UTTAR PRADESH
Union home minister Amit Shah lays foundation of UP state forensic institute
After Union home minister Amit Shah laid the foundation of UP State Institute of Forensic Sciences in Lucknow on Sunday, chief minister Yogi Adityanath revealed that the proposed campus at Piparsand, straddling 142acres was once usurped by the mafia and was put up for sale.
The state underwent dramatic changes under the guidance of home minister Amit Shah, who nurtured UP during his stint as BJP state in charge in 2014 and then as party president in 2017.
INTERNATIONAL
CORPAT Between India and Indonesia Begins
The 36th version of CORPAT between India and Indonesia is being hung on 30 and 31 July 2021, in the Indian Sea area. The Indian Maritime Boat (INS) Saryu, a natively fabricated Seaward Watch Vessel and Indonesian Maritime Boat KRI Bung Tomo is embraced composed watch (CORPAT).
The essential point of CORPAT is to keep the Indian Sea Area free from any danger for business delivery, global exchange and lead of real sea exercises. CORPATs assist with building comprehension and interoperability among naval forces and work with the organization of measures to forestall and smother Unlawful Unreported Unregulated (IUU) fishing, drug dealing, sea psychological warfare, furnished burglary and theft.
Exercise INDRA-21 – Russia and India
Russia-India joint military exercise INDRA will be held in Russia’s Volgograd, in August 2021.
About Exercise INDRA:
The exercise will involve a joint force conducting counter-terror operations against international terror groups under a United Nations mandate
The INDRA series of exercises started in 2003 as bilateral naval exercises conducted alternately between both the countries. However, the first joint tri-service exercise was conducted in 2017.
The most recent joint tri-services exercise between India and Russia took place in India in December 2019. It was held concurrently in Babina (near Jhansi), Goa and Pune.
NATIONAL
Tiger Reserves of India Receives (CA|TS) Tags
From India, 14 tiger saves have gotten the accreditation of the Worldwide Protection Guaranteed Tiger Norms (CA|TS), on the event of Global Tiger Day on July 29, 2021. The Public Tiger Preservation Authority (NTCA) perceived the ‘BaghRakshaks’ for their endeavors in ensuring Tigers and woodlands. The NTCA’s quarterly bulletin STRIPES was likewise delivered during the occasion.
The 14 tiger stores of India that have gotten esteemed worldwide accreditation from CA|TS are:
Mudumalai and Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu; Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Karnataka; Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, Kerala; Sunderbans Tiger Reserve, West Bengal; Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh; Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar; Pench Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra; Satpura, Kanha and Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh
Preservation Guaranteed | Tiger Norms (CA|TS) :
CA|TS has been settled upon as an accreditation instrument by the worldwide alliance of Tiger Reach Nations (TRCs) and has been created by tiger and ensured region specialists.
Formally dispatched in 2013, it sets least norms for successful administration of target species and energizes the appraisal of these guidelines in significant protection regions.
CA|TS is a bunch of standards that permits tiger locales to check if their administration will prompt fruitful tiger preservation.
The Worldwide Tiger Discussion (GTF), a global NGO dealing with tiger preservation, and World Natural life Asset India are the two carrying out accomplices of the Public Tiger Protection Expert for Felines appraisal in India.
Lithium Exploration Project in India
The Geological Survey of India has initiated seven lithium exploration projects in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, and Rajasthan.
About Lithium:
Lithium (Li), chemical element of Periodic Group 1 (Ia) in the periodic table, the alkali metal group, and the lightest of the solid elements.
The metal itself soft, white, & shiny and its several alloys and compounds are manufactured on an industrial scale.
The most common application for lithium is in rechargeable batteries for cell phones, laptop computers, digital cameras, and electric vehicles.
Lithium is also used in some non-rechargeable batteries, include clocks, pacemakers, toys.
Bronze Medal For India – PV Sindhu in Tokyo Olympics
Ace Indian court game player PV Sindhu defeated China’s He Bingjiao to win the medal within the women’s singles event at the capital of Japan Olympic Games on August 01, 2021.
Highlights:
Sindhu scripted history with this win by turning into the primary Indian girl and the solely second Indian jock to win 2 Olympic medals in individual events. Earlier, she won the silver in the women’s singles court game at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016. this can be India’s second laurel wreath at the capital of Japan Olympic Games 2020.