of the above 13. The Union Cabinet approved signing and ratification of tax agreement with which nation? a) Samoa b) Fiji c) Palau d) Australia 14. Who of the following is the author of book Democrats and Dissenters? a) Sanjeev Sanyal b) Ravi Velloor c) Ramachandra Guha d) MK Rasgotra 15. Name the team that won the Obaidullah Khan Heritage Cup Hockey Tournament? a) Punjab Sindh Bank b) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd c) Indian Railways d) Indian Oil Corporation ANSWERS 1. (b) Asian Development Bank 2. (c) Indian Oil Corporation Limited and GAIL India Limited 3. (a) GAIL (India) Limited 4. (b) Junaid Ahmad 5. (d) Canara Bank 6. (c) Adi Godrej 7. (d) MSK Prasad 8. (b) Girish Chandra Gupta 9. (a) MS Dhoni 10. (a) Curtis Hanson 11. (d) Neil Island 12. (b) Hindustan Diamond Company 13. (a) Samoa 14. (c) Ramachandra Guha 15. (b) Bharat Petroleum Corporation

Niti aayog

NITI Aayog chalks up plan to secure 50 medals in 2024 Olympics NITI Aayog, the think tank of union government, has devised a short –term and medium-to-long term action plan to help India achieve 50 medals in 2024 summer Olympics. In its action plan for revitalising sports in India, Niti Aayog said, India still does not have a conducive environment for sports to polish the talent of Indian sports persons and make them at par with their global counterparts.  Details of the Vision • Short-term vision (4-8 years): it envisages targeting a group of priority sports, organising sports persons into three groups for each priority sport, harnessing the potential of indigenous and regional sports, selecting world-class coaches as well as a grading system for coaches. This term will also focus on a sports injury insurance scheme, strengthening and scaling up of existing SAI training centres, facilitating creation of sports academies for individual sports and more. It also looks forward towards creating a digital database for sports, implementing national sports code and sports Bill and promoting revenue generating methods for team leagues of priority sports. • Medium to long term vision (8-15 years): It will focus on identifying talent at a young age, having sports curriculum in schools, a dedicated training program for coaches, encouraging development of sports infrastructure through private or PPP mode and developing a health and psychological support division. It will also focus on availability of consistent funding of contracts as well as promoting a culture of sports in the country. In terms of funding, the Aayog said that to do away the process of erratic funding it has recommended that after each Olympics, a fixed 4-year contract is signed between SAI (Sports Authority of India) and sportspersons from Group A sportspersons, keeping in mind the funding required by them up to the next Olympics and other international events in between. For Group B and C also, the budgets for the next 4 years should be fixed, with consistent funding allocation for each year. Funding data for all the groups should be publicly made available as soon as it gets finalised.