Assam & NE Current Affairs & GK – June 03-04, 2022
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Current Affairs GK & Quiz Monthly – May 2022
June 03-04, 2022
India’s first Liquid Mirror Telescope sets up in Uttarakhand
India’s first liquid-mirror telescope- International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) has been established on the campus of the Devasthal Observatory of the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) in Nainital.
About the International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT)
- The International Liquid Mirror Telescope facility is the result of collaborative work between astronomers from Canada, Belgium and India.
- It will keep a close watch on the skies to identify transient or variable objects such as asteroids, space debris, supernovae, and gravitational lenses.
- Unlike the conventional telescopes that can be steered to track specific stellar source objects, the ILMT will be stationary.
- It will basically carry out observations and imaging at the zenith, that is, of the overhead sky.
- It is the only liquid-mirror telescope operational anywhere in the world.
Caste-based census to be held in Bihar
The government of Bihar is set to conduct a caste-based census in the state. The decision was taken at an all-party meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
The exercise would be called Jaati Aadharit Ganana and the state government will publish the data related to the census through advertisements in newspapers. The aim of this exercise is to carry out developmental work for people who are deprived.
This census will be conducted for people belonging to every caste and religion. This exercise will be helpful in developmental work for people of the state who are deprived.
ISRO inaugurated new spacecraft manufacturing facility
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath inaugurated ANANTH Technologies’ spacecraft manufacturing unit at Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) Aerospace Park.
About the Ananth Technologies Private Limited
The new state-of-the-art spacecraft manufacturing facility can conduct assembly integration and testing of four large spacecraft simultaneously.
The 15,000 sqm facility is capable of conducting the assembly, integration and testing of four large spacecraft at the same time, with four separate units present within the facility.
It is a first of its kind facility in India and that Ananth Technologies has contributed to the manufacturing of 89 satellites and 69 launch vehicles built/launched by ISRO since its establishment in 1992.
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June 04, 2022
A new species of dragonfly ‘Platygomphus benritarum’ discovered in Assam
A new species of dragonfly ‘Platygomphus benritarum’ discovered in Assam and has been named after Monisha Behal, a founder member of Northeast Network (NEN) and Rita Banerji, founder of Green Hub for their pioneering work in the northeast.
Initially, two researchers, Shantanu Joshi and Anuja Mital, found the species near the banks of the Brahmaputra in Assam’s Tezpur district in 2020. The species were seen resting on a huge tree which lies 5-6 metres away from the Brahmaputra’s banks.
An article on the discovery has been published in the International Journal of Odonatology, produced by the World Dragonfly Association.
Meghalaya’s ‘e-Proposal System’ wins UN Award
The Meghalaya government’s key initiative of the “e-Proposal System”, wins the coveted UN Award – World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum Prizes 2022 at Geneva in Switzerland. The “e-Proposal System”, part of Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture (MeghEA), which eliminates 75 per cent physical work of files in all government departments in the state.
Secretary General of ITU, Houlin Zhao presented the winner award to Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma in the WSIS Forum Prizes 2022.
Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture (MeghEA) is the only project from India to win the winner award this year.
About Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture (MeghEA) Project
- Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture (MeghEA) Project is being implemented by the Planning Department of the Meghalaya government with the aim of improving governance and service delivery for the people of the state using the power of various digital technologies.
- It has several components such as government to citizen or business services, government to employee services, and government to government services.
- The e-proposal system, a part of the government-to-government component, enables faster processing and tracking of schemes. The system transforms the entire administrative approvals and sanctions of citizen’s schemes.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched the scheme “SHRESHTA”
Union Minister of social Justice and empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar has launched the Scheme “SHRESHTA”-Scheme for residential education for students in High school in Targeted Areas.
The Scheme for Residential Education for Students in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA) has been formulated with the objective to provide quality education and opportunities for even the poorest.
About the SHRESHTA Scheme
- This Scheme will provide for high quality education for meritorious but poor SC students in CBSE-affiliated reputed residential schools across the country.
- The students, belonging to Scheduled Castes, studying in class 8th and 10th in the current academicyear are eligible for availing the benefits of scheme are selected through a transparent mechanism through a National Entrance Test for SHRESHTA (NETS), which is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission in class 9th and 11th.
- Students belonging to marginalized income groups within the SC community, whose parental annual income is upto Rs.2.5 Lakh are eligible.
- Successful candidates, after following the e-counselling process, are given admission in the school of their choice anywhere in the Country for their academic persuasion.
- The Department shall bear the total cost of the school fee and hostel charges till completion of their academic upto class 12th. Thereafter the students of the scheme may avail benefits of other schemes of the Department for their higher education.
Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh inaugurates Kangra Valley Summer Festival-2022
Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh inaugurates Kangra Valley Summer Festival-2022 at Dharamshala. The Kangra Valley Summer Festival-2022 is being organized from 2nd June to 9th June, 2022 with four cultural evenings.
The festival is organised to familiarize tourists arriving in the state during summers with the culture and traditions of Himachal Pradesh.This year the festival is organised after the gap of 10 years.
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