HC seeks action plan to prevent pollution in Vaigai river | Madurai News - The Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/hc-seeks-action-plan-to-prevent-pollution-in-vaigai-river/articleshow/117406499.cms
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/hc-seeks-action-plan-to-prevent-pollution-in-vaigai-river/articleshow/117406499.cms
The Times of India
HC seeks action plan to prevent pollution in Vaigai river | Madurai News - The Times of India
Madurai: Madras high court on Monday directed the local bodies in Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Sivaganga, and Ramanathapuram districts to file an action .
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⚡️Infrastructure Status
✅ If an industry is granted 'Infrastructure Status', it can avail the following benefits:
1. Access to loans at easier terms, enhanced limits
2.Access to larger amount of funds as External Commercial Borrowing (ECB)
3. Access to longer tenor funds from insurance firms and pension funds
4. Eligible to borrow from India Infrastructure Financing Company Ltd. (IIFCL) a Govt. company.
Government is considering granting a long standing demand from maritime industry (ship building) - infrastructure status in the coming budget.
✅ If an industry is granted 'Infrastructure Status', it can avail the following benefits:
1. Access to loans at easier terms, enhanced limits
2.Access to larger amount of funds as External Commercial Borrowing (ECB)
3. Access to longer tenor funds from insurance firms and pension funds
4. Eligible to borrow from India Infrastructure Financing Company Ltd. (IIFCL) a Govt. company.
Government is considering granting a long standing demand from maritime industry (ship building) - infrastructure status in the coming budget.
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Agents of UPSC CSE 🚩
HC seeks action plan to prevent pollution in Vaigai river | Madurai News - The Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/hc-seeks-action-plan-to-prevent-pollution-in-vaigai-river/articleshow/117406499.cms
📰 Vaigai River
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🏔️ Origin: Varusanadu Hills of WG
🌊 End Point: Palk Strait
📖 Mentioned in Sangam literature
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🏔️ Origin: Varusanadu Hills of WG
🌊 End Point: Palk Strait
📖 Mentioned in Sangam literature
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With reference to the Bharathapuzha River, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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1) The river originates from the Anamalai Hills. . 2) It is the second longest river in Tamil Nadu after Periyar.
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1) The river originates from the Anamalai Hills. . 2) It is the second longest river in Tamil Nadu after Periyar.
Anonymous Quiz
35%
1 Only
16%
2 Only
43%
Both 1 & 2
6%
Neither 1 nor 2
🏔️ HILLS ARCHITECTURE
🛕 Pandrethan Temple , Srinagar
• The Karkota period in Kashmir, is
significant for temple architecture.
• One of the most important temples is
Pandrethan, built during the 8th & 9th c.
• In keeping with the tradition of a water
tank attached to the shrine, this temple is
built on a plinth built in the middle of a
tank.
• Temple is dedicated to Shiva.
• Due to the snowy conditions in Kashmir,
the roof is peaked & slants slowly
outward
• Moderately ornamented
🛕 Pandrethan Temple , Srinagar
• The Karkota period in Kashmir, is
significant for temple architecture.
• One of the most important temples is
Pandrethan, built during the 8th & 9th c.
• In keeping with the tradition of a water
tank attached to the shrine, this temple is
built on a plinth built in the middle of a
tank.
• Temple is dedicated to Shiva.
• Due to the snowy conditions in Kashmir,
the roof is peaked & slants slowly
outward
• Moderately ornamented
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Match the crop with the State that is its leading producer.
Crops Leading producer
A. Jowar 1. Madhya Pradesh
B. Bajra 2. Maharashtra
C. Rice 3. Rajasthan
D. Gram 4. West Bengal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Crops Leading producer
A. Jowar 1. Madhya Pradesh
B. Bajra 2. Maharashtra
C. Rice 3. Rajasthan
D. Gram 4. West Bengal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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DRDO successfully conducts Scramjet engine ground test
✔️Why in the news: the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), a Hyderabad-based laboratory of DRDO, has achieved a significant milestone with the successful ground test of India's most complex supersonic combustion ramjet (scramjet) engine.
#PIB #Defence
pib.gov.
✔️Why in the news: the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), a Hyderabad-based laboratory of DRDO, has achieved a significant milestone with the successful ground test of India's most complex supersonic combustion ramjet (scramjet) engine.
#PIB #Defence
pib.gov.
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India’s First Tele-Robotic Heart Surgery Across 286 km
✔️Why In News : In a ground breaking achievement, Indian doctors successfully performed two complex heart surgeries using the country’s first indigenous surgical tele-robotic system, SSI Mantra, over a distance of 286 kilometers.
✔️Enabled surgeries to be conducted remotely, bridging the distance between Gurugram and Jaipur.
✔️Developed By: SS Innovations, a medical technology company.
✔️India’s first-of-its-kind indigenous surgical tele-robotic system.
#Sci_tech
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/two-complex-heart-surgeries-over-a-distance-of-286-km/article69113071.ece
✔️Why In News : In a ground breaking achievement, Indian doctors successfully performed two complex heart surgeries using the country’s first indigenous surgical tele-robotic system, SSI Mantra, over a distance of 286 kilometers.
✔️Enabled surgeries to be conducted remotely, bridging the distance between Gurugram and Jaipur.
✔️Developed By: SS Innovations, a medical technology company.
✔️India’s first-of-its-kind indigenous surgical tele-robotic system.
#Sci_tech
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/two-complex-heart-surgeries-over-a-distance-of-286-km/article69113071.ece
The Hindu
Two complex heart surgeries, over a distance of 286 km
India's first indigenous surgical tele-robotic system successfully conducts complex heart surgeries over 286 km distance.
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✔️Why in the News: President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on his first day
back in office to rename North America's tallest peak, known as Denali in Alaska, after President
William McKinley.
✔️Mount McKinley, also known as Denali, is the tallest peak in North America.
it is located in south-central Alaska, within the Alaska Range, and features two prominent
summits that rise above the Denali Fault.
✔️The mountain is primarily composed of a massive granite block, which was elevated due to
tectonic activity that started approximately 60 million years ago.
✔️It rises sharply by about 18,000 feet (5,500 meters) from the Denali Fault at its base to its
higher, southern summit.
#Geo
indianexpress
back in office to rename North America's tallest peak, known as Denali in Alaska, after President
William McKinley.
✔️Mount McKinley, also known as Denali, is the tallest peak in North America.
it is located in south-central Alaska, within the Alaska Range, and features two prominent
summits that rise above the Denali Fault.
✔️The mountain is primarily composed of a massive granite block, which was elevated due to
tectonic activity that started approximately 60 million years ago.
✔️It rises sharply by about 18,000 feet (5,500 meters) from the Denali Fault at its base to its
higher, southern summit.
#Geo
indianexpress
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⚡️ Recently Bailey Bridges in Laddakh was inaugurated by Indian Army
Location: Over the Shyok River
✅ Importance
Reduces travel distance by 40 km and saves 2 hours.
Enhances connectivity between Nubra and Shyok Valleys, especially in winters.
Provides better access to essential services and resources for remote villages.
✅ Shyok River Overview
Length: ~550 km.
Origin: Rimo Glacier, Ladakh.
Tributary of: Indus River.
Course: Flows southeasterly, then turns northwest, joining the Pangong Range.
✅ Geographical Features
The Shyok Valley widens at the Nubra River confluence and narrows into a gorge near Yagulung.
Junction with the Saltoro River adds geographical and strategic importance.
Nubra River Characteristics
Origin: Siachen Glacier.
✅ What is a Bailey Bridge?
Definition: A modular bridge for quick assembly, pre-fabricated for disaster relief and military use.
Historical Context:
Invented in WWII by Donald Coleman Bailey, an English civil engineer.
Location: Over the Shyok River
✅ Importance
Reduces travel distance by 40 km and saves 2 hours.
Enhances connectivity between Nubra and Shyok Valleys, especially in winters.
Provides better access to essential services and resources for remote villages.
✅ Shyok River Overview
Length: ~550 km.
Origin: Rimo Glacier, Ladakh.
Tributary of: Indus River.
Course: Flows southeasterly, then turns northwest, joining the Pangong Range.
✅ Geographical Features
The Shyok Valley widens at the Nubra River confluence and narrows into a gorge near Yagulung.
Junction with the Saltoro River adds geographical and strategic importance.
Nubra River Characteristics
Origin: Siachen Glacier.
✅ What is a Bailey Bridge?
Definition: A modular bridge for quick assembly, pre-fabricated for disaster relief and military use.
Historical Context:
Invented in WWII by Donald Coleman Bailey, an English civil engineer.
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The pride of Kashmir – the Chinar tree - gets a digital identity - The Hindu BusinessLine
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/the-pride-of-kashmir-the-chinar-get-a-digital-identity/article69132843.ece
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/the-pride-of-kashmir-the-chinar-get-a-digital-identity/article69132843.ece
BusinessLine
The pride of Kashmir – the Chinar tree - gets a digital identity
J&K Forest Department assigns Tree Aadhaar numbers to majestic chinar trees in a conservation initiative.
With reference to the art and archaeological history of India, which one among the following was made earliest?
Anonymous Quiz
39%
A. Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli
13%
B. Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar
24%
C. Varaha Image at Udayagiri
23%
D. Rock-cut Monuments at Mahabalipuram
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