05 Aug 2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF

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Last Day Important Questions with Ans:- 
Que 1- Sipahijola wildlife sanctuary located in which state....Tripura

Que 2- Before press note 3  of 2020 regarding government route in FDI with respect to countries touching border which countries required Govt Route in FDI....Bangladesh  and Pakistan

Que 3- FDI limits hiked to ...75%.. from .49% . in Defence sector.

Que 4-  India want to  achieve turnover of 175000 crore  in aerospace and defence goods and services by ...2025..

Que 5- MSME Saksham for MSME entrepreneurs launched by....Small Industries Development Bank of India

Que 6- Vidyarthi vigyan manthan 2020-21 launched by .....Ministry of health and family welfare
Que 7- Vidyarthi vigyan manthan 2020-21 initiative of ...Vijnana bharati (VIBHA)
Que 8- Agatii Island located situated in Which state/UT....Lakshadweep.

Que 9-  What is the Theme for the world Day Against Trafficking..Committed to cause working on the front line to end Human Trafficking

Que 10- Second Largest buyer of weaponry after Saudi Arabia......India
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05 Aug  2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF

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Current Affairs Today:-
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1. Union Minister Shri gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Smt Smriti Irani launch the book "Swachh Bharat Kranti."

Captures the remarkable journey of the Swachh Bharat mission through 35 essays.

The book "The swachh Bharat revolution" edited by Shri parameswaran Iyer translated into Hindi and published as the swachh Bharat kranti
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2. Global methane budget released by Global carbon project

The Global Carbon Project (GCP) is an organisation that seeks to quantify global greenhouse gas emissions and their causes. Established in 2001, its projects include global budgets for three dominant greenhouse gases — carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide — and complementary efforts in urban, regional, cumulative, and negative emissions.

Global annual methane emission in 2017 was around 9% higher than 2000-06

By end of 2019 presentation of methane in atmosphere will be 1875 parts per million

How increase- agriculture and waste containing 60% and fossil fuels 40%

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and second biggest contributor to human cause global warming after CO2
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3. Contempt of court act 1971 : Prashant bhushan case

Article 129 of constitution conferred on the supreme court the power to punish contempt of itself, article 215 related to high Court in the same case.

Contempt of Court may be criminal and civil contempt

Section 2 (c) (I) of CCA which criminalize publication of any matter that could scandalise or lower the authority of Courts.

Petitioner contented that section 2 (c) (i) of CCA violative of freedom of speech under article 19

Prashant bhushan says: To assume CJI is supreme Court and supreme Court is CJI is  to undermine the institution of supreme Court.
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4. Globalisation of membership of International Solar Alliance.

Amendment main din ISA agreement now are allowed all 192 member of countries of UN to join alliance.

Earlier only two countries which lies between tropic of Cancer and Capricorn.

International Solar Alliance  launched jointly India and France on side line of Paris climate agreement for conference of parties 21

To increase use of solar powered reduce carbon level.

Headquarter Gurugram India, recently Nicaragua joined as 87th country.
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5. After EIA, Time for dilute NBWL now

National Board For Wildlife nod, not required for certain category of projects.

As per provision of wildlife protection Act 1972 any non forestry activity inside a sanctuary or National Park required clearance from standing committee of NBWL.

NBWL is a statutory body under wildlife protection Act 1972 to which adjudicated on industrial projects Road diversion that could encroach into protected area or Eco sensitive zone

Now railway project small skill development work construction over less than 20000 square metre,  under 25 megawatt capacity hydro power plant not required approval

NBWL chaired by Prime Minister, standing committee is  by chaired Union Minister of environment forest and climate change.
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6. After Nepal now Pakistan updated map include Indian territory

in new political map shows entire Jammu and Kashmir and parts of Gujarat

India dismiss its as ridiculous assertions.

An exercise in political absurdity, laying untenable claims

line of control has been extended to karakoram pass showing siachen as part of Pakistan

J and K has been described as disputed territory final status to be decided UNSC resolutions.

In Gujarat another change in map showed that International border lines along the Eastern Bank of Sir creek.

Recently road in Islamabad previously named Kashmir highway changed to Srinagar highway.
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Important Questions:-

Que 1- Book Swachh Bharat Kranti is a Hindi version of .........

Que 2- Global methane budget released by......

Que 3- As per Global methane budget, Methane is increased in 2017  ........higher than 2000-06.

Que 4- Power to punish contempt of Court by Supreme court lies in article .......

Que 5- Power to punish contempt of Court by High Court lies in article .......

Que 6- Head Quarter Of International Solar Alliance......

Que 7- NBWL is a ................. under wildlife protection Act 1972 .

Que 8- National Board of Wild Life is chaired by.........

Que 9- Standing committee of NBWL is chaired by.....

Que 10- Sir Creek line make boundary of two nations....... and .......... 
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05 Aug  2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF




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