Daily Current Affairs Quiz: January 25 2023

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• On Parakram Diwas, 21 largest unmanned islands of Andaman & Nicobar Islands are named after 21 Param Vir Chakra (PVC) awardees.
  • Parakram Diwas is celebrated on occasion of the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
• Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India’s highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valor during wartime.
• It was designed by Mrs. Savitri Khanolkar.
• Cast in bronze, it carries state emblem at centre on a raked circle surrounded by four replicas of lndra’s Vajra, flanked by sword of Shivaji.
• Major Somnath Sharma (Posthumous) was first PVC awardee.

ANSWER: C

• PMRBP-2023 conferred upon 11 children by President of India.
• PMRBP is instituted by Ministry of Women and Child Development, and conferred upon children in the age group 5 -18 years.
• It is given for six categories, viz. Art & Culture, Bravery, Innovation, Scholastic, Social Service and Sports.

Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar

• Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) and Lunglei Fire Station (LFS), Mizoram, have been selected for Subhash Chandra Bose APP-2023.
• Subhash Chandra Bose APP for 2023 was instituted by government as an annual award.
• It recognises and honour the contribution and service rendered by individuals and organisations in India in field of disaster management.

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• India celebrated its 13^thNational Voters Day on January 25.
• The first NVD was celebrated in 2011. The Election Commission of India will host the celebrations.
• ECI has released a logo marking the theme of the celebrations. On NVD, the President of India is to present the National Awards in the category of Electoral Practices.
• Theme of National Voters Day, 2023- Nothing Like Voting. I Vote for Sure.
• The main objective of celebrating NVD is to create awareness of voting among the citizens.
• On NVD, ECI presents EPICs to the new voters. EPIC is Elector Photo Identity Card.

ANSWER: C

• Globe at Night, an international citizen-science campaign, study has highlighted that:
  • Night sky brightness has increased by 7-10% per year from artificial light between 2011-22.
  • Visibility of stars in night sky is declining by 10% per year because of light pollution.
• Light pollution, also known as photo pollution, is the presence of anthropogenic light in night environment.
• Impact of Light Pollution: Interferes with astronomical research, disrupts ecosystems, threat to nocturnal wildlife especially birds etc.
• Skyglow is a form of light pollution characterized by diffuse illumination of night sky.
  • Easily visible over cities, it doesn’t include natural light sources such as moon and visible individual stars.

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• The International Atomic Energy (IAEA) Task Force established to monitor Japan’s plan to discharge treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi NPP has completed its second regulatory review.
• Fukushima is to release radioactive contaminated water which was stored at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on Japan’s east coast due to tsunami.
• Before it is stored, wastewater produced at Fukushima is treated to remove almost all radioactive elements including cobalt 60, strontium 90 and caesium 137.
  • But tritium—a radioactive form of hydrogen—is left behind.
• When one of hydrogen atoms in water is replaced by tritium, it forms radioactive tritiated water.
• Tritiated water is chemically identical to normal water, which makes separating it from wastewater expensive, energy intensive and time consuming.

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• The state government has sanctioned Rs 25 crore in the first phase to speed up the ongoing construction work of the new building complex of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Government Medical College and Hospital at Sarol near the district headquarter town of Chamba.
• Addressing mediapersons here today, local MLA Neeraj Nayar said that the government was serious about the health facilities for the people of the aspirational district.
• Nayar said the government was committed to complete the construction works of the medical building complex as early as possible so that the people of the remote district could get all types of health facilities at their district headquarter.

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• The Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute (IGFRI) has asked the state government to identify land for a pilot project for pasture conservation. Several hectares in the state are under threat from invasive plant species.
• Invasive species have spread over 14 lakh hectare in all districts, excluding Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti
• Migrating shepherds are facing hardships due to the loss of pasture land in the area
• The institute has asked the government to identify suitable areas to develop model grasslands, which can further be replicated in other parts of the state. The project will benefit several farmers, especially those engaged in dairy industry. At present, several farmers have to purchase fodder from Punjab and Haryana.
• Herdsmen in the state own around 22 lakh sheep and goats. Their livestock are dependent on grasslands. However, the state has no policy for the protection of pastures. Shepherds are losing grasslands either to development projects or invasive species and weeds.
• According to a study of Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University (HPAU), invasive species lead to 90 per cent reduction in the productivity of pasture land. Moreover, overgrazing also allows weeds to dominate over grass species, affecting plant biodiversity, the study mentioned.

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