1. 22 July 1947 national flag of India adopted.
Ad hoc committee headed by Dr Rajendra Prasad.
Rectangular tricolour saffron white and green colour with Ashoka chakra 24 spoke wheel in navy blue at its centre.
Proportion- 2:3
Uses of flag is governed by Flag code of India.
Saffron denotes- renunciation ( त्याग) and disinterestedness ( निष्पक्षता)
White- path of truth
Green- life and prosperity.
Ashok chakra- wheel of law of Dharma.
Que- committee for national flag was headed by....
What should be proportion of national flag.....
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22 July 2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF
2. 2 megawatt solar plant inaugurated at Naval station karanja uran Maharashtra.
Solar plant comprise of 100% indigenously developed solar panels.
Before this rooftop solar plant in installed at Naval base in Kochi.
Que- 100% indigenously developed solar panel used in Naval station.......... To install 2 megawatt solar plant...
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3. Climate change on track to wipe out polar bears by 2100.
Climate change is starving polar bears into Extinction according to research carried out by Steven Anstrup chief scientist of polar bear International.
Polar bear International is a non-profit organisation.
By 2100 recruitment, new birth will severely compromised impossible everywhere except in Queen Elizabeth island.
Earths average surface temperature rising 3.3 degree Celsius, one degree of warming sofa has triggered a crescendo of heatwaves, superstorm, draught and rising sea.
If able to cape global warming at 2.4 degree centigrade, only half degree above Paris agreement target, can only delay polar bears collapse.
Que- what is the cape of temperature as per Paris climate agreement.
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4. Operation muskan: 241 children rescued in chittoor Andhra Pradesh.
Children rescued from child labour.
After Corona test they will be send to respective families.
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5. A new Parliament building is prudent as the total number of seat is likely to increase subsequently after 2026- Central public works department.
Loksabha seat 545 on the basis of 1972 census.
likely to increase after 2026 as the freez on total sheet only till 2026.
Delimitation commission 2002 cap upto 2026.
Loksabha Chambers will go up to 876 members, a joint session would accommodate 1224 members and rajyasabha would accommodate 400 members.
Que- A delimitation commission proposed amendment in seats, supreme Court checking commissions recommendation....
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6. Annual amarnath yatra cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic.
Decision was taken at meeting of sarin board shared by shri amarnathji shrine board chairman lieutenant Governor G C Murum.
Que - amarnath peak is located in state of Jammu and Kashmir (T/F)
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7. Initiative for preferential trade agreement with SACU revived by India.
SACU- South African custom Union comprising South Africa Namibia Botswana , Lesotho, Eswatini.
Preferential trade agreement- gives preferential access to certain products from participating countries, then by reducing tariffs.
Total trade between India and Africa $ 66.7 Billion for 2019-20
Trade with India in currently in favour of SACU as a result of vast Indian market for their products.
Mining sector is mutual interest, Namibia reach in copper diamonds phosphate uranium.
Export to South Africa- chemical, drugs, pharmaceutical, engineering products, footwears, gems and jewellery, rice etc.
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